ANTONIO GANGEMI, MD, FACS

ASSISTANT PROFESSOR OF SURGERY

DIRECTOR, LAPAROSCOPIC & ROBOTIC SURGICAL SKILLS LABORATORY

General Profile

Specialty:

Robotic and Minimally Invasive Surgery

Sub-Specialties:

Bariatric Surgery, Hernia Surgery

Appointments:

Assistant Professor of Surgery
Director, Laparoscopic & Robotic Surgical Skills Laboratory

Clinical Interests:

Minimally Invasive and Robotic Surgery, Bariatric and Metabolic Surgery, Upper
GI Surgery, Hernia Surgery

Languages Spoken:

English, Italian, Spanish

Education

Medical Education:

Universita` degli Studi di Catanzaro

Residency:

General Surgery, Department of Surgery, University of Illinois at Chicago

Fellowship:

Cell Transplantation, Division of Transplantation, University of Illinois at Chicago

Certifications:

American Board of Surgery, Italian Board of Surgery

Publications, Awards, & Memberships

Awards:

• Gangemi A. Flying Colors Medical Degree University of Catanzaro “Magna Graecia”, July 1997. Catanzaro, Italy.
• Gangemi A. First Class Honor Residency in General Surgery, March 2005. University of Padua, Italy.
• Gangemi A, Barbaro B, Braun M, Avila J, Kuechle J, Ehses J, Donath M, Testa G, Benedetti E, Oberholzer J. AOP RANTES prolongs allogeneic islet transplant survival in vivo. Advances in organ transplantation, 2005 Genzyme Fellows Conference, Boston (MC), June 9-12, 2005. Travel Award (1000 USD).
• Oberholzer J (Principal Investigator), Gangemi A (Co-Investigator). Role of chemokines receptor 5 (CCR-5) blockade in islet transplantation. Innovative Grants (110,000$) Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation (JDRF), February 16, 2006.
• Gangemi A, Raofi V, Beatty E, Oberholzer J, Testa G, Sankary H, Kaplan B, Benedetti E. Lesson learned in pediatric small bowel and liver transplantation from living related donors. Award funded by a grant from The Transplantation Society ($1,000) for International Small Bowel Transplant Symposium in S. Monica, CA (USA), September 5-8, 2007.
• Gangemi A, Salehi P, Hatipoglu B, Martellotto J, Barbaro B, Kuechle J.B, Qi M, Wang Y, Pallan P, Owens C, Bui J, West D, Kaplan B, Benedetti E, Oberholzer J. Islet transplantation for brittle type 1 diabetes: the UIC protocol. Resident Research Forum, May 7, 2008, Neuro-Psychiatric Institute Conference Hall, University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago, IL. Research Award (1000 USD).
• Gangemi A, J. Stassinopoulos, K. Sriram. Nutritional and Metabolic Management of Chyle Leaks, May 2010, Neuro-Psychiatric Institute Conference Hall, University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago, IL. First Place Research Award (1000 USD).
• Gangemi A. Golden Scalpel Award Nominee, June 2013. University of Illinois at Chicago College of Medicine, Chicago, IL.
• Gangemi A (PI), Giulianotti P.C. CRSA SCORE: A proposal for a user-friendly, versatile, practical tool to define basic robotic surgery competency. Intuitive Surgical Clinical Robotic Research Grant Committee ($50,000), October 7, 2013.
• Gangemi A, Second Place Award Free Papers Training and Simulation, 5th World-wide Meeting of the Clinical Robotic Surgery Association, October 2013, Washington DC.
• Gangemi A (PI), Giulianotti P.C. (Co-PI). A Pilot Study Investigating Skills Retention Following Two Alternative Laparoscopic Simulator Training Strategies. Applied Medical Research Grant ($8,500), November 4th, 2014.
• Gangemi A, Poster of Distinction. “Preliminary results of our simulation-based experience on the management of “blue codes” and emergent open conversion in the robotic operating room.” 8th Annual Meeting of the Consortium of ACS-Accredited Education Institutes. March 13–14, 2015. Swissôtel Chicago, IL, USA.

