Charu Venkatesan, MD, PhD
Attending physician, Neurology; Assistant professor of Pediatrics, Northwestern University's Feinberg School of Medicine
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Specialties
Special interests
Congenital brain malformations, pediatric stroke and neuro-critical care
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)
- Multiplan (PPO)
- National Provider Network (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
Stony Brook University Health Sciences Center School of Medicine, NY, 2002
Postgraduate training
Fellowship in pediatric neurology, Children's Memorial Hospital, 2004-2007; Residency in pediatrics, Children's Memorial Hospital, 2002-2004
Certifications
Board certified in Neurology with special qualification in Child Neurology, 2008
Languages (other than English)
Spanish, Tamil
Professional organizations
American Academy of Neurology; Society for Neuroscience
41.928223
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2515 N. Clark Street/467 W. Deming Place
Chicago, IL 60614-3393
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Sees patients at
- 1Outpatient Center in Lincoln Park
2515 N. Clark Street/467 W. Deming Place
Chicago, IL 60614-3393
773.880.4352
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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