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University Surgeons are specialist who have had five to seven
years of advanced training in surgery of the abdominal cavity (i.e., intestines,
stomach, liver, pancreas, et cetera), the abdominal wall, the endocrine system,
the breasts, and the skin. Our surgeons perform a wide range of procedures that
treat problems associated with these organs, including cancers, inflammations,
infections, hernias, dysfunctions, and pain.
As specialists in general surgery, we are trained to diagnose your problem and
recommend the most appropriate therapy, which may or may not include a recommendation
of surgery. Our surgeons are uniquely qualified to monitor your condition and
to prescribe preventive steps to help you maintain a healthy, active lifestyle
without surgical intervention.
 Steven
D. Bines, M.D., F.A.C.S.
Dr. Bines is Director of Surgical Research
at Rush and a member of the Comprehensive
Breast Center of the Rush Cancer Institute.
He completed his fellowship training
at the M.D. Anderson Hospital &
Tumor Institute, Houston, Texas. An
Associate Professor of Surgery at Rush
Medical College, he also holds a Master’s
of Surgery from the University of Illinois.
Dr. Bines has published numerous articles
and book chapters, and lectures on the
surgical treatment of melanoma and breast
cancer.
Areas of Special Expertise: Surgical
Oncology; Melanoma; Diseases of the
Breast; Soft Tissue Tumors; Sarcoma.
 Marc
I. Brand, M.D., F.A.C.S.
An Assistant Professor at Rush Medical
College, Dr. Brand completed his general
surgery residency and fellowship training
in colon and rectal surgery at the Cleveland
Clinic in Ohio. The Director of Surgical
Services for The Sandra Rosenberg Registry
for Familial Colorectal Cancer, Dr.
Brand is author of multiple articles
and publications.
Areas of Special Expertise: Surgery
for Colon and Rectal Cancer; Colostomy
Avoidance; Crohn’s Disease; Ulcerative
Colitis; Fecal Incontinence; Chronic
Constipation; Diverticulitis; Genetic
Testing for Inherited Colorectal Cancer;
Stapled Hemorrhoidectomy. Subspecialty:
Board Certified in Colon and Rectal
Surgery.
 John
L. Butsch, M.D., F.A.C.S.
The newest member of University Surgeons,
Dr. Butsch completed his residency training
at Rush Medical College, where he was
selected Junior Resident of the Year.
He is an Assistant Attending and Assistant
Professor of Surgery at RUSH University
Medical Center. A skilled general surgeon,
his research interests include the surgical
treatment of obesity and prognostic
factors for esophageal cancer.
Special Interests: Upper Gastrointestinal
Tract; Liver and Pancreas; Morbid Obesity;
Hernia Repair.
 Daniel
J. Deziel, M.D., F.A.C.S.
Dr. Deziel received his fellowship training
in Gastrointestinal Surgery at the Lahey
Clinic Medical Center in Boston, Massachusetts.
Today he is a Senior Attending Surgeon
and Professor of Surgery at Rush Medical
Center. Named one of “America’s
Top Surgeons” by Consumer Research
Council of America, Dr. Deziel has received
similar recognition from Chicago magazine
and Castle Connolly’s Guide to
Regional Doctors. A Vice President of
the Society of American Gastrointestinal
Endoscopic Surgeons, he has delivered
and published hundreds of scientific
and professional papers and presentations.
Areas of Special Expertise: Gastrointestinal
Surgery; Hepatobiliary and Pancreatic
Surgery; Laparoscopic Surgery.
 Alexander
Doolas, M.D., F.A.C.S.
Dr. Doolas is University Surgeons’
senior physician. He is a Senior Attending
Physician and the Steven Economou Professor
of Surgery. Known for his surgical expertise
in handling complicated hepatobiliary,
pancreatic, and esophagogastric problems,
he has been named by American Health
magazine as one of the “Best Doctors
in America” and by Chicago magazine
on multiple occasions as one of the
city’s “Top Doctors”
for his work in the field of gastrointestinal
surgery. The past Dean of Surgical Services
and Sciences of RUSH University Medical
Center, he is also the past President
of the Chicago Chapter of the American
College of Surgeons, and the past President
of the Chicago Surgical Society.
