UChicago Faculty Physician
Niru Mahidhara, MD
Niru Mahidhara, MD
UChicago Faculty Physician
Clinical Associate of Pediatrics
Specialties
- Pediatrics
- General Pediatrics
- Primary Care
Locations
- Chicago - Comer Children's Hospital
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- About
- Specialties & Areas of Expertise
- Locations & Patient Information
- Education & Research
- Accepted Insurance
Niru Mahidhara, MD, is a general pediatrician with more than 20 years of experience, primarily in community pediatrics. Her areas of interest include early childhood development and literacy, improving the quality of care delivered to underserved populations, and teaching medical students. Dr. Mahidhara serves as medical director of the Reach Out and Read program at Comer Children's Hospital.
Specialties
Areas of Expertise
- Child Development
- Language Development
Board Certifications
- Pediatrics
Languages Spoken
- English
Medical Education
- The University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston
Residency
- University of Maryland Medical Center
Internship
- University of Maryland Medical Center
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 your insurance company is not listed here, or if you have any other questions, please contact Managed.Care@uchospitals.edu.