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  • Pediatrics, Adolescent Medicine
  • Accepting new patients
  • 36 years of experience
  • Wheaton Pediatrics 55 E Loop Rd Ste 301, Wheaton, IL 60189
  • (630) 690-7300

Brief Intro

Dr. Ruben J. Rucoba has been practicing pediatrics since 1992, and has been at Wheaton Pediatrics since 1999. A native of the south suburbs of Chicago, Dr. Rucoba attended Loyola University of Chicago, where he earned his degree with honors in English Literature. He received his M.D. from the University of California, San Francisco, and completed his residency at Children’s Memorial Hospital in Chicago. Prior to working at Wheaton Pediatrics, Dr. Rucoba worked at a community health center in Chicago and at Children’s Memorial Hospital, where he was a faculty member of the Department of Pediatrics, teaching medical students and residents. He is still an Instructor in Pediatrics in the Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine. Dr. Rucoba speaks Spanish and welcomes the opportunity to care for Spanish-speaking patients. His other professional interests include caring for children with special health care needs and internationally adopted children and their families, for whom he can provide pre-adoption counseling. Dr. Rucoba is board certified in pediatrics, and a fellow of the American Academy of Pediatrics. He lives in Wheaton with his wife and four children (including twins), and enjoys reading, golf and biking.

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Education Background

RESIDENCY

Childrens Memorial Hospital

MEDICAL SCHOOL

University Of California San Francisco School Of Medicine - 1989

Languages Spoken

  • Spanish
  • German
  • English

Location & Hours

  • Wheaton Pediatrics
  • 55 E Loop Rd Ste 301, Wheaton, IL 60189
  • Mon:8:00 am - 7:00 pm
    Tue:8:00 am - 7:00 pm
    Wed:8:00 am - 7:00 pm
    Thu:8:00 am - 7:00 pm
    Fri:8:00 am - 5:00 pm
    Sat:8:30 am - 3:00 pm
    Sun:11:00 am - 2:00 pm

Specialties Treated

  • Adolescent Medicine
  • Pediatrics

Conditions Addressed

  • Undescended and Retractile Testicle
  • Plantar Warts
  • Anxiety Dissociative and Somatoform Disorders
  • Hearing Loss
  • Otitis Media
  • Acute Pharyngitis
  • Allergic Rhinitis
  • Viral Meningitis
  • Chronic Sinusitis
  • Valvular Heart Disease
  • Anemia
  • Urinary Incontinence
  • Vitamin D Deficiency
  • Abdominal Hernia
  • Iron Deficiency Anemia
  • Autism
  • Constipation
  • Acute Upper Respiratory Tract Infections
  • Attention Deficit Disorder (ADD)
  • Bronchial Asthma
  • Cystic Fibrosis (CF)
  • Ventral Hernia
  • Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD)
  • Dehydration
  • Cleft Palate
  • Skin and Subcutaneous Infections
  • Croup
  • Eating Disorders
  • Chronic Fatigue Syndrome
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Insurance Accepted

* Insurance information may change frequently. Please verify directly with the provider (doctor/clinic).

  • Meridian Health Plan
  • UnitedHealthcare
  • Aetna
  • Blue Cross Blue Shield of Illinois
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  • Cancer 35
  • Cardiology, Heart & Vascular Surgery 35
  • Orthopedics 65
  • Neurology & Neurosurgery 48
  • Gastroenterology & GI Surgery 61
  • Pulmonology & Lung Surgery 65
  • Diabetes & Endocrinology 32
  • Children's Hospital 13
  • Urology 69
  • Psychiatry 64
  • Geriatrics 69
  • Rehabilitation 37
  • Obsterics & Gynecology 15
  • Ophthalmology 3
  • Ear, Nose & Throat 5
  • Rheumatology 2
  • Long Term Care 6
  • Maternity Care (Uncomplicated Pregnancy) 30