Steven Lestrud, MD
Medical director, Respiratory Care; Attending physician, Critical Care and Pulmonary Medicine; Assistant professor of Pediatrics, Northwestern University's Feinberg School of Medicine
Specialties
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Pulmonary medicine
Treats pulmonary diseases of all kinds. Offers lung function studies and exercise (stress) testing for cardiac and pulmonary diseases such as cystic fibrosis, as well as evaluation of athletes. Respiratory therapy and sleep medicine programs are also available. Learn more »
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Critical care (Pediatric Intensive Care Unit)
Treats critically ill infants, children and adolescents with respiratory failure, cardiovascular collapse, renal failure, increased pressure in the skull, coma and seizures; also postoperative care. Learn more »
Special interests
Acute lung injury, bronchopulmonary dysplasia, asthma, pediatric pulmonology
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 Tennessee School of Medicine, Memphis, 1989
Postgraduate training
Children's Memorial Hospital, 1999, 1996; Medical University of South Carolina, 1992
Certifications
Board certified in Pulmonology, 1999; Critical Care, 1998; Pediatrics, 1992, re-certified, 1999
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.