Colon and Rectal Surgery, Gastrointestinal Surgery (GI Surgery), General Surgery | More
Professor of Surgery Chief, Section of Colon and Rectal Surgery
Co-Director, Digestive Diseases Center
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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. Hyman
Dr. Hyman has made significant contributions to medical literature and education. He has authored more than 200 peer-reviewed original articles or textbook chapters and serves as a reviewer for numerous scientific publications. In addition, he has been invited to present his work at conferences on colorectal surgery and bowel disorders or diseases. He currently serves as a Senior Examiner for the American Board of Colon and Rectal Surgery and as an Associate Examiner for the American Board of Surgery.
Dr. Hyman is consistently named to the list of Best Doctors in America by Best Doctors, Inc. and America's Top Doctors for Cancer by Castle Connolly Medical Ltd.
Areas of Expertise
- Gastrointestinal Cancer Risk and Prevention
- Inflammatory Bowel Disease Surgery
- Inflammatory Bowel Disease (IBD)
- Colon Cancer
Medical Education
- University of Vermont College of Medicine
Internship
- Mount Sinai Hospital
Residency
- Mount Sinai Hospital
Fellowship
- Cleveland Clinic
Memberships & Medical Societies
- American Association for Physician Leadership
- American College of Surgeons
- American Society of Colon and Rectal Surgeons
- American Surgical Association
- Association for Academic Surgery
- New England Surgical Society
- Society for Surgery of the Alimentary Tract
- American Gastrointestinal and Endoscopic Surgeons
- Society of University Surgeons
- Crohn's and Colitis Foundation
- 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
- Coventry Health Plan PPO
- Great West PPO
- 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
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