GEORGE I. SALTI, MD, FACS

ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR OF SURGERY

General Profile

Specialty:

Surgical Oncology

Appointments:

Attending Surgeon at University of Illinois Hospital & Health Sciences System
Director of Surgical Oncology and Co-Medical Director of Oncology Services, Edward Hospital, Naperville, Illinois

Clinical Interests:

Appendix Cancers, Hepatobiliary Malignancies, Neuroendocrine Tumors, Pancreatic Cancer, Peritoneal Carcinomatosis, Sarcoma, Upper GI Malignancies, Melanoma, Breast Cancer.

Languages Spoken:

English

Education

Medical Education:

University of Chicago Pritzker School of Medicine

Residency:

Residency in General Surgery, University of Illinois at Chicago at the University of Illinois Hospital

Fellowship:

Surgical Oncology Fellowship at the University of Illinois, Department of Surgery, Chicago, Illinois

Certifications:

American Board of Surgery, National Board of Medical Examiners

Publications, Awards, & Memberships

Awards:

• Resurrection Health Care Service Award- 2009, Peoples Choice- 2009
• America’s Top Surgeons- 2008
• Teaching Attending of the Year at St. Joseph Hospital- 2007
• Community Service Award- 2004
• America’s Top Surgeons- 2004
• Resurrection Health Care Service Award- 2003
• Class Act Award- 2002
• Rhone-Poulenc Roher Fellow- 1999
• NIH Training Grant Fellow- 1998-2000
• Eleanor B. Pillsbury Fellow – 1998-1999
• West Side VA Appreciation Award- 1994

Society Memberships:

• American College of Surgeons
• American Society of Clinical Oncology
• American Society of Peritoneal Surface Malignacy
• Society of Melanoma Research
• Society for American Gastrointestinal Endoscopic Surgeons
• Society of Surgical Oncology

Publications:

