About
Experience: 17 Years in Practice
Languages Spoken: Hindi
Board Specialties: Critical Care Medicine, Interventional Pulmonology
Education
Medical School: Dr. D.Y. Patil Medical College
Residency: New York Downtown Hospital
Fellowship: Tulane University Medical Center (Louisiana)
NCH Facilities
Northwest Community Hospital
News
Simple test spots lung cancer early
For Raymond Weiand, getting a lung cancer screening at Northwest Community Healthcare (NCH) last April was a lifesaving decision. Having smoked for 57 years, the retired salesman heeded his doctor’s advice to have his lungs checked, and he’s glad he did.
NCH’s Lung Cancer Program a differentiator in the market
NCH’s multidisciplinary Lung Cancer Program includes interventional pulmonology.
Q and A: Advances in lung cancer diagnosis and treatment
Neeraj R. Desai, M.D., M.B.A., FACP, FCCP, a board-certified interventional pulmonologist, answers questions about leading-edge diagnostic tools and treatment for lung cancer at Northwest Community Healthcare.
First and goal: Navigators support patients from diagnosis through recovery
Jeff Jones knows firsthand the difference a patient navigator can make when the opponent you are fighting is cancer. “I feel like I have a whole football team behind me fighting this tumor,” he says.
Insurance Types Accepted
- Aetna NorthShore Employee Tier 1 (NS University Health Systems)
- BCBS HMO NPA Site 447
- BCBS Medicaid (Blue Cross Community)
- BCBS Medicare Advantage HMO
- BCBS Medicare Advantage PPO
- BCBS Medicare/Medicaid (MMAI)
- Beech Street PPO
- Cigna LocalPlus
- Cigna Network, HMO, POS
- Cigna One Health - HMO and Network (both are HMO's)
- Cigna Open Access Plus, OA Plus, ChoiceFund OA Plus with CareLink
- Cigna Open Access Plus, OA Plus, ChoiceFund OA Plus
- Cigna PPO, Choice Fund PPO
- Corvel PPO
- Corvel Workman's Comp
- Coventry Auto-Medical
- Coventry Workers Compensation
- Coventry- First Health
- CoventryOne PPO
- First Health - Coventry
- First Health CCN
- First Health PPO
- First Health Personal Care
- HFN EPO
- HFN PPO
- HFN Workman's Comp
- HealthLink
- Humana Gold Choice Network
- Humana HMOX
- Humana ICP
- Humana Illinois Coordinated Care Network (ICCN)
- Humana Medicare + Employer PPO
- Humana Medicare Advantage FFS
- Humana Medicare Advantage HMO
- Humana Medicare Advantage PPO
- Humana Medicare/Medicaid (MMAI)
- MoreCare Medicare Advantage
- Multiplan
- Multiplan - Auto/Medical
- Multiplan Workers Compensation
- NorthShore Employee Tier 1 (NS University Health Systems)
- PHCS EPO
- PHCS PPO
- PHCS Savility
- PNA
- Unicare
- Zing Health
Please check with your insurance company or provider to ensure coverage.
Independent Practitioner
Suburban Lung Associates, SC
1614 W. Central Rd.
Suite 105
Arlington Heights, IL 60005-2452