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Anita Michelle Saran, MD

  • Nephrology
Anita Michelle Saran, MD

Anita Michelle Saran, MD

  • Nephrology

Conditions and Treatments

  • Kidney Disease
  • Acute Kidney Failure
  • Inherited Kidney Disease
4.7 (61 Ratings)
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    Conditions and Treatments

    • Continuous Renal Replacement Therapy
    • Dialysis
    • In-Center Hemodialysis
    • Hemodialysis
    • Erythropoiesis Stimulating Agents
    • In-Center Nocturnal Dialysis
    • Peritoneal Dialysis
    • Home Hemodialysis
    • Intravenous Infusion Therapy
    • Isolated Extracorporeal Ultrafiltration
    • Kidney Disease
    • Nocturnal Hemodialysis
    • Acute Kidney Failure
    • Ultrafiltration
    • Inherited Kidney Disease

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    Ratings and Reviews

    4.7

    61 Ratings 8 Comments

    CP concern for questions/worries 4.8
    CP efforts to include in decisions 4.8
    CP explanations of prob/condition 4.7
    CP spoke using clear language 4.7
    Friendliness/courtesy of CP 4.8
    Likelihood of recommending CP 4.7
    Patients' confidence in CP 4.8
    Time CP spent with patient 4.7
    Wait time at clinic 3.9

    The overall Patient Rating score is the average of responses to the nine questions listed below. The questions are from the Press Ganey Patient Experience Survey. Responses are measured on a 1 to 5 scale, where 1 represents "very poor" and 5 represents "very good.

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    Patient Comments

    • February 18, 2019Dr. Saran is always very thorough with explaining how to take my meds and when to follow up. I have always appreciated that she calls me personally with my lab results and answers any questions I may have
    • December 26, 2018Dr. Saran spent plenty of time with me answering all my questions and helping me understand future therapy. I appreciate her seeing me during her admin time so that I didn't have to miss much work.
    • December 12, 2018*Dr. Saran explained things in ways I could understand.
    • December 7, 2018I love *Dr. Saran, she is funny, kind and thorough!
    • December 5, 2018Always good experience at *Dr. Saran office with doctor and her staff.
    • November 2, 2018Excellent physician she gave me all the time I wanted. She is very knowledgeable, I fell she provides excellent care.
    • June 28, 2018I feel very confident and well provided for with *Dr. Saran.
    • June 27, 2018Dr Anita Saran is a very good doctor for my health problems always explains to me what is go on and what kind of treatment should be given to me. listen to my concerns and address them always. Feel very confident with Dr Saran being my health provider.

    Locations

    Kidney Services - Janeway Tower

    at Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center

    Address

    Medical Center Boulevard

    7th Floor

    Winston-Salem, NC 27157

    Get Directions

    Appointments

    336-716-4650

    Nephrology - Elkin

    Address

    941 Johnson Ridge Road

    Elkin, NC 28621

    Get Directions

    Appointments

    336-716-4650

    Credentials

    Education

    • BA, Albany Medical College, 1993
    • MD, Albany Medical College, 1997

    Residency

    • Internal Medicine, Yale - New Haven Hospital, 2000

    Fellowship

    • Boston University School of Medicine, 2003

    Board Certifications

    • American Board of Internal Medicine, Internal Medicine
    • American Board of Internal Medicine, Nephrology

    Memberships

    • North Carolina Medical Society
    • American Society of Nephrology

    Positions

    • Physician
    • Associate Professor, Nephrology

    Insurance

    Wake Forest Baptist accepts most major health insurance plans for hospital, physician and clinic services and participates in Medicare and Medicaid government programs. For more information, visit Billing and Insurance.

    Insurance Accepted

    This chart is a list of the most common health insurance plans we accept. This list is subject to change. Please check your individual plan to confirm their participation and the coverage allowed.

    Due to the different physician groups and hospitals within the Wake Forest Baptist system, physician services and hospital services are billed separately. Please remember that health insurance coverage varies, so some services may not be covered.

    If you don’t see your plan or you have questions, please call our Customer Service Center at 877-938-7497. We will do our best to work with you and your plan.