• Naffouje SA, O’Donoghue C, Salti GI. Evaluation of cytoreductive surgery and hyperthermic intraperitoneal chemotherapy in a community setting: A cost-utility analysis of a hospital’s initial experience and reflections on the health care system. J Surg Oncol. 2016 Jan 11.
• Naffouje S, Naffouje R, Bhagwandin S, Salti GI. Microphthalmia transcription factor in malignant melanoma predicts occult sentinel lymph node metastases and survival. Melanoma Res. 2015 Dec;25(6):496-502.
• Bhagwandin SB, Salti GI.Tumori. Hepatocellular carcinoma with peritoneal metastasis treated with cytoreductive surgery plus hyperthermic intraperitoneal chemotherapy. 2015 Mar 20;101(1):e1-3.
• Bhagwandin S, Naffouje S, Salti G. Utility of Chemoresponse Assay in Patients Undergoing Cytoreductive Surgery Plus Hyperthermic Intraperitoneal Chemotherapy. Ann Surg Oncol. 2015 Aug;22(8):2573-7.
• Bhagwandin SB, Naffouje S, Salti G. Delayed presentation of major complications in patients undergoing cytoreductive surgery plus hyperthermic intrperitoneal chemotherapy following hospital discharge. J Surg Oncol. 2014 Dec 31.
• Prada-Villaverde A, Esquivel J, Lowy AM, Markman M, Chua T, Pelz J, Baratti D, Baumgartner JM, Berri R, Bretcha-Boix P, Deraco M, Flores-Ayala G, Glehen O, Gomez-Portilla A, González-Moreno S, Goodman M, Halkia E, Kusamura S, Moller M, Passot G, Pocard M, Salti G, Sardi A, Senthil M, Spiliotis J, Torres-Melero J, Turaga K, Trout R. The American Society of Peritoneal Surface Malignancies evaluation of HIPEC with Mitomycin C versus Oxaliplatin in 539 patients with colon cancer undergoing a complete cytoreductive surgery. J Surg Oncol. 2014 Dec;110(7):779-85.
• Esquivel J, Lowy AM, Markman M, Chua T, Pelz J, Baratti D, Baumgartner JM, Berri R, Bretcha-Boix P, Deraco M, Flores-Ayala G, Glehen O, Gomez-Portilla A, González-Moreno S, Goodman M, Halkia E, Kusamura S, Moller M, Passot G, Pocard M, Salti G, Sardi A, Senthil M, Spilioitis J, Torres-Melero J, Turaga K, Trout R. The American Society of Peritoneal Surface Malignancies (ASPSM) Multiinstitution Evaluation of the Peritoneal Surface Disease Severity Score (PSDSS) in 1,013 Patients with Colorectal Cancer with Peritoneal Carcinomatosis. Ann Surg Oncol 2014 May 23 [epub] • Turaga K, Levine E, Barone R, Sticca R, Petrelli N, Lambert L, Nash G, Morse M, Adbel-Misih R, Alexander HR, Attiyeh F, Bartlett D, Bastidas A, Blazer T, Chu Q, Chung K, Dominguez-Parra L, Espat NJ, Foster J, Fournier K, Garcia R, Goodman M, Hanna N, Harrison L, Hoefer R, Holtzman M, Kane J, Labow D, Li B, Lowy A, Mansfield P, Ong E, Pameijer C, Pingpank J, Quinones M, Royal R, Salti G, Sardi A, Shen P, Skitzki J, Spellman J, Stewart J, Esquivel J. Consensus Guidelines from The American Society of Peritoneal Surface Malignancies on Standardizing the Delivery of Hyperthermic Intraperitoneal Chemotherapy (HIPEC) in Colorectal Cancer Patients in the United States. Ann Surg Oncol. 2013 Jun 21
• Salti GI, Ailabouni L, Undevia S. Cytoreductive surgery and hyperthermic intraperitoneal chemotherapy for the treatment of peritoneal sarcomatosis. Ann Surg Oncol 2012 19(5):1410-5.
• Abadin SS, Salti GI. Laparoscopic treatment of a Meckel’s diverticulum. Am Surg 2011 77(8):E156-7.
• Hellan M, Gentile M, Ailabouni L, Salti GI. Expression of micropthalmia transcription factor in the sentinel lymph nodes of patients with melanoma. J Cancer Therapy 2011 2(2):276-280.
• Saied A, Bhati C, Sharma R, Garrean S, Salti G. Small Bowel Obstruction from Breast Cancer Metastasis: A Case Report and Review of the Literature 2011 July 12 [Epub ahead of print] • Lutfi RE, Jyot B, Rossi M, Jefferon E, Salti GI. Hand-Sewn Cystogastrostomy Using the Novel Single Incision Laparoscopy with Flexible-Tip Laparoscope. J Laparoendosc Adv Surg Tech A 2010 20(9):761-6.
• Giannotti G, Ailabouny L, Salti GI. Ultrasound-guided excision of nonpalpable malignant soft tissue tumors of the abdomen. Future Oncol 2010 6(9):1513-5.
• Worley TA, Abadin SS, Revesz E, Salti GI. Gastrointestinal Stromal Tumor with Hemoperitoneum Masquerading as Appendicitis. Int Surg 2010 95:8-11.
• History of the Recurrent Laryngeal Nerve: From Galen to Lahey. Kaplan EL, Salti GI, Roncella M, Fulton N, Kadawaki M. World J Surg 2009 33(3):386-93.
• Lekmine F, Salti GI, Induction of Microphthalmia transcription factor (Mitf) by forskolin and stimulation of melanin release in UISO-Mel-6 cells. J Surg Res 2008 149(1):27-30.
• Lekmine F, Chang CK, Sethakorn N, Das Gupta TK, Salti GI. Role of microphthalmia transcription factor (mitf) in melanoma differentiation. Biochem Biophys Res Commun 2007 16;354(3):830-5.
