Dr. Bruce E. Brockstein, MD

Oncologist

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Dr. Brockstein practices Oncology in Highland Park and Evanston, Illinois.

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Physician Profile for Dr. Bruce E. Brockstein, MD

Addresses:: 2650 Ridge Avenue; Evanston, IL 60201; 757 Parks Avenue West; Highland Park, IL 60035

Personal Facts

Personal Facts:: Accepting New Patients: Yes; Male; Years Since Graduation: 19; Practice Member Since: 1999.; Current Title: Senior Attending; Physician Website: http://www.northshore.org
: HealthGrades Recognized Doctors are board certified in the specialty they practice; have never had their license restricted or revoked; are free of state or federal disciplinary actions; and are free of any malpractice claims.
Professional Appointments:: Evanston Kellogg Cancer Center, Medical Director
Professional Affiliations/Memberships:: Member, American Society of Clinical Oncology
Committees:: Cancer Committee and Professional Education, Chairman
Physician Treats:: Cancer consultation, Cancer pain, Cancer Treatment (Oncology) Complications, Head & neck cancers, Sarcoma, Melanoma (Skin Cancer)

Patient / Medical Philosophy: I approach medical/ biological issues and emotional issues of the patient and family/support, as equally important. I base all medical decisions on review of all of the data and information that is generated from listening to patients' history, findings from their physical examination, and from review of their x-rays, blood tests, surgical procedures, and discussions with other health care practitioners. All this information is assessed, and decisions or recommendations are then made based on best medical practice, medical evidence, and my personal experience. All of these more concrete issues must be done in a setting that is most importantly sensitive to the extreme stresses that cancer diagnoses naturally create. I make sure to listen to patient symptoms carefully, pay attention to anxiety and depression and consider other spiritual needs. In addition, I attempt to understand and attend to families needs, as well as their observations of their loved one's physical; and emotional reaction to cancer and its treatment.

Experience / Training

Specialty:: Oncology; (HealthGrades has verified that Dr. Bruce E. Brockstein, MD is board certified by the American Board of Internal Medicine); Information from ABMS® is proprietary data maintained in a copyrighted database compilation owned by the American Board of Medical Specialties®. © Copyright 2009 American Board of Medical Specialties. All rights reserved.

Medical School:: University of Chicago Division of the Biological Sciences The Pritzker School of Medicine
Chicago, IL 1990
Residency:: University of Pennsylvania Hospital
Philadelphia, PA
Fellowship:: University Of Chicago Hospitals
Chicago, IL 1996
Undergraduate School:: University of Illinois -Urbana
Urbana, IL 1986

Health Plan / Other

Health Plans:

Aetna HMO-Elect Choice
Aetna Managed Choice POS
Aetna Open Choice PPO
Aetna Quality POS
BCBS HMOI
BCBS POS-Blue Choice
BCBS PPO-BCBS PPO
Beech Street: PPO
CCN PPO (OneSource)
CIGNA - POS
CIGNA Choice Fund
CIGNA EPO
First Health (PPO)
Galaxy Health Network PPO
Great-West Healthcare POS
Healthcares Finest Network PPO
Humana - POS
Humana Choice Care: PPO
Humana IPA-HMO
Humana PPO
Medicare Cook County
Medicare Lake County
Multiplan Admar PPO
Multiplan Formost PPO
Multiplan Health Network PPO
PHCS - PPO
PPO Next
Preferred Plan (PPO)
UHC All Commercial Products
UniCare: PPO

Accepts Medicare:

Yes

Accepts Medicaid:

Yes

Physicians that Share Call:

Jennifer Obel, Douglas Merkel, Thomas Hensing, Lynne Kaminer, Janardan Khandekar, Matthew Adess, Elaine Wade, Ginny Kamboj, Daniel Shevrin, Leon Dragon, and David Grinblatt.

Participates in Clinical Trials:

Yes

Disciplinary Actions: HealthGrades has examined disciplinary actions within the last five years from the Office of Inspector General and 50 state medical boards.
HealthGrades could not detect any disciplinary actions for Dr. Bruce E. Brockstein, MD as of 11/21/2009.
Note: HealthGrades reports on state and federal disciplinary actions (if any) from the previous five years.

Malpractice History: HealthGrades did not find any closed malpractice claims for Dr. Bruce E. Brockstein, MD in the states of California, Connecticut, Florida, Georgia, Idaho, Indiana, Massachusetts, Maryland, North Dakota, New Jersey, New York, Oregon, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia, Vermont, or West Virginia. Learn More

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