Colon & Rectal Surgery

John Robert Andrews

Anal, colon, and rectal cancer; anorectal disorders; sphincter preservation. Northwestern Medicine Lake Forest. 847-234-4310

Amy L. Halverson

Colon and rectal cancer and surgery; fecal incontinence; laparoscopic surgery; sphincter preservation. Northwestern Memorial. 312-695-0990

Neil H. Hyman

Colon and rectal cancer; IBD. UChicago Medicine. 888-824-0200

Sanath S. Kumar

Colon and rectal cancer; minimally invasive and robotic surgery. Advocate South Suburban Hospital, Hazel Crest. 708-460-8081

Slawomir Marecik

Anorectal disorders; colon and rectal cancer and surgery; fecal incontinence; robotic surgery. Advocate Lutheran General Hospital, Park Ridge. 847-759-1110

Anders F. Mellgren

Anal cancer; anorectal disorders; colon and rectal cancer and surgery; fecal incontinence. UI Health. 312-996-9646

Joseph P. Muldoon

Anal, colon, and rectal cancer; anorectal disorders; IBD. NorthShore University HealthSystem. 847-570-1700

Theodore J. Saclarides

Anal cancer; anal fissure; colonoscopy; diverticulosis and diverticulitis; fecal incontinence; fistula; IBD; laparoscopic surgery; pelvic organ prolapse; rectal cancer and sphincter preservation; transanal endoscopic microsurgery. Rush University Medical Center. 312-942-5500

Michelle I. Slogoff

Anal, colon, and rectal cancer and surgery; anal disorders and reconstruction. Northwestern Medicine Delnor, Geneva. 630-208-7874

Scott A. Strong

Colon and rectal cancer and surgery; Crohn’s disease; minimally invasive surgery; ulcerative colitis. Northwestern Memorial. 312-695-6868

Steven J. Stryker

Colon and rectal cancer; IBD; laparoscopic surgery. Northwestern Memorial. 312-695-9393

Jeffrey Zawacki

Colon and rectal cancer and surgery; minimally invasive surgery. Amita Health Adventist Medical Center, Hinsdale. 708-484-0621

Neurological Surgery

George K. Bovis

Aneurysm; arteriovenous malformations; brain tumors; stereotactic radiosurgery. Amita Health Alexian Brothers Medical Center, Elk Grove Village. 847-981-3630

Richard W. Byrne

Acoustic neuroma; brain tumor, epilepsy and surgery; medulloblastoma; meningioma; neuroendocrine tumor; neurofibromatosis type 1; neurosurgery; pituitary surgery and tumors; schwannoma; sinus and skull base tumors and surgery; stereotactic surgery; vagus nerve stimulation. Rush University Medical Center. 312-942-6644

James P. Chandler

Brain tumors; gliomas; neuro-oncology; skull base surgery. Northwestern Memorial. 312-695-8143

Fady T. Charbel

Acoustic neuroma and schwannoma; cerebral aneurysm; moyamoya disease; skull base tumors and surgery. UI Health. 312-355-0510

Herbert H. Engelhard III

Brain and spinal cord tumors; hydrocephalus. UI Health. 312-355-0510

Sergey Neckrysh

Minimally invasive surgery; skull base tumors and surgery; spinal surgery. UI Health. 312-355-0510

Dimitrios Nikas

Brain and spinal cord tumors. Advocate Christ Medical Center, Oak Lawn. 708-684-1013

Russ P. Nockels

Complex spinal surgery; spinal cord injury. Loyola Medicine. 888-584-7888

Vikram Prabhu

Brain, pituitary, and skull base tumors; meningioma. Loyola Medicine. 888-584-7888

Szymon S. Rosenblatt

Brain tumors; cerebrovascular surgery; skull base tumors and surgery; spinal cord disorders. Amita Health Alexian Brothers Medical Center, Elk Grove Village. 847-981-3630

Matthew J. Ross

Brain and spinal tumors; spinal surgery. Northwestern Medicine Central DuPage, Winfield. 630-393-2222

