Community Physician
Francis Podbielski, MD
Francis Podbielski, MD
Community Physician
Specialties
- Thoracic Surgery
Locations
- Harvey - Ingalls Memorial
- Calumet City
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- Specialties & Areas of Expertise
- Locations & Patient Information
- Education & Research
- Accepted Insurance
Physicians who provide services at Ingalls Memorial are independent physicians with privileges at the hospital. Independent physicians are not employees or agents of Ingalls Memorial, the University of Chicago, or the University of Chicago Medical Center.
Specialties
Board Certifications
- Surgery
- Thoracic Surgery
Languages Spoken
- English
Medical Education
- Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine
Residency
- Columbus Hospital
Fellowship
- University of Illinois Medical Center Chicago
Insurance
- Aetna HMO (specialists only)
- Aetna POS
- Aetna PPO
- BCBS Blue Precision HMO (specialists only)
- BCBS HMO (HMOI) (specialists only)
- BCBS PPO
- Cigna HMO
- Cigna POS
- Cigna PPO
- CountyCare *see insurance page
- Aetna Better Health *see insurance page
- Medicare
- Multiplan PPO
- PHCS PPO
- United Choice Plus POS/PPO
- United Options (PPO)
- United Select (HMO & EPO) (specialists only)
- United W500 Emergent Wrap
- Aetna Medicare Advantage HMO & PPO
- BCBS Medicare Advantage HMO & PPO
- Humana Medicare Advantage Choice PPO
- Humana Medicare Advantage Gold Choice PFFS
- Humana Medicare Advantage Gold Plus HMO
- United Choice HMO (specialists only)
- University of Chicago Health Plan (UCHP)
Our list of accepted insurance providers is subject to change at any time. You should contact your insurance company to confirm UChicago Medicine participates in their network before scheduling your appointment. If you have questions regarding your insurance benefits at UChicago Medicine, please contact our financial counseling team at OPSFinancialCounseling@uchospitals.edu.