Gregory Zagaja, MD
Gregory Zagaja, MD
Professor of Surgery
Director, Prostate Cancer Program
Specialties
- Urology
- Surgery
- Urologic Oncology (Urologic Cancer)
Locations
- Chicago - Hyde Park
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- Accepted Insurance
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Gregory Zagaja, MD, specializes in urologic oncology, with particular expertise in the management of prostate cancer and bladder cancer. He performs minimally invasive surgical techniques designed to preserve urinary control and sexual function for prostate cancer patients. A national leader in the development of robotic assisted laparoscopic prostate cancer surgery, he has been instrumental in the development of the University of Chicago Robotic Surgery Program. Dr. Zagaja and his colleagues have critically analyzed their outcomes data in assessment of the robotic technique. By implementing surgical modifications to the robotics approach, he has helped to maximize quality of life while ensuring optimal cancer control.
Dr. Zagaja and his colleagues host an annual robotics training course, assisting other urologists in the intricacies of performing the robotic prostatectomy. He is actively involved in clinical research assessing outcomes related to prostate cancer surgery. He also serves as a reviewer for multiple urological journals, and an advisor to the University of Chicago Clinical Trials Review Committee.
Areas of Expertise
- Minimally Invasive & Robotic Urologic Surgery
- Bladder Cancer
- Prostate Cancer
Board Certifications
- Urology
Practicing Since
- 1998
Languages Spoken
- English
Medical Education
- University College Galway School of Medicine
Internship
- University Hospital Galway; Yale New Haven Hospital
Residency
- University of Chicago Medicine; Johns Hopkins Hospital
Fellowship
- Johns Hopkins Hospital
Memberships & Medical Societies
- American Urological Association
News & Research
Insurance
- Aetna Better Health *see insurance page
- Aetna HMO (specialists only)
- Aetna Medicare Advantage HMO & PPO
- Aetna POS
- Aetna PPO
- BCBS Blue Precision HMO (specialists only)
- BCBS HMO (HMOI) (specialists only)
- BCBS Medicare Advantage HMO & PPO
- BCBS PPO
- Cigna HMO
- Cigna POS
- Cigna PPO
- CountyCare *see insurance page
- Humana Medicare Advantage Choice PPO
- Humana Medicare Advantage Gold Choice PFFS
- Humana Medicare Advantage Gold Plus HMO
- Medicare
- Multiplan PPO
- PHCS PPO
- United Choice Plus POS/PPO
- United Choice HMO (specialists only)
- United Options (PPO)
- United Select (HMO & EPO) (specialists only)
- United W500 Emergent Wrap
- University of Chicago Health Plan (UCHP)
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