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Anita Michelle Saran, MD
Anita Michelle Saran, MD
Conditions and Treatments
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
Ratings and Reviews
4.747 Ratings 26 Comments |
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|---|---|
| Listened to me | 4.7 |
| Cared about me | 4.8 |
| Clearly explained my problem or condition | 4.7 |
| Included me in decisions about my care | 4.7 |
Within Atrium Health, we use survey results to better understand what is important to our patients and how we can improve healthcare experiences. The overall Patient Rating score comes from the questions on our Medallia Patient Experience Survey. Responses are measured on a scale, where 0 represents "very poor" and 10 represents "very good.” Those scores are shown as 1 to 5 stars on the provider’s profile.
Patient Comments
- December 27, 2022 Dr. Saran is awesome. She takes the time to explain everything to me and answer my questions.
- December 23, 2022 compassionate, thorough and professional....everything one should want for a concerned patient. I trust her completely and feel she will help me navigate through my situation
- December 9, 2022 The Dr. was very concerned about my well being and very helpful.
- December 8, 2022 Doctor Saran is very easy to talk to. She listens to me and tells me what is best for me.
- November 20, 2022 She is a good doctor
- November 20, 2022 Very helpful sweet lady
- November 1, 2022 Dr. Saran is caring and understanding.
- September 30, 2022 Dr. Anita Saran is excellent interns of, she listen to you and provide the best care possible.
- September 30, 2022 Dr. Saran is a very caring, empathetic person. She listens to my concerns and answers my questions in a way that is easy to understand.
- September 26, 2022 Wonderful Doctor
- September 17, 2022 Dr. Saran is just great. I like that she explains things in a manner that a layman can understand. When I ask her questions about treatment and new drugs she's always on top of it.
- September 14, 2022 I reallly liked my doctor very through
- September 14, 2022 Dr. Saran listened to the many questions I asked patiently and explained them all in detail. She looked at all the materials I brought in with me from my prior treatments throughly. And she outlined the way forward clearly.
- September 5, 2022 Dr. Saran was very patient listening to my concerns, examining me and taking the time to explain her findings and next steps.
- August 17, 2022 Love Dr. Saran, she listens to you very carefully and cares!
- August 17, 2022 Dr Suran is very through. Leaves no stone unturned. She genuinely cares deeply for her patients. She stays on spot for bloodwork, current meds. She knows exactly what she is doing. I would recommend her to anyone having issues with their kidneys.
- July 22, 2022 She is friendly but I wish she would see patients at a different location than the hospital. Lexington needs a kidney doctor at least once a week.
- July 20, 2022 Dr Saran listened and cared about my concerns
- May 25, 2022 Dr. Anita Saran is always very attentive to you questions and health care.
- May 23, 2022 shes a very careing concerned dr.... i like her and would recommend her to anyone
- April 14, 2022 Dr Saran is wonderful, knowledgeable, cares about me. I've never been to a more knowledgeable nephrologist as good as Dr Saran.
- April 6, 2022 Concerned personalbe pleasant
- March 30, 2022 Such a great doctor.
- February 17, 2022 Loved Dr. Saran! She listened to me and ask all the right questions. She is caring and so knowledgeable and concerned about me. She's the BEST!
- January 29, 2022 She is extremely nice, professional and explained every detail in full to me. She thoroughly answered all my questions without hesitation. I couldn?? have selected a better doctor.
- January 29, 2022 As long as I'm living I hope she can be my Nephrologist Doctor.
Locations
Kidney Services - Janeway Tower
at Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center
Credentials
Education
- BA, Albany Medical College, 1993
- MD, Albany Medical College, 1997
Residency
- Internal Medicine, Yale - New Haven Health System, 2000
Fellowship
- Nephrology, Boston Medical Center, 2003
Memberships
- North Carolina Medical Society
- American Society of Nephrology
Positions
- Physician
- Associate Professor, Nephrology
Insurance
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.
