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Office
Bariatric Clinic
420 S. Schmidt Rd Ste 235
Bolingbrook, IL 60440Phone+1 773-365-1300Fax+1 773-365-1515
Summary
- I, Dr. El Djouzi, am a surgeon deeply committed to the disciplines of bariatric and metabolic surgery. My academic odyssey was initiated at the University of Medicine of Algiers, where I was conferred with a doctorate in medicine. This milestone prefaced my foray into the surgical field in London, England, a journey that saw the fruition of my surgical aspirations with the successful completion of my surgery board examination after a five-year tenure.
Thereafter, my professional path led me to the United States, where I embarked upon a surgical residency at the University of Illinois Chicago, an endeavor that culminated in a celebrated graduation five years later from a program in Cincinnati. In pursuit of further specialization, I embarked on a dual fellowship at the Carolina Medical Center, focusing on minimally invasive surgery as well as metabolic and bariatric surgery.
Prior to the year 2019, I served in an academic capacity at Loyola University Medical Center. Subsequently, I founded a private practice devoted to bariatric and metabolic surgery, maintaining professional ties with the University of Chicago. My credentials are further bolstered by my status as a Fellow of the American Society of Metabolic and Bariatric Surgeons and as a board-certified surgeon. Academically, I hold a Master's degree in Surgical Endoscopy from the University of Strasbourg, France, complemented by an Executive MBA. In my capacity as a Diplomat of the American Board of Obesity Medicine, I am ardently dedicated to the advancement of surgical methodologies and to making a substantive contribution to the medical fraternity.
Education & Training
- Brandeis University I The Heller School of Social Policy & ManagementMBA, 2017 - 2019
- Carolinas Medical CenterFellowship, Advanced GI Minimally Invasive Surgery, 2011 - 2013
- Jewish Hospital of CincinnatiResidency, Surgery, 2009 - 2011
- Tufts Medical CenterResidency, Surgery, 2008 - 2009
- University of Illinois College of Medicine at ChicagoResidency, Surgery, 2006 - 2008
- University D'Alger, Inst Natl D'Ensign Sup En Sci MedClass of 2000
Certifications & Licensure
- IL State Medical License 2006 - 2026
- IA State Medical License 2018 - 2023
- MO State Medical License 2012 - 2023
- NC State Medical License 2011 - 2023
- NJ State Medical License 2018 - 2021
- OH State Medical License 2009 - 2021
- FL State Medical License 2016 - 2020
- American Board of Surgery Surgery
- American Board of Obesity Medicine Obesity Medicine
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Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- 15 citationsLiterature review on antiobesity medication use for metabolic and bariatric surgery patients from the American Society for Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery Clinical Iss...R Wesley Vosburg, Maher El Chaar, Sofiane El Djouzi, Salvatore Docimo Jr, Danbi Choi
Surgery for Obesity and Related Diseases. 2022-09-01 - 44 citationsComparative study of wound complications: Isolated panniculectomy versus panniculectomy combined with ventral hernia repairAlla Y. Zemlyak, Paul D. Colavita, Sofiane El Djouzi, Amanda L. Walters, Logan Hammond
The Journal of Surgical Research. 2012-10-01 - 10 citationsASMBS position statement on the relationship between obesity and cancer, and the role of bariatric surgery: risk, timing of treatment, effects on disease biology, and ...Saber Ghiassi, Maher El Chaar, Essa M. Aleassa, Fady Moustarah, Sofiane El Djouzi
Surgery for Obesity and Related Diseases. 2020-03-30
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Other Languages
- Arabic, French, Spanish
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