Kendra M. Ward, MD
Director, Cardiopulmonary Exercise Lab; Attending physician, Cardiology; Assistant Professor of Pediatrics, Northwestern University's Feinberg School of Medicine
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Specialties
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Cardiology
Treats congenital heart disease, cardiac arrhythmias and acquired heart disease. Services include diagnostic and interventional cardiac catheterization, echocardiography, telemedicine, noninvasive and invasive electro-physiology and heart transplants. Learn more »
Special interests
Arrhythmias, electrophysiology, athletic screenings/ADHD medications
Health care plans accepted
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- Aetna (EPO, HMO, POS, PPO)
- Beech Street (PPO)
- Best Doctors (PPO)
- Blue Cross/Blue Shield of Illinois (HMO, POS, PPO)
- CCN (PPO)
- CIGNA (EPO, HMO, POS, PPO)
- Employer Coalition on Health (HMO)
- First Health (PPO)
- Great West Health Care (formerly One Health Plan) (PPO)
- Harmony Health Plans of Illinois (HMO)
- Health Alliance Medical Plans (HMO, POS, PPO)
- HealthNetwork/Wellmark (PPO)
- HFN, Inc. (EPO, PPO)
- Humana, Inc. (HMO, POS, PPO)
- Illinois Health Connect (HMO)
- Managed Care Strategies (PPO)
- Multiplan (PPO)
- National Provider Network (PPO)
- Preferred Plan (PPO)
- Private Healthcare Systems, Inc. (POS, PPO)
- Sagamore - Indiana (PPO)
- UniCare (HMO, PPO)
- United Healthcare of Illinois (EPO, HMO, POS, PPO)
- WEA Insurance Group (PPO)
Medical school
University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine, 1998
Postgraduate training
Fellowship in pediatric electrophysiology, Children's Memorial Hospital, 2004-2005; Fellowship in pediatric cardiology, Children's Memorial Hospital, 2001-2003; Residency in pediatrics, Children's Memorial Hospital, 1998-2001
Certifications
Board certified in Pediatric Cardiology, 2006; Pediatrics, 2001
Professional organizations
American Academy of Cardiology; American Heart Association
41.92546
-87.64718
2300 Children's Plaza, (707 W. Fullerton Ave.)
Chicago, IL 60614-3363
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42.06658
-87.992641
Northwest Community Hospital campus, Busse Center for Specialty Medicine, 880 W. Central Rd, Ste 6400
Arlington Heights, IL 60005
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42.092898
-87.849178
Glenbrook Hospital, 2150 Pfingsten Road
Glenview, IL 60025
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Sees patients at
- 1Children's Memorial Hospital
2300 Children's Plaza, (707 W. Fullerton Ave.)
Chicago, IL 60614-3363
1.800.KIDS DOC
- 2Outpatient Center in Arlington Heights
Northwest Community Hospital campus, Busse Center for Specialty Medicine, 880 W. Central Rd, Ste 6400
Arlington Heights, IL 60005
1.800.KIDS DOC
- 3Outpatient Center in Glenview
Glenbrook Hospital, 2150 Pfingsten Road
Glenview, IL 60025
1.800.KIDS DOC
Disclaimer: The above health care plan information is subject to change without notice. Children's Memorial Hospital has made every effort to ensure that this information is correct, but patients should always check with their insurance company regarding current participation in the listed health plans. Specialized services such as psychiatry (mental health) typically require specific individual confirmation.
- Physicians and staff
- Head
- In-house staff
- Deborah A. Bryk-Serva, MD
- Grace R. Choi, MD
- Roger A. de Freitas, MD
- C. Elise Duffy, MD
- Wayne H. Franklin, MD, MPH
- Katheryn E. Gambetta, MD
- Jeffrey G. Gossett, MD
- Nina L. Gotteiner, MD
- Peter R. Koenig, MD
- Sulekha P. Kumar, MD
- Amy S. Lay, MD
- Nguyenvu T. Nguyen, MD
- Elfriede Pahl, MD
- Michael A. Paul, MD
- Tania L. Saroli, MD
- Sabrina Tsao, MD
- Dolores A. Vitullo, MD
- Kendra M. Ward, MD
- David Wax, MD
- Catherine L. Webb, MD
- Luciana T. Young, MD
- Members of CCPA*
- Advanced practice nurses
- Gene E. Brooks, MSN, CPNP
- Elizabeth S. Cappella, MSN, PNP
- Brynn Dechert, MSN, PNP
- Ana Maria Fernandez, APN, MSN
- Debbie Jefferson, APN
- Gina Jellen, MSN, PNP
- Meghan Kostyk, APN, CPNP
- Kerry Lazewski, APN, CPNP
- Judith Marshall, APN, NP
- Rebecca M. Powrozek, APN, MSN
- Patricia Lynch Stapleton, APN, NP
- Jennifer Winter Kedzierski, APN, PNP
*An independent association affiliated with Children's Memorial Hospital; physicians' offices are located throughout the greater Chicago metropolitan area.

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