UChicago Medicine Faculty Physicians
Nisha Howarth, MD
Nisha Howarth, MD
UChicago Medicine Faculty Physicians
Clinical Associate of Medicine
Specialties
- Hepatology (Liver Diseases)
- Transplant
- Gastroenterology
Locations
- Chicago - River East
- Chicago - Hyde Park
- Orland Park
- About
- Specialties & Areas of Expertise
- Locations & Patient Information
- Education & Research
- Accepted Insurance
- External Professional Relationships
Nisha Howarth, MD, specializes in gastroenterology and hepatology, providing care for people with a wide range of complex digestive and liver conditions. She has particular expertise in alcohol-related and metabolic-associated liver disease, liver transplant care, inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) and esophageal disorders.
Dr. Howarth is dedicated to supporting patients through every stage of their health journey. She takes time to explain diagnoses and treatment options in ways that bring clarity and reassurance, creating care plans tailored to each individual’s needs and lifestyle. Her goal is to make complex decisions feel less overwhelming and to empower patients and their families to move forward with confidence.
In addition to her clinical practice, Dr. Howarth is advancing research in cirrhosis, portal hypertension and innovative approaches to diagnosing and managing liver disease — work that directly benefits her patients by bringing the latest knowledge into their care.
Dr. Howarth is dedicated to supporting patients through every stage of their health journey. She takes time to explain diagnoses and treatment options in ways that bring clarity and reassurance, creating care plans tailored to each individual’s needs and lifestyle. Her goal is to make complex decisions feel less overwhelming and to empower patients and their families to move forward with confidence.
In addition to her clinical practice, Dr. Howarth is advancing research in cirrhosis, portal hypertension and innovative approaches to diagnosing and managing liver disease — work that directly benefits her patients by bringing the latest knowledge into their care.
UChicago Medicine Duchossois Center for Advanced Medicine - Hyde Park5758 S. Maryland Ave., Chicago IL 606371-888-824-0200
Board Certifications
- Gastroenterology
Languages Spoken
- English
Medical Education
- University College Dublin
Residency
- Internal Medicine (Western University)
Fellowship
- Gastroenterology (Western University); Transplant and Advanced Hepatology (University of Chicago)
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.