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Surgery, Bariatric Surgery, Gastrointestinal Surgery (GI Surgery) | More
Sara and Harold Lincoln Thompson Professor of Surgery Executive Vice Chair, Department of Surgery
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A clinically integrated network of physicians and providers employed by UChicago Medicine who offer care in inpatient, community, ambulatory, acute care or extended care settings.
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John C. Alverdy, MD, performs a wide variety of complex minimally invasive and open gastrointestinal surgical procedures with decades of experience in the field. Dr. Alverdy is nationally recognized for introducing several new operations into the field, including minimally invasive pancreatic surgery, bariatric surgery, and surgery for disorders of the foregut including the esophagus and stomach.
Specialties
Areas of Expertise
- Hernia Surgery
- Biliary Tract Disease
- Benign Colorectal Diseases
- Laparoscopic Surgery
- Minimally Invasive Pancreatic Surgery
- Minimally Invasive Weight Loss Surgery
- Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease (GERD)
- Colon Cancer
- Stomach Cancer
Medical Education
- Autonomous University, Loyola University Stritch School of Medicine
Residency
- Michael Reese Hospital
Fellowship
- University of Chicago Medicine
Memberships & Medical Societies
- American Surgical Association
- Halsted Society
- American Society of Parenteral-Enteral Nutrition
- Society of Parenteral Alimentation
- Society for Surgical Alimentary Tract
- Critical Care Society
- Surgical Infection Society
- Society of University Surgeons
- Aetna POS
- Aetna HMO
- Aetna PPO
- BCBS Blue Precision HMO
- BCBS HMO (HMOI)
- BCBS PPO
- Cigna HMO
- Cigna POS
- Cigna PPO
- CountyCare
- Coventry Health Plan PPO
- Great West PPO
- Illinicare
- Medicare
- Multiplan PPO
- PHCS PPO
- United Choice / Choice Plus
- United Options (PPO)
- United Select (HMO & EPO)
- United W500 Emergent Wrap
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Duchossois Center for Advanced Medicine (DCAM) - Hyde Park
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