Department of Surgery

Phone: (773)-257-4752

Administration and Staff Faculty Roster Major Affiliate Sites Grand Rounds Surgery Clerkship Competencies Surgery Evaluation Standards

Clerkship Faculty Information Undergraduate Medical Education Previous Department Chairs Department History William Schumer, M.D.

Department of Surgery

Phone: (773)-257-4752

Administration and Staff Faculty Roster Major Affiliate Sites Grand Rounds Surgery Clerkship Competencies Surgery Evaluation Standards

Clerkship Faculty Information Undergraduate Medical Education Previous Department Chairs Department History William Schumer, M.D.

Department of Surgery Mission

Welcome to the Department of Surgery! The Department of Surgery is committed to providing Medical Students and Graduate Trainees an understanding of the surgical management of disease in a caring, thoughtful manner. The curriculum is structured to provide this education while meeting the six competencies of Medical Knowledge, Patient Care, Communication, Professionalism, Practice Based Learning and Systems Based Practice. The use of Best Practices will be an integral part of the learning experience.

The organizational structure of the Department involves multiple surgical specialties (see list) organized at a number of different sites (see list). The ongoing challenge for us in Surgery is to assure that students at these different locations all have similar experiences. This in part achieved in part through the unifying core lecture series, which is attended by all students, and mini-conferences which are held at the different sites.

Department Vice Chair Michael J. Zdon, M.D. Dr. Zdon received his M.D. from Loyola University Stritch School of Medicine and did his General Surgical Residency at the University of Kansas Medical Center in Kansas City, Kansas. Following four years as Assistant Professor of Surgery at Yale University he joined the faculty at Chicago Medical School in 1988 and is currently Professor and Vice Chairman. He is currently on the hospital staffs of Condell Hospital, Mt Sinai Hospital, Swedish Covenant Hospital, and Highland Park Hospital. He is certied in General Surgery and Surgical Critical Care. His area of clinical interest is Surgical Endocrinology.

Department of Surgery Mission

Welcome to the Department of Surgery! The Department of Surgery is committed to providing Medical Students and Graduate Trainees an understanding of the surgical management of disease in a caring, thoughtful manner. The curriculum is structured to provide this education while meeting the six competencies of Medical Knowledge, Patient Care, Communication, Professionalism, Practice Based Learning and Systems Based Practice. The use of Best Practices will be an integral part of the learning experience.

The organizational structure of the Department involves multiple surgical specialties (see list) organized at a number of different sites (see list). The ongoing challenge for us in Surgery is to assure that students at these different locations all have similar experiences. This in part achieved in part through the unifying core lecture series, which is attended by all students, and mini-conferences which are held at the different sites.

Department Vice Chair Michael J. Zdon, M.D. Dr. Zdon received his M.D. from Loyola University Stritch School of Medicine and did his General Surgical Residency at the University of Kansas Medical Center in Kansas City, Kansas. Following four years as Assistant Professor of Surgery at Yale University he joined the faculty at Chicago Medical School in 1988 and is currently Professor and Vice Chairman. He is currently on the hospital staffs of Condell Hospital, Mt Sinai Hospital, Swedish Covenant Hospital, and Highland Park Hospital. He is certied in General Surgery and Surgical Critical Care. His area of clinical interest is Surgical Endocrinology.