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 Interests:
Breast Cancer, Ovarian Cancer, Lymphoma
Physician Treats:
Breast cancer,
Cancer consultation,
Cancer pain,
Cancer Treatment (Oncology) Complications,
Ovarian cancer,
Lymphoma
Foreign Languages Spoken:
Spanish
Experience / Training
Specialty:
Oncology
(HealthGrades has verified that Dr. Leon Dragon, MD is board certified by the American Board of Internal Medicine)
University of Illinois College of Medicine Chicago, IL 1971
Internship:
New York Presbyterian-Columbia New York, NY
Residency:
University of Chicago Chicago, IL
Fellowship:
Johns Hopkins Bayview Medical Center Baltimore, MD 1978
Undergraduate School:
University of Illinois Champagin, IL 1967
Health Plan / Other
Health Plans:
Aetna HMO-Elect Choice
Aetna Managed Choice POS
Aetna Open Choice PPO
Aetna Quality POS (QPOS)
BCBS HMOI
BCBS POS-Blue Choice
BCBS PPO-BCBS PPO
Beech Street (PPO)
CCN: PPO
CIGNA - POS
CIGNA Choice Fund
CIGNA EPO
First Choice Health (PPO)
Galaxy Health Network PPO
Great West Healthcare: PPO
Healthcares Finest Network PPO
Humana Choice Care: PPO
Humana IPA-HMO
Humana, Inc. (POS)
Humana, Inc. (PPO)
Medicare Cook County
Medicare Lake County
Multiplan Admar PPO
Multiplan Formost PPO
Multiplan Health Network PPO
PHCS - PPO
PPO Next
Preferred Network Access PPO
Preferred Plan (PPO)
UHC All Commercial Products
Unicare Insurance Company PPO
Accepts Medicare:
Yes
Accepts Medicaid:
Yes
Physicians that Share Call:
Jennifer Obel, Douglas Merkel, Bruce Brockstein, Thomas Hensing, Lynne Kaminer, Matthew Adess, Elaine Wade, Ginny Kamboj, Daniel Shevrin, 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. Leon Dragon, MD
as of 11/30/2009. 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. Leon
Dragon, 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.
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