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University Surgeons
was established in 1991 by bringing
together three surgical practices: that
of Dr. Steven Economou, Theodore J.
Saclarides, and Edgar Staren; that of
Dr. Alexander Doolas and Keith Millikan;
and that of Dr. Daniel Deziel. The plan
was to assemble, under a single roof,
a group of General Surgeons with similar
beliefs and values in patient care,
but with a variety of surgical skills,
in order to provide outstanding care
to patients here at Rush-Presbyterian-St.
Luke’s Medical Center and to the
Chicago Metropolitan Area in general.
University Surgeons became a successful
undertaking and more surgeons were brought
into the group: Dr. Steven Bines, Dr.
Norman Wool, Dr. Marc Brand and Dr.
Darius Francescatti.
Dr. Edgar Staren recently accepted
a position as Chief of Surgery at the
Medical College of Ohio, and Dr. Steven
Economou has retired, but continues
his academic writing and interest in
Rush-Presbyterian-St. Luke’s Medical
Center.
All members of University Surgeons
have academic appointments and are involved
in surgical research, academic writing,
and the teaching of Rush students and
surgical residents. It is our belief
that academic surgeons should be in
private practice thereby continuing
the tradition of Dr. Bevan, a Rush surgeon
who was one of the leaders of American
Medicine in the 1900’s. Surgeons
who practice surgery teach best, and
those whose practice is independent
from the hospital are accountable only
to their patients.
University Surgeons provides expertise
in surgery of the breast, liver, gall
bladder, pancreas, esophagus, stomach,
colon, rectum, skin cancer,tumors of
the soft tissue, endocrine tumors, as
well as laparoscopic surgery for acid
reflux, and hernias.
It is the belief of University
Surgeons that the patients come first.
Our staff is courteous, friendly, available,
informative, and a human voice answers
the phone. It has been of primary importance
to University Surgeons that the surgeons
and support staff never lose sight of
the fact that the single most important
thing we can do is to render the best
possible care to our patients in a concerned
and friendly manner.
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