UChicago Faculty Physician
Cristina O'Donoghue, MD
Cristina O'Donoghue, MD
UChicago Faculty Physician
Associate Professor of Surgery
Director, Melanoma Surgery
Specialties
- General Surgery
- Surgical Oncology
Locations
- Chicago - Hyde Park
- About
- Specialties & Areas of Expertise
- Locations & Patient Information
- Education & Research
- Accepted Insurance
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Board-certified surgical oncologist, Cristina O'Donoghue, MD, MPH, specializes in treating cancer surgery, particularly melanoma, breast cancer and sarcomas.
Dr. O’Donoghue has extensive experience in managing complex cancer conditions, and she is dedicated to providing individualized care to her patients using the latest advancements in surgical techniques and technology to ensure the best possible outcomes. Her expertise includes performing advanced robotic surgery, cutaneous oncology regional therapies, intralesional injection therapies, oncoplastics and more. She works closely with a multidisciplinary team of experts to develop comprehensive treatment plans tailored to each patient's unique needs, and is committed to supporting her patients through every step of their cancer journey.
In addition to her clinical work, Dr. O’Donoghue is actively involved in research focused on improving care with clinical decision making and healthcare costs for cancer patients. She has published numerous articles in peer-reviewed journals, such as Annals of Surgical Oncology, Journal of the American College of Surgeons and JAMA Surgery.
Dr. O’Donoghue has extensive experience in managing complex cancer conditions, and she is dedicated to providing individualized care to her patients using the latest advancements in surgical techniques and technology to ensure the best possible outcomes. Her expertise includes performing advanced robotic surgery, cutaneous oncology regional therapies, intralesional injection therapies, oncoplastics and more. She works closely with a multidisciplinary team of experts to develop comprehensive treatment plans tailored to each patient's unique needs, and is committed to supporting her patients through every step of their cancer journey.
In addition to her clinical work, Dr. O’Donoghue is actively involved in research focused on improving care with clinical decision making and healthcare costs for cancer patients. She has published numerous articles in peer-reviewed journals, such as Annals of Surgical Oncology, Journal of the American College of Surgeons and JAMA Surgery.
Specialties
- General Surgery
- Surgical Oncology
Areas of Expertise
- Melanoma
- Sarcomas
- Breast Cancer
- Robotic Surgery
Board Certifications
- Surgery
Languages Spoken
- English
Medical Education
- University of Illinois at Chicago College of Medicine; Harvard School of Public Health
Residency
- University of Illinois, Chicago-Surgery
Fellowship
- University of California San Francisco Medical Center; Moffitt Cancer Center
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.