About
Dr. Parsons is a board-certified gastroenterologist and Medical Director of the Gastroenterology Center and the Center for Therapeutic Endoscopy (CATE). He specializes in advanced interventional GI procedures and the management of pancreaticobiliary disease.
Dr. Parsons has done over 50,000 interventional or complex procedures diagnosing, staging and treating conditions of the GI tract. Dr. Parsons uses his expertise to serve as a regional referral center for patients in need of diagnosis and treatment of conditions of the pancreatic and biliary system.
Clinical Interests:
- Evaluation and management of GI Tract bleeding, including
- Double Balloon Enteroscopy
- Video Capsule Endoscopy
- Transoral incisionless fundoplication (TIF) for GERD
- Endoscopic mucosal resection (EMR) of various gastrointestinal lesions
- Cryotherapy for esophageal disease
- Removal of large polyps from GI tract
- Medical and endoscopic management of various pancreatobiliary diseases
- Staging of esophageal, gastric, pancreatobiliary and rectal cancer via endoscopic ultrasound (EUS)
- EUS-guided fine needles aspiration (FNA)
- LAMS placement for pseudo cysts and gall bladder disease
- Celiac plexus neurolysis
- Endoscopic Necrosectomy
- Advanced therapeutic endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography (ERCP)
- Radiofrequency ablation of Barret’s mucosa (BARRX)
- Endoscopic placement of self-expandable metal stents to palliate obstructive symptoms of malignant gastrointestinal diseases
- Advanced imaging of the GI tract including confocal laser endomicroscopy
Experience: 33 Years in Practice
Board Specialty: Gastroenterology
Education
Medical School: Vanderbilt University School of Medicine (Tennessee)
Residency: Brigham and Womens Hospital (Massachusetts)
Fellowship: Maine Medical Center (Portland)
NCH Facilities
Northwest Community Hospital
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- AARP - United Healthcare - Medicare Advantage HMO/PPO/POS Plans - exclude Focus Plans
- AARP - United Healthcare - Medicare Complete Assure PPO (Cook County)
- AARP - United Healthcare - Medicare Complete Choice PPO (Cook, Will & Kane County)
- AARP Medicare Advantage Access (HMO-POS)
- AARP Medicare Advantage Choice (PPO)
- AARP Medicare Advantage Patriot (PPO)
- AARP Medicare Advantage Plan 1 (HMO-POS)
- AARP Medicare Advantage Plan 2 (HMO-POS)
- AARP Medicare Advantage Walgreens (PPO)
- Aetna 2022 Illinois HMO (For Qualified Conversion Plan Members Only)
- Aetna Aetna Choice® POS
- Aetna Aetna Globality (PPO)
- Aetna Affordable Health Choices® limited benefits insurance plan (SRC only)
- Aetna Better Health Medicare/Medicaid (MMAI)
- Aetna Better Health of Illinois
- Aetna CVS Health: ChicagoLand Illinois [ACA (QHP)] Bronze Silver Gold Plans (Eff 01/01/2023)
- Aetna Choice® POS II
- Aetna Choice® POS II (Aetna HealthFund®)
- Aetna Elect Choice® EPO
- Aetna HMO
- Aetna Health Network Only℠ (Open Access)
- Aetna Health Network Option (Open Access)
- Aetna Illinois Open Choice PPO
- Aetna Illinois QPOS
- Aetna Managed Choice® Open Access® - Illiniois Preferred
- Aetna Managed Choice® POS
- Aetna Managed Choice® POS (Open Access)
- Aetna Medicare(SM) Plan(HMO / Open Access HMO)
- Aetna Medicare(SM) Plan(PPO)
- Aetna NAP (National Advantage Plan)
- Aetna NorthShore Employee Tier 1 (NS University Health Systems)
- Aetna Open Access® Elect Choice® EPO (Aetna HealthFund®)
- Aetna Open Access® Managed Choice® POS (Aetna HealthFund®)
- Aetna Open Choice® PPO
- Aetna Open Choice® PPO (Aetna HealthFund®)
- Aetna Premier Care Network
- Aetna QPOS
- Aetna Savings Plus of IL - Open Access Aetna Select
- Aetna Savings Plus of Northern Illinois
- Aetna Savings Plus of Northern Illinois-HMO
- Aetna Select℠
- Aetna Select℠ (Open Access)
- Aetna Voluntary Plans
- Aetna with Invvovation Health Aetna Select
- Aetna with Invvovation Health POS
- Aetna with Invvovation Health PPO
- Ambetter
- BCBS Community ICP/FHP
- BCBS HMO NPA Site 447
- BCBS MMAI
- BCBS Medicaid (Blue Cross Community)
- BCBS Medicare Advantage HMO
- BCBS Medicare Advantage PPO
- BCBS Medicare/Medicaid (MMAI)
- Beech Street PPO
- Blue Choice PPO℠
- Blue Cross PPO (Participating Provider Options, Blue PPO)
- Blue High Performance Network (Blue HPN)
- Bright Health
- Bright Health Medicare Advantage
- Cigna Fundamental Medicare (2022)/ Cigna Courage Medicare (2023)
- Cigna Fundamental Medicare (HMO) Cigna Preferred Plus (HMO) Cigna Preferred Savings Medicare (HMO) (Formerly HealthSpring)
