Christina Sands, APRN, FNP-C is a gastroenterology nurse practitioner with specialty focus in inflammatory bowel disease, practicing at the University of Chicago's Inflammatory Bowel Disease Center. She manages patietnts with complex Crohn's disease and ulcerative colitis, with expertise in biologic therapy management, treatment optimization, and multidisciplinary chronic disease care.
Christina has a professional interest in emerging therapeutic targets, immnologic mechanisms in IBD, and improving patient outcomes through evidence-based and patient-centered approaches. She regularly participates in educational and collaborative initiatives focused on advances in gastroenterology and immune-mediated disease treatment.