UChicago Medicine Faculty Physicians
Christopher Low, MD
Christopher Low, MD
UChicago Medicine Faculty Physicians
Assistant Professor of Surgery
Director, Endoscopic Skull Base Surgery
Director, Quality Improvement and Safety
Specialties
- Otolaryngology (ENT)
Locations
- Chicago - Hyde Park
- Tinley Park
- About
- Specialties & Areas of Expertise
- Locations & Patient Information
- Education & Research
- Accepted Insurance
- External Professional Relationships
Christopher Low, MD, is a fellowship-trained surgeon who specializes in sinus and skull base surgery. Dr. Low's clinical focus is on the comprehensive management of nasal and sinus disorders, including nasal obstruction, rhinitis, nasal polyps, chronic rhinosinusitis and paranasal sinus cancers. He also has expertise in treating conditions affecting the anterior skull base, such as cerebrospinal fluid leaks, and collaborates closely with neurosurgical colleagues to perform endoscopic endonasal surgeries for pituitary gland tumors and other complex skull base tumors.
In addition to his clinical practice, Dr. Low is committed to advancing the field of otolaryngology through research. His work is primarily focused on optimizing outcomes for patients with chronic rhinosinusitis, enhancing surgical training methodologies and reducing health disparities in sinus and skull base care. Dr. Low’s evidence-based research has been published in journals such as International Forum of Allergy and Rhinology, Otolaryngology – Head and Neck Surgery, and The Laryngoscope.
In addition to his clinical practice, Dr. Low is committed to advancing the field of otolaryngology through research. His work is primarily focused on optimizing outcomes for patients with chronic rhinosinusitis, enhancing surgical training methodologies and reducing health disparities in sinus and skull base care. Dr. Low’s evidence-based research has been published in journals such as International Forum of Allergy and Rhinology, Otolaryngology – Head and Neck Surgery, and The Laryngoscope.
Specialties
Areas of Expertise
- Skull Base Tumors
- Skull Base Surgery
- Rhinitis
- Nasal Obstruction
- Chronic Rhinosinusitis
- Benign and Malignant Tumors of the Nose and Paranasal Sinuses
UChicago Medicine Duchossois Center for Advanced Medicine - Hyde Park5758 S. Maryland Ave., Chicago IL 606371-888-824-0200
Board Certifications
- Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery
Languages Spoken
- English
Medical Education
- Loyola University Chicago Stritch School of Medicine
Residency
- Mayo Clinic Graduate School of Medical Education
Fellowship
- Stanford University School of Medicine
Memberships & Medical Societies
- American Rhinologic Society
- American Academy of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery
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.