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Office
5841 S Maryland Ave
Chicago, IL 60637Phone+1 888-824-0200Fax+1 773-702-6120
Education & Training
- New York Presbyterian Hospital (Cornell Campus)Residency, Surgery, 1986 - 1988
- University of ColoradoResidency, Surgery, 1981 - 1986
- Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences at the University at BuffaloClass of 1981
Certifications & Licensure
- IL State Medical License 1995 - 2026
- IN State Medical License 2024 - 2025
- PA State Medical License 1988 - 2002
- American Board of Surgery Surgery
Awards, Honors, & Recognition
- America's Top Doctors Castle Connolly, 2006-2014
- Chicago Magazine: Top Doctors Castle Connolly, 2006, 2008, 2010, 2012, 2014
- America's Top Doctors for Cancer Castle Connolly, 2005-2013
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Clinical Trials
- Vaccine Therapy in Treating Patients With Colorectal Cancer Metastatic to the Liver Start of enrollment: 2001 Dec 01
Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- 750 citationsEffect of Laparoscopic-Assisted Resection vs Open Resection of Stage II or III Rectal Cancer on Pathologic Outcomes: The ACOSOG Z6051 Randomized Clinical TrialJames W. Fleshman, Megan E. Branda, Daniel J. Sargent, Anne Marie Boller, Virgilio George
JAMA. 2015-10-06 - 227 citationsMedically Necessary, Time-Sensitive Procedures: Scoring System to Ethically and Efficiently Manage Resource Scarcity and Provider Risk During the COVID-19 Pandemic.Vivek N. Prachand, Ross Milner, Peter Angelos, Mitchell C. Posner, John J. Fung
Journal of the American College of Surgeons. 2020-08-01 - 18 citationsProspective clinical trial of diagnostic peritoneal lavage to detect positive peritoneal cytology in patients with gastric cancerJames J. Mezhir, Mitchell C. Posner, Kevin K. Roggin
Journal of Surgical Oncology. 2013-06-15
Press Mentions
- University of Chicago Medicine Earns Re-Accreditation for High Standards in Cancer CareJuly 31st, 2018
- Surgical Robot Can Reduce Pain from Pancreatic Cancer SurgeryApril 3rd, 2018
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