CHANDRA HASSAN, MD, FACS, FRCS

ATTENDING SURGEON

DIRECTOR, BARIATRIC SURGERY PROGRAM

General Profile

Specialty:

Minimally Invasive Surgery, Bariatric Surgery

Sub-Specialties:

Minimally Invasive and Robotic Surgery, Metabolic Surgery

Appointments:

Attending Surgeon, University of Illinois

Clinical Interests:

Robotic and Laparoscopic Surgery, Bariatric Surgery, Upper GI Surgery

Languages Spoken:

English

Education

Medical Education:

Stanley Medical College, University of Madras, India

Residency:

Department of General Surgery, Bronx-Lebanon Hospital Center, Yeshiva University,

Fellowship:

Advanced Laparoscopic and Bariatric Surgery Fellowship, Danbury Hospital, Yale

Certifications:

American Board of Surgery

Publications, Awards, & Memberships

Awards:

• Albert Einstein College of Medicine Teaching Award, 2004

Society Memberships:

• American College of Surgeons (ACS)
• Society of American Gastrointestinal and Endoscopic Surgeons (SAGES)
• The American Society of Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery
• Cleveland Surgical Society

Publications:

• Sharma R, Hassan C, Chaiban JT. Severe Insulin Resistance Improves Immediately after Sleeve Gastrectomy. J Investig Med High Impact Case Rep. 2016 Jan 5;4(1):2324709615625309. doi: 10.1177/2324709615625309. eCollection 2016 Jan-Mar. PMID: 26788532
• Ghosh RK, Fatima K, Ravakhah K, Hassan C. Gastric Volvulus: An Easily Missed Diagnosis of Chest Pain in the Emergency Room. BMJ Case Rep. 2016 Jan 13;2016. pii: bcr2015213888. doi: 10.1136/bcr-2015-213888. PMID: 26762353
• Ghosh RK, Somasundaram M, Ravakhah K, Hassan C. Pseudomyxoma Peritonea with Intrathoracic Extension: A Rare Disease with Rarer Presentation from Low-grade Mucinous Adenocarcinoma of the Appendix. BMJ Case Rep. 2016 Jan 4;2016. pii: bcr2015211076. doi: 10.1136/bcr-2015-211076. PMID: 26729823
• Hassan C, Girishkumar HT, Thatigotla B, Asad M, Sivakumar M, Bhoot N, Pokala N. Value of Ultrasound Guidance in Placement of Hemodialysis Catheters in Patients with End-stage Renal Disease. Am Surg. 2008 Nov;74(11):1111-3. PMID: 19062672