UChicago Faculty Physician
Karen Bernstein, MD, MPH
Karen Bernstein, MD, MPH
UChicago Faculty Physician
Associate Professor of Pediatrics
Specialties
- Pediatrics
- General Pediatrics
- Primary Care
Locations
- Chicago - Comer Children's Hospital
- About
- Specialties & Areas of Expertise
- Locations & Patient Information
- Education & Research
- Accepted Insurance
Karen Bernstein, MD, is a board-certified pediatrician who specializes in comprehensive adolescent medicine. Dr. Bernstein has a passion for helping children navigate the challenges of adolescence by promoting their physical, emotional and mental well-being, and she is dedicated to providing quality care and personalized treatment plans for her patients. Her practice focuses on diagnosing and treating a wide range of complex conditions impacting young adults, such as adolescent gynecology, risk taking behaviors and mental health, in addition to offering primary care for adolescents. Dr. Bernstein also treats eating disorders in children, collaborating closely with our psychiatry eating disorders program to ensure her patients receive multidisciplinary care.
Her goal is to build strong relationships with her patients and their families so that she can deliver the best possible outcomes. Dr. Bernstein is looking forward to helping adolescents thrive during this important stage of development.
Her goal is to build strong relationships with her patients and their families so that she can deliver the best possible outcomes. Dr. Bernstein is looking forward to helping adolescents thrive during this important stage of development.
Specialties
Areas of Expertise
- Adolescent Medicine
- Adolescent Reproductive Health
- Adolescent Development
- Adolescent Mental Health
- Child Development
Board Certifications
- Pediatrics
Languages Spoken
- English
Medical Education
- Rush Medical College of Rush University
Residency
- Children's Hospital of Wisconsin
Fellowship
- Children's National Medical Center
Internship
- Childrens Hospital of Wisconsin
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)
Our list of accepted insurance providers is subject to change at any time. You should contact your insurance company to confirm UChicago Medicine participates in their network before scheduling your appointment. If your insurance company is not listed here, or if you have any other questions, please contact Managed.Care@uchospitals.edu.