Joel E. Frader, MD

Specialties

• Academic general pediatrics and primary care

  The pediatric arm of Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Children's Memorial teaches physicians in training. Specific programs include: Adolescent medicine, diagnostic and consultation service, lead evaluation, nutrition evaluation and child maltreatment (SafeKids), child abuse pediatrics, and developmental and behavioral pediatrics. Learn more »

• Palliative care

  Palliative care assists families and their children who have complex or life-threatening medical conditions with symptom management, care coordination and help making decisions about treatment options and care. Learn more »

Special interests

General pediatrics, medical ethics, hospice and palliative care

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Health care plans accepted

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• Beech Street (PPO)
• Best Doctors (PPO)
• Blue Cross Blue Shield of Illinois (HMO, POS, PPO)
• CCN (PPO)
• CIGNA (EPO, HMO, POS, PPO)
• Employer Coalition on Health (HMO)
• First Health (PPO)
• Great West Health Care (PPO)
• Harmony Health Plans of Illinois (HMO)
• Health Alliance Medical Plans (HMO, POS, PPO)
• HealthNetwork - Wellmark (PPO)
• HFN Inc. (EPO, PPO)
• Humana Inc. (HMO, POS, PPO)
• Illinois Health Connect (HMO)
• Managed Care Strategies (PPO)
• Multiplan (PPO)
• National Preferred Provider Network (PPO)
• Preferred Plan (PPO)
• Private Healthcare Systems, Inc. (POS, PPO)
• Sagamore - Indiana (PPO)
• UniCare (HMO, PPO)
• United Healthcare of Illinois (EPO, HMO, POS, PPO)
• WEA Insurance Group (PPO)

Certifications

Board certified in Pediatrics

Publications

View a partial list of Dr. Frader's publications

Available from the National Library of Medicine's PubMed online database.