Key
WFUHS - Wake Forest University Health Sciences (professional services)
NCBH - North Carolina Baptist Hospital
LMC - Lexington Medical Center
CHC - Cornerstone Healthcare
Wilkes - Wilkes Regional Medical Center
HPR- High Point Regional
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/MA Contracts - January2022
AETNA CONNECTED ACA/Exchange: Accepted at all locations
AETNA (PPO & HMO): Accepted at all locations
AETNA MEDICARE: Accepted at all locations
AETNA WHOLE HEALTH: Accepted at all locations
ALIGNMENT HEALTHCARE MEDICARE ADVANTAGE: Accepted at WFUHS, NCBH, Davie, LMC, CHC and Wilkes (not applicable to services provided at High Point)
AMBETTER OF NC: Accepted at all locations
AMERIHEALTH CARITAS NEXT ACA/Exchange: Accepted at all locations
APEX MEDICARE ADVANTAGE: Accepted at all locations
BCBSNC (PPO & HMO): Accepted at all locations
BCBS HIGH PERFORMANCE (NATIONAL NETWORK): Accepted at all locations
BLUE LOCAL (WFBH INDIVIDUAL & WFBH X_Group): Accepted at all locations
BLUE MEDICARE: Accepted at all locations
BLUE VALUE: Accepted at all locations
CAROLINA BEHAVIORAL HEALTH: Accepted at WFUHS, NCBH and CHC (not applicable to services provided at Davie, LMC, Wilkes and High Point)
CIGNA: Accepted at all locations
CIGNA BEHAVIORAL HEALTH: Accepted at NCBH and High Point (not applicable to services provided at Davie, LMC, CHC and Wilkes)
CIGNA HEALTHSPRING MEDICARE ADVANTAGE: Accepted at WFUHS, NCBH, Davie, LMC, CHC and High Point (not applicable to services provided at Wilkes)
CIGNA LIFESOURCE (TRANSPLANTS): Accepted at WFUHS and NCBH (not applicable to services provided at Davie, LMC, CHC, Wilkes and High Point)
COVENTRY/WELLPATH: Accepted at all locations
CRESCENT PPO (ASHEVILLE): Accepted at WFUHS and NCBH (not contracted, very low to no volume for Davie, LMC, CHC, Wilkes and High Point)
DEVOTED HEALTH: Accepted at all locations
DIRECT NET: Accepted at WFUHS, NCBH, Davie, LMC, Wilkes and High Point (not contracted, very low to no volume for CHC)
FIRST HEALTH (COVENTRY): Accepted at all locations
FIRSTCAROLINACARE (PINEHURST, NC): Accepted at NCBH (not contracted, very low to no volume for WFUHS, Davie, LMC, CHC, Wilkes and High Point)
GATEWAY HEALTH ALLIANCE (VIRGINIA): Accepted at WFUHS and NCBH (not contracted, very low to no volume for Davie, LMC, CHC, Wilkes and High Point)
GOLDEN RULE INS (UNITED): Accepted at all locations
HEALTHGRAM (formerly PRIMARY PHYSICIAN CARE): Accepted at WFUHS, NCBH and LMC (not contracted, very low to no volume for Davie, CHC, Wilkes and High Point)
HEALTHTEAM ADVANTAGE: Accepted at all locations
HUMANA CHOICECARE: Accepted at all locations
HUMANA MEDICARE ADVANTAGE: Accepted at all locations
LIBERTY ADVANTAGE (MEDICARE ADVANTAGE): Accepted at WFUHS and NCBH (not applicable to services provided at Davie, LMC, CHC, Wilkes and High Point)
MAGELLAN (BEHAVIORAL HEALTH): Accepted at WFUHS, NCBH and CHC (not applicable to services provided at Davie, LMC, Wilkes and High Point)
MEDCOST: Accepted at all locations
MEDCOST ULTRA: Accepted at WFUHS, NCBH, Davie, LMC, Wilkes and High Point (not applicable at CHC)
OPTUMHEALTH (TRANSPLANTS - APPLICABLE TO NCBH/WFUHS ONLY): Accepted at WFUHS and NCBH (not applicable to services provided at Davie, LMC, CHC, Wilkes and High Point)
PREFERRED CARE OF VA INC: Accepted at WFUHS and NCBH (not contracted, very low to no volume for Davie, LMC, CHC, Wilkes and High Point)
SOUTHERN HEALTH SVCS (COVENTRY-PPO ONLY): Accepted at WFUHS, NCBH, Davie and CHC (not contracted, very low to no volume for LMC, Wilkes and High Point)
TWIN COUNTY (VIRGINIA): Accepted at WFUHS and NCBH (not contracted, very low to no volume for Davie, LMC, CHC, Wilkes and High Point)
UNITED BEHAVIORAL HEALTH: Accepted at WFUHS, NCBH, CHC and High Point (not applicable to services provided at Davie, LMC and Wilkes)
UNITED BEHAVIORAL HEALTH INTENSIVE OUTPATIENT PROGRAM (WFUHS ONLY): Accepted at WFUHS (not applicable for services provided at NCBH, Davie, LMC, CHC, Wilkes and High Point)
UNITED HEALTHCARE: Accepted at all locations
UNITED HEALTHCARE ESSENTIALS ACA/EXCHANGE: Accepted at all locations
UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICARE: Accepted at all locations
VA CCN: Accepted at all locations
WELLCARE: Accepted at all locations
WELLPATH (COVENTRY): Accepted at all locations
Key
WFUHS - Wake Forest University Health Sciences (professional services)
NCBH - North Carolina Baptist Hospital
LMC - Lexington Medical Center
CHC - Cornerstone Healthcare
Wilkes - Wilkes Regional Medical Center
HPR- High Point Regional
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
Research
- 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.