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Richard Prinz, MD, General Surgery, Chicago, IL

RichardPrinzMD

General Surgery Chicago, IL

Endocrine

Professor of Surgery, University Chicago-Pritzker School of Medicine

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  • Office

    1725 W Harrison St
    Ste 818
    Chicago, IL 60612
    Phone+1 312-942-6511
    Fax+1 847-733-5296

Summary

  • Dr. Richard Prinz is a recognized leader in the sub-specialty of endocrine surgery, with an emphasis on thyroid surgery, thyroid cancer, parathyroidism and hyperparathyroidism. Honored as a Chicago Magazine Top Doctor and named on the Best Doctors in America list, he has served as president of the American Association of Endocrine Surgeons, the Western Surgical Association, the Chicago Surgical Society, the Metropolitan Chapter of the American College of Surgeons and the vice president of the Society for Surgery of the Alimentary Tract. He has devoted much of his career to pursuing surgical advancements in the areas of thyroid cancer, thyroid surgery, parathyroidism, hyperparathyroidism and adrenal surgery. He was the first to perform laparoscopic adrenalectomy in Chicago.

    Dr. Prinz serves as Vice Chair, Department of Surgery at NorthShore University HealthSystem with an academic appointment as Clinical Professor of Surgery at the University of Chicago, Pritzker School of Medicine.

Education & Training

  • Loyola University Medical Center
    Loyola University Medical CenterChief Residency, Surgery, 1976 - 1977
  • Loyola University Medical Center
    Loyola University Medical CenterResidency, Surgery, 1974 - 1977
  • Washington University/B-JH/SLCH Consortium
    Washington University/B-JH/SLCH ConsortiumResidency, Surgery, 1973 - 1974
  • Washington University/B-JH/SLCH Consortium
    Washington University/B-JH/SLCH ConsortiumInternship, Surgery, 1972 - 1973
  • Loyola University Chicago Stritch School of Medicine
    Loyola University Chicago Stritch School of MedicineClass of 1972
  • Northwestern University
    Northwestern UniversityB.A, Chemistry, 1968

Certifications & Licensure

  • IL State Medical License
    IL State Medical License 1974 - 2026

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

  • CMS Meaningful Use Stage 1 Certification EpicCare Ambulatory EMR, Epic Systems Corporation, 2011-2013
  • Best Doctors in America: Midwest Region 1996, 1997
  • The Best Doctors in America 1992, 1993
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Publications & Presentations

PubMed

Journal Articles

  • Differences in the Impact of Age on Mortality in Well-Differentiated Thyroid Cancer  
    Huan Yan, Richard A Prinz, David J Winchester, Annals of Surgical Oncology
  • Minimally Invasive Adrenalectomy for Adrenocortical Carcinoma: Five-Year Trends and Predictors of Conversion  
    Richard A Prinz, David J Winchester, World Journal of Surgery
  • Surgical Significance of Extrahepatic Biliary Tree Anomalies.  
    PRINZ, R.A., Howell, H.S. and Pickleman, J.R, Am. J. Surg. 131:755-757
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Books/Book Chapters

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Abstracts/Posters

  • Are the Varieties of Pancreatic Infection Distinct Clinical Entities?
    Fedorak, I.J., Thompson, K., Djuricin, G., Ko, T., PRINZ, R.A, Pancreas 6:6;699
  • The Effect of Interleukin-6 on Bacterial Translocation in Acute Canine Pancreatitis.
    Liu Q, Djuricin G, Nathan K, Gattuso P, Weinstein R, PRINZ R, Pancreas;11(4): 439
  • The Utilization of Fine Needle Aspiration Biopsy (FNAB) in the Diagnosis of Metastatic Tumors of the Pancreas.
    Gattuso P, Carson H, Green LK, Castelli M, Reyes CV, PRINZ RA, National Meeting of Cytology, Chicago, IL
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Lectures

  • Medicine for Today. 
    Faculty Illinois Academy of Family Physicians' 30th Annual Postgraduate Program
  • Endocrine Emergencies. 
    Multiple locations, 1981
  • Problems in Parathyroid and Thyroid Surgery. 
    Surgical Grand Rounds, Ravenswood Hospital, Chicago, IL
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Other

  • Update on the Surgical Management of Thyroid and Parathyroid Disease. 
    Prinz, RA
  • Liver Transplantation Topic 2: Update on pancreatico-biliary surgery. 
    Prinz, RA, Testa G
  • Thyroid cancer: How radical should my operation be? 
    PRINZ, Richard A, CME Conference Video
    Innovations in surgery. Endocrine, Mount Laurel, NJ
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Professional Memberships