Society Memberships:

• Italian Medical Association (Ordine dei Medici)
• Transplantation Society (TTS)
• Clinical Robotic Surgery Association (CRSA)
• Warren H. Cole Society
• American College of Surgeons
• American Medical Association
• Society of American Gastrointestinal and Endoscopic Surgeons (SAGES)

Publications:

• Gerunda GE, Neri D, Merenda R, Barbazza F, Zangrandi F, Meduri F, Bisello M, Valmasoni M, Gangemi A, Maffei Faccioli A. “Role of transarterial chemoembolization before liver resection for hepatocarcinoma”. Liver Transplantation, 2000 Sep; 6 (5): 619-26.
• Gerunda GE, Merenda R, Neri D, Angeli P, Barbazza F, Valmasoni M, Feltracco P, Zangrandi F, Gangemi A, Miotto D, Gagliesi A, and Maffei Faccioli A. Cavoportal Hemitransposition: Successful Way to Overcome the Problem of Total Portosplenomesenteric Thrombosis in Liver Transplantation”;, Vol. 8, No 1 (January), 2002: pp 72-75.
• Gerunda GE, Merenda R, Neri D, Barbazza F, Angeli P, Sacerdoti D, Miotto D, Valmasoni M, Zangrandi F, Gangemi A, Faccioli AM. Arteroportal fistulas between the accessory right hepatic, gastroduodenal and superior mesenteric arteries and portal vein: a difficult technical problem to overcome in liver transplantation. Transplantation 2002 Feb 15;73(3):417-9.
• Gerunda GE, Neri D, Merenda R, Barbazza F, Zangrandi F, Meduri F, Bisello M, Valmasoni M, Gangemi A, Faccioli AM. Effectiveness of preoperative selective portal vein embolization before extensive hepatic resection. Liver Transpl. 2002 Apr; 8(4): 405-7.
• Gerunda GE, Bolognesi M, Neri D, Merenda R, Miotto D, Barbazza F, Zangrandi F, Bisello M, Valmasoni M, Gangemi A, Gagliesi A, Faccioli AM. Preoperative selective portal vein embolization (PSPVE) before major hepatic resection. Effectiveness of Doppler estimation of hepatic blood flow to predict the hypertrophy rate of non-embolized liver segments. Hepatogastroenterology 2002 Sep-Oct; 49(47): 1405-11.
• Avila J, Barbaro B, Gangemi A, Romagnoli T, Kuechle J, Hansen M, Shapiro* J, Testa G, Sankary H, Benedetti E., Lakey* J, Oberholzer J. Intraductal glutamine administration reduces oxidative injury during human pancreatic islet isolation. Am J Transplant. 2005 Dec; 5(12):2830-7.
• Testa G, Porubsky M, Marinov M, John E, Gangemi A, Oberholzer J, Sankary H, Holterman M, Abcarian H, Benedetti E. Living related donor bowel transplantation in pediatric patients as a strategy to reduce mortality on the waiting list. American Journal of Transplantation 5: 217-218 242 Suppl. 11, May 2005.
• Benedetti E, Marinov M, Porubsky M, Gangemi A, Sankary H, Oberholzer J, John E, Holterman M, Abcarian H, Testa G Living related segmental small bowel transplantation: From experimental to standardized procedure. American Journal of Transplantation 5: 265-265 429 Suppl. 11, May 2005.
• Porubsky M, Marinov M, Gangemi A, Sankary H, Oberholzer J, Benedetti E, Testa G Early transection of the hepatic duct and bile probe technique in living donor right hepatectomy. American Journal of Transplantation 5:: 344-344 739 Suppl. 11, May 2005.
• Avila JG, Wang Y, Barbaro B, Gangemi A, Qi M, Kuechle J, Doubleday N, Doubleday M, Churchill T, Salehi P, Shapiro J, Philipson LH, Benedetti E, Lakey JR, Oberholzer J. Improved Outcomes in Islet Isolation and Transplantation by the Use of a Novel Hemoglobin-based O(2) Carrier. Am J Transplant. 2006 Oct 25; [Epub ahead of print] • Asolati M, Testa G, Gangemi A, Sankary H, Oberholzer J, Benedetti E. “Prope” tolerance in non-compliant living related small bowel transplant recipient after sever rejection. Transplantation. 2007 Jan 15;83(1):77-9.
• Salehi P, Hansen M, Avila J, Barbaro B, Gangemi A, Romagnoli T, Wang Y, Qi M, Murdock P, Benedetti E, J. Oberholzer. Human islet isolation from pancreata preserved with Histidine-Tryptophan Ketoglutarate (HTK) versus University of Wisconsin (UW) solution. Transplantation, 2006 Oct 15; 82(7):983-5.
• Gangemi A. Benedetti E. Living donor small bowel transplantation: Literature Review 2003-2006. Pediatric Transplantation 2006, 10 (8): 875.
• Kaplan B, Gangemi A, Thielke J, Oberholzer J, Sankary H, Benedetti E. Successful rescue of refractory, severe antibody mediated rejection with splenectomy. Transplantation. 2007 Jan 15;83(1):99-100.
