David M. Steinhorn, MD

Medical director, The Bridges Program - Pediatric Palliative and End of Life Care; Medical director and co-founder, Judith Nan Joy Integrative Medicine Initiative; Professor of Pediatrics, Northwestern University's Feinberg School of Medicine

Specialties:

• 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: Advanced respiratory failure, free radical damage in clinical medicine, palliative care, complementary and humanistic medicine

Medical school: University of Minnesota, 1979

Postgraduate training: University of Minnesota, 1985; Medical College of Virginia, Richmond, 1983

Certifications: Board certified in Hospice and Palliative Care, 1997, recertified, 2006; Pediatrics, 1985, recertified, 1995; Pediatric Critical Care, 1987, recertified, 1995, 2001

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)
• 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)
• HFN, Inc. (EPO, PPO)
• Humana, Inc. (HMO, POS, PPO)
• Managed Care Strategies (PPO)
• Multiplan (PPO)
• National Provider Network (PPO)
• Preferred Plan (PPO)
• Private Healthcare Systems, Inc. (POS, PPO)
• Sagamore - Indiana (PPO)
• United Healthcare of Illinois (EPO, HMO, POS, PPO)
• WEA Insurance Group (PPO)

Languages (other than English)

French, German

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.