EDUARDO SMITH-SINGARES, MD, FACS

CLINICAL ASSISTANT PROFESSOR OF SURGERY & ANESTHESIA; DIVISION, SURGICAL CRITICAL CARE

General Profile

Specialty:

General Surgery

Sub-Specialties:

Surgical critical care

Appointments:

Director, Surgical Intensive Care Unit at University of Illinois Hospital & Health Sciences System; Attending Surgeon at University of Illinois Hospital & Health Sciences System; Attending Surgeon at Advocate Christ Medical Center

Clinical Interests:

N/A

Languages Spoken:

English, Spanish

Education

Medical Education:

Universidad de Panama, Panama

Residency:

General Surgery Residency, The Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital, New Brunswick, NJ

Fellowship:

Critical Care Fellowship, University Hospital at Stony Brook, Stony Brook, NY

Certifications:

American Board of Suregry certified in Surgical Critical Care

Publications, Awards, & Memberships

Society Memberships:

American College of Surgeons; Chicago Surgical Society; Society of Critical Care Medicine

Publications:

2011 Shapiro MJ, Smith-Singares E, Eachempati SR, Barie PS: “Fungal Colonization and Infection During Critical Illness”. In: Current Therapy of Trauma and Surgical Critical Care (2nd Ed) . Asensio JA, Trunkey D (Eds). Mosby – Elsevier, Philadelphia, PA In Press

2006 Shapiro MJ, Smith-Singares E, Eachempati SR, Barie PS: Fungal Infections and Antifungal Therapy in the Surgical Intensive Care Unit. (Chapter 98) In: Current Therapy of Trauma and Surgical Critical Care (1st Ed) . Asensio JA, Trunkey D (Eds). Mosby – Elsevier, Philadelphia, PA 2008.

2003 Title: “Hyperparathyroidism: Management” and “T-cell mediated Immunity” Book: Robert Wood Johnson ABSITE study guide. Publisher: Department of Surgery UMDNJ/Robert Wood Johnson Medical School

Smith-Singares E, Saied A: Traumatic Thoracic Duct Transection Managed with Left Thoracoscopy: A Case Report and Review of the Literature. Panam J Trauma Critical Care Emerg Surg 2013;2(2):97-99

Lanier ST et al: Management of pulmonary hernia through a flail segment in closed thoracic trauma using open reduction, internal fixation and pectoralis major flap reconstruction: a case report. Can J Plast Surg 2011; 19(4): 145-147

Suppiah ST et al: Splenic Injury after Therapeutic ERCP. Surg Endosc. 2009 Apr;23 (Suppl):S295

Masse CT et al: Inflammatory Myoglandular polyp of the right colon in a patient with hematochezia and intermittent rectal pain. Surg Endosc. 2009 Apr;23 (Suppl):S293

Salzman SL et al: Violence Prevention Programs are effective when intervention is initiated during the initial workup of violently injured patients in a urban Level 1 Trauma Center. SUBMITTED TO THE JOURNAL OF TRAUMA

Shaheen A et al: Trauma Patients with Abdominal Compartment Syndrome: A Multi-Institutional Study. SUBMITTED TO THE JOURNAL OF SURGICAL RESEARCH

Smith Singares E, Unruh T: Initial clinical experience with cPTFE for outpatient laparoscopic abdominal wall reconstruction in a community setting. SUBMITTED TO HERNIA