EricHungnessMD

General Surgery • Chicago, IL

Bariatric Surgery, Minimally Invasive Surgery

Professor of Surgery and Medical Education, Northwestern University Medical School

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Office
259 E Erie St
Chicago, IL 60611
Phone+1 312-695-8918

Fax+1 312-695-2543
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Education & Training

University of Cincinnati Medical Center/College of MedicineResidency, Surgery, 1997 - 2004
University of Illinois College of MedicineClass of 1997
Northwestern UniversityBS, Biomedical Engineering, 1993

Certifications & Licensure

IL State Medical License 2004 - 2026
OH State Medical License 1998 - 2004
American Board of Surgery Surgery

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

S. David Stulberg Professor of Surgery Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, 2012
Alvin H. Baum Clinical Simulation Research Grant recipient 2012-2013
Meaningful Use Stage 1 Certification Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, 2011
SAGES Research Grant 2010
Outstanding teacher award 2010
NOSCAR Research Grant 2007, 2009
Traveling Fellowship Karl Storz/IRCAD/SAGES, 2005
Max Zinninger Award University of Cincinnati, 2004
Winner, Resident Essay Contest-Best Overall Paper American College of Surgeons-Committee on Trauma, Region V, 2001
Honorable Mention, National Resident Essay Contest -Basic Science Paper American College of Surgeons-Committee on Trauma, 2001
Resident Research Award University of Cincinnati, 2001
Finalist, Resident Research Award University of Cincinnati, 2000
Winner, Trauma Resident Essay Contest Ohio Chapter Committee, 2000
Winner, Resident Essay Contest-Best Basic Science Paper American College of Surgeons-Committee on Trauma, Region V, 2000
Research Fellowship Award Surgical Infection Society, 1999
Alpha Omega Alpha University of Illinois at Chicago, 1997
Fellow (FACS) American College of Surgeons
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Clinical Trials

NOTES-Assisted Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy Surgery Start of enrollment: 2009 Feb 01
Completed
Not Applicable
A Trial to Evaluate Natural Orifice Transvaginal Endoscopic Cholecystectomy With Laparoscopic Assistance Start of enrollment: 2009 Apr 01
Completed
Not Applicable
Prospective Multicenter Human Randomized Controlled Evaluation of NOTES® Cholecystectomy Start of enrollment: 2010 Jul 01
Unknown status
Not Applicable
Transrectal NOTES Appendectomy - Feasibility Study Start of enrollment: 2010 Aug 01
Completed
Not Applicable
Per-Oral Endoscopic Esophagomyotomy (POEM) Start of enrollment: 2010 Jul 01
Completed
Not Applicable
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Publications & Presentations

