◼ John Robert Andrews
Anal, colon, and rectal cancer; laparoscopic surgery; sphincter preservation. Northwestern Medicine Lake Forest Hospital. 847-234-4310
◼ Amy L. Halverson
Colon and rectal cancer and surgery; fecal incontinence; laparoscopic surgery; sphincter preservation. Northwestern Memorial Hospital. 312-695-6868
◼ Neil H. Hyman
Colon and rectal cancer. UChicago Medicine. 773-702-4300
◼ Sanath S. Kumar
Colorectal cancer; robotic surgery. Advocate South Suburban Hospital, Hazel Crest. 708-460-8081
◼ Slawomir Marecik
Colon and rectal cancer and surgery; robotic surgery. Advocate Lutheran General Hospital, Park Ridge. 847-759-1110
◼ Anders F. Mellgren
Anal, colon, and rectal cancer and surgery. UI Health. 312-996-9646
◼ Theodore J. Saclarides
Laparoscopic surgery; rectal cancer and sphincter preservation. Rush University Medical Center. 312-942-5500
◼ Michele I. Slogoff
Anal, colon, and rectal cancer and surgery. Northwestern Medicine Delnor Hospital, Geneva. 630-208-7874
◼ Scott A. Strong Prostate cancer may start in the gut, according to Strong. He and his research team at Northwestern Medicine found that men with inflammatory bowel disease had four to five times the risk.
Colon and rectal cancer and surgery; minimally invasive surgery. Northwestern Memorial Hospital. 312-695-6868 PHOTOGRAPHY: COURTESY OF LOYOLA MEDICINE
◼ Steven J. Stryker
Colon and rectal cancer; laparoscopic surgery. Northwestern Memorial Hospital. 312-695-9393
◼ Jeffrey Zawacki
Colon and rectal cancer and surgery; minimally invasive surgery. Amita Health Adventist Medical Center, Hinsdale. 708-484-0621
Prostate cancer may start in the gut, according to Strong. He and his research team at Northwestern Medicine found that men with inflammatory bowel disease had four to five times the risk.