• Blecha M, Galanopoulos C, Dharkar D, Salti G. Massive organ of Zuckerkandl inducing small bowel obstruction. J Am Coll Surg 2005 201(3):480-1.
• Jacobs IA, Chang CK, Salti GI. Coexistence of pregnancy and cancer. Am Surg 2004 70:1025-9.
• Jacobs IA, Chang CK, Guzman G, Salti GI. Clear cell sarcoma: an institutional review. Am Surg 2004 70:300-3.
• Chang CK, Jacobs I, Salti GI. Outcomes of surgery for dermatofibrosarcoma protuberans. Eur J Surg Oncol 2004 30:341-5.
• Jacobs IA, Chang CK, Salti GI. Role of sentinel lymph node biopsy in patients with thick (>4 mm) primary melanoma. Am Surg 2004 70:59-62.
• Chang CK, Jacobs I, Theodosiou E, Salti GI. Thick melanoma in the elderly. Am Surg 2003 69:988-93.
• Chang CK, Jacobs I, Visgirda VM, Salti GI. Melanoma in the elderly patient. Arch Surg 2003 138:1135-8.
• Jacobs IA, Chang CK, Salti GI. Significance of dual-basin drainage in truncal melanoma patients undergoing sentinel lymph node biopsy. J Am Acad Dermatol 2003 49:615-9.
• Froix AJ, Salti GI. Primary malignant melanoma of the lip. J Surg Oncol 2003 84:7-9.
• Salti GI, Das Gupta TK. Predicting residual lymph node basin disease in melanoma patients with sentinel lymph node metastases. Am J Surg 2003 186:98-101.
• Jacobs IA, Chang CK, Das Gupta TK, Salti G. Role of sentinel node biopsy in patients with thin (<1 mm) primary melanoma. Ann Surg Oncol 2003 10:558-61.
• Jacobs IA, Chang CK, Salti G. Hepatic radiofrequency ablation of ovarian granulosa cell tumors. Am Surg 2003 69:416-8.
• Gentile MS, Vasu C, Green A, Murillo G, Constantinou A, Das Gupta TK, Prabhakar BS, Salti GI. Targeting colon cancer cells with genistein-17.1A immununoconjugate. Int J Cancer 2003 22(5):955-9.
• Jacobs IA, Chang CK, Salti GI. Interdisciplinary management of Ewing’s sarcoma. Surg Rounds 2003 26:171-176.
• Chang CK, Jacobs I, Calilao G, Salti GI. Metastatic infiltrating syringomatous adenoma of the breast. Arch Pathol Lab Med 2003 127:e155-6.
• Jacobs IA, Chang CK, Salti G. High isotope counts do not predict sentinel node positivity in melanoma patients. Arch Surg 2003 138:63-66.
• Murillo G, Salti GI, Kosmeder JW, Pezzuto JM, Mehta RG: Deguelin inhibits growth of colon cancer cells through induction of apoptosis and cell cycle arrest. Eur J Cancer 2002 38:2446-54.
• Salti GI, Kansagra A, Warso M, Ronan S, Das Gupta TK: Clinical node negative thick (?4.0 mm) melanoma. Arch Surg 2002 137:291-295.
• Salti GI, Kichina JV, Das Gupta TK, Uddin S, Bratescu L, Pezzuto JM, Mehta RG, Constantinou AI: Betulinic acid reduces UV-C induced DNA breakage in congenital melanocytic neval cells: evidence for a potential role as a chemopreventive agent. Melanoma Res 2001 11:99-104.
• Salti GI, Das Gupta TK, Constantinou AI: A novel use for the comet assay: detection of topoisomerase II inhibitors. Anticancer Res 2000 20:3189-93.
• Salti GI, Manougian T, Farolan M, Shilkaitis A, Majumdar D, Das Gupta TK: Micropthalmia transcription factor: A new prognostic marker in intermediate-thickness cutaneous malignant melanoma. Cancer Res: 2000 60:5012-5016.
• Salti GI, Grewal S, Mehta RM, Das Gupta TK, Boddie A, Constantinou AI: Genistein induces apoptosis and topoisomerase II-mediated DNA breakage in colon cancer cells. Eur J Cancer 2000 36:796-802.
• Constantinou A, Salti G: Application of topoisomerase assays in the evaluation of natural products as antitumor agents. J Med Food 1999 2:16.
• DeGroot LJ, Kaplan EL, Shukla MS, Salti G, Strauss FH: Morbidity and mortality infollicular thyroid cancer. J Clin Endocrinol 1995 80:2946.
• Ismail MA, Rotmensch J, Mercer LJ, Block BS, Salti GI, Holt JA: CA125 in peritoneal fluid from patients with nonmalignant gynecologic disorders, J Reprod Med 1994 39:510.
• Fedorak IJ, Salti GI, Fulton N, et al: Increased incidence of thyroid cancer in patients with primary hyperparathyroidism. Am Surg 1994 60:427.
• Kaplan EL, Salti GI, Hara H, Ito K: Results and complications of primary hyperparathyroidism. Ann Ital Chir 1993 64:465.
• Salti GI, Fedorak I, Fulton N, Yousefzadeh D, Kaplan EL: Continuing evolution in the operative management of primary hyperparathyroidism. Arch Surg1992 127:831.
• Kaplan EL, Yashiro T, Salti GI: Primary hyperparathyroidism in the 1990’s-choice of surgical procedures for this disease. Ann Surg 1992 215:300.
• Stanislav G, Yashiro T, Salti G, Kaplan EL: Parathyroidectomy for adenoma. Surgical Rounds 1991 14:977.
• Ismail MA, Salti GI, Block BS, Moawad AH: The effect of filtration of amniotic fluid on growth of Chlamydia trachomatis and Escherichia coli. Am J Perinatal 1991 8:50.
• Ismail MA, Salti GI, Moawad AH: Effect of amniotic fluid on bacterial recovery and growth: clinical implications. Obstet Gynecol Surv 1989 44:571.