Professor, Pulmonology, University of Illinois College of Medicine
Pulmonology
Dr. Kevin Kovitz, MD
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Kevin Kovitz is an expert in the field of Pulmonology. He received 4 awards: "West Suburban Living Magazine", "America's Top Doctors", "Chicago Magazine: Top Doctors" and "Meaningful Use Stage 1 Certification". Doctor Kevin Kovitz, MD is a published doctor as well. He has 31 publications published. The latest was: Hamman-Rich syndrome. He is registered with Medicare.
Publications
- Developing an Interventional Pulmonary Service in a Community-Based Private Practice: a case study.
- Simulation for Skills-based Education in Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine.
- Hamman-Rich syndrome.
- Cryptococcus neoformans.
- A proposed classification System of central airway stenosis.
- The expression of the pituitary growth hormone-releasing hormone receptor and its splice variants in normal and neoplastic human tissues.
- Concomitant weekly docetaxel, cisplatin and radiation therapy in locally advanced non-small cell Lung cancer: a dose finding study.
- Thoracoscopic management of Pleural effusions in Kaposi's sarcoma: a rapid and effective alternative for diagnosis and treatment.
- Endoscopic management of obstruction due to an acquired bronchial web.
- Airway obstruction due to bilateral giant Pulmonary artery aneurysms.
- Pulmonary and critical care: the unattractive specialty.
- Successful bronchoscopic balloon dilation of nonMalignant tracheobronchial obstruction without fluoroscopy.
- Self-stenting with a crack pipe: the ultimate in ''managed care''.
- Management of endobronchial hamartoma.
- Design of the Endobronchial Valve for Emphysema Palliation Trial (VENT): a non-surgical method of Lung volume reduction.
- Endobronchial ultrasound: hitting the trifecta or the perfect storm?
- Diagnostic yield of endobronchial ultrasound-guided transbronchial needle aspiration: results of the AQuIRE Bronchoscopy Registry.
- A randomized study of endobronchial valves for advanced Emphysema.
- An approach to interventional Pulmonary fellowship training.
- Video endoscopy for laser photoresection in tracheobronchial pathology: some considerations after 9 years experience with 2105 treatments.
- ERS/ATS statement on interventional pulmonology. European Respiratory Society/American Thoracic Society.
- Late mediastinal shift after repeated aspiration of postpneumonectomy seroma.
- A randomized comparison of indwelling pleural catheter and doxycycline pleurodesis in the management of Malignant pleural effusions.
- Disseminated coccidioidomycosis. The role of cytology in multidisciplinary clinical approach and diagnosis.
- Acute management of airway compromise in Cancer.
- Massive pleural effusion in Systemic lupus erythematosus: thoracoscopic and immunohistological findings.
- Diagnosis of tracheoesophageal fistula by analysis of gastric air.
- Thoracoscopic findings in spontaneous Pneumothorax in AIDS.
- Endothelium-derived contracting and relaxing factors contribute to hypoxic responses of Pulmonary arteries.
- Serum levels of type I and III procollagen fragments in Paget's Disease of bone.
Procedures Preformed
- Bronchoscopy
- Thoracentesis
- Ventilation Management
Conditions Treated
- Alkalosis
- Asthma
- Atelectasis
- Bronchiectasis
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Doctors Specialties
- Critical Care Medicine
- Pulmonology
Accepted Insurances
- Aetna HMO
- Choice Plus POS II
- American Republic
- Blue Card PPO
- Blue Choice
- Blue Cross Blue Shield of Illinois PPO
- Blue Cross Accord
- Cigna HMO
- Cigna PPO
- Great West Healthcare-Cigna PPO
- LocalPlus
- Open Access Plus
- Commercial Insurance Company
- CoreSource
- Coventry Health Care of Illinois PPO
- Health and Life PPO
- Platinum PPO
- Coventry Health Care of Missouri PPO
- Golden Rule
- HealthLink PPO
- Choice Care PPO
- Preferred PPO
- Kaiser Permanente
- Medicaid
- Medicare MCR
- MultiPlan PPO
- PHCS Network PPO
- Mutual of Omaha
- Pipefitters
- Sagamore Plus
- Choice Plus POS
- Navigate HMO
- Navigate POS
- Options PPO
- United Healthcare
Awards
- West Suburban Living Magazine
- America's Top Doctors
- Chicago Magazine: Top Doctors
- Meaningful Use Stage 1 Certification
Education
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Johns Hopkins University -
University of Maryland -
Tel Aviv University Sackler
Hospital
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Alexian Brothers Medical Center -
Northwestern Medicine Central DuPage Hospital -
Mercy Hospital and Medical Center -
University of Illinois Hospital & Health Sciences System -
Northwestern Medicine Delnor Hospital
Drug Facts
| NPI NUMBER | 1780777094 | |
| NPPES Provider LastName | KOVITZ | |
| NPPES Provider FirstName | KEVIN | |
| NPPES Provider ZIPCode | 600073361 | |
| NPPES Provider State | IL | |
| Specialty Description | Pulmonary Disease | |
| Total Claim Count | 93.0 | |
| Distinct Opioid Count | 0.0 | |
| Opioid Claim Count | 0.0 | |
| Percent Opioid Claims | 0.0 |
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Medicare Facts
| National Provider Identifier [NPI] | 1780777094 |
| Last Name Of The Provider | KOVITZ |
| First Name Of The Provider | KEVIN |
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