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Vijay Maker, MD, General Surgery, Chicago, IL

VijayKMakerMD

General Surgery Chicago, IL

Professor, Surgery, University of Illinois at Chicago

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  • Office

    3000 N Halsted St
    Ste 500
    Chicago, IL 60657
    Phone+1 773-296-5346
    Fax+1 773-296-5570

Summary

  • I am a board certified and recertified general surgeon with 40 years of the highest quality experience. I am professor of surgery at University of Illinois and the Program Director of University of Illinois-Metro group hospitals residency in general surgery for 18 years. I am well published and authored a textbook/Atlas of surgery. I am also well recognized by my peers as a surgeon, educator and administrator. I am immediate past chair of surgery for over 3 decades.

Education & Training

  • University of Illinois College of Medicine at Chicago (Mount Sinai)
    University of Illinois College of Medicine at Chicago (Mount Sinai)Residency, Surgery, 1969 - 1973
  • Mount Sinai Hospital Medical Center of Chicago
    Mount Sinai Hospital Medical Center of ChicagoResidency, Pathology-Anatomic and Clinical, 1969 - 1969
  • Edgewater Hospital
    Edgewater HospitalInternship, Transitional Year, 1968 - 1968
  • Maulana Azad Medical College
    Maulana Azad Medical CollegeClass of 1967
  • Delhi University
    Delhi UniversityB.A., Biology, with Honors, 1962

Certifications & Licensure

  • IL State Medical License
    IL State Medical License 1972 - 2026
  • American Board of Surgery Surgery

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

  • Inducted into Academy of Master Surgeon Educators as a founding member American College of surgeons, 2018
  • Distinguished Master Educator, Lifetime Achievement Award Association for Surgical Education, 2017
  • Award of Academic Excellence University of Illinois College of Medicine at Chicago, 2009
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Publications & Presentations

PubMed

Journal Articles

  • Do Drains Contribute to Pancreatic Fistulae? Analysis of over 5000 Pancreatectomy Patients  
    El Khoury R, Kabir C, Maker VK, Banulescu M, Wasserman M, Maker AV, Gastrointest Surg, 1/12/2018
  • What is the Incidence of Malignancy in Resected Intraductal Papillary Mucinous Neoplasms? An Analysis of Over 100 US Institutions in a Single Year  
    Khoury RE, Kabir C, Maker VK, Banulescu M, Wasserman M, Maker AV, Ann Surg Oncol, 1/1/2018
  • Isolated Pancreatic Uncinate Duct Intraductal Papillary Mucinous Neoplasm (IPMN)  
    Maker, AV, Maker VK, J Gastrointestinal Surg, 1/1/2017
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Books/Book Chapters

Abstracts/Posters

  • Cracking the DaVinci Code of Decreasing Venous Thromboembolism (VTE)
    Maker VK, ACS NSQIP Annual Conference, Orlando, FL, 1/23/2018
  • Evaluation of Surgical Resident Education in the Use of Ultrasound for Diagnostic of Blunt Abdominal Trauma
    Maker VK, American College of Surgeons, 1/1/2003
  • Virtual Reality Training System Versus Real-Life Task Stimulator
    Maker VK, American College of Surgeons, 1/1/2003
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Lectures

  • Faking behaviors and applicant opinions in resident recruitment: Traditional in-person interviews versus online video interviews 
    Austin, TX - 1/1/2018
  • Grit: Key to Success in Surgery 
    Chicago, IL - 1/1/2018
  • Intraoperative Cholangiography 
    San Diego, CA - 1/17/2017
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Other

  • Giant Retroperitoneal sarcoma (Video presentation) 
    Maker VK, ACS national library; American College of surgeons annual convention
    San Diego, CA - 1/24/2017
  • Opportunistic Laparoscopy (Video Presentation) 
    Maker VK, 10th World Congress of Endoscopic Surgery
    Berlin, Germany - 1/13/2006
  • Neodynium-Yttrium-Aluminium Garnett (Nd:YAG) Contact Laser Scalpels Inhibit �Knife� Metastasis in Vitro 
    Maker VK, LASER
    Manchester, England - 1/13/1990
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Press Mentions

  • 5 Strategies to Grow Your Private Practice, with Dr. John Layke and Dr. Payman Danielpour
    5 Strategies to Grow Your Private Practice, with Dr. John Layke and Dr. Payman DanielpourFebruary 15th, 2019

Professional Memberships

Other Languages

  • Hindi