    WFUHS - Wake Forest University Health Sciences (physician services)
    NCBH - North Carolina Baptist Hospital
    Davie - Davie Medical Center
    LMC - Lexington Medical Center
    CHC - Cornerstone Healthcare
    Wilkes - Wilkes Regional Medical Center
    N/A - Not applicable to services provided at facility and/or CHC
    NC - Not contracted, very low to no volume for facility and/or CHC

     

    WAKE FOREST BAPTIST HEALTH    
    MANAGED CARE CONTRACTS - December 2017    
                 
    PAYER WFUHS NCBH DAVIE LMC  CHC Wilkes 
    AETNA (PPO & HMO) X X X X X X
    AETNA MEDICARE X X X X X X
    BCBSNC (PPO & HMO) X X X X X X
    BLUE MEDICARE X X X X X X
    BLUE VALUE X X X X X X
    CAROLINA BEHAVIORAL HEALTH X X N/A N/A X N/A
    CIGNA X X X X X X
    CIGNA BEHAVIORAL HEALTH   X N/A N/A N/A N/A
    CIGNA HEALTHSPRING MEDICARE ADVANTAGE X X X X X  N/A
    CIGNA LIFESOURCE (TRANSPLANTS) X X N/A N/A N/A N/A
    COVENTRY/WELLPATH X X X X X X
    CRESCENT PPO (ASHEVILLE) X X NC NC NC NC
    DIRECT NET X X NC NC NC NC
    FIRST HEALTH (COVENTRY) X X X X X X
    FIRSTCAROLINACARE (PINEHURST, NC) NC X NC NC NC NC
    GATEWAY HEALTH ALLIANCE (VIRGINIA) X X NC NC NC NC
    GOLDEN RULE INS (UNITED) X X X X X  X
    HEALTHGRAM (formerly PRIMARY PHYSICIAN CARE) X X NC X NC NC 
    HUMANA CHOICECARE X X X X X X
    HUMANA MEDICARE ADVANTAGE X X X X X X
    LIBERTY ADVANTAGE (MEDICARE ADVANTAGE) X X N/A N/A N/A  N/A 
    MAGELLAN (BEHAVIORAL HEALTH) X X N/A N/A X N/A
    MEDCOST X X X X X X
    MEDCOST ULTRA X X X X N/A X
    OPTUMHEALTH (TRANSPLANTS - APPLICABLE TO NCBH/WFUHS ONLY) X X N/A N/A N/A N/A
    PREFERRED CARE OF VA INC X X NC NC NC NC
    SOUTHERN HEALTH SVCS (COVENTRY-PPO ONLY) X X X NC X NC
    TWIN COUNTY (VIRGINIA) X X NC NC NC NC
    UNITED BEHAVIORAL HEALTH X X N/A N/A X  N/A
    UNITED BEHAVIORAL HEALTH INTENSIVE OUTPATIENT PROGRAM (WFUHS ONLY) X N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A 
    UNITED HEALTHCARE X X X X X X
    UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICARE X X X X X X
    WELLPATH (COVENTRY) X X X X X X
       
    LEXINGTON ONLY - Contracts specific to support Lexington employer groups, low volume    
    BEECHSTREET PPO    
    NATIONAL PROVIDER NETWORK/MEDICAL RESOURCES    
    PHCS/MULTIPLAN    
       
    CHC ONLY - Contracts specific to support CHC            
    AETNA BEHAVIORAL HEALTH            

    CIGNA BEHAVIORAL HEALTH (limited providers)

    		            
    THN - TRIAD HEALTH NETWORK MA Plans only (Humana Medicare and Healthteam Advantage)
    		         
    TRICARE            
                 
    KEY:    
    N/A = not applicable to services provided at facility and/or CHC    
    NC = Not Contracted, very low to no volume for facility and/or CHC    
    WFUHS - Wake Forest University Health Sciences (professional services)    
    NCBH - North Carolina Baptist Hospital    
    DAVIE - Davie Medical Center            
    LMC - Lexington Medical Center            
    CHC - Cornerstone Healthcare            
    Wilkes - Wilkes Regional Medical Center            

     

    Research

    • Publications
    • Efficacy and safety of low-dose heparin in hemodialysis. Murea M, Russell GB, Daeihagh P, Saran AM, Pandya K, Cabrera M, Burkart JM, Freedman BI. Hemodial Int. 2018 01; 22(1):74-81.
    • Gene-gene and gene-environment interactions in HIV-associated nephropathy: A focus on the MYH9 nephropathy susceptibility gene. Núñez M, Saran AM, Freedman BI. Adv Chronic Kidney Dis. 2010 Jan; 17(1):44-51.
    • Cardiovascular disease in chronic kidney disease. Saran AM, DuBose TD. Ther Adv Cardiovasc Dis. 2008 Dec; 2(6):425-34.
    • Kidney volume associations with subclinical renal and cardiovascular disease: the Diabetes Heart Study. Saran AM, Hsu FC, Lohman KK, Carr JJ, Bowden DW, Wagenknecht LE, Freedman BI. Am. J. Nephrol. 2008; 28(3):366-71.
    • Complement mediates nephrin redistribution and actin dissociation in experimental membranous nephropathy. Saran AM, Yuan H, Takeuchi E, McLaughlin M, Salant DJ. Kidney Int. 2003 Dec; 64(6):2072-8.

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