UChicago Faculty Physician
Shruti Sakhuja, MD
Shruti Sakhuja, MD
UChicago Faculty Physician
Assistant Professor of Pediatrics
Specialties
- Pediatric Gastroenterology
- Pediatric Hepatology (Liver Diseases)
Locations
- Chicago - Comer Children's Hospital
- Hinsdale, IL - Salt Creek Lane
- About
- Specialties & Areas of Expertise
- Locations & Patient Information
- Education & Research
- Accepted Insurance
- External Professional Relationships
Board-certified physician, Shruti Sakhuja, MD, is an expert in pediatric gastroenterology and hepatology. Dr. Sakhuja diagnoses and treats a wide range of digestive diseases as well as liver conditions in children, including disorders of the pancreas and bile ducts, biliary atresia, Wilson disease, liver tumors, metabolic diseases, and end-stage liver disease. With her experience in complex liver cases, Dr. Sakhuja provides comprehensive care for long-term liver disease management and works closely with surgeons to offer liver transplant medicine.
She is committed to offering thorough and empathetic care to her young patients, ensuring they receive the best possible treatments for their specific condition and symptoms. Her approach to patient care emphasizes communication, patient education and a multidisciplinary strategy, working closely with patients and their families to develop tailored treatment plans that address the specific needs of each child.
Beyond her clinical practice, Dr. Sakhuja is actively researching ways to advance the understanding and treatment of liver diseases in children, showing her dedication to improving patient outcomes through evidence-based medicine. Through her research, she has explored risk factors for rapid progression of severe liver fibrosis as well as evaluated the impact of psychosocial factors on pediatric liver transplant outcomes. Dr. Sakhuja’s work has been published in numerous reputable journals, such as BMC Pediatrics, Pediatric Transplantation and Liver International, highlighting her commitment to advancing the field of pediatric hepatology.
She is committed to offering thorough and empathetic care to her young patients, ensuring they receive the best possible treatments for their specific condition and symptoms. Her approach to patient care emphasizes communication, patient education and a multidisciplinary strategy, working closely with patients and their families to develop tailored treatment plans that address the specific needs of each child.
Beyond her clinical practice, Dr. Sakhuja is actively researching ways to advance the understanding and treatment of liver diseases in children, showing her dedication to improving patient outcomes through evidence-based medicine. Through her research, she has explored risk factors for rapid progression of severe liver fibrosis as well as evaluated the impact of psychosocial factors on pediatric liver transplant outcomes. Dr. Sakhuja’s work has been published in numerous reputable journals, such as BMC Pediatrics, Pediatric Transplantation and Liver International, highlighting her commitment to advancing the field of pediatric hepatology.
Areas of Expertise
- Metabolic Disease & Nutrition
- Pancreatic Diseases
- Bile Duct Diseases
- Liver Diseases
Board Certifications
- Pediatric Gastroenterology
- Pediatrics
Languages Spoken
- English
Medical Education
- McGovern Medical School
Internship
- St Louis Children's Hospital
Residency
- St Louis Children's Hospital
Fellowship
- Texas Children's Hospital/Baylor College of 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.