Diego di Sabato, MD
Diego di Sabato, MD
Associate Professor of Surgery
Co-Director, Living Donor Liver Transplant Program
Specialties
- Transplant
- Surgery
Locations
- Chicago - Hyde Park
- About
- Specialties & Areas of Expertise
- Locations & Patient Information
- Education & Research
- Accepted Insurance
Diego di Sabato, MD, is an expert liver and kidney transplant surgeon who specializes in living donor transplantation, providing his patients with an alternative to waiting for a deceased-donor organ.
As a Spanish-speaking transplant surgeon, Dr. di Sabato is dedicated to helping Hispanic and Latino patients and families who seek the highest quality transplant care. Dr. di Sabato diagnoses, manages and treats a wide range of liver and kidney diseases, including liver cancer, liver tumors, kidney failure and more.
Dr. di Sabato also has experience in treating benign and malignant bile duct diseases and other hepatobiliary malignancies. He partners with our cancer physicians to decide the best treatment plan for each patient.
Along with his dedication to his clinical work, Dr. di Sabato is passionate about continued research to improve care for transplant patients. Currently, he is investigating liver recovery options in order to increase the number of viable organs available for patients needing a liver transplant.
Specialties
Areas of Expertise
- Laparoscopic Approaches to Liver Tumors
- Hepatobiliary Malignancies
- Kidney Transplant
- Robotic Hepatobiliary Surgery
- Liver Tumors (Benign & Malignant)
- Living Donor Kidney Transplant
- Liver Transplant
- Robotic Donor Nephrectomy
- Liver Cancer
- Living Donor Liver Transplant
- Pancreas Transplant
Board Certifications
- General Surgery (Argentina)
- Vascular Surgery (Argentina)
Languages Spoken
- English
- Spanish
Medical Education
- University of Buenos Aires Faculty of Medicine
Residency
- Instituto Cardiovascular Buenos Aires; CEMIC
Fellowship
- Northwestern Medicine
Memberships & Medical Societies
- Americas Hepato-Pancreato-Biliary Association
- American Society of Transplantation
- American Society of Transplant Surgeons
- Association for Academic Surgery
- International Hepato-Pancreato-Biliary Association
News & Research
Insurance
- Aetna HMO (specialists only)
- Aetna POS
- Aetna PPO
- BCBS Blue Precision HMO (specialists only)
- BCBS HMO (HMOI) (specialists only)
- BCBS PPO
- Cigna HMO
- Cigna POS
- Cigna PPO
- CountyCare *see insurance page
- Aetna Better Health *see insurance page
- Medicare
- Multiplan PPO
- PHCS PPO
- United Choice Plus POS/PPO
- United Options (PPO)
- United Select (HMO & EPO) (specialists only)
- United W500 Emergent Wrap
- Aetna Medicare Advantage HMO & PPO
- BCBS Medicare Advantage HMO & PPO
- Humana Medicare Advantage Choice PPO
- Humana Medicare Advantage Gold Choice PFFS
- Humana Medicare Advantage Gold Plus HMO
- United Choice HMO (specialists only)
- University of Chicago Health Plan (UCHP)
Our list of accepted insurance providers is subject to change at any time. You should contact your insurance company to confirm UChicago Medicine participates in their network before scheduling your appointment. If your insurance company is not listed here, or if you have any other questions, please contact Managed.Care@uchospitals.edu.