Vivek N. Prachand, MD, FACS

Assistant Professor of Surgery

Dr. Prachand is an expert in minimally invasive abdominal surgery. He is skilled at the most advanced laparoscopic procedures, and performs more than 200 laparoscopic abdominal surgeries each year. One of his special interests is minimally invasive obesity surgery. In addition to performing the laparoscopic Roux-en-Y gastric bypass and Lap-Band procedures, he was the first surgeon in the Midwest to perform a totally laparoscopic biliopancreatic diversion with duodenal switch. Dr. Prachand is one of a handful of surgeons worldwide who regularly performs the laparoscopic duodenal switch for super-obese (body mass index greater than 50) and super-super-obese patients (body mass index greater than 60). He has performed this procedure in more than 150 patients.

Another area of Dr. Prachand's expertise is in the application of minimally invasive techniques for the treatment of gastrointestinal tumors, including esophageal, gastric, pancreatic and intestinal tumors. This includes procedures such as esophagectomy, total and subtotal gastrectomy, distal pancreatectomy, and partial small bowel and colon resections.

His other clinical interests include minimally invasive surgical treatment for disorders of the spleen (including massive splenomegaly), esophagus (hiatal hernia, gastroesophageal reflux disease, paraesophageal hernia, and achalasia), stomach (peptic ulcer disease, benign and malignant tumors), pancreas (pseudocysts, benign and malignant tumors), adrenal glands and abdominal wall hernias.

Dr. Prachand is an approved surgeon in the American Society of Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery's Centers of Excellence program. He also serves as an instructor and proctor for advanced bariatric surgery training programs.

Practice Location

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

Year Started Practice

2001

Medical School

Northwestern University, Chicago

Internship and Residency

Barnes-Jewish Hospital, St. Louis, MO

Fellowship

Glasgow Royal Infirmary, Glasgow, Scotland

Memberships

American College of Surgeons
American Society for Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery
Illinois Association of Bariatric Surgeons
Society of American Gastrointestinal and Endoscopic Surgeons
Society of Laparoendoscopic Surgeons
Society for Surgery of the Alimentary Tract

Languages Spoken

English
Marathi
Spanish

Email

vprachan@surgery.bsd.uchicago.edu

Office Phone

(773) 834-8360

Office Fax

(773) 834-0201

Office Postal Address

Vivek N. Prachand, MD
University of Chicago Medical Center
5841 S. Maryland Avenue, MC5036
Chicago, IL 60637

Clinical Interests

• Minimally invasive abdominal surgery
• Minimally invasive weight loss (bariatric) surgery
• Minimally invasive esophageal surgery
• Weight loss surgery
• Gastric surgery
• Surgical disorders of the spleen
• Esophageal surgery
• Hiatal/paraesophageal hernia
• Laparoscopic pancreatic surgery

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Read More About Dr. Prachand

Dr. Prachand works with a multidisciplinary team of experts in the Center for the Surgical Treatment of Obesity.

View a video interview of Dr. Prachand talking about the Center for the Surgical Treatment of Obesity.

Learn how Dr. Prachand and his team helped one patient lose more than 90 pounds.

Selected Publications

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