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UChicago Medicine Medical Group
Janet Vokoun Starck, MD
Janet Vokoun Starck, MD
UChicago Medicine Medical Group
Clinical Associate of Medicine
Specialties
- Palliative Medicine
Locations
- Harvey - Ingalls Memorial
- About
- Specialties & Areas of Expertise
- Locations & Patient Information
- Education & Research
- Accepted Insurance
Janet Vokoun Starck, MD, is a board-certified hospice and palliative medicine expert who specializes in supportive care for patients with serious illnesses. Dr. Starck’s expertise includes treating patients who suffer from debilitating chronic disorders and terminal conditions. In her practice, she focuses on supporting her patients’ values, needs and priorities throughout their diagnosis and treatment, as well as offering assistance in advanced care planning.
Dr. Starck provides comprehensive and compassionate care to patients coping with disease progression and worsening symptoms that impair normal activities and reduce quality of life, such as pain, shortness of breath, weight loss, insomnia and more. Taking a holistic approach that forms a partnership between Dr. Starck and her patients and their families, she delivers treatment plans designed to alleviate distress and/or discomfort in order to meet her patients’ overall goals.
Dr. Starck provides comprehensive and compassionate care to patients coping with disease progression and worsening symptoms that impair normal activities and reduce quality of life, such as pain, shortness of breath, weight loss, insomnia and more. Taking a holistic approach that forms a partnership between Dr. Starck and her patients and their families, she delivers treatment plans designed to alleviate distress and/or discomfort in order to meet her patients’ overall goals.
Specialties
Areas of Expertise
- End-of-Life Care
- Palliative Medicine
- Shortness of Breath
- Symptom Management in Advanced Illnesses
Practicing Since
- 2016
Languages Spoken
- English
Medical Education
- American University of the Caribbean School of Medicine
Internship
- University of Oklahoma College of Medicine
Residency
- University of Oklahoma College of Medicine
Fellowship
- The University of Chicago Medical Center
Memberships & Medical Societies
- American Academy of Hospice and Palliative Medicine
- American College of Physicians
Insurance
- Aetna Better Health *see insurance page
- Aetna HMO (specialists only)
- Aetna Medicare Advantage HMO & PPO
- Aetna POS
- Aetna PPO
- BCBS Blue Precision HMO (specialists only)
- BCBS HMO (HMOI) (specialists only)
- BCBS Medicare Advantage HMO & PPO
- BCBS PPO
- Cigna HMO
- Cigna POS
- Cigna PPO
- CountyCare *see insurance page
- Humana Medicare Advantage Choice PPO
- Humana Medicare Advantage Gold Choice PFFS
- Humana Medicare Advantage Gold Plus HMO
- Medicare
- Multiplan PPO
- PHCS PPO
- United Choice Plus POS/PPO
- United Choice HMO (specialists only)
- United Options (PPO)
- United Select (HMO & EPO) (specialists only)
- United W500 Emergent Wrap
- 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.