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Michael M Sigman, M.D.

Locations Philosophy Of Care Education & Credentials Insurance Accepted

Specialties:

Hospice & Palliative Medicine

Practice:

Edward-Elmhurst Medical Group

Hospital Affiliations:

Elmhurst Hospital

Clinical Interests:

COPD; Emphysema; Liver Disease; Renal Failure; Cancer / Tumors; Heart Failure; Hospice Care/Palliative Medicine; Lung Disease; Malignancies; Stroke

This provider is an employee of one of the Edward-Elmhurst Health System entities.

Locations

Philosophy Of Care

I am a physician trained in surgery and palliative care medicine, but my true profession as I see it, is to be a translator. I want to help patients understand what is happening to their bodies and to help them make sense of their treatments, their symptoms and most importantly, help guide them and their loved ones in making decisions about their care. Our medical technology is so advanced that sometimes it can feel like we are focused on a cell or an organ but lose sight of the whole person those parts make up. In palliative care my job is to embrace the person who we are treating and find out about what is most important for them as an individual. As our treatments have gotten more advanced, unfortunately some of the symptoms experienced by sufferers of disease have too. Our mission in palliative care to is to use all the tools we have to target the symptoms of the disease, not just the disease itself. We believe that relief of suffering should be our highest priority. My conviction is that patients deserve care and attention to these things, not only in the beginning of their disease process, but all throughout, and even in the final stages of life.

Education & Credentials

Education: George Washington University, 2009

Internship: Loyola University Health System, 2010

Residency: Loyola University Health System, 2017

Fellowship: University of Chicago, 2020

Certifications

Hospice & Palliative Medicine

Insurance Accepted

Humana PPO

Coventry HMO

Blue Advantage HMO

United Healthcare

Humana Choice PPO

Blue Cross Blue Shield PPO

Aetna POS

PPO Next

Medicare

Great West PPO

Blue Advantage PPO

Aetna PPO

Aetna Medicare Open Standard

Blue Choice PPO

Coventry Health Care

Humana HMO

Cigna Medicare Access

Aetna

Interplan Hlth Grp(Preferred)

Corvel

Blue Advantage POS

Medicaid

Great West POS

Multi Plan

Coventry Advantra Freedom PFFS

Illinois Health Partners

United Healthcare HMO

Humana Gold Choice PFFS

Cigna HMO/POS

United Healthcare EPO

Aetna HMO

CIGNA HMO

Humana POS

United Healthcare PPO

Humana Gold Plus HMO

Principal Healthcare PPO

Tricare

Great West HMO

Multiplan-PHCS-PPO

Principal Healthcare POS

Aetna Medicare Open Basic

Coventry PPO

Coventry POS

Humana EPO

Blue Choice POS

Principal Healthcare HMO

Beech Street PPO

Blue Cross Blue Shield HMO of Illinois

United Healthcare AARP Medicare Complete

Humana

Aetna EPO

Cigna

Blue Cross Blue Shield EPO

United Healthcare POS

United Healthcare Secure Horiz

Blue Cross Blue Shield POS

Corvel-PPO

All Kids

Blue Choice HMO

Great West

Health Financial Network

Corvel POS