• Testa G, Losanoff JE, Gangemi A, Benedetti E. Excellent outcome using an alternative technique for arterial reconstruction in living-related liver transplant: sphenoid anastomosis. Transpl Int. 2007 Apr;20(4):392-4.
• Barbaro B, Salehi P, Wang Y, Qi M, Gangemi A, Kuechle J, Hansen MA, Romagnoli T, Avila J, Benedetti E, Mage R, Oberholzer J. Improved human pancreatic islet purification with the refined UIC-UB density gradient. Transplantation. 2007 Nov 15;84(9):1200-3.
• Testa G, Vidanovic V, Chejfec G, Gangemi A, Iqpal R, Porubsky M, Pham T, Benedetti E. Adult living-donor liver transplantation with ABO-incompatible grafts. Transplantation. 2008 Mar 15;85(5):681-6.
• Barbaro B, Kuechle J, Salehi P, Rodriguez L, Qi M, Gangemi A, Benedetti E, Oberholzer J. Increased albumin concentration reduces apoptosis and improves functionality of human islets. Artif Cells Blood Substit Immobil Biotechnol. 2008;36(1):74-81.
• Kaplan B, West P, Neeley H, Martellotto J, Iqbal R, Gangemi A, Hatipoglu B, Benedetti E, Oberholzer J. Use of low dose tacrolimus, mycophenolate mofetil and maintenance IL-2 receptor blockade in an islet transplant recipient. Clin Transplant. 2008 Mar-Apr;22(2):250-3.
• Salehi P, Stull MA, Martellotto J, Gangemi A, Hatipoglu B, Benedetti E, Oberholzer J. Case report: diabetic myonecrosis of the neck complicated by infection in an islet transplanted patient. J Diabetes Complications. 2008 Mar 20. [Epub ahead of print].
• Gangemi A, Salehi P, Hatipoglu B, Martellotto J, Barbaro B, Kuechle JB, Qi M, Wang Y, Pallan P, Owens C, Bui J, West D, Kaplan B, Benedetti E, Oberholzer J. Islet transplantation for brittle type 1 diabetes: the UIC protocol. Am J Transplant. 2008 Jun;8(6):1250-61. Epub 2008 Apr 29.
• Porubsky M, Benedetti E, Gangemi A, Sankary H, Marinov M, Oberholzer J, Testa G. Reconstruction of two bile ducts in a cloaca fashion in living donor liver transplantation. Int Surg. 2008 Sep-Oct;93(5):284-7.
• Qi M, Strand BL, Mørch Y, Lacík I, Wang Y, Salehi P, Barbaro B, Gangemi A, Kuechle J, Romagnoli T, Hansen MA, Rodriguez LA, Benedetti E, Hunkeler D, Skjåk-Braek G, Oberholzer J. Encapsulation of human islets in novel inhomogeneous alginate-ca2+/ba2+ microbeads: in vitro and in vivo function. Artif Cells Blood Substit Immobil Biotechnol. 2008;36(5):403-20.
• Gangemi A, Tzvetanov IG, Beatty E, Oberholzer J, Testa G, Sankary HN, Kaplan B, Benedetti E. Lesson learned in pediatric small bowel and liver transplantation from living donor related donors. Transplantation. 2009 Apr 15;87(7):1027-30.
• Hartwell J, Gangemi A, Saltzman S. Wii Related Traumatic Injury: A Case Report and Review of the Literature. Archives of surgery 2011 Jul;146(7):881-2.
• Buchs NC, Addeo P, Bianco FM, Gangemi A, Ayloo SM, Giulianotti PC. Outcomes of robot-assisted pancreaticoduodenectomy in patients older than 70 years: a comparative study. World J Surg. 2010 Sep;34(9):2109-14.
• Gangemi A, Bresler L, Bianchi P, Giulianotti PC. Highlights from the 5th world-wide meeting of the Clinical Robotic Surgery Association (CRSA) 2013. Robotic Training and Simulation. (Submitted to The International Journal of Medical Robotics and Computer Assisted Surgery; Manuscript ID RCS-14-0100).
• Gangemi A, Young A, Elli FE. A rare sequela following a case of early bariatric surgery tourism. Submitted to SOARD (In press; Ms. No. SOARD-14-310).
• Gangemi A, Esparaz J, Daskalaki D, Nita D, Giulianotti PC. Manual dexterity and surgical vocation: Which came first? Perhaps 3D virtual reality simulators may provide a modern answer to an ancient dilemma (Submitted to Surgical Endoscopy; Manuscript ID SEND-14-1600).
• Perrenot C, Gangemi A, Stifelman M, Perez M, Gluszak P, Giulianotti PC, Hubert J. Face, content, construct validity and learning curve in robotic surgery simulation training: results of a multicentric evaluation of dV-Trainer (Submitted to Surgery; Manuscript ID 20140687).
• Gangemi A, Durrani A, Boulay BR. Omental Infarction Following Colonoscopy: A Case Report. Submitted to Journal of Digestive Endoscopy; Year : 2015 | Volume : 6 | Issue : 2 | Page : 73-75).