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Meet Sunil Pauwaa, MD
About me
- Gender:
- Clinical interests: Advanced Heart FailureCardio-OncologyHeart FailureHeart TransplantHeart Transplant ManagementLeft Ventricular Assist Devices
- Related website: https://www.advocatehealth.com
Credentials
Education
- Fellowship: University of Illinois at Chicago, Cardiovascular Disease
- Residency: Loyola University Medical Center, Internal Medicine
- Medical School: Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine
Board certifications
- Advanced Heart Failure and Transplant Cardiology
- Cardiology
Hospital affiliations
- Advocate Christ Medical Center
- Advocate Sherman Hospital
- Advocate South Suburban Hospital
- Advocate Trinity Hospital
Insurance accepted
- AAH Preferred – Team Member Plan
- AAH Select – Team Member Plan
- AARP Medicare Advantage Access HMO
- Aetna Better Health Premier Plan MMAI
- Aetna Coventry (Aetna Medicare) HMO
- Aetna EPO
- Aetna HMO
- Aetna Managed Choice (MC) POS
- Aetna Medicare HMO
- Aetna Medicare POS
- Aetna Medicare PPO
- Aetna Medicare Value Plan PPO
- Aetna NAP - PPO
- Aetna Open Choice PPO
- Aetna POS
- Aetna Premier Care Network
- Aetna Select
- Aetna Signature Administrators PPO
- Aetna State of Illinois HMO
- Aetna State of Illinois Open Access Plus
- Aetna State of Illinois PPO
- Aetna Value Performance Network
- Beech Street Network PPO
- Benefit Plan Administrators (BPA)
- Benefits Services and Systems, Inc
- Blue Advantage HMO
- Blue Cross Community FHP
- Blue Cross Community ICP
- Blue Cross Community MMAI
- Blue Cross HMO Illinois
- Blue Cross Med Select PPO
- Blue Cross Medicare Advantage HMO
- Blue Cross Medicare Advantage HMO-POS
- Blue Cross Medicare Advantage PFFS
- Blue Cross Medicare Advantage PPO
- Blue Cross Medicare Supplement PPO
- Blue Medicare Advocate Health HMO
- Blue Precision HMO
- BlueCare Direct
- CHAMPVA
- Cigna APWU Health Plan Open Access Plus
- Cigna EPO
- Cigna Health Partners POS
- Cigna Healthspring True Choice PPO
- Cigna HMO
- Cigna NALC Health Benefits Plan
- Cigna Open Access Plus
- Cigna Open Access POS
- Cigna POS
- Cigna PPO
- Cigna-HealthSpring Medicare Advantage HMO
- Cofinity PPO
- Coventry / FirstHealth
- Coventry Health Care HMO
- Coventry Health Care Open Access POS
- Coventry Health Care POS
- Coventry Health Care PPO
- First Health Network PPO
- FirstHealth / Coventry Personal Care
- Galaxy Health Network PPO
- Great West Healthcare - Cigna EPO
- Great West Healthcare - Cigna PPO
- HealthLink PPO
- HealthSmart Preferred PPO
- HST Care Connect EPO
- HST Care Connect PPO
- Humana Choice POS
- Humana Community Select HMO
- Humana HMO
- Humana Illinois CCN HMO
- Humana Medicare Advantage HMO
- Humana Medicare Choice PPO
- Humana Medicare Gold Plus HMO
- Humana Medicare Supplement Plan
- Humana MMAI
- Humana National HMO
- Humana National POS
- Humana National POS - Open Access
- Humana POS
- Humana PPO
- Medicare
- Meridian
- Meridian MMAI
- MultiPlan PPO
- PHCS PPO
- SEIU – Local 4 HMO
- SEIU – Local 4 PPO
- SIHO PPO
- Tricare Prime
- UFCW Local 1546 Health and Welfare Fund (UMC)
- UHC / AARP Medicare Advantage Value HMO - POS
- UHC / AARP Medicare Complete HMO
- UHC / AARP Medicare Complete Plan 1 HMO
- UHC / AARP Medicare Complete Plan 2 HMO
- UHC / AARP Medicare Supplement
- UHC National Railway Carriers & United Transportation Union Health and Welfare
- UHC Railroad Employees National Health & Welfare Plan
- UHC/ AARP Medicare Advantage Choice PPO
- UniCare PPO
- Union Health Services, Inc.
- Union Medical Care PPO
- United Health One Golden Rule
- United Healthcare Charter HMO
- United Healthcare Choice Plus PPO
- United Healthcare Choice PPO
- United Healthcare Core PPO
- United Healthcare Group Medicare Advantage PPO
- United Healthcare Indemnity
- United Healthcare Medica
- United Healthcare Medicare Complete Assure PPO
- United Healthcare Navigate HMO
- United Healthcare NexusACO OA
- United Healthcare NexusACO R
- United Healthcare Options PPO
- United Healthcare Oxford
- Wellcare Health Plans HMO
Ratings and reviews
Overall rating
based on patient ratings.
