UChicago Faculty Physician
Sara Gaines, MD
Sara Gaines, MD
UChicago Faculty Physician
Assistant Professor of Surgery
Specialties
- Vascular Surgery
Locations
- Chicago - Hyde Park
- Orland Park
- About
- Specialties & Areas of Expertise
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- Education & Research
- Accepted Insurance
- External Professional Relationships
Sara Gaines, MD, is a vascular surgeon with expertise in arteriovenous fistula (AVF) creation, which serves as a crucial access point for patients undergoing dialysis due to kidney failure. As a patient’s AVF becomes blocked or stops functioning properly, Dr. Gaines performs arteriovenous fistulas revisions to restore proper blood flow. Because she specializes in these complex revisions, she can ensure her patients have the best possible outcome and can continue their life-saving dialysis treatments with minimal disruption.
In addition to her experience with revision surgery, Dr. Gaines also treats vein disease, addressing conditions such as venous insufficiency and varicose veins. She offers treatments that focus on relieving pain, improving appearance and enhancing mobility.
Along with a commitment to her clinical practice, Dr. Gaines is also conducting important research on how the gut and blood microbiome impacts human health. She is enrolling patients who are undergoing arteriovenous fistulas in a biobanking study. By collecting stool, blood and tissue samples, Dr. Gaines will better understand how the microbiome influences vascular health and AVF function, potentially opening new doors for treatment in the future.
In addition to her experience with revision surgery, Dr. Gaines also treats vein disease, addressing conditions such as venous insufficiency and varicose veins. She offers treatments that focus on relieving pain, improving appearance and enhancing mobility.
Along with a commitment to her clinical practice, Dr. Gaines is also conducting important research on how the gut and blood microbiome impacts human health. She is enrolling patients who are undergoing arteriovenous fistulas in a biobanking study. By collecting stool, blood and tissue samples, Dr. Gaines will better understand how the microbiome influences vascular health and AVF function, potentially opening new doors for treatment in the future.
Specialties
Areas of Expertise
- Arteriovenous Fistula Revision
- Dialysis Access Procedures
- Venous Insufficiency
- Varicose Veins
UChicago Medicine Duchossois Center for Advanced Medicine - Hyde Park5758 S. Maryland Ave., Chicago IL 606371-888-824-0200
Languages Spoken
- English
Medical Education
- Tulane University School of Medicine
Internship
- University of Chicago
Residency
- University of Chicago
Fellowship
- Northwestern
Memberships & Medical Societies
- Midwestern Vascular Surgical Society
- American College of Surgeons
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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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.