UChicago Medicine Faculty Physicians
Molly Hales, MD, PhD
Molly Hales, MD, PhD
UChicago Medicine Faculty Physicians
Instructor of Medicine
Specialties
- Dermatology
Locations
- Chicago - Hyde Park
- About
- Specialties & Areas of Expertise
- Locations & Patient Information
- Education & Research
- Accepted Insurance
- External Professional Relationships
Molly Hales, MD, PhD, is a dermatologist who provides comprehensive care for patients with a wide range of skin conditions. She has a special interest in hidradenitis suppurativa and other chronic inflammatory skin disorders, including atopic dermatitis, eczema and psoriasis. Additionally, Dr. Hales cares for patients with acne, pigmentary conditions such as vitiligo, and performs skin exams to detect and treat skin cancer or other concerning lesions. She also provides dermatologic care for LGBTQ+ and other sexual and gender minority communities.
Known for her warm, patient-centered approach to care, Dr. Hales takes the time to listen closely to each patient, answering questions in clear, easy-to-understand language, and working side by side with them to create a care plan that feels right for them. She understands how much skin conditions can affect daily life and emotional well-being, and she is dedicated to helping her patients feel comfortable in their own skin. Her goal is to ease worries, improve quality of life and give every patient confidence in both their treatment and themselves.
Along with her clinical practice, Dr. Hales performs qualitative and mixed-methods research that explores how people experience skin health and access to care. Her recent projects have examined youth skin care routines on TikTok, shedding light on how social media shapes perceptions and practices, and investigated barriers to medical care for patients living with severe obesity. Her current work is focused on decreasing the delay in diagnosis of hidradenitis suppurativa, with the goal of improving early detection and outcomes for patients with this often-misunderstood condition.
Known for her warm, patient-centered approach to care, Dr. Hales takes the time to listen closely to each patient, answering questions in clear, easy-to-understand language, and working side by side with them to create a care plan that feels right for them. She understands how much skin conditions can affect daily life and emotional well-being, and she is dedicated to helping her patients feel comfortable in their own skin. Her goal is to ease worries, improve quality of life and give every patient confidence in both their treatment and themselves.
Along with her clinical practice, Dr. Hales performs qualitative and mixed-methods research that explores how people experience skin health and access to care. Her recent projects have examined youth skin care routines on TikTok, shedding light on how social media shapes perceptions and practices, and investigated barriers to medical care for patients living with severe obesity. Her current work is focused on decreasing the delay in diagnosis of hidradenitis suppurativa, with the goal of improving early detection and outcomes for patients with this often-misunderstood condition.
Specialties
Areas of Expertise
- Hidradenitis Suppurativa
- Atopic Dermatitis
- Eczema
- Psoriasis
- Acne
- Vitiligo
- Care for Sexual and Gender Minorities
UChicago Medicine Duchossois Center for Advanced Medicine - Hyde Park5758 S. Maryland Ave., Chicago IL 606371-888-824-0200
Board Certifications
- Dermatology
Languages Spoken
- English
Medical Education
- University of California, San Francisco
Internship
- MacNeal Hospital - Loyola Medicine
Residency
- Northwestern Dermatology
Fellowship
- Northwestern Dermatology T32 Research Fellowship
Memberships & Medical Societies
- American Academy of Dermatology
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.