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Associate Professor of Surgery Director, Pediatric Trauma
UChicago Faculty Physicians Open for more information
UChicago Faculty Physicians hold faculty positions with the University of Chicago and provide care for patients on the academic health system’s main campus in Hyde Park and in care centers throughout the Chicago region.
CloseMeet Dr. Slidell
Mark Slidell, MD, MPH, is a pediatric surgeon, providing care for infants, children and adolescents of all ages. Dr. Slidell is highly skilled in advanced minimally invasive surgical techniques, such as advanced laparoscopy and minimally invasive treatment of pectus excavatum and carinatum. This approach minimizes discomfort, scarring and recovery time for children. He specializes in the treatment of neonatal diseases, congenital malformations, pediatric cancers, and gastrointestinal and aerodigestive conditions such as gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD). Dr. Slidell is an expert in diseases of the pancreas, bile ducts, and liver and works with a multidisciplinary team to offer total pancreatectomy with islet autotransplantation team to children who need a pancreatectomy.
As a researcher, Dr. Slidell is dedicated to advancing minimally invasive surgical techniques. He is actively involved in conducting patient safety, quality improvement and clinical outcomes research. Dr. Slidell's work has been published in several peer-reviewed journals, including the Journal of Pediatric Surgery and Annals of Surgical Oncology.
A dedicated educator and mentor, Dr. Slidell has been the recipient of several teaching awards.
Specialties
Areas of Expertise
- Pediatric General Surgery
- Pediatric Cancer Surgery
- Minimally Invasive Surgery
- Pediatric Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease (GERD)
- Bile Duct Disease
- Pancreatic Diseases
- Liver Diseases
- Total Pancreatectomy
- Pectus Excavatum and Carinatum
- Neonatal Diseases
- Chest Wall Deformities
- Achalasia and other esophageal motility disorders
- Biliary Atresia & Pediatric Liver Diseases
- Choledochal Cysts
Medical Education
- Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University
Internship
- MedStar Georgetown University Hospital
Residency
- MedStar Georgetown University Hospital
Fellowship
- Children's National Hospital
Other Grad Education
- MPH, Johns Hopkins University
Memberships & Medical Societies
- American Pediatric Surgical Association
- American College of Surgeons
- Association for Academic Surgery
- American Gastrointestinal and Endoscopic Surgeons
- Surgical Outcomes Club
- Aetna HMO (specialists only)
- Aetna POS
- Aetna PPO
- BCBS Blue Precision HMO (specialists only)
- BCBS HMO (HMOI) (specialists only)
- BCBS PPO
- Cigna HMO
- Cigna POS
- Cigna PPO
- CountyCare *see insurance page
- Aetna Better Health *see insurance page
- Medicare
- Multiplan PPO
- PHCS PPO
- United Choice Plus POS/PPO
- United Options (PPO)
- United Select (HMO & EPO) (specialists only)
- United W500 Emergent Wrap
- Aetna Medicare Advantage HMO & PPO
- BCBS Medicare Advantage HMO & PPO
- Humana Medicare Advantage Choice PPO
- Humana Medicare Advantage Gold Choice PFFS
- Humana Medicare Advantage Gold Plus HMO
- United Choice HMO (specialists only)
- University of Chicago Health Plan (UCHP)
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