Marko Rojnica, MD

Assistant Professor of Pediatric Surgery

General Profile

Specialty:

Pediatric Surgery

Appointments:

Pediatric Surgeon at University of Illinois Hospital & Health Sciences System

Clinical Interests:

Surgical Innovations; Pediatric Thoracic and Oncology Surgery; Caring for children with birth defects, hernias, intestinal, lung and esophagus issues; Chest wall deformities; Tumors of the abdomen and Chest

Languages Spoken:

English

Education

Medical Education:

University of Cincinnati, College of Medicine, Cincinnati, OH

Residency:

General Surgery, University of Chicago, Chicago, IL

Fellowship:

Pediatric General and Thoracic Surgery Fellowship, Seattle Children’s Hospital, Seattle, WA

Certifications:

American Board of Surgery

Publications, Awards, & Memberships

Awards:

Chicago Surgical Society – Resident Clinical Research Award, 2^nd place, 2015
Pritzker Summer Fellows – Business Competition, 1^st Place, 2015
UChicago Booth School of Business: 19^th New Venture Challenge*, 2015
*Small Business Competition, 2^nd place
Outstanding Academic Achievement Award for Surgery, 2014
College of Medicine Dean’s Letter – Excellence Recommendation Award*, 2010
*class rank achievement: 80^th percentile
Geriatrics Honors Scholar Award, 2010
Honors Scholar, University of Cincinnati, 2006
Dean’s List, University of Cincinnati, 2006-2010

Society Memberships:

American College of Surgeons
American Pediatric Surgical Association

Publications:

Kantor O, Schneider A, Rojnica M, Benjamin A, Schindler N, Posner MC, Matthews JB, Roggin KK. Implementing a Resident Acute Care Surgery Service: Improving Resident Education and Patient Care. Surgery, 16-SUS-123R1. Manuscript accepted for publication: October 2016.

Davidson SJ, Rojnica M, Matthews JB, Langerman AJ. Variation and Acquisition of Complex Techniques: Pancreaticoduodenectomy. Surgical Innovation. 2016 Aug 9. Pii: 1553350616663322. (Epub ahead of print).

Jordan AL, Rojnica M, Siegler M, Angelos P, Langerman A. Surgeon-Family Perioperative Communication: Surgeons’ Self-Reported Approaches to the “Surgeon-Family Relationship.” Journal of the American College of Surgeons, Vol 219, Issue 5, 958 – 967. 2014.

Ferguson MK, Rojnica M, Small S. Thoracic Surgeons’ Perception of Frail Behavior in Videos of Standardized Patients. PLoS One. 2014 Jun 3; 9(6):e98654. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0098654. eCollection 2014.