Areas of Special Expertise: Complicated
Surgical Problems–Hepatobiliary,
Pancreatic, Esophagus, and Stomach.
 Darius
S. Francescatti, M.D., F.A.C.S.
An Assistant Professor of Surgery at
Rush Medical College, Dr. Francescatti
is a well-known lecturer and innovator
of new techniques in the diagnosis and
treatment of breast disease. Specializing
in surgical and minimally invasive treatment
of breast cancer, Dr. Francescatti is
a member of the National Ultrasound
Faculty, the National Stereotactic Faculty
of the American College of Surgeons,
and the past Chairman of the Division
of General Surgery at Resurrection Hospital.
Areas of Special Expertise: Advanced
Diagnostic Techniques including Ultrasound
Guided Breast Biopsies, Stereotactic
Breast Biopsies, Ductal Echography,
Ductal Lavage, Ductoscopy of the Breast,
insertion of Brachytherapy Catheters,
and Cryoablation of Fibroadenoma.
 Keith
W. Millikan, M.D., F.A.C.S.
Dr. Millikan is an Associate Professor
and current Director of Undergraduate
Surgical Education at Rush Medical College,
and the Co-Director of Nutrition Consultation
Service at RUSH University Medical Center.
Standing at the forefront of advanced
laparoscopic procedures, he is one of
the foremost teachers of advanced minimally
invasive hernia repairs. Dr. Millikan
publishes and lectures extensively on
hernias and problems of the gallbladder,
pancreas, esophagus, liver, and stomach.
His numerous awards include being named
one of “Chicago’s Top Doctors”
by Chicago magazine in 2001, as well
as receiving the outstanding teacher
award at RUSH University Medical Center
five years in a row.
Areas of Special Expertise: Upper Gastrointestinal
Tract—Esophagus, Stomach, Liver,
and Pancreas; Surgical Oncology; Laparoscopic
Surgery; Anti-reflux Surgery; Surgical
Nutrition; Morbid Obesity; Inguinal
and Ventral Hernias.
 Theodore
J. Saclarides, M.D., F.A.C.S.
Dr. Saclarides is a Professor of Surgery
and head of the Section of Colon and
Rectal Surgery at RUSH University Medical
Center. He received fellowship training
at the Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minnesota,
and has served on the Executive Council
for the American Society of Colon and
Rectal Surgery. Recognized as a leading
doctor by Good Housekeeping and Castle
Connolly’s Guide to Regional Doctors,
he is the past President of The Chicago
Society of Colon and Rectal Surgeons,
a regional examiner for the American
Board of Colon and Rectal Surgeons,
and a member of the National Ultrasound
Faculty for the American College of
Surgeons.
Areas of Special Expertise: Sphincter
Reconstruction for Incontinence; treatment
of Colon and Rectal Tumors; surgery
for Inflammatory Bowel Disease; Laparoscopic
Colon Surgery; Colonoscopy; Transanal
Endoscopic Microsurgery.
Subspecialty: Board Certified in Colon
and Rectal Surgery.
 Norman
L. Wool, M.D., F.A.C.S.
Dr. Wool is an Assistant Professor and
Director of Resident Clinical Activities
for the General Surgery Residency Program
at Rush Medical College. He is an attending
surgeon at Rush’s Comprehensive
Breast Center and a past associate examiner
of the American Board of Surgery. Dr.
Wool completed residency training at
RUSH University Medical Center where
he received the Rush Medical College
Surgery Award for Outstanding Senior
Resident. Today he is active in surgical
education, is widely published, and
is in demand as a lecturer.
Areas of Special Expertise: Vascular
Access for Chemotherapy; Breast Cancer;
Hernias; Hematologic Procedures; Splenectomy.
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