Comments
All experiences with Dr. Pauwaa's team have been better than good.
Dr. Pauwee is an excellent doctor very informative and listens to all my health care concerns. I will continue to see Dr. Pauwee for all my cardiologist needs
Dr Pauwaa is an exceptional cardiologist, knowledgeable, competent, & able to relate to patients extremely well.
Very good experience
Dr. Pauwaa is an excellent dr. Always fully explains everything and very concerned about all my questions and needs. Takes his time - Wish ALL doctors would be this fantastic!!
My experiences with Dr. Pauwaa were always uplifting and made me feel that my heart was getting better.
I felt that I was going to get better all the time.
Receptionist wasn't very friendly. Quick yes & no answers. People like that shouldn't be around patients with issues.
Dr. Pauwaa has excellent people skills, calming, but gets his point across. He is a keeper.
It was very good visit.
It was a good experience.
I was referred to Dr. Pauwaa by Dr. X for a second opinion. Great experience!
Dr. S PauwaaIs an Excellent Dr.I am blessed to have him as my cardiologist.
Dr. Pauwaa is an excellent physician. He is extremely knowledgeable about all cardiac issues & is very caring & supportive.
Excellent dr. - spends a lot of time talking explaining. Very open @ new ideas, what's best, etc. Extremely friendly and caring.
Dr. Pauwaa is one of the BEST DOCTORS in the world!
Dr. Pauwaa is an excellent cardiologist. He is very thorough & takes time to explain everything in detail.
Very professional & courteous. Always listens.
He was very good and friendly, seem to care about his patient's, I like because he explained so you can understand what he was going to do.
This dr. is the first dr. I felt actually listened to me & what I was saying about myself & my experience. He took my thoughts into consideration.
Physician & staff always review my medication, tests and other health problems I might have.
Always with care it is good experience that it.
Dr. Pauwaa was kind, gentle, professional & knowledgeable. I wanted to hug him when I left.
Dr. Pauwaa is an exceptionally knowledgeable & caring cardiologist/pulmonologist. He listens & explains issues carefully. His assistant is also helpful. I always feel grateful for them.
Dr. Sunil Pauwaa was great. He took the time with me to answer all my questions. He was very thorough & compassionate. I would definitely recommend him to my family & friends.
He was very thorough, and listened, and answered all of my questions.
I am blessed to have Dr. Pauwaa as my cardiologist. Dr. and Nurse X truly care about there patients. He Always takes the time to answer all my questions and concerns.
Discussions were direct, honest and helpful.
It is always a pleasure to see Dr. Pauwaa. He is always thorough to the utmost degree. Easy to understand, concerned about my overall health & well being. At the end of the visit he is sure to review all that was discussed and makes sure all needs have been addressed.
Meeting w/Dr. Pauwaa is always a pleasure. Very knowledgeable, helpful & concerned. Excellent physician, I love him!
Very good.
Dr. Pauwaa is the best dr. I've ever seen. His compassion is off the scale.
Very Attentive. Answered my questions.
dr Sunil pauwau is a very caring dr. very pleasant to talk with
Provider spent more time with my daughter that I imagined which I appreciated and even consulted with his partner while we were there. Felt he took his time with us and explained things to us where we could understand. I would definitely recommend him.
Thank you for Dr. Pauwaa and the people RN's staff _____ at his site. They are all kind, caring and watch over these that can't always to get it done.
He is very nice, understanding and always listens to m y complains and suggest solutions.
Thoroughly enjoyed my visit with Dr. Pauwaa, as I have each time I've met with him.
Dr. Pauwaa is a CHF specialist and very knowledgeable, helpful and informative - He answers all questions in detail. One of the best doctors I've seen in 76 years A+ rating!
Dr.S Pauwaa is a caring physician.I am thankful to receive such great care so close to home!
Very good.
Very good.
Dr. Pauwaa was very polite, informative; spoke clearly, answered my questions, great experience.
very good
Dr. Pauwaa is an excellent & thorough physician. I am also pleased w/Advocate.
He show respect he spend time with you.
Dr. Pauwaa and Nurse X are the BEST.
Always helpful, kind, and explanatory. Listens to my concerns. He is one of best doctor's I've had. I have CHF and he helped me understand disease more thoroughly.
Appointment time delayed. Worth the wait to meet dr.
Explain the procedure in detail he is kind and explain everything to the patient.
Helpful, insightful & informative - Providing information that is constructed towards a positive outcome.
Dr Pauwaa is very good. He listened to me and explained thins in a way I could understand.
Very good.
He took his time & talk very, nice and understanding to me he showed interest in my problem, (nice guy).
Dr. Pauwaa is wonderful.
Appt. at 1 PM I see dr. shortly afterwards. He takes his time and explains in detail assessment & plan of care.
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