- Cigna HMO/POS/PPO/Open Access/Local Plus
- Cigna LocalPlus
- Cigna Network, HMO, POS
- Cigna One Health - HMO and Network (both are HMO's)
- Cigna Open Access Plus, OA Plus, ChoiceFund OA Plus with CareLink
- Cigna Open Access Plus, OA Plus, ChoiceFund OA Plus
- Cigna PPO, Choice Fund PPO
- Cigna Preferred Medicare (2022, 2023)
- Cigna Preferred Medicare (Group plans) (2022, 2023)
- Cigna Premier Medicare (2022, 2023)
- Cigna TotalCare (HMO D-SNP) Cigna Achieve Medicare (HMO C-SNP) (Formerly HealthSpring)
- Cigna True Choice Core Medicare (Group Plans) (2023)
- Cigna True Choice Core PPO- National (Group Plans) (2022, 2023)
- Cigna True Choice Courage Medicare (2023)
- Cigna True Choice Medicare (Group Plans) (2023)
- Cigna True Choice Medicare (PPO) (Formerly HealthSpring)
- Cigna True Choice Medicare PPO (2022, 2023)
- Cigna True Choice Medicare PPO (Group plans) (2022, 2023)
- Cigna True Choice Medicare PPO- National (Group plans) (2022, 2023)
- Cigna True Choice Plus Medicare (2023)
- Cigna True Choice Savings Medicare (2023)
- Corvel Health/WC/Auto
- Corvel PPO
- Corvel Workman's Comp
- Coventry Auto-Medical
- Coventry Workers Compensation
- Coventry- First Health
- CoventryOne PPO
- Devoted Health Illinois - Medicare Advantage HMO Eff 11/01/2022
- Devoted Health Illinois - Medicare Advantage PPO Eff 11/01/2022
- ERC
- First Health - Coventry
- First Health CCN
- First Health PPO
- First Health Personal Care
- HFN EPO
- HFN PPO
- HFN PPO/EPO/WC
- HFN Workman's Comp
- HealthLink
- Humana COT National POS - Open Access
- Humana Choice POS
- Humana ChoiceCare Network PPO
- Humana ChoiceCare+ Network
- Humana EPO PPO Open Access
- Humana GE Healthcare Preferred
- Humana Gold Choice Network
- Humana HMOX
- Humana Hospira Premier HMO
- Humana ICP
- Humana IPA
- Humana Illinois Coordinated Care Network (ICCN)
- Humana Illinois Platinum HMO
- Humana Medicare + Employer PPO
- Humana Medicare Advantage FFS
- Humana Medicare Advantage HMO
- Humana Medicare Advantage PPO
- Humana Medicare/Medicaid (MMAI)
- Humana National EPO
- Humana National HMO
- Humana National POS - Open Access
- Humana National POS - Open Access Plus
- Humana P&G National POS
- Humana Preferred Kroger Lou
- Humana Preferred POS Open Access
- Humana Preferred PPO
- Humana Premier HMO
- Humana Select HMO
- Humana US Bank
- HumanaPPO
- Imagine Health
- Local Best/Coventry IL : Choice POS II; Managed Choice; Open Access Managed Choice ; PPO
- Local Best/Coventry IL Select PPO
- Local Best/Coventry MO : Choice POS II; Managed Choice; Open Access Managed Choice; PPO
- Medicare
- MoreCare Medicare Advantage
- Multiplan
- Multiplan - Auto/Medical
- Multiplan Workers Compensation
- NorthShore Employee Tier 1 (NS University Health Systems)
- Open Access Aetna Select℠ (Aetna HealthFund®)
- Oscar Health Choice (MarketPlace Plan (eff. 1/1/2022)
- Oxford Plan - Freedom with Choice Plus
- Oxford Plan - Liberty with Choice Plus
- PHCS EPO
- PHCS PPO
- PHCS Savility
- PNA
- Surest (formerly Bind Benefits)
- UHC - Choice - Level Funded Health Plans
- UHC - Choice / UHC -Choice Advanced
- UHC - Choice HMO / UHC - Choice HMO Advanced
- UHC - Choice Plus - Level Funded Health Plans
- UHC - Choice Plus / UHC - Choice Plus Advanced
- UHC - Choice Plus HMO Premier
- UHC - Choice Plus Premier
- UHC - Choice Plus with Harvard Pilgrim
- UHC - Choice Premier
- UHC - Choice with Harvard Pilgrim
- UHC - Doctors Plan / UHC - Doctors Plan Plus
- UHC - Doctors Plan HMO / Doctors Plan Plus HMO
- UHC - Heritage Plus
- UHC - Heritage Select Advantage
- UHC - Heritage Select Advantage - IA
- UHC - Heritage Select EPO
- UHC - Heritage Select POS/HMO
- UHC - IL Individual Exchange Benefit Plan Eff 1/1/2023
- UHC - Options PPO / UHC - Options PPO Premier
- UHC - Options PPO with Harvard Pilgrim
- UHC - Passport Connect Choice
- UHC - Passport Connect Choice Plus
- UHC - Select / UHC - Select HMO
- UHC - Select Plus / UHC - Select Plus Premier
- UHC - Select Premier
- UHC - SelectColorado
- UHC - UnitedHealthcare Freedom EPO
- UHC - UnitedHealthcare Freedom PPO
- UHC - W500 Emergent Wrap (ER visit allowed)
- Unicare
- UnitedHealth One
- UnitedHealthcare Choice Plus - Medica Choice
- UnitedHealthcare Chronic Complete Assure (PPO C-SNP)
- UnitedHealthcare Group Medicare Advantage (HMO)
- UnitedHealthcare Group Medicare Advantage (PPO)
- UnitedHealthcare MedSelect
- UnitedHealthcare NexusACO - Tier 2 (NexusACO plans: OA, OAP, HMO)
- UnitedHealthcare Options PPO
- Zing Health
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