- Dr. Carl Backer, MD
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Dr. Carl Backer, MD
Thoracic Surgery
- Illinois, Chicago
Overview
Dr. Carl Backer, MD works in Chicago, Illinois is a specialist in Thoracic Surgery and graduated Mayo Medical School in 1980. Dr. Backer is affiliated with Northwestern Memorial Hospital, University of Chicago Hospitals and practicing for 43 years
Specialties
- Thoracic Surgery
Conditions
• Arrhythmias (incl. Atrial Fibrillation)• Cholesterol Diseases
• Corneal Flash Burns
• Endocarditis
• Image-Guided Radiation Therapy (IGRT)
• Nerve Destruction by Neurolytic Agent
• Progressive Spinobulbar Muscular Atrophy
Procedures
• Cardiac Catheterization (incl. Coronary Angiography)• Cardiac MRI (Magnetic Resonance Imaging) of Heart or Chest
• Cardiac Shunting Procedures With or Without Aortic Repair or Coronary Anomaly Repair
• Cardioverter-Defibrillator or Pacemaker Insertion, Removal or Repair
• Heart Defect Repair
• Insertion of Epicardial Lead for Pacemaker or Cardioverter and-or Defibrillator
• Maze Procedure
• Pacemaker Insertion or Replacement
Board Certifications
- Board Certified by the American Board of Thoracic Surgery
Years Since Graduation
- 43
Education & Training
Medical School
Mayo Medical School
Rochester, MN, USA
Graduated: 1980
Rochester, MN, USA
Graduated: 1980
Residency Hospital
Northwestern University
Evanston, IL, USA
Year completed: 1985
Evanston, IL, USA
Year completed: 1985
Internship Hospital
Northwestern University
Evanston, IL, USA
Year completed: 1981
Evanston, IL, USA
Year completed: 1981
Fellowship Hospital
Northwestern University
Evanston, IL, USA
Year completed: 1987
Evanston, IL, USA
Year completed: 1987
Awards
1 AA Thor S
2 AA Thoracic Society
3 ACCP
4 ACS
5 AMA
6 Cong Heart Surg Soc
7 Cong Heart Surgery Society
8 CSS
9 EACTS
10 ISHLT
11 ISHT
12 STS
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Office Locations
Primary location
Office Address
2300 North Childrens Plaza
Illinois (IL)
Chicago
60614
Phone:(773) 880-4000
Accepting New Patients
- No
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Insurances Accepted (check insurance plans)
- Aetna
- Aetna HMO
- Blue Card PPO
- Blue Cross Blue Shield
- Blue Cross Blue Shield of Illinois
- Blue Cross Blue Shield of Illinois PPO
- Choice Care PPO
- Choice Plus POS
- Choice Plus POS II
- Cigna
- Cigna HMO
- Cigna PPO
- Cofinity
- Cofinity PPO
- Commercial Insurance Company
- Coventry Health Care
- Coventry Health Care of Illinois
- Coventry Health Care of Illinois PPO
- First Health (Coventry Health Care)
- First Health (Coventry Health Care) PPO
- Great West Healthcare-Cigna PPO
- Health and Life PPO
- HealthLink
- HealthLink PPO
- Humana
- LocalPlus
- MedHealthInsurance
- Medicare
- Medicare MCR
- Meritain Health
- MultiPlan
- MultiPlan PPO
- Navigate HMO
- Navigate POS
- Open Access Plus
- Options PPO
- PHCS Network PPO
- Platinum PPO
- Preferred PPO
- Sagamore Health Network
- Sagamore Plus
- United Healthcare
- UnitedHealthCare
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