UChicago Faculty Physician
Mark K. Ferguson, MD
Mark K. Ferguson, MD
UChicago Faculty Physician
Emeritus/Emerita Professor (CS) of Surgery
Specialties
- Thoracic Surgery
Locations
- Chicago - Hyde Park
- About
- Specialties & Areas of Expertise
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- Education & Research
- Accepted Insurance
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Mark K. Ferguson, MD, specializes in the surgical management of diseases of the lungs, esophagus and thymus. He is experienced in all techniques of lung and esophageal resection, and is skilled in surgical methods to relieve airway obstruction and malignant pleural effusions. He has served on the boards and committees of numerous national societies and institutions including the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and the National Institutes of Health (NIH).
Dr. Ferguson is the author of more than 85 chapters in medical textbooks. He has edited or written books on esophageal reconstructive surgery, failed anti-reflux therapy and decision-making in thoracic surgery that has been published in four languages. He authored an atlas of general thoracic surgery. Dr. Ferguson has also written more than 250 papers or abstracts in medical journals, serves as deputy editor for a cardiothoracic surgery journal and is on the board of three other journals.
His research interests include risk analysis, long-term outcomes after lung resection and esophageal resection, development of simulation methods for surgical training and advanced techniques in surgical education.
Dr. Ferguson is the author of more than 85 chapters in medical textbooks. He has edited or written books on esophageal reconstructive surgery, failed anti-reflux therapy and decision-making in thoracic surgery that has been published in four languages. He authored an atlas of general thoracic surgery. Dr. Ferguson has also written more than 250 papers or abstracts in medical journals, serves as deputy editor for a cardiothoracic surgery journal and is on the board of three other journals.
His research interests include risk analysis, long-term outcomes after lung resection and esophageal resection, development of simulation methods for surgical training and advanced techniques in surgical education.
Specialties
Areas of Expertise
- Lung Cancer
- Thoracic Oncology
- Benign Esophageal Diseases
- Hiatal Hernia
- Minimally Invasive Surgery for Lung & Pleural Conditions
- Hyperhidrosis
- Thymectomy
- VATS Lobectomy
- Barrett's Esophagus
- Robotic Surgery
- Video-Assisted Thoracic Surgery (VATS)
- Achalasia
- Esophageal Cancer
- Minimally Invasive Esophagectomy
- Thoracoscopy
- Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease (GERD)
- Acupuncture
UChicago Medicine Duchossois Center for Advanced Medicine - Hyde Park5758 S. Maryland Ave., Chicago IL 606371-888-824-0200
Board Certifications
- Thoracic Surgery
Practicing Since
- 1984
Languages Spoken
- English
Medical Education
- University of Chicago Pritzker School of Medicine; University of Chicago Medical Center
Residency
- University of Chicago Medical Center
Fellowship
- University of Chicago Medicine
Memberships & Medical Societies
- American Association for Thoracic Surgery
- American Surgical Association
- Society of Thoracic Surgeons
- European Association for Cardio-Thoracic Surgery
- International Society for Diseases of the Esophagus
- General Thoracic Surgical Club
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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Some of our physicians and health professionals collaborate with external pharmaceutical, medical device, or other medical related entities to develop new treatments and products to improve clinical outcomes for patients. In some instances, the physician has ownership interests in the external entity and/or is compensated for advising or speaking about the entity’s products or treatments. These payments may include compensation for consulting and speaking engagements, equity, and/or royalties for products invented by our physicians. To assure objectivity and integrity in patient care, UChicago Medicine requires all physicians and health professionals to report their relationships and financial interests with external entities on an annual basis. This information is used to review relationships and transactions that might give rise to potential financial conflicts of interest, and when considered to be significant a management plan to mitigate any biases is created.
If you are a patient at UChicago Medicine and would like more information about your physician’s external relationships, please talk with your physician. You may also visit the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Open Payments website at https://openpaymentsdata.cms.gov/ . CMS Open Payments is a national disclosure program that promotes a more transparent and accountable health care system. It houses a publicly accessible database of payments that reporting entities, including drug and medical device companies, make to covered recipients like physicians and hospitals.
Information in the CMS Open Payments database could potentially contain inaccurately reported and out of date payment information. All information is open to personal interpretation, if there are questions about the data, patients and their advocates should speak directly to their health care provider for a better understanding.