The 20 Best Advanced Bronchoscopy Doctors Near Me

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Essam F. Mekhaiel
Advanced in Advanced Bronchoscopy

Dr. Essam F. Mekhaiel

Pulmonary Medicine
Aurora Healthcare
Midwest Pulmonary, Critical Care & Sleep Consultants, LLC
10604 Southwest Hwy, 
Chicago Ridge, IL 
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Advanced in Advanced Bronchoscopy
Aurora Healthcare
Midwest Pulmonary, Critical Care & Sleep Consultants, LLC
10604 Southwest Hwy, 
Chicago Ridge, IL 
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Overview

Essam Mekhaiel is a Pulmonary Medicine provider in Chicago Ridge, Illinois. Dr. Mekhaiel is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in Advanced Bronchoscopy. His top areas of expertise are Lung Nodules, Lung Cancer, Lung Metastases, Advanced Bronchoscopy, and Gastrostomy.

His clinical research consists of co-authoring 4 peer reviewed articles. MediFind looks at clinical research from the past 15 years.

Residency
University of Illinois at Chicago, Advocate Christ Medical Center, Internal Medicine
Specialties
Pulmonary Medicine
Licenses
Internal Medicine in MO
Board Certifications
American Board Of Internal Medicine, Critical Care Medicine
Hospital Affiliations
Osf Little Company Of Mary Medical Center
Advocate Christ Hospital & Medical Center
Languages Spoken
English
Arabic
Gender
Male

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Accepted insurance plans:

Aetna
  • EPO
  • HMO
  • POS
  • PPO
Blue Cross Blue Shield
  • EPO
  • HMO
  • POS
  • PPO
Cigna
  • EPO
  • HMO
  • PPO
Devoted Health
  • MEDICARE MAPD
  • OTHER MEDICARE
Health Care Services Corporation
  • HMO
  • INSURANCE PLAN
  • MANAGED MEDICAID PLAN
  • MEDICARE MAPD
  • MEDICARE PDP
  • MEDICARE SNP
  • OTHER COMMERCIAL
  • OTHER MEDICARE
  • OTHER MEDICARE PART D
  • PPO
Humana
  • HMO
  • INDEMNITY
  • POS
  • PPO
Managed Medicaid
  • OTHER MANAGED MEDICAID
Meridian Choice
  • HMO
  • INSURANCE PLAN
  • MANAGED MEDICAID PLAN
  • MEDICARE MAPD
  • MEDICARE SNP
  • MEDICARE-MEDICAID PLAN
  • OTHER COMMERCIAL
  • OTHER MEDICARE
  • OTHER MEDICARE PART D
Oscar
  • EPO
  • HMO
  • PPO
UnitedHealthcare
  • EPO
  • HMO
  • POS
  • PPO
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Locations

Midwest Pulmonary, Critical Care & Sleep Consultants, LLC
10604 Southwest Hwy, Chicago Ridge, IL 60415
Call: 708-422-0636
Other Locations
Midwest Pulmonary
10604 Southwest Hwy, Ste 107, Palos Heights, IL 60463

Clinical Research

Clinical research consists of overseeing clinical studies of patients undergoing new treatments and therapies, and publishing articles in peer reviewed medical journals. Providers who actively participate in clinical research are generally at the forefront of the fields and aware of the most up-to-date advances in treatments for their patients.

4 Total Publications

Inter- and intra-observer variability of radial-endobronchial ultrasound image interpretation for peripheral pulmonary lesions.
Inter- and intra-observer variability of radial-endobronchial ultrasound image interpretation for peripheral pulmonary lesions.
Journal: Journal of thoracic disease
Published: July 05, 2023
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17850 Kedzie Ave, Ste 3250, 
Hazel Crest, IL 
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708-799-8700
Languages Spoken:
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Agop Tepeli is a Pulmonary Medicine provider in Hazel Crest, Illinois. Dr. Tepeli is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in Advanced Bronchoscopy. His top areas of expertise are Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD), Lung Metastases, Lung Nodules, Advanced Bronchoscopy, and Gastrostomy.

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