NareshKumarAhujaMDFACS, FASMBS

General Surgery • Mount Vernon, IL

Bariatric Surgery, Colon & Rectal Surgery, Endocrine

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Office
4230 Lincolnshire Dr Suit A
Mount Vernon, IL 62864
Phone+1 618-315-6466

Fax+1 618-315-6469

Summary

I am a board certified general surgeon with fellowship training in minimal invasive general and bariatric surgery. I enjoy broad base general surgery practice from lumps, bumps, hernia, GI endoscopy to foregut and bariatric surgery.

Education & Training

UPMC Medical EducationFellowship, Advanced GI Minimally Invasive Surgery, 2009
MedStar Health/Georgetown-Washington HospitalResidency, Surgery, 2008
MedStar Health/Washington Hospital CenterFellowship, Colon and Rectal Surgery, 2005
MedStar Health/Georgetown-Washington HospitalInternship, Surgery, 2002 - 2003
Dow Medical CollegeMBBS, 1990 - 1995
Dow University of Health SciencesClass of 1995

Certifications & Licensure

IL State Medical License 2010 - 2026
CA State Medical License 2016 - 2024
OK State Medical License 2010 - 2014
TX State Medical License 2009 - 2012
ND State Medical License 2010 - 2010
PA State Medical License 2008 - 2010
DC State Medical License 2004 - 2008
American Board of Surgery Surgery

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

Fellow American College of Surgeons

Publications & Presentations

PubMed

70 citations
Testing of modified zeolite hemostatic dressings in a large animal model of lethal groin injury.
Naresh Ahuja, Todd A. Ostomel, Peter Rhee, Galen D. Stucky, Richard M. Conran
The Journal of Trauma. 2006-12-01
41 citations
Profound hypothermic cardiopulmonary bypass facilitates survival without a high complication rate in a swine model of complex vascular, splenic, and colon injuries.
Elizabeth A. Sailhamer, Zheng Chen, Naresh Ahuja, George C. Velmahos, Marc de Moya
Journal of the American College of Surgeons. 2007-04-01
25 citations
Impact of resuscitation strategies on the acetylation status of cardiac histones in a swine model of hemorrhage
Hasan B. Alam, Christian Shults, Naresh Ahuja, Eduardo C. Ayuste, Huazhen Chen
Resuscitation. 2008-02-01

Press Mentions

Weight Management Services at Good Samaritan Hospital Achieves Accreditation from Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery Accreditation and Quality Improvement ProgramJanuary 28th, 2022

Professional Memberships

American College of Surgeons - ACS
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