MARIO MASRUR, MD

ASSISTANT PROFESSOR OF SURGERY

General Profile

Specialty:

Robotic and Minimally invasive surgery

Sub-Specialties:

Bariatric Surgery, Upper GI Surgery, Solid Organ Surgery, HPB Surgery

Appointments:

Assistant Professor of Surgery

Clinical Interests:

Robotic and Laparoscopic Surgery, Bariatric Surgery, Upper GI Surgery, Solid Organ Surgery, HPB Surgery

Languages Spoken:

English, Spanish

Education

Medical Education:

Universidad Nacional de Cuyo, Mendoza, Argentina

Residency:

Department of General Surgery, Italian Hospital of Mendoza, Mendoza, Argentina

Fellowship:

Minimally Invasive and Robotic Surgery fellowship,University of Illinois Medical Center, Chicago, Illinois

Certifications:

Argentinian Board of General Surgery

Publications, Awards, & Memberships

Society Memberships:

• Mendoza Society of Surgery
• Society of American Gastrointestinal and Endoscopic Surgeons (SAGES)
• American Medical Association (AMA)
• Warren H. Cole Society
• Clinical Robotic Surgery Association (CRSA)
• American College of Surgeons (ACS)

Publications:

• Ayloo SM, Mario MA, Bianco FM, Giulianotti PC. Robotic Roux-en-Y Duodenojejunostomy for superior mesenteric artery (SMA) Syndrome: Operative Technique. J Laparoendoscopic Adv Surg Tech A. 2011 Nov; 21(9):841-4. Epub 2011 Aug 5.
• Masrur M, Gheza F, Raimondi P, D’Ugo S, Calatayud D, Giulianotti PC. Robot-assisted subtotal pancreas-preserving Duodenectomy. JSLS. 2012 Oct-Dec;16(4)654-9.
• Ayloo SM, Masrur MA, Contino G, El Zaeedi M, Giulianotti PC. Two-year follow-up of wound complications associated with laparoendoscopic single-site adjustable gastric banding. Surg Obes Relat Dis. 2013 Sep-Oct;9(5):696-700 Epub2012 Jul 25.
• Elli EF, Masrur MA, El Zaeedi M, Galvani CA, Bozorgui N, Giulianotti PC. Four-year experience with outpatient laparoscopic adjustable gastric banding. Surg Obes Relat Dis. 2013 Sept-Oct;9(5):693-5. Epub 2012 Sep 4.
• E F Elli, Masrur M, Contino G, Gheza F, Giulianotti PC. Robotic Sleeve Gastrectomy: single surgeon experience. Chinese Journal of Surgery. 2012.
• EF Elli, Masrur M, Giulianotti PC. Robotic Sleeve Gastrectomy after Liver Transplantation. Surg Obes Relat Dis. 2013 Jan-Feb;9(1)e20-2. Epub 2012 Jan 21.
• Gheza F, Coratti F, Masrur M, Calatayud D, Annecchiarico M, Corratti A, Giulianotti PC. Robot-assisted renal artery aneurysm repair with a saphenous vein y-graft interposition. Surg Endosc. 2013 Apr,27(4):1404-5. Epub 2012 Oct 24.
• Ayloo SM, Fernandez E, Masrur MA, Giulianotti PC. Adjustable gastric banding: a comparison of models. Surg Obes Relat Dis. 2014 Nov-Dec; 10(6):1097-103. Epub 2013 Sep 20.
• Daskalaki D, Fernandez E, Wang X, Bianco FM, Elli EF, Ayloo S, Masrur M, Milone L, Giulianotti PC. Indocyanine green (ICG) fluorescent cholangiography during robotic cholecystectomy: results of 184 consecutive cases in a single institution. Surg Innov. 2014 Dec;21(6):615-21. Epub 2014 Mar 9.
• Roh Y, Masrur M, Giulianotti PC. Robot-assisted resection of a retrocaval peridiaphragmatic mass. JSLS. 2014 Jan-Mar;18(1):146-9.
• Elli E, Gonzalez-Heredia R, Sarvepalli S, Masrur M. Laparoscopic and robotic-assisted sleeve gastrectomy: short- and long-term results. Obes Surg. 2015 Jun;25 (6):967-74.
• Gonzalez-Heredia R, Masrur M, Patton K, Bindal V, Sarvepalli S, Elli E. Revisions after failed gastric band: sleeve gastrectomy and Roux-en-Y gastric bypass. Surg Endosc. 2015 Sep;29(9):2533-7 Epub 2014 Nov 27.
• Gonzalez-Heredia R, Tirado V, Patel N, Masrur M, Murphey M, Elli E. Is Helicobacter Pylori associated with an increase in complication rate after sleeve gastrectomy? Bariatric Surg Pract Patient Care. 2015 Mar 1;10(1:15-18)
• Gangemi A, Masrur M, Heza F, Bianco FM, Kawaguchi M, Benedetti E, Giulianotti PC. Challenges and opportunities in implementing a robotic learning module in a general surgery training program. The University of Illinois at Chicago experience. FACS. 2012-09-01Z, Volume 215, Issue 3, Supplement, Pages S60-S61, Copyright © 2012 American College of Surgeons
• Bindal V, Gonzalez-Heredia R, Masrur M, Elli EF. Technique Evolution, Learning curve, and outcomes of 200 robot-assisted gastric bypass procedures: a 5-year experience. Obes Surg. 2015 Jun;25(6):997-1002.
• Ross J, Masrur M, Gonzalez-Heredia R, Elli EF. Effectiveness of gastric neurostimulation in patients with gastroparesis. JSLS. 2014 Jul-Sep;18(3).
• Gonzalez-Heredia R, Patel N, Sanchez-Johnsen L, Masrur M, Murphey M, Chen J, Elli E. Does age influence bariatric surgery outcomes? Bariatr Surg Pract Patient Care. 2015 Jun 1;10(2):74-78.
• Gonzalez-Heredia R, Sanchez-Johnsen L, Valbuena VS, Masrur M, Murphey M, Elli E. Surgical management of super-super obese patients: Roux-en-Y gastric bypass versus sleeve gastrectomy. Surg Endosc. 2015 Aug 15.