Nicolas Porta, MD

Specialties

• Neonatology (Neonatal Intensive Care Unit)

  Treats acutely ill newborns for complex problems including extreme pre-maturity and conditions that require pediatric general surgery, cardiovascular-thoracic surgery, neurosurgery, and other complex care, such as ECMO and nitric oxide treatment. Learn more »

• Palliative care

  Palliative care assists families and their children who have complex or life-threatening medical conditions with symptom management, care coordination and help making decisions about treatment options and care. Learn more »

Special interests

Pulmonary hypertension, congenital heart disease, respiratory failure/mechanical ventilation, palliative care.

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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)

Certifications

Board certified in Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine, 1999, recertified, 2003;
Pediatrics, 1996, recertified, 2002