Alessandro Fichera, MD

Assistant Professor of Surgery

Alessandro Fichera, MD, is an expert in the surgical treatment of diseases of the lower gastrointestinal tract. He specializes in minimally invasive surgery for colorectal cancer, inflammatory bowel disease, and other colon, rectal, and anal problems. Minimally invasive surgery is an advanced surgical method that requires several small incisions instead of a long abdominal incision. It results in less pain, less scarring, and a faster recovery for patients.

Dr. Fichera has published several articles and has contributed to many book chapters on the surgical treatment of colorectal diseases. He is actively researching better ways to perform surgery, and is developing new surgical instruments.

Practice Location

Center for Advanced Medicine
5758 S. Maryland Avenue
Chicago, IL 60637

Year Started Practice

2002

Board Certification

General Surgery
Colon and Rectal Surgery

Medical School

Catholic University of Rome, Italy

Internship and Residency

University of Chicago Medical Center

Fellowship

Mount Sinai Hospital, NY

Memberships

Alpha Omega Alpha Honor Medical Society
American College of Surgeons
American Society of Colon and Rectal Surgeons
Association for Academic Surgery
Central Surgical Association
Chicago Colorectal Society
Chicago Surgical Society
Crohn's and Colitis Foundation
Illinois Surgical Society
Italian Medical Association
Society for Surgery of the Alimentary Tract
Society of American Gastrointestinal Endoscopic Surgeons
Society of Surgical Oncology
University of Chicago Cancer Research Center
Western Surgical Association

Languages Spoken

English
Italian

Email

afichera@surgery.bsd.uchicago.edu

Office Phone

(773) 702-6142

Office Fax

(773) 834-1995

Office Postal Address

Alessandro Fichera, MD
University of Chicago Medical Center
5841 S. Maryland Avenue, MC 5031
Chicago, IL 60637

Clinical Interests

• General surgery
• Colon and rectal surgery
• Minimally invasive surgery
• Colon cancer
• Rectal cancer
• Inflammatory bowel disease (IBD)
• Ulcerative colitis
• Crohn's disease
• Diverticular disease

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Selected Publications

View a partial list of Dr. Fichera's publications through the National Library of Medicine's PubMed online database.