FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

August 22, 2025

News Release

Contact: Therese Michels

Media Specialist

(815) 971-5421

Mercyhealth Welcomes Gastroenterologist

CRYSTAL LAKE and ROCKFORD, Illinois—Mercyhealth is pleased to welcome Nicholas Baur, DO, gastroenterologist, to the Mercyhealth Physician Clinic–Riverside, 8201 E. Riverside Blvd., Rockford, and the Mercyhealth Hospital and Physician Clinic–Crystal Lake, 875 S. Route 31, Crystal Lake.

Dr. Baur likes to connect personally with his patients, while also providing the best possible care. “My objective always is to deliver excellent multifaceted and personalized care by providing evidence-based interventions and tailoring them to the patients as individuals,” he said. “This allows me to meet their medical needs while also connecting with them on a human level.”

After earning his medical degree at Midwestern University Chicago College of Osteopathic Medicine, Downers Grove, IL, Dr. Baur served an internal medicine residency and a gastroenterology fellowship at Franciscan Health Olympia Fields, Olympia Fields, IL. He is certified by the American Board of Internal Medicine.

Dr. Baur’s special interests include:

• Colon cancer screening and prevention
• Polyp removal and surveillance
• Gastroesophageal reflux disease
• Dyspepsia
• Peptic ulcer disease
• Inflammatory bowel disease
• General hepatology
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To make an appointment with Dr. Baur in Rockford, call (815) 971-2000. To make an appointment with Dr. Baur in Crystal Lake, call (815) 356-7494.

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