John R. Ruge

Brain tumors; Chiari malformations; hydrocephalus. Advocate Lutheran General Hospital, Park Ridge. 847-723-9052

Tadanori Tomita

Hydrocephalus; neuro-oncology. Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children’s Hospital of Chicago. 312-227-4220

Orthopedic Surgery

Samer Attar

Bone and soft tissue tumors; hip and knee replacement; prosthetic hip and knee revision. Northwestern Memorial. 312-695-6800

Steven Gitelis

Bone cancer; bone grafting; chondroblastoma; Ewing’s sarcoma; hip and knee replacement; limb-sparing surgery; soft tissue sarcoma. Rush University Medical Center. 312-432-2397

Rex Haydon

Bone cancer; bone and soft tissue tumors; Ewing’s sarcoma; metastatic bone tumors. UChicago Medicine. 773-834-3531

Terrance D. Peabody

Bone and soft tissue tumors; limb-sparing surgery. Northwestern Memorial. 312-695-6800

Plastic Surgery

Jacob Bloom

Breast reconstruction; cancer reconstruction. Amita Health Alexian Brothers Medical Center, Elk Grove Village. 312-549-8691

David Woosuk Chang

Breast and cancer reconstruction; microsurgery. UChicago Medicine. 888-824-0200

Victor G. Cimino

Breast reconstruction; maxillofacial surgery. Loyola Medicine. 888-584-7888

Joseph L. Daw Jr.

Breast reconstruction. Northwestern Medicine Central DuPage, Winfield. 847-259-1000

Neil A. Fine

Breast reconstruction; microsurgery. Northwestern Memorial. 312-266-6240

Peter D. Geldner

Breast reconstruction. Advocate Illinois Masonic Medical Center. 312-981-4440

Karol A. Gutowski

Breast reconstruction; reconstructive surgery. NorthShore University HealthSystem. 847-786-5200

Lawrence H. Iteld

Breast reconstruction. Advocate Illinois Masonic Medical Center. 312-757-4505

George Kouris

Breast reconstruction; nipple-sparing mastectomy. Rush University Medical Center. 708-354-4667

Raphael Carl Lee

Abdominal wall reconstruction; pelvic reconstruction after cancer; peripheral nerve surgery; reconstructive plastic surgery after burns. UChicago Medicine. 888-824-0200

McKay McKinnon

Birthmarks, tumors, and vascular anomalies; facial tumors; neurofibromatosis. Amita Health St. Joseph Hospital, Chicago. 312-335-9566

Stefan Mark Szczerba

Breast reconstruction. Advocate Lutheran General Hospital, Park Ridge. 847-853-9900

Anthony P. Terrasse

Breast reconstruction; minimally invasive surgery. NorthShore University HealthSystem. 847-234-2400

Gregory A. Turowski

Breast reconstruction; reconstructive surgery. NorthShore University HealthSystem. 847-674-4646

Darl Vandevender

Breast reconstruction; cancer reconstruction. Loyola Medicine. 888-584-7888

Robert Lee Walton Jr.

Breast reconstruction; ear reconstruction; nasal reconstruction. Amita Health St. Joseph Hospital, Chicago. 312-337-7795

Lawrence S. Zachary

Breast reconstruction. UChicago Medicine. 888-824-0200

Surgery

Peter Angelos

Adrenal cancer and tumors; pheochromocytoma; thyroid and parathyroid cancer and surgery. UChicago Medicine. 888-824-0200

David Jason Bentrem

Cancer surgery; gastrointestinal cancer and surgery; hepatobiliary surgery. Northwestern Memorial. 312-695-1130

John Joseph Brems

Hepatobiliary surgery; liver and pancreatic cancer; liver transplant. Advocate Sherman Hospital, Elgin. 224-359-0100

Charles K. Brown

Gastrointestinal cancer and surgery; melanoma; peritoneal carcinomatosis; sarcoma. Amita Health Adventist Medical Center, La Grange. 708-579-0018

