Dr. Enrico Benedetti and his team at the University of Illinois Medical Center (UICMC) performed the first fully robotic enabled kidney transplant in the Midwest. Read More
Message from the Chairman
It is my pleasure to welcome you to the Department of Surgery at the University of Illinois Chicago. The department is comprised of seven surgical divisions, covering all fields of modern surgery. We are home to the largest program in non-urological robotic surgery in the world, among the top five islet transplant programs in the country and, the single most active living donor, liver-bowel transplant program, worldwide. More
Ivo Tzvetanov, MD joins the Division of Transplant Surgery as Assistant Professor of Surgery
Hoonbae Jeon MD, FACS joins the Division of Transplant Surgery as Associate Professor of Surgery and Director, Liver Transplantation and Hepatobiliary surgery
Dr. Anuja K. Antony joins the Division of Plastic Surgery as an Assistant Professor of Surgery
Dr. Murtuza Habeeb is Assistant Professor within the Division of Vascular and Wound Care Division
Chicago magazine's January 2010's "Best MDs for Today" lists more than 345 doctors in 57 specialties. Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery Chief, Dr. Mimis Cohen, was once again, recognized among the best doctors. He was recommended by his peers in 2008 and in 2002. Dr. Cohen is recipient of numerous awards throughout his career at UIC.