Gal Finer, MD, PhD

Special Interests

Nephrotic syndrome; genetic kidney diseases (cystinosis, oxalosis, kidney tubular acidosis, Fanconi Syndrome, nephrogenic diabetes insipidus, Bartter Syndrome, Gitelman Syndrome); kidney stones; plasmapheresis; polycystic kidney disease

Health Care Plans Accepted

• Aetna (EPO, HMO, POS, PPO)
• 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)
• Multiplan (PPO)
• National Preferred Provider Network (PPO)
• Private Healthcare Systems, Inc. (POS, PPO)
• Sagamore - Indiana (PPO)
• UniCare (PPO)
• United Healthcare of Illinois (EPO, HMO, POS, PPO)
• WEA Insurance Group (PPO)

Medical School

Ben Gurion University of the Negev, Israel, 1997

Postgraduate Training

Fellowship pediatric nephrology, Children's Memorial Hospital, 2007-2010; Residency, Ben Gurion University of the Negev, Israel, 2004-2007; Residency in pediatrics, Soroka University Medical Center, Israel, 1998-2004

Publications

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