UChicago Faculty Physician
Kimberly Kenton MD, MS
Kimberly Kenton MD, MS
UChicago Faculty Physician
Professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology
Chief, Section of Urogynecology and Reconstructive Pelvic Surgery
Vice Chair of Research, Obstetrics and Gynecology
Specialties
- Urogynecology and Reconstructive Pelvic Surgery
- Obstetrics and Gynecology (OB/GYN)
Locations
- Chicago - South Loop
- Northbrook
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Kimberly Kenton, MD, MS, FACOG, FACS is an internationally renowned surgeon-scientist and expert in urogynecology and reconstructive pelvic surgery. She uses minimally invasive, laparoscopic and robotic techniques to alleviate her patients’ symptoms and restore their lifestyles. She and her team started the single incision robotic surgery program at UChicago Medicine. Dr. Kenton is committed to delivering cutting-edge care to women with pelvic floor disorders, such as urinary incontinence, pelvic organ prolapse, fecal incontinence, complex fistulas and complications of gynecologic surgery, and developing personalized treatment plans to improve their overall quality of life.
Dr. Kenton has been at the forefront of scientific and clinical efforts to improve outcomes for women with urinary incontinence and pelvic organ prolapse. Through several National Institutes of Health (NIH)-funded studies, where she served as primary investigator (PI), Dr. Kenton has focused heavily on innovations in surgical treatments and outcomes data. Her research has been published in highly respected, peer-reviewed journals, including New England Journal of Medicine, Journal of American Medical Association, Obstetrics and Gynecology, and Urogynecology.
Dr. Kenton is also passionate about educating the next generation of surgeon-scientists and advocating for women’s health and gynecologic surgery. Her dedication to keeping urogynecology care and education at the forefront of medicine is why she served in leadership roles in prestigious national and international medical societies, such as the American Board of Obstetrics and Gynecology, American Urogynecologic Society, International Urogynecologic Association, American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists, Society of Gynecologic Surgeons and more.
Dr. Kenton has been at the forefront of scientific and clinical efforts to improve outcomes for women with urinary incontinence and pelvic organ prolapse. Through several National Institutes of Health (NIH)-funded studies, where she served as primary investigator (PI), Dr. Kenton has focused heavily on innovations in surgical treatments and outcomes data. Her research has been published in highly respected, peer-reviewed journals, including New England Journal of Medicine, Journal of American Medical Association, Obstetrics and Gynecology, and Urogynecology.
Dr. Kenton is also passionate about educating the next generation of surgeon-scientists and advocating for women’s health and gynecologic surgery. Her dedication to keeping urogynecology care and education at the forefront of medicine is why she served in leadership roles in prestigious national and international medical societies, such as the American Board of Obstetrics and Gynecology, American Urogynecologic Society, International Urogynecologic Association, American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists, Society of Gynecologic Surgeons and more.
Specialties
- Urogynecology and Reconstructive Pelvic Surgery
- Obstetrics and Gynecology (OB/GYN)
Areas of Expertise
- Urinary Incontinence
- Fecal Incontinence
- Botox Therapy for Urinary Incontinence
- Sacrocolpopexy
- Pelvic Organ Prolapse
Board Certifications
- Female Pelvic Medicine and Reconstructive Surgery
Practicing Since
- 2002
Languages Spoken
- English
Medical Education
- Rush Medical College
Residency
- Rush University Medical College
Fellowship
- Loyola Medicine
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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Some of our physicians and health professionals collaborate with external pharmaceutical, medical device, or other medical related entities to develop new treatments and products to improve clinical outcomes for patients. In some instances, the physician has ownership interests in the external entity and/or is compensated for advising or speaking about the entity’s products or treatments. These payments may include compensation for consulting and speaking engagements, equity, and/or royalties for products invented by our physicians. To assure objectivity and integrity in patient care, UChicago Medicine requires all physicians and health professionals to report their relationships and financial interests with external entities on an annual basis. This information is used to review relationships and transactions that might give rise to potential financial conflicts of interest, and when considered to be significant a management plan to mitigate any biases is created.
If you are a patient at UChicago Medicine and would like more information about your physician’s external relationships, please talk with your physician. You may also visit the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Open Payments website at https://openpaymentsdata.cms.gov/ . CMS Open Payments is a national disclosure program that promotes a more transparent and accountable health care system. It houses a publicly accessible database of payments that reporting entities, including drug and medical device companies, make to covered recipients like physicians and hospitals.
Information in the CMS Open Payments database could potentially contain inaccurately reported and out of date payment information. All information is open to personal interpretation, if there are questions about the data, patients and their advocates should speak directly to their health care provider for a better understanding.
Some of our physicians and health professionals collaborate with external pharmaceutical, medical device, or other medical related entities to develop new treatments and products to improve clinical outcomes for patients. In some instances, the physician has ownership interests in the external entity and/or is compensated for advising or speaking about the entity’s products or treatments. These payments may include compensation for consulting and speaking engagements, equity, and/or royalties for products invented by our physicians. To assure objectivity and integrity in patient care, UChicago Medicine requires all physicians and health professionals to report their relationships and financial interests with external entities on an annual basis. This information is used to review relationships and transactions that might give rise to potential financial conflicts of interest, and when considered to be significant a management plan to mitigate any biases is created.
If you are a patient at UChicago Medicine and would like more information about your physician’s external relationships, please talk with your physician. You may also visit the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Open Payments website at https://openpaymentsdata.cms.gov/ . CMS Open Payments is a national disclosure program that promotes a more transparent and accountable health care system. It houses a publicly accessible database of payments that reporting entities, including drug and medical device companies, make to covered recipients like physicians and hospitals.
Information in the CMS Open Payments database could potentially contain inaccurately reported and out of date payment information. All information is open to personal interpretation, if there are questions about the data, patients and their advocates should speak directly to their health care provider for a better understanding.
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