Physician: Pediatric Ophthalmologist - Winfield, IL
Posted Sep 17, 2026 · We last checked this listing on Oct 6, 2026
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About your past
This carries privileges at Central DuPage and Delnor, with Epic across the system. How does that fit your life?
What they are checking: The posting names both hospitals and the record system.
What would you do
How do you talk to a parent about a diagnosis that will affect their child's sight for life?
What they are checking: The hardest conversation in this specialty and it is with the parent, not the patient.
How do you work with a subspecialty group where you are the only pediatric specialist?
What they are checking: The posting lists retina, cataract, glaucoma, cornea, oculoplastics and general, but only one pediatric role.
This is a growing team. What would your first six months look like?
What they are checking: The posting names a growing team in the western suburbs, so building the practice is part of it.
How would you build referral relationships with pediatricians in the area?
What they are checking: A pediatric subspecialty practice lives or dies on primary care referrals.
About the work
Tell me about your pediatric ophthalmology fellowship and the cases you take.
What they are checking: The posting requires fellowship training and board eligibility in pediatric ophthalmology.
How do you examine a child who will not cooperate?
What they are checking: The defining practical skill of the specialty and the thing that separates it from adult practice.
Walk me through your approach to strabismus surgery and how you counsel a family about it.
What they are checking: The most common surgical work in a pediatric ophthalmology practice.
How do you handle a case that needs a pediatric anesthetic?
What they are checking: Operating on children needs the hospital's pediatric anesthesia capability, and knowing that shapes the practice.
Where are you with board certification?
What they are checking: The posting states board eligible or board certified.
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