Barbara J. Deal, MD
Division Head, Cardiology; Getz Professor of Cardiology; Professor of Pediatrics, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine
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Specialties
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Cardiology
Treats congenital heart disease, cardiac arrhythmias and acquired heart disease. Services include diagnostic and interventional cardiac catheterization, echocardiography, telemedicine, noninvasive and invasive electro-physiology and heart transplants. Learn more »
Special interests
Surgical therapy of arrhythmias in patients with congenital heart disease, Long QT syndrome, syncope, automonic dysfunction, SVT, electrophysiology
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 (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 Preferred 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, 1978
Postgraduate training
Fellowship in clinical electrophysiology, University of Illinois at Chicago, 1984-1985; Research fellowship in pediatric cardiology, Wylers Children's Hospital, 1983-1984; Clinical fellowship in pediatric cardiology, 1981-1983, Children's Hospital of Boston; Internship and residency in pediatrics, Children's Memorial Hospital, 1978-1981
Certifications
Board certified in Pediatric Cardiology; Pediatrics
Publications
View a partial list of Dr. Deal's publications
Available from the National Library of Medicine's PubMed online database.
Professional organizations
American Heart Association; American College of Cardiology; Heart Rhythm Society; Pediatric and Congenital Electrophysiology Society
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.