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Office
5841 S Maryland Ave
Chicago, IL 60637Phone+1 888-824-0200Fax+1 773-834-0201
Education & Training
- Washington University/B-JH/SLCH ConsortiumResidency, Surgery, 1994 - 2001
- Northwestern University The Feinberg School of MedicineClass of 1994
- Northwestern UniversityBA, Neurobiology and Physiology, Honors Program in Medical Education, 1986 - 1990
Certifications & Licensure
- IL State Medical License 2001 - 2026
- American Board of Surgery Surgery
- American Board of Obesity Medicine Obesity Medicine
Awards, Honors, & Recognition
- CMS Meaningful Use Stage 1 Certification EpicCare Ambulatory EMR, Epic Systems Corporation, 2012-2013
- Faculty Physician Peer Role Model Award University of Chicago Medical Center, 2009
- Gold Humanism Honor Society University of Chicago Pritzker School of Medicine, 2006
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Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- 1 citationsBeyond race: social vulnerability and access to metabolic and bariatric surgery.Kayla A Councell, Ava Ferguson Bryan, Ann M Polcari, Caridad McRae, Vivek N Prachand
Surgery for Obesity and Related Diseases. 2024-11-01 - 3 citationsSupervised weight loss requirements disproportionately affect Black patients seeking weight loss surgery.Ava Ferguson Bryan, Caridad McRae, Jared Zhang, Paige-Ashley Campbell, Saam A Mojtahed
Surgery for Obesity and Related Diseases. 2023-10-01 - 2 citationsDevelopment of the Illinois Surgical Quality Improvement Collaborative (ISQIC): Implementing 21 Components to Catalyze Statewide Improvement in Surgical Care.Karl Y Bilimoria, Michael F McGee, Mark V Williams, Julie K Johnson, Amy L Halverson
Annals of Surgery Open. 2023-03-01
Journal Articles
- How to Select Patients for Primary and Second-stage Duodenal SwitchGagner M, Prachand VN, Bariatric Times, 1/1/2018
- Creating and Communicating Clinical ProtocolsDickerson DM, Prachand VN, Int Anesthesiol Clin, 1/1/2017
- Evaluation of a Novel Mentor Program to Improve Surgical Care for US HospitalsBerian JR, Thomas JM, Minami CA, Farrell PR,O�Leary K, Williams MV, Prachand VN, Halverson AL, Bilimoria KY, Johnson JK., International Journal for Quality in Health Care., 1/1/2017
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Books/Book Chapters
Abstracts/Posters
- Outcomes of Endoscopic and Hybrid Therapy of Pancreatic Pseudocyst and Walled off Necrosis. a Single Tertiary Care Center Experience (2432845)SSAT Annual Meeting, San Diego, CA, 1/1/2016
- Laparoscopic Gastric Bypass in patient with Unknown Intestinal NonrotationSAGES Annual Meeting, Nashville, TN, 1/1/2015
- Duodenal switch provides superior intermediate-term weight loss compared to gastric bypass in the super-obese (BMI > 50 kg/m2)SSAT Annual Meeting, Orlando, FL, 1/1/2013
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Lectures
- Is There a Future for �Malabsorptive� Obesity Surgery?Minneapolis, MN - 1/1/2018
- Quality in Surgery: Making the Fundamental FunctionalWorcester, MA - 1/1/2018
- Results of a Novel Reduction and Return of Opioids After Surgery Program (ROPAS): Over One Ton of Unused Medication Returned for DisposalOrlando FL - 1/1/2018
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Other
- Video Presentation, �Laparoscopic Diaphragmatic Hernia Repair�American College of Surgeons Annual Meeting
Washington D.C. - 1/1/2018 - Difficult Cases after Duodenal SwitchASMBS Webinar
1/1/2017 - Recalibration and Return of Opioids After Surgery (ROPAS)Illinois Surgical Quality Improvement Collaborative Webinar
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Press Mentions
- Weight-Loss Drugs Replacing Some Surgeries, but Doctors Say They're 'Not a Miracle Drug'November 14th, 2024
- University of Chicago Medicine Leading the Way for Elective Surgery Scheduling ProceduresJune 22nd, 2020
- How to Deal with Loose Skin After Extreme Weight LossAugust 14th, 2019
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