Gia M. Compagnoni

Breast cancer and surgery; minimally invasive surgery. Advocate Good Shepherd Hospital, Barrington. 847-381-8161

Mark M. Connolly

Gastrointestinal problems. Amita Health St. Joseph Hospital, Chicago. 773-472-3427

Daniel J. Douglas

Breast cancer and surgery; laparoscopic surgery. Amita Health Adventist Medical Center, Hinsdale. 630-790-1700

Sara J. Fredrickson

Breast cancer and surgery. Northwestern Medicine Central DuPage, Winfield. 630-307-7799

John J. Fung

Biliary and liver cancer; kidney and liver transplant; laparoscopic surgery. UChicago Medicine. 888-824-0200

Giovanni Giannotti

Cancer surgery; critical care. Amita Health Sts. Mary and Elizabeth Medical Center Chicago. 773-541-8100

Constantine V. Godellas

Breast cancer; melanoma; sarcoma. Loyola Medicine. 888-584-7888

Nora Marie Hansen

Breast cancer risk assessment; high-risk breast cancer; sentinel node surgery. Northwestern Memorial. 312-695-0990

Roger D. Hurst

Crohn’s disease and IBD; gastrointestinal surgery; minimally invasive surgery; ulcerative colitis. UChicago Medicine. 888-824-0200

Nora Jaskowiak

Breast, parathyroid, and thyroid cancer and surgery; endocrine tumors. UChicago Medicine. 855-702-8222

Seema A. Khan

Breast cancer and surgery. Northwestern Memorial. 312-695-0990

Joubin Khorsand

Breast cancer and surgery; gallbladder surgery. Advocate Lutheran General Hospital, Park Ridge. 847-299-8844

Lawrence M. Krause

Breast cancer and surgery. NorthShore University HealthSystem. 847-570-1700

Barbara L. Krueger

Breast cancer and surgery. Advocate Christ Medical Center, Oak Lawn. 708-346-4055

Fred A. Luchette

Colon and rectal cancer and surgery; Crohn’s disease; gastrointestinal surgery. Loyola Medicine. 888-584-7888

Ajay V. Maker

Gastrointestinal cancer. Advocate Illinois Masonic Medical Center. 773-296-7089

Amrit Mangat

Breast cancer and surgery. Northwestern Medicine Central DuPage, Winfield. 630-790-1700

Elizabeth M. Marcus

Breast cancer and surgery. John H. Stroger Jr. Hospital of Cook County. 312-864-2306

Michael Martirano Jr.

Breast cancer, gastrointestinal, and minimally invasive surgery. Edward Hospital, Naperville. 630-790-1700

Heidi Memmel

Breast cancer and surgery. Advocate Lutheran General Hospital, Park Ridge. 847-723-3100

Keith W. Millikan

Achalasia cancer surgery; carcinoid tumor; esophageal, liver, pancreatic, and stomach cancer; esophagectomy; gastrointestinal, heartburn, and liver surgery; GERD; laparoscopic surgery; Nissen fundoplication; pancreatectomy; Whipple procedure. Rush University Medical Center. 312-942-5500

James Michael Millis

Biliary surgery; liver cancer, surgery, and transplant. UChicago Medicine. 888-824-0200

Louis C. Montana

Breast cancer and surgery; gallbladder surgery; laparoscopic surgery. Edward Hospital, Naperville. 630-790-1700

Mitchell C. Posner

Esophageal, gastrointestinal, and pancreatic cancer. UChicago Medicine. 855-702-8222

Kevin Roggin

Gastrointestinal cancer and surgery. UChicago Medicine. 855-702-8222

Barry S. Rosen

Breast cancer and surgery; minimally invasive surgery. Advocate Good Shepherd Hospital, Barrington. 847-381-8161

Paul Strohmayer

Breast cancer and surgery; laparoscopic, minimally invasive, and robotic surgery. Advocate Condell Medical Center, Libertyville. 847-856-2525

