Alessandro Fichera, MD

Associate Professor of Surgery

Alessandro Fichera, MD, is highly skilled in the surgical treatment of diseases of the colon and rectum, including pelvic floor disorders. He specializes in minimally invasive surgery for colorectal cancer, inflammatory bowel disease, and other colon, rectal, and anal problems. Minimally invasive techniques are advanced surgical methods that require several small incisions instead of a long abdominal incision. They result in less pain, less scarring, and faster recovery for patients. Dr. Fichera is an expert in minimally invasive surgical approaches, including transanal endoscopic microsurgery (TEM), anal sphincter-sparing techniques, as well as laparoscopic surgery techniques.

Dr. Fichera has presented his work at national and international meetings. Additionally, he has published several articles and contributed to many book chapters on the surgical treatment of colorectal diseases. Dr. Fichera is the program director of the Colon and Rectal Surgery Training Program. He is also actively researching better ways to perform surgery, and developing new surgical instruments.

Practice Location

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

Year Started Practice

2002

Board Certifications

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
International Society of University Colon and Rectal Surgeons
International Surgical Society
Italian Medical Association
Society for Surgery of the Alimentary Tract
Society of American Gastrointestinal Endoscopic Surgeons
Society of Surgical Oncology
Society of University Surgeons
University of Chicago Cancer Research Center
Western Surgical Association

Languages Spoken

English
Italian

Email

afichera@surgery.bsd.uchicago.edu

Office Phone

(773) 834-3524

Office Fax

(773) 834-1995

Office Postal Address

Alessandro Fichera, MD
University of Chicago Medical Center
5841 S. Maryland Avenue, MC 5095
Chicago, IL 60637

Clinical Interests

• Colon and rectal surgery
• Minimally invasive colorectal surgery
• Robotic surgery
• Colon cancer
• Rectal cancer
• Inflammatory bowel disease (IBD)
• Ulcerative colitis
• Crohn's disease
• Colectomy, laparoscopic colectomy
• Pelvic floor disorders

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Learn More About Dr. Fichera

Dr. Fichera removed a tumor from one patient's lower anal canal, using a surgical technique that left her sphincter muscles in tact--sparing the need for a colostomy.

View a video of Dr. Fichera and his colleagues discussing the University of Chicago style of surgery. It's all about you; helping you understand and helping you heal.

Selected Publications

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