NASCAR STREET CLOSURES

Due to the NASCAR Chicago Street Race on July 5 - 6, and related events, there will be rolling street closures and traffic congestion June 19 - July 7.

Before your appointment, check the NASCAR website for the latest street closures. Bus routes may be affected. For current CTA and Metra schedules, visit TransitChicago and Metra. Navigation apps like Waze and Google Maps will reflect real-time closures

Please allow extra travel time. All hospital parking garages will remain open, though alternate routes may be needed.

Kimberly Torgerson, MSN, APRN, FNP-C

Advanced Practice Provider, Outpatient Cardiology

Language:
English
Accepting New Patients:
Yes
More information. Offering Telemedicine Visits:
Yes

Locations

Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago

225 E. Chicago Ave.
Chicago, Illinois 60611

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Lurie Children's Hospital Outpatient Center in Grayslake

1475 E. Belvidere Rd. (Rte. 120)
Suite 285, Pavilion C
Grayslake, Illinois 60030-2012

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Lurie Children's Hospital Outpatient Center in Lake Forest

Northwestern Medicine Lake Forest Hospital Campus
900 N. Westmoreland, Suite 110 (Bays Medical Office Building, 1st Floor)*
Lake Forest, Illinois 60045

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About

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Kim is a board-certified Nurse Practitioner in the Heart Center at Lurie Children's. She has experience in the ICU/CCU setting as well as the outpatient setting. She has been caring for patients at Lurie Children's Heart Center since 2019. She earned her Master's in Nursing in 2021 and since that time has been serving as an Advanced Practice Provider in the Heart Center's Adult Congenital Heart Disease program and Preventive Cardiology program. She works closely with her patients on optimizing their quality of life through close monitoring of their conditions, focused and customized treatments plans, and shared decision-making. She is dedicated to providing high-quality, excellent care to each of her patients. 

Clinical Interests

Adult congenital heart disease, preventative cardiology, pediatric to adult transition education, family planning and exercise

Conditions Treated

Education & Training

Education: Chamberlain College of Nursing, 2021; Bethel University St. Paul, MN, 2005

Board Certifications: Family Nurse Practitioner

Professional Organizations: American Academy of Nurse Practitioners, Adult Congenital Heart Association