Austin Wesevich, MD, MPH, MS
Austin Wesevich, MD, MPH, MS
Instructor of Medicine
Specialties
- Pediatric Hematology & Oncology (Pediatric Cancer)
- Hematology and Oncology (Cancer)
Locations
- Chicago - Comer Children's Hospital
- About
- Specialties & Areas of Expertise
- Locations & Patient Information
- Education & Research
- Accepted Insurance
- External Professional Relationships
Austin Wesevich, MD, MPH, MS, specializes in hematology and oncology with a primary focus on adolescents and young adults with leukemia and lymphoma. Specifically, Dr. Wesevich treats patients with:
- Acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL)
- Acute myeloid leukemia (AML)
- Chronic myeloid leukemia (CML)
- Hodgkin lymphoma
- Non-Hodgkin lymphoma
As a physician within the Adolescent and Young Adult (AYA) Oncology Program, he ensures comprehensive care for teenage and young adult patients with cancer.
In addition to his clinical practice, Dr. Wesevich has been awarded several grants for studies designed to enhance the patient experience and reduce health disparities for minoritized groups. He is passionate about improving patient-physician communication and reducing clinician bias. Dr. Wesevich also advocates for shared decision-making through both his research and his clinical practice. By better understanding what patients value, he can center their care around what is most important to them. This has led to several studies for patients with sickle cell disease, including the only clinical trial in the nation directed at advancing the treatment of acute chest syndrome, a life-threatening complication of sickle cell disease.
Board Certifications
- Hematology
- Internal Medicine
- Pediatrics
Languages Spoken
- English
Medical Education
- Washington University in St. Louis
Residency
- Duke University
Fellowship
- The University of Chicago
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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