Cord Sturgeon

Endocrine surgery; parathyroid and thyroid cancer and surgery. Northwestern Memorial. 312-695-0990

Mark S. Talamonti

Gastrointestinal cancer and surgery; liver and pancreatic cancer; sarcoma. NorthShore University HealthSystem. 847-570-1700

Michael Warso

Breast, gastrointestinal, and pancreatic cancer; sarcoma. UI Health. 312-355-4300

Jeffrey D. Wayne

Gastrointestinal and liver cancer; melanoma; soft tissue sarcoma. Northwestern Memorial. 866-587-4322

John H. White

Cancer and laparoscopic surgery. Northwestern Medicine Delnor, Geneva. 630-377-5300

David J. Winchester

Breast cancer and surgery. NorthShore University HealthSystem. 847-570-1700

Thoracic & Cardiac Surgery

Syed Osman Ali

Thoracic outlet syndrome. Loyola Medicine. 888-584-7888

Rudolph A. Altergott

Cardiac surgery; coronary artery surgery; heart valve surgery. Amita Health St. Joseph Medical Center, Joliet. 708-747-4000

Carl L. Backer

Congenital heart disease in adults. Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children’s Hospital of Chicago. 312-227-4240

Mamdouh Bakhos

Heart and lung transplant; hypertrophic cardiomyopathy; minimally invasive cardiac surgery; mitral heart valve surgery. Loyola Medicine. 888-584-7888

Husam Balkhy

Atrial fibrillation; coronary artery surgery; minimally invasive and robotic cardiac surgery. UChicago Medicine. 888-824-0200

Jessica S. Donington

Barrett’s esophagus; cardiac cancer and tumors; mesothelioma; thoracic cancers. UChicago Medicine. 855-702-8222

Mark K. Ferguson

Esophageal and lung cancer; mesothelioma; minimally invasive surgery. UChicago Medicine. 855-702-8222

Bryan K. Foy

Heart transplant; LVAD. Edward Hospital, Naperville. 630-416-8500

Paul J. Gordon

Lung cancer and surgery; thoracic surgery. Advocate Christ Medical Center, Oak Lawn. 708-346-4065

John G. Grieco

Cardiac and heart valve surgery; coronary revascularization. Advocate Good Samaritan Hospital, Downers Grove. 630-324-7913

Thomas Hinkamp

Aortic, cardiac, and heart valve surgery; thoracic aortic aneurysm. Northwestern Medicine McHenry. 815-759-4699

Valluvan Jeevanandam

Artificial heart devices; heart transplant; minimally invasive heart valve surgery. UChicago Medicine. 773-702-2500

Axel Joob

Aneurysm; cardiovascular and coronary artery surgery. Advocate Lutheran General Hospital, Park Ridge. 847-723-1550

Michael Liptay

Esophageal, lung, and thoracic cancer; chest and neuroendocrine tumors; esophagectomy; esophagus disorders; hyperhidrosis; minimally invasive surgery; neuroendocrine tumor; thoracoscopic surgery; video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery. Rush University Medical Center. 312-738-3732

Malek Massad

Coronary artery, heart valve, and lung surgery; heart and lung transplant. UI Health. 312-355-4300

Patrick M. McCarthy

Atrial fibrillation ablation surgery; heart valve surgery. Northwestern Memorial. 312-695-4965

Edwin McGee Jr.

Heart failure and transplant; heart valve surgery; mechanical assist devices. Loyola Medicine. 888-584-7888

Patroklos S. Pappas

Cardiac and robotic surgery; LVAD. Advocate Christ Medical Center, Oak Lawn. 708-346-4040

Jeffrey P. Schwartz

Aortic aneurysm; cardiac surgery; heart and lung transplant. Loyola Medicine. 888-584-7888

Wickii Thambiah Vigneswaran

Lung transplant; mesothelioma; thoracic cancer and surgery. Loyola Medicine. 888-584-7888