About
Dr. Naomi I Parrella is a family medicine doctor in Chicago, Illinois, board certified in Family Medicine. She trained at Loyola University Chicago Stritch School of Medicine and completed her residency at Advocate Lutheran General Hospital.
Dr. Parrella treats a range of conditions including ADHD, thyroid disorders, high cholesterol, depression, anxiety, hypertension and type 2 diabetes, along with obesity and metabolic syndrome. Her procedures include routine adult exams, lipid panels, thyroid tests, hemoglobin A1C testing and comprehensive metabolic panels, as well as bariatric surgery consultation, dietary counseling and weight management. She practices at Rush University Medical Group, Rush-Copley Medical Center, Rush Health and Classic Care MD, and speaks English and Japanese. Dr. Parrella is dual board-certified in family and obesity medicine and serves as Chief of Lifestyle Medicine and founding Medical Director for the Rush Weight Loss and Lifestyle Medicine program. She brings an integrated approach to metabolic health and lifestyle medicine informed by her background growing up in Japan.
Conditions Treated
- Anxiety
- Depression
- Hypertension
- Metabolic syndrome
- Overweight
- Vitamin D deficiency
- Attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD)
- Hypercholesterolemia (high cholesterol)
- Hypothyroidism (underactive thyroid)
- Obesity
- Type 2 diabetes
Specialized Treatments
- Blood count (CBC)
- Dietary counseling
- Hemoglobin A1C level
- Lipid panel (cholesterol, triglycerides)
- Preventive medicine
- Thyroid tests
- Vitamin D level
- Comprehensive metabolic panel (CMP)
- GLP-1 therapy management
- Lifestyle medicine
- Metabolic health optimization
- Routine adult exam
- Urinalysis (urine test)
- Weight management