DR. RAMI E LUTFI, MD
Radiology at Surf St, Chicago, IL

Bariatric Surgery, Colon & Rectal Surgery, General Surgery

Chicago Institute of Advanced Surgery & Bariatrics
2913 N Commonwealth Ave STE 400, Chicago 60657
(773) 327-6800 (Phone), (773) 327-6877 (Fax)
Mercy Lap Band & General Surgery Office
2600 S Michigan Ave STE 408, Chicago 60616
(312) 567-2263 (Phone), (773) 327-6877 (Fax)

Bariatric Surgery (Weight Loss Surgery), Colon and Rectal Surgery, Colonoscopy, Proctosigmoidoscopy, or Sigmoidoscopy, Colorectal Surgery, Robotic-Assisted, da Vinci® Robotic Surgery, Foregut Surgery, Gallbladder Removal, Gastroesophageal Reflux Surgery, Gastrointestinal Surgery, Laproscopic, Hernia and Hydrocele Repair, Laparoscopic Antireflux Procedures, Laparoscopic Bariatric Surgery, Laparoscopic Gallbladder Surgery, Laparoscopic Liver Resection, Lysis of Adhesions, Nissen Fundoplication, Splenectomy, Surgery, Robotic Assisted, Tracheostomy

Appendicitis, Colon Disorders, Colon Polyp, Colorectal Cancer, Common Bile Duct Stone, Digestive Disorders, Dysphagia, Gallbladder Diseases, Heartburn, Hernia, Impacted Shoulders, Liver Diseases, Obesity, Rectal Cancer, Weight Loss

General Surgery

Healthgrades Honor Roll, SAGES (Society of American Gastrointestinal Endoscopic Surgeons) Best Laparoscopic Fellows oral presentation, 2004, SAGES Research Grant Award; “Acid Clearance Physiology after Collis-Nissen Gastroplasty, Nissen Fundoplication, and In Healthy Individuals.”, 2005, Society of Laparoscopic Surgeons (SLS) Scholarship Award, 2003, Resident Achievement Award; University of Illinois at Chicago, 2003, Society of Laparoscopic Surgeons (SLS) Scholarship Award, 2004, Endoscopic Treatment Modalities for Gastro-Esophageal Reflux Disease (GERD), Sept 2004, Resolution of metabolic syndrome after gastric bypass surgery: Multivariate analysis, May 2005, Predictors of success after laparoscopic gastric bypass: a multivariate analysis of socioeconomic factors, 6/ 2006, Predictors of early quality-of-life improvement after laparoscopic gastric bypass surgery, April 2007, The Endoscopic Radiofrequency Approach to Management of GERD, June 2004, Current Treatment of Achalsia, 2005, Heller myotomy vs Heller myotomy plus Dor fundoplication: cost-utility analysis of a randomized trial, March 2006, Laparoscopic lysis of adhesions, 2004, Is Roux-en-Y Gastric Bypass Surgery the Most Effective Treatment for Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus in Morbidly Obese Patients?, Nov 2005, Endoscopic evaluation of the gastrojejunostomy in laparoscopic gastric bypass A series of 340 patients without postoperative leak, Dec 2005, The Stretta Procedure, 2004, Laparoscopic Roux-en-Y gastric bypass: Comparison of two techniques of gastrointestinal anastomosis, May 2005, Three years experience doing the Stretta procedure; does it really make a difference?, Feb 2005, Heller Myotomy versus Heller Myotomy with Dor Fundoplication for Achalasia: a Prospective Randomized Double-blind Clinical Trial, Sept 2004, NBC Better Health PodCast with Dr. Sandy Goldberg, 2/18/2008

English, Arabic, French, Spanish

Provide alternative surgical treatment using more sophisticated minimally invasive surgical technology

Colon & Rectal Surgery, Surgery, Bariatric Medicine

Saint Joseph Hospital, Resurrection Hlth Cr
2913 N Commonwealth Ave, Chicago, IL 60657 Mercy Lap Band & General Surgery
2600 S Michigan Ave, Chicago, IL 60616 St Surgical Consultants
5011 N Lincoln Ave, Chicago, IL 60625

University Of Damascus (1996)

Surgeon

5011 N Lincoln Ave, Chicago, IL 60625
2913 N Commonwealth Ave, Chicago, IL 60657

American Board of Surgery Certification in Surgery