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Syed Shah, MD

4.9
Rush Medical Group
Clinical Area:
Hospital Medicine; Primary Care
Specialty: Internal Medicine (General Medicine)
Languages:
English, Hindi, Punjabi, Swahili, Urdu

About Me

A good internist will always know which problems you have to worry about, or which problems you do not have to worry about. For the average patient, that’s what they’re looking for. They’re just looking for clarity. “What do I worry about?”

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Locations & Appointments

Primary location
Rush Primary Care - Rush University Internists - Chicago (1700 W Van Buren St)
Rush Primary Care - Rush University Internists - Chicago (1700 W Van Buren St)
1700 W Van Buren St
5th Floor
Chicago, IL, 60612

Credentials

Certifications

Internal Medicine (General Medicine)

Education and Training

Rush University Medical Center - Internal Medicine
University of Health Sciences

Academics & Publications

In addition to providing patient care, many of our clinicians have faculty appointments at Rush University and perform clinical, basic science and community-based research. Our education and research endeavors are dedicated to enhancing excellence in patient care — now and in the future.

Insurance

Insurance plans marked with an asterisk (*) require a referral from your Independent Practice Association (IPA) or medical group.

Aetna
Aetna Better Health-Medicaid
Aetna Medicare Advantage HMO & PPO
Aetna Medicare FIDE HMO (DSNP)
Ambetter of Illinois
Beech Street
Blue Choice
Blue Cross Blue Shield Medicare Advantage HMO
Blue Cross Blue Shield Medicare Advantage PPO
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Illinois PPO
Cigna
Cigna IFP Connect - Exchange
Claritev (fka:MultiPlan)
CorVel
CountyCare
Coventry
Devoted Health
Great-West Healthcare
Health Care's Finest Network (HFN)
Health Spring Medicare Advantage
Humana Medicare Advantage
Humana-MMAI (Inactive)
IlliniCare YouthCare
Molina Healthcare of Illinois Inc Marketplace
Molina Medicare Complete Care Plus HMO (DSNP)
Preferred Plan (Healthsmart)
USA Managed Care Organization
United Healthcare
United Healthcare Illinois Marketplace
United Healthcare Medicare Advantage
WellCare Medicare Advantage
WellCare Meridian Dual Align (DSNP)
Zing Health

Accepted insurance plans are subject to change without notice. Please contact your insurance company to verify that the location or provider you plan to visit is included in your network before your visit. If you schedule an appointment and your provider is not in network with your insurance, your out of pocket liability may be higher than expected.

Ratings and Reviews

Overall

4.9
Likelihood of recommending this provider

4.9
Provider discussed treatment options

4.9
Provider explained things clearly

4.9
Provider showed concern

4.9
Provider included you in decisions

4.9
5
A Patient at Rush - May 2026
They took very good care of me, they was concerned about me and they showed me love.
5
A Patient at Rush - May 2026
I cannot praise Dr. Shah enough. He always explains things so thoroughly. He goes beyond the questions that I can think of.
5
A Patient at Rush - May 2026
Dr. Syed Shah has been my primary care doctor for many years. He is wonderful, knowledgeable and caring doctor.
5
A Patient at Rush - Mar 2026
Excellent very good and caring about my health
5
A Patient at Rush - Feb 2026
My doctor takes time to listen to my concerns
5
A Patient at Rush - Feb 2026
Information was provivded my concerns were heard throughout
5
A Patient at Rush - Nov 2025
Very methodical and explained all the options available to me carefully and help me understand them
4.8
A Patient at Rush - Nov 2025
Doctors were very interested in addressing all of my medical concerns/problems. They took great care in making sure I understood and agreed to their recommendations for my medication treatments.
5
A Patient at Rush - Oct 2025
Love my doctor and all the medical staff at Rush always on top of things very professional
5
A Patient at Rush - Oct 2025
Dr Shah Thank you for following up with me and more