Carl L. Backer, MD

Division head, Cardiovascular-Thoracic Surgery; Surgical director, Heart Transplant Program; A.C. Buehler Professor of Surgery; Professor of Surgery, Northwestern University's Feinberg School of Medicine

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Specialties:

• Cardiovascular—thoracic Surgery

  Treats congenital and acquired heart problems, defects of peripheral blood vessels and lungs, conditions requiring cardiac pacemakers as well as a range of non-cardiac conditions including pectus excavatum, vascular rings, and tracheal abnormalities. Learn more »

Special interests: Congenital heart surgery, heart transplantation, tracheal surgery

Medical school: Mayo Medical School, 1980

Postgraduate training: Children's Memorial Hospital, 1988; Northwestern University Medical School, 1987, 1985

Certifications: Board certified in Thoracic Surgery, 1988, recertified, 1996; Surgery, 1986, recertified, 1994

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)
• 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)
• HFN, Inc. (EPO, PPO)
• Humana, Inc. (HMO, POS, PPO)
• Managed Care Strategies (PPO)
• Multiplan (PPO)
• National Provider Network (PPO)
• Preferred Plan (PPO)
• Private Healthcare Systems, Inc. (POS, PPO)
• Sagamore - Indiana (PPO)
• United Healthcare of Illinois (EPO, HMO, POS, PPO)
• WEA Insurance Group (PPO)

Publications

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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.