Jason Sulkowski, MD
Jason Sulkowski, MD
Assistant Professor of Surgery
Specialties
- Pediatric Surgery
Locations
- Chicago - Hyde Park
- About
- Specialties & Areas of Expertise
- Locations & Patient Information
- Education & Research
- Accepted Insurance
- External Professional Relationships
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3 00:00:03,770 --> 00:00:05,580 My name is Jason Sulkowski.
4 00:00:05,580 --> 00:00:07,530 I am a pediatric surgeon.
5 00:00:07,530 --> 00:00:10,430 A pediatric surgeon is a general surgeon
6 00:00:10,430 --> 00:00:13,640 who takes care of patients ranging from newborn infants
7 00:00:13,640 --> 00:00:16,070 all the way up to young adults.
8 00:00:16,070 --> 00:00:18,740 That gives me the opportunity to take
9 00:00:18,740 --> 00:00:22,680 care of a wide range of patients and a wide range of conditions.
10 00:00:22,680 --> 00:00:27,230 I became a doctor and a surgeon because I
11 00:00:27,230 --> 00:00:30,920 wanted to be able to directly work with people
12 00:00:30,920 --> 00:00:32,990 and directly help people.
13 00:00:32,990 --> 00:00:34,760 And this also gives me the opportunity
14 00:00:34,760 --> 00:00:38,580 to work with science and technology in my day to day.
15 00:00:38,580 --> 00:00:41,570 I came to the University of Chicago and Comer
16 00:00:41,570 --> 00:00:44,900 Children's Hospital for the opportunity
17 00:00:44,900 --> 00:00:49,320 to take care of a diverse and wide-ranging patient population
18 00:00:49,320 --> 00:00:54,830 and also to work with a group of colleagues that are utilizing
19 00:00:54,830 --> 00:00:57,680 the newest cutting-edge technology in order
20 00:00:57,680 --> 00:01:00,090 to take care of their patients.
21 00:01:00,090 --> 00:01:01,980 One of the most important things for me,
22 00:01:01,980 --> 00:01:06,120 when I'm taking care of a new patient and their family,
23 00:01:06,120 --> 00:01:08,510 by extension, is really making sure
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26 00:01:14,680 --> 00:01:19,360 that everyone understands as much as possible, what's
27 00:01:19,360 --> 00:01:22,342 going on, what the condition might be,
28 00:01:22,342 --> 00:01:24,050 what the treatment is going to look like,
29 00:01:24,050 --> 00:01:26,870 and what to expect going forward.
30 00:01:26,870 --> 00:01:31,550 The reason I decided to go into pediatric surgery in particular
31 00:01:31,550 --> 00:01:34,690 is I just really enjoy the opportunity
32 00:01:34,690 --> 00:01:38,090 to work with kids and their families.
33 00:01:38,090 --> 00:01:41,740 Kids are always just so resilient and inspiring,
34 00:01:41,740 --> 00:01:44,630 and it's always really great to work with the families.
35 00:01:44,630 --> 00:01:48,220 Kids just so often have a built-in support network that's
36 00:01:48,220 --> 00:01:49,400 really great to work with.
37 00:01:49,400 --> 00:01:53,530 Through my career, I've had the opportunity and the privilege
38 00:01:53,530 --> 00:01:55,600 to work at a number of institutions
39 00:01:55,600 --> 00:01:59,890 at each stage of my education and training,
40 00:01:59,890 --> 00:02:03,260 starting through medical school and residency and so on.
41 00:02:03,260 --> 00:02:06,520 And working at new institutions teaches
42 00:02:06,520 --> 00:02:08,800 you new ways to do things, and it also
43 00:02:08,800 --> 00:02:11,110 teaches you adaptability.
44 00:02:11,110 --> 00:02:14,380 And so I think that that's been a huge attribute
45 00:02:14,380 --> 00:02:17,470 in my own personal career path.
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Specialties
Board Certifications
- Pediatric Surgery
- Surgery
Languages Spoken
- English
Medical Education
- Columbia University School of Professional Studies; Virginia Commonwealth University School of Medicine
Internship
- SUNY Health Sciences Center of Brooklyn
Residency
- SUNY Health Sciences Center of Brooklyn
Fellowship
- Children's Hospital of Philadelphia; Nationwide Children's Hospital; Children's National Medical Center
News & Research
Insurance
- Aetna Better Health *see insurance page
- Aetna HMO (specialists only)
- Aetna Medicare Advantage HMO & PPO
- Aetna POS
- Aetna PPO
- BCBS Blue Precision HMO (specialists only)
- BCBS HMO (HMOI) (specialists only)
- BCBS Medicare Advantage HMO & PPO
- BCBS PPO
- Cigna HMO
- Cigna POS
- Cigna PPO
- CountyCare *see insurance page
- Humana Medicare Advantage Choice PPO
- Humana Medicare Advantage Gold Choice PFFS
- Humana Medicare Advantage Gold Plus HMO
- Medicare
- Multiplan PPO
- PHCS PPO
- United Choice Plus POS/PPO
- United Choice HMO (specialists only)
- United Options (PPO)
- United Select (HMO & EPO) (specialists only)
- United W500 Emergent Wrap
- University of Chicago Health Plan (UCHP)
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