KamanaEstherMbekeaniMDMBA,MJ,FACS
General Surgery • Hines, ILTrauma Surgery & Surgical Critical Care
Associate Chair, Education Affairs Department of Surgery University of Illinois College of Medicine-Rockford Rockford, IL Physician, Tele Intensivist. Department of Veterans Affairs Tele- Critical Care (West).
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Office
Hines VA Medical Center/ HITC
5000 S 5th Ave Building 215
Hines, IL 60141Phone+1 708-483-5194
Education & Training
Loyola University Chicago School of LawM.J., Jurisprudence in Health Law, 2009- Loyola University Chicago Graduate School of BusinessM.B.A., Business Administration, 2005
Cook County Health and Hospitals SystemFellowship, Surgical Critical Care, 2001 - 2002- Illinois Masonic Medical CenterFellowship, Trauma & Critical Care Surgery, 1993 - 1994
University of Illinois College of Medicine at ChicagoResidency, Surgery, 1988 - 1993
Meharry Medical CollegeClass of 1988- Tennessee State UniversityB.S., Chemistry, Distinction, 1984
- University of Malawi( Chancellor College)General Degree, Chemistry , 1978 - 1982
Certifications & Licensure
IL State Medical License 1988 - 2026
CA State Medical License 2013 - 2025
WI State Medical License 2021 - 2025- American Board of Surgery Surgery
- American Board of Surgery Surgical Critical Care
Awards, Honors, & Recognition
- CALI Award in Health Law Loyola University School of Law, 2008
- Alpha Omega Alpha Medical Honor Society 1988
- William B Settle Award in Pediatrics Meharry Medical College, 1988
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Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- 93 citationsCritical care telemedicine: evolution and state of the art.Craig M. Lilly, Marc T. Zubrow, Kempner Km, Reynolds Hn, Subramanian S
Critical Care Medicine. 2014-11-01 - 11 citationsTongue Necrosis and Cleft after Prolonged Transesophageal Echocardiography Probe PlacementKrishnan Sriram, Arjang Khorasani, Kamana E. Mbekeani, Subhash Patel
Anesthesiology. 2006-09-01
Abstracts/Posters
- Perioperative Myocardial Infarction Can Be Predicted by Perioperative Electrocardiography.Appavu SK, Haley TR, Mbekeani K, Khorasani A, and Patel SR, 21st International Symposium on Intensive Care and Emergency Medicine, Brussels, Belgium, 3/20/2003
- Low Perioperative blood pressure is a risk factor for Perioperative myocardial infarction.Appavu SK, Haley TR, Khorasani A, Patel SR, and Mbekeani K, Chest (October Supplement): 68th Annual International scientific Assembly of the American College of Chest Physician, San Diego, CA, 10/1/2002
- Is peripheral vascular disease a predictor of Perioperative myocardial infarction?Appavu SK, Haley TR, Khorasani A, Patel SR, and Mbekeani K, Intensive Care Medicine 2002 Supplement ; 15th Annual Congress of the European Society of Intensive Care Medicine, Barcelona, Spain, 1/1/2002
Lectures
- Fundamentals of Critical Care MedicineBlantyre, Malawi - 4/1/2005
- The Color of Medicine; Diversity in the US Physician Workforce. Diversity Management in the work place,Loyola University Graduate school of Business, Chicago, IL - 4/1/2004
- Business Plan for Health Care services Billing, Proviso East School Based Health Center.Loyola University Graduate School of Business, Chicago, IL - 4/1/2004
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Professional Memberships
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- European Society of Intensive Care Medicine (ESICM)Member
- American Telemedicine Association (ATA)Member
- Academy HealthMember
- National medical; Association (NMA)Member
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