Nicole Stankus, MD
Nicole Stankus, MD
Associate Professor of Medicine
Specialties
- Nephrology (Kidney Disease)
Locations
- Chicago - Hyde Park
- About
- Specialties & Areas of Expertise
- Locations & Patient Information
- Education & Research
- Accepted Insurance
- External Professional Relationships
Nicole Stankus, MD, is a skilled clinical nephrologist. She specializes in the care of all stages of chronic kidney disease, including dialysis. She is especially interested in genetic kidney diseases, including polycystic kidney disease.
An active physician scientist, Dr. Stankus' research interests focus on various aspects of chronic kidney disease including: current treatment methods for secondary hyperparathyroidism, prevention of bone and cardiac disease, outcomes of the elderly hemodialysis patients, and prevention of hepatitis B infections in patients on hemodialysis. She also has a special interest in geriatric nephrology.
Specialties
Areas of Expertise
Board Certifications
- Internal Medicine
- Nephrology
Practicing Since
- 1996
Languages Spoken
- English
- Lithuanian
- Russian
Medical Education
- Vilnius Universitetas
Internship
- Advocate Lutheran General Hospital
Residency
- Advocate Lutheran General Hospital
Fellowship
- University of Illinois College of Medicine
Memberships & Medical Societies
- International Society for Hemodialysis
- International Society of Nephrology
- American Society of Nephrology
- American Geriatrics Society
- National Kidney Foundation
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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