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Elaine Chen, MD

Rush Medical Group
Clinical Area:
Pulmonology Services; Palliative Care
Specialties: Pulmonary Disease, Critical Care Medicine, Hospice and Palliative Medicine
Languages:
Chinese, English

About Me

The most rewarding part of my job is developing relationships with patients and their families. For someone to say, “Doctor, you helped me to walk farther,” or “I needed to get to this trip, and it was a successful trip.” Things like that are incredibly rewarding.

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Locations & Appointments

Primary location
Rush Pulmonology Critical Care - Chicago Rubschlager Building
Rush Pulmonology Critical Care - Chicago Rubschlager Building
1520 W Harrison St
Joan and Paul Rubschlager Building
6th Floor
Chicago, IL, 60607

Rush Critical Care - Chicago
Rush Critical Care - Chicago
1620 W Harrison St
10th Floor
Chicago, IL, 60612

Credentials

Certifications

Critical Care Medicine
Hospice and Palliative Medicine
Pulmonary Disease

Education and Training

Rush University Medical Center - Internal Medicine
Northwestern University Feinberg Schl of Medicine - Hospice & Palliative Medicine
Rush University Medical Center - Pulmonary Critical Care Med
Rush University Medical College

Clinical Expertise

Adjustment to chronic illness
Critical care medicine
Cystic fibrosis
Dyspnea
ICU sedation
Lung disease
Palliative care

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
Blue Cross Community Medicaid (FHP & ICP)
Cigna
Cigna IFP Connect - Exchange
Claritev (fka:MultiPlan)
Community Healthcare Partner LLC dba Power Health*
CorVel
CountyCare
Coventry
Devoted Health
Dolton Medical Clinic*
Dreyer Medical Clinic*
Dupage Medical Group/dba: Duly*
Essential Health Partners*
Great-West Healthcare
Health Care's Finest Network (HFN)
Health Spring Medicare Advantage
Hinsdale Physician Grp dba/UChgo Med AdventHealth*
Humana Medicare Advantage
Humana-MMAI (Inactive)
IlliniCare YouthCare
Ingalls Provider Group dba/UChgo Med AdventHealth*
Lawndale Christian Health Center (PACE only)
Meridian Health Plan
Molina Healthcare of Illinois
Molina Healthcare of Illinois Inc Marketplace
Molina Medicare Complete Care Plus HMO (DSNP)
NorthShore Physician Associates (Endeavor Health)*
Northwest Community Health Ptnrs(Endeavor Health)*
Northwest Suburban IPA*
OSF Little Company of Mary dba/Southwest Health*
OSF Specialty Physicians of Illinois*
Preferred Plan (Healthsmart)
Progress Health*
Swedish American Health System fml: Phys Care Net*
Swedish Covenant Phys Partners (Endeavor Health)*
USA Managed Care Organization
Union Health Services*
United Healthcare
United Healthcare Illinois Marketplace
United Healthcare Medicare Advantage
University of Illinois at Chicago*
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.