Megan Huisingh-Scheetz, MD
Megan Huisingh-Scheetz, MD
Associate Professor of Medicine
Specialties
- Geriatric Medicine
Locations
- Chicago - South Shore
- Chicago - Hyde Park
- About
- Specialties & Areas of Expertise
- Locations & Patient Information
- Education & Research
- Accepted Insurance
- External Professional Relationships
My name is Megan Huisingh-Scheetz. I'm a geriatrician at the University of Chicago. Geriatricians are doctors who take care of people who are 65 and older.
I chose to become a physician because I had a really close relationship with my parents and my grandparents and I wanted to make sure that they had a good end of life, really happy end of life. And so I thought if I became a doctor I could help make sure that happened. I grew up in a rural town and I learned a lot of lessons there that I take with me in my practice of geriatrics.
The first is a really strong sense of community. The third lesson I took from growing up in a rural area is a really deep off for life. Every moment that we have with patients is a chance to be a better person, to love, to care, to be kind, and not to take those moments for granted.
I have added training in clinical research, and I feel my research gives me an opportunity to help address some of the problems my older patients face every day to maintain their happiness and their functional well-being. So for me being able to pair clinical care with clinical research, that is a tool to really address their needs. On a larger scale is extremely powerful.
Specialties
Board Certifications
- Internal Medicine
- Geriatric Medicine
Practicing Since
- 2007
Languages Spoken
- English
Medical Education
- University of Illinois at Chicago
Internship
- University of Chicago Medicine
Residency
- University of Chicago Medicine
Fellowship
- University of Chicago Medicine
Other Grad Education
- University of Illinois at Chicago,MPH
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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