Kristoff Gayle, MD
Kristoff Gayle, MD
Specialties
- Internal Medicine
- Primary Care
Locations
- Chicago - South Loop
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- About
- Specialties & Areas of Expertise
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- Accepted Insurance
- External Professional Relationships
[MUSIC PLAYING] My name is Dr. Gayle. I'm an internal medicine physician. My focus is primarily in primary care. And a little bit about primary care internal medicine is just that we are kind of the quarterback of the medical specialties, whereas we're the first to see things and we do the initial workup and we can send it to specialists as it is required.
In undergrad, I went on this medical mission trip and we went to Guyana. I was there for about a week. And we saw somewhere close to 800 to 1,000 patients within that week. And I just felt like a very incredible sense of satisfaction, being able to take care of those people and know that I was able to make an impact in their lives. And that's something I just wanted to continue.
The thing that makes UChicago Medicine special for me is just that it's on the forefront of medicine. We have an opportunity to collaborate primary care with different specialties, and we have a chance to have a comprehensive team that supports the patient.
My philosophy of care is more relational. I tend to treat the patients more as people, because everyone is an individual. And so how I tend to do things is I tend to try and find something in common, so some sort of common ground and work from there. Patients really like it when you listen to them. So that's something that I try to do and that's a skill that I've developed over the years.
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Because he believes in the power of building strong, therapeutic relationships with his patients, Dr. Gayle takes time to understand and evaluate each individual's unique health needs. His goal is to work collaboratively with patients to develop personalized treatment plans. Dr. Gayle’s dedication to preventative medicine ensures that patients receive immediate care and guidance on maintaining long-term health and wellness.
At the heart of Dr. Gayle's practice, he strives to make a positive impact on his patients' lives, helping them hit their healthcare goals.
Specialties
Areas of Expertise
- Preventive Medicine
- Hypertension
- Congestive Heart Failure
- Obesity
- Diabetes
Board Certifications
- Internal Medicine
Languages Spoken
- English
Medical Education
- Ross University School of Medicine
Residency
- Wayne State University - School of Medicine
Memberships & Medical Societies
- Cook County Physicians Association
- American Medical Association
- American College of Physicians
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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