BruceAOrkinMD

Colon & Rectal Surgery • Urbana, IL

Program Director, Colon and Rectal Surgery and MIS Fellowships, AdventHealth Central Florida Division

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Office
611 W Park St
Urbana, IL 61801
Phone+1 217-383-3080

Fax+1 217-383-4868

Education & Training

Cleveland Clinic FoundationFellowship, Colon and Rectal Surgery, 1988 - 1989
Mayo School of Grad Med EducFellowship, GI Research, 1986 - 1988
Mayo Clinic College of Medicine and Science (Rochester)Residency, Surgery, 1983 - 1986
UCLA David Geffen School of Medicine/UCLA Medical CenterInternship, Surgery, 1981 - 1983
University of Minnesota Medical SchoolClass of 1981
University of Wisc - MadisonBS, Zoology/Theater, Phi Beta Kappa, 1975 - 1977
Williams CollegeBS, 1973 - 1975

Certifications & Licensure

FL State Medical License 2017 - 2026
IL State Medical License 2013 - 2026
MA State Medical License 2009 - 2022
DC State Medical License 1989 - 2018
MD State Medical License 1996 - 2009
MN State Medical License 1984 - 1988
CA State Medical License 1981 - 1983
American Board of Colon and Rectal Surgery Colon & Rectal Surgery
American Board of Surgery Surgery

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

Chicago Magazine: Top Doctors Castle Connolly, 2014-2017
America's Top Doctors Castle Connolly, 2011-2014
CMS Meaningful Use Stage 1 Certification EpicCare Ambulatory EMR, Epic Systems Corporation, 2013
America's Top Doctors for Cancer Castle Connolly, 2010-2013
Boston Magazine Castle Connolly, 2010-2012
Fellow (ASCRS) American Society of Colon and Rectal Surgeons
Fellow (FACS) American College of Surgeons
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Publications & Presentations

PubMed

2 citations
The First Study Evaluating the Safety of Pre-Surgery Administration of Metformin in Patients with Colorectal and other Gastrointestinal Cancers and Effect on Cancer St...
Muhammad Wasif Saif, Shrikar Rajagopal, Jennifer Caplain, Martin D. Goodman, Daniel A. Popowich
Cancer Medicine Journal. 2021-02-19
12 citations
Value of an interactive phone application in an established enhanced recovery program.
Devan Schlund, Jennifer Poirier, Anuradha R. Bhama, Dana M. Hayden, Theodore J. Saclarides
International Journal of Colorectal Disease. 2020-03-12
6 citations
Longer Operative Time and Intraoperative Blood Transfusion Are Associated with Postoperative Anastomotic Leak after Lower Gastrointestinal Surgery.
Chandler S. Cortina, Gillian C. Alex, Kristin N Vercillo, Vidyaratna A. Fleetwood, Jill Smolevitz
The American Surgeon. 2019-02-01

Press Mentions

Using an App to Speed Surgical RecoveryMarch 7th, 2017

Professional Memberships