UChicago Faculty Physician
Jana J. Richards, MD
Jana J. Richards, MD
UChicago Faculty Physician
Assistant Professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology
Specialties
- Obstetrics and Gynecology (OB/GYN)
Locations
- Chicago - Hyde Park
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- About
- Specialties & Areas of Expertise
- Locations & Patient Information
- Education & Research
- Accepted Insurance
- External Professional Relationships
My name is Jana Richards and I am a physician who practices in the field of obstetrics and gynecology and I've been practicing medicine since 2007. I became a physician because for as long as I can remember, all I've ever wanted to do is help people.
And I became an obstetrician gynecologist because I'm very passionate about helping women live better lives, not only for themselves but for their families and for their community. I have the privilege of listening to women's concerns and hearing their needs, and helping them to make informed decisions that may benefit them immediately or in the future.
I am from the South Side of Chicago. I grew up on the South Side. I live on the South Side. In fact, walking distance to the hospital. And I really believe that it's important that you take care of and you serve the people in the community where you live.
I also came to UC Medicine because I wanted to be a part of Urban Health Initiative, which is the hospital's long standing commitment to making sure that they develop relationships with people in the community in order to decrease health inequity and to improve health outcomes for people on the South Side.
There's an old saying and that is, quality means you make sure everybody gets a pair of shoes but equity make sure that the pair of shoes that you actually give them fits them. And this really sums up my philosophy of medicine. I really believe that you meet people where they are, all people. You come up with a diagnosis and a treatment plan that actually fits their individual and specific needs.
On any given day, I may see a patient in my office and we're going over a preventive health visit, and I'm helping her modify or continue the current lifestyle that she has in order to help her with her health. I may next have to go to labor and delivery and see a patient who's in active labor for the very first time and I have to help her to deliver her very first baby.
I may also have to go to the emergency room and see a patient who's pretty sick. And very quickly I have to take her to the operating room, which means I have to build trust and relationship with her pretty quickly.
All of these things are why I chose to work at UC Medicine because I could never do any of this on my own. All of these things require a team approach and this is a hospital that really believes in working in teams. Although we all have different roles we play, we all have the common goal of taking care of everyone and making sure they live healthier lives.
And I became an obstetrician gynecologist because I'm very passionate about helping women live better lives, not only for themselves but for their families and for their community. I have the privilege of listening to women's concerns and hearing their needs, and helping them to make informed decisions that may benefit them immediately or in the future.
I am from the South Side of Chicago. I grew up on the South Side. I live on the South Side. In fact, walking distance to the hospital. And I really believe that it's important that you take care of and you serve the people in the community where you live.
I also came to UC Medicine because I wanted to be a part of Urban Health Initiative, which is the hospital's long standing commitment to making sure that they develop relationships with people in the community in order to decrease health inequity and to improve health outcomes for people on the South Side.
There's an old saying and that is, quality means you make sure everybody gets a pair of shoes but equity make sure that the pair of shoes that you actually give them fits them. And this really sums up my philosophy of medicine. I really believe that you meet people where they are, all people. You come up with a diagnosis and a treatment plan that actually fits their individual and specific needs.
On any given day, I may see a patient in my office and we're going over a preventive health visit, and I'm helping her modify or continue the current lifestyle that she has in order to help her with her health. I may next have to go to labor and delivery and see a patient who's in active labor for the very first time and I have to help her to deliver her very first baby.
I may also have to go to the emergency room and see a patient who's pretty sick. And very quickly I have to take her to the operating room, which means I have to build trust and relationship with her pretty quickly.
All of these things are why I chose to work at UC Medicine because I could never do any of this on my own. All of these things require a team approach and this is a hospital that really believes in working in teams. Although we all have different roles we play, we all have the common goal of taking care of everyone and making sure they live healthier lives.
Jana J. Richards, MD, is board-certified physicians with over 15 years of obstetrics and gynecology experience. Dr. Richards delivers comprehensive women’s care that includes annual exams, preventive care, pregnancy and childbirth medicine, and more. She also works with her patients to diagnose a wide range of conditions, such as abnormal uterine bleeding, uterine fibroids or abnormal pap smears, and she creates a personalized treatment plan that meets each patient’s individual healthcare goals.
Specialties
Areas of Expertise
- Annual Exams
- Low-Risk Pregnancy
UChicago Medicine Duchossois Center for Advanced Medicine - Hyde Park5758 S. Maryland Ave., Chicago IL 606371-888-824-0200
Practicing Since
- 2007
Languages Spoken
- English
Medical Education
- MeHarry Medical College
Residency
- University of Chicago Pritzker School of Medicine; Carilion Roanoke Memorial Hospital
Memberships & Medical Societies
- National Medical Association
- American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists
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.