Overview
Derrick Christopher is a Transplant Surgeon in Chicago, Illinois. Dr. Christopher has been practicing medicine for over 16 years and is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in Pancreas Transplant. His top areas of expertise are Enlarged Liver, End-Stage Renal Disease (ESRD), Chronic Antibody-Mediated Rejection, Simultaneous Pancreas Kidney Transplant, and Kidney Transplant.
His clinical research consists of co-authoring 6 peer reviewed articles and participating in 1 clinical trial. MediFind looks at clinical research from the past 15 years.
Insurance
Accepted insurance can change. Please verify directly with the provider.
Accepted insurance plans:
- EPO
- HMO
- POS
- PPO
- EPO
- HMO
- POS
- PPO
- EPO
- HMO
- PPO
- EPO
- HMO
- POS
- PPO
- HMO
- INSURANCE PLAN
- MANAGED MEDICAID PLAN
- MEDICARE MAPD
- MEDICARE PDP
- MEDICARE SNP
- OTHER COMMERCIAL
- OTHER MEDICARE
- OTHER MEDICARE PART D
- PPO
- HMO
- INDEMNITY
- POS
- PPO
- OTHER MEDICAID
- STATE MEDICAID
- HMO
- INSURANCE PLAN
- MANAGED MEDICAID PLAN
- MEDICARE MAPD
- MEDICARE SNP
- MEDICARE-MEDICAID PLAN
- OTHER COMMERCIAL
- OTHER MEDICARE
- OTHER MEDICARE PART D
- EPO
- HMO
- POS
- PPO
- MEDICARE DISCOUNT CARD
- MEDICARE PDP
- OTHER MEDICARE
- EPO
- HMO
- INSURANCE PLAN
- MANAGED MEDICAID PLAN
- MEDICARE MAPD
- MEDICARE PDP
- MEDICARE SNP
- MEDICARE-MEDICAID PLAN
- OTHER MEDICARE
- OTHER MEDICARE PART D
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Additional Areas of Focus
Dr. Christopher has provided the following conditions as areas of focus. Please note that we may not have enough data to validate their experience in some of these conditions.
Clinical Research
Clinical research consists of overseeing clinical studies of patients undergoing new treatments and therapies, and publishing articles in peer reviewed medical journals. Providers who actively participate in clinical research are generally at the forefront of the fields and aware of the most up-to-date advances in treatments for their patients.
1 Clinical Trials
The Board Of Trustees Of The University Of Illinois
Ivo Tzvetanov is a Transplant Surgeon and a General Surgeon in Chicago, Illinois. Dr. Tzvetanov is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in Pancreas Transplant. His top areas of expertise are End-Stage Renal Disease (ESRD), Enlarged Liver, Visceromegaly, Kidney Transplant, and Pancreas Transplant.
The Board Of Trustees Of The University Of Illinois
Mario Spaggiari is a Transplant Surgeon and a General Surgeon in Chicago, Illinois. Dr. Spaggiari is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in Pancreas Transplant. His top areas of expertise are End-Stage Renal Disease (ESRD), Chronic Antibody-Mediated Rejection, Obesity, Kidney Transplant, and Pancreas Transplant.
Rush University Medical Group
Oyedolamu Olaitan is a Transplant Surgeon and a General Surgeon in Chicago, Illinois. Dr. Olaitan is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in Pancreas Transplant. His top areas of expertise are Chronic Antibody-Mediated Rejection, End-Stage Renal Disease (ESRD), Intussusception in Children, Pancreas Transplant, and Kidney Transplant. Dr. Olaitan is currently accepting new patients.
Areas of Expertise
MediFind evaluates expertise by pulling from factors such as number of articles a doctor has published in medical journals, participation in clinical trials, speaking at industry conferences, prescribing and referral patterns, and strength of connections with other experts in their field.
Learn more about MediFind’s expert tiers
- Distinguished
- Chronic Antibody-Mediated RejectionDr. Christopher isDistinguished. Learn about Chronic Antibody-Mediated Rejection.
- End-Stage Renal Disease (ESRD)Dr. Christopher isDistinguished. Learn about End-Stage Renal Disease (ESRD).
- Enlarged LiverDr. Christopher isDistinguished. Learn about Enlarged Liver.
- Advanced
- Kidney TransplantDr. Christopher isAdvanced. Learn about Kidney Transplant.
- Liver TransplantDr. Christopher isAdvanced. Learn about Liver Transplant.
- Pancreas TransplantDr. Christopher isAdvanced. Learn about Pancreas Transplant.
- Simultaneous Pancreas Kidney TransplantDr. Christopher isAdvanced. Learn about Simultaneous Pancreas Kidney Transplant.
- VisceromegalyDr. Christopher isAdvanced. Learn about Visceromegaly.
- Experienced
- Alcoholic CirrhosisDr. Christopher isExperienced. Learn about Alcoholic Cirrhosis.
- EndoscopyDr. Christopher isExperienced. Learn about Endoscopy.
- Fibrolamellar CarcinomaDr. Christopher isExperienced. Learn about Fibrolamellar Carcinoma.
- HepatitisDr. Christopher isExperienced. Learn about Hepatitis.
- Hernia SurgeryDr. Christopher isExperienced. Learn about Hernia Surgery.
- Liver FailureDr. Christopher isExperienced. Learn about Liver Failure.