Barbara K. Burton, MD
Director, PKU Program; Professor of Pediatrics, Northwestern University's Feinberg School of Medicine
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Specialties
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Genetics, birth defects and metabolism
Treats Gaucher disease, Fabry disease, mucopolysaccharidoses, PKU, galactosemia, glycogen storage disease, inborn errors of metabolism, Marfan syndrome, neurofibromatosis, neurogenetic disorders, phenylketonuria and skeletal dysplasia. Services include diagnosis and counseling. Learn more »
Special interests
PKU and other metabolic disorders, lysosomal storage disorders, neurogenetic disorders, cardiomyopathy, Marfan syndrome
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
Northwestern University, 1973
Postgraduate training
Children's Memorial Hospital, 1973-1977
Certifications
Board certified in Medical Genetics, Clinical and Biochemical Genetics, 1982; Pediatrics, 1978
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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.

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