PubMed

1 citations
Increased bleeding risk with enoxaparin venothromboembolism prophylaxis compared with heparin in patients undergoing bariatric surgery.
Audra J Reiter, Joanne Prinz, Yan Li, Alexander P Nagle, Eric S Hungness, Ezra N Teitelbaum> ;Surgical Endoscopy. 2023 Sep 1
2 citations
Identifying hiatal hernia with impedance planimetry during esophageal distension testing.
Dustin A Carlson, Peter J Kahrilas, Aditi Simlote, Edoardo Vespa, Ezra Teitelbaum, Eric Hungness, Wenjun Kou, John E Pandolfino> ;Neurogastroenterology and Motility. 2023 Feb 1
6 citations
Myotomy technique and esophageal contractility impact blown-out myotomy formation in achalasia: an in silico investigation.
Sourav Halder, Shashank Acharya, Wenjun Kou, Ryan A J Campagna, Joseph R Triggs, Dustin A Carlson, Abdul Aziz Aadam, Eric S Hungness, Peter J Kahrilas, John E Pandolfi...> ;American Journal of Physiology. Gastrointestinal and Liver Physiology. 2022 May 1
1 citations
Effectiveness of a simulation-based mastery learning to train clinicians on a novel cricothyrotomy procedure at an academic medical centre during a pandemic: a quasi-e...
Nabil Issa, Whitney Liddy, Sandeep Samant, David B. Conley, Robert C. Kern, Eric S. Hungness, Elaine R. Cohen, Jeffrey H. Barsuk> ;BMJ Open. 2021 Nov 19
3 citations
Improving trauma tertiary survey performance and missed injury identification using an education-based quality improvement initiative.
Amy L. Holmstrom, Katherine C Ott, Hannah K Weiss, Ryan J. Ellis, Eric S. Hungness, Michael B. Shapiro, Anthony D. Yang> ;The Journal of Trauma and Acute Care Surgery. 2021 Jun 1
13 citations
Comparison of preoperative, intraoperative, and follow-up functional luminal imaging probe measurements in patients undergoing myotomy for achalasia.
Amy L. Holmstrom, Ryan A.J. Campagna, Dustin A. Carlson, John E. Pandolfino, Nathaniel J. Soper, Eric S. Hungness, Ezra N. Teitelbaum> ;Gastrointestinal Endoscopy. 2021 Mar 1
14 citations
Outcomes of 100 Patients More Than 4 Years After POEM for Achalasia.
Ryan A.J. Campagna, Arturo Cirera, Amy L. Holmstrom, Joseph Triggs, Ezra N. Teitelbaum, Dustin A. Carlson, John E. Pandolfino, Eric S. Hungness> ;Annals of Surgery. 2021 Feb 26
5 citations
Addressing the gap in laparoscopic common bile duct exploration training for rural surgeons: imparting procedural ability is not enough
Ryan A.J. Campagna, Allison M. Belette, Amy L. Holmstrom, Amy L. Halverson, Byron F. Santos, Eric S. Hungness, Ezra N. Teitelbaum> ;Surgical Endoscopy. 2021 Sep 1
6 citations
Complications and Readmissions Associated with First Assistant Training Level Following Elective Bariatric Surgery.
Tarik K. Yuce, Amy L. Holmstrom, Nathaniel J. Soper, Alexander P. Nagle, Eric S. Hungness, Ryan P. Merkow, Ezra N. Teitelbaum> ;Journal of Gastrointestinal Surgery. 2021 Aug 1
9 citations
Sleeve Gastrectomy.
Brian C Brajcich, Eric S Hungness> ;JAMA. 2020 Sep 1
3 citations
Emergency cricothyrotomy during the COVID-19 pandemic: How to suppress aerosolization
Nabil Issa, Whitney Liddy, Sandeep Samant, David B. Conley, Robert C. Kern, Eric S. Hungness, Jeffrey H. Barsuk> ;Trauma Surgery & Acute Care Open. 2020 Aug 1
16 citations
Blown-out myotomy: an adverse event of laparoscopic Heller myotomy and peroral endoscopic myotomy for achalasia
Joseph Triggs, Amanda J. Krause, Dustin A. Carlson, Erica Donnan, Ryan A.J. Campagna, Anand Jain, Peter J. Kahrilas, Eric S. Hungness, John E. Pandolfino> ;Gastrointestinal Endoscopy. 2020 Jul 25
19 citations
Intraoperative use of FLIP is associated with clinical success following POEM for achalasia
Amy L. Holmstrom, Ryan A.J. Campagna, Arturo Cirera, Dustin A. Carlson, John E. Pandolfino, Ezra N. Teitelbaum, Eric S. Hungness> ;Surgical Endoscopy. 2021 Jun 1
15 citations
Achalasia subtypes can be identified with functional luminal imaging probe (FLIP) panometry using a supervised machine learning process
Dustin A. Carlson, Wenjun Kou, Katharine P. Rooney, Alexandra J. Baumann, Erica Donnan, Joseph Triggs, Ezra N. Teitelbaum, Amy L. Holmstrom, Eric S. Hungness, Sajiv Se...> ;Neurogastroenterology and Motility. 2021 Mar 1
8 citations
Intraoperative FLIP distensibility during POEM varies according to achalasia subtype
Amy L. Holmstrom, Ryan A.J. Campagna, Jonathan Alhalel, Dustin A. Carlson, John E. Pandolfino, Eric S. Hungness, Ezra N. Teitelbaum> ;Surgical Endoscopy. 2021 Jun 1
1 citations
POEM for Esophageal Achalasia.
Amy L. Holmstrom, Eric S. Hungness> ;Journal of Laparoendoscopic & Advanced Surgical Techniques. Part A. 2020 Jun 3
30 citations
Intraoperative assessment of esophageal motility using FLIP during myotomy for achalasia.
Ryan A.J. Campagna, Dustin A. Carlson, Eric S. Hungness, Amy L. Holmstrom, John E. Pandolfino, Nathaniel J. Soper, Ezra N. Teitelbaum> ;Surgical Endoscopy. 2020 Jun 1
19 citations
Post-Operative Complications and Readmissions Associated with Smoking Following Bariatric Surgery.
Tarik K. Yuce, Rhami Khorfan, Nathaniel J. Soper, Eric S. Hungness, Alexander P. Nagle, Ezra N. Teitelbaum, Karl Y. Bilimoria, David D. Odell> ;Journal of Gastrointestinal Surgery. 2020 Mar 1
46 citations
Esophagogastric Junction Distensibility on Functional Lumen Imaging Probe Topography Predicts Treatment Response in Achalasia-Anatomy Matters!
Anand Jain, Dustin A. Carlson, Joseph Triggs, Michael Y. Tye, Wenjun Kou, Ryan A.J. Campagna, Eric S. Hungness, Donald Kim, Peter J. Kahrilas, John E. Pandolfino> ;The American Journal of Gastroenterology. 2019 Sep 1
189 citations
The 2018 ISDE achalasia guidelines
Giovanni Zaninotto, Cathy Bennett, Guy E. Boeckxstaens, Mario Costantini, Mark K. Ferguson, John E. Pandolfino, Marco G. Patti, Ulysses Ribeiro, Joel E. Richter, Lee L...> ;Diseases of the Esophagus. 2018 Sep 1
6 citations
Treatment of Idiopathic Achalasia with Per-Oral Esophageal Myotomy.
Ryan A.J. Campagna, Eric S. Hungness> ;Techniques in Gastrointestinal Endoscopy. 2018 Jul 1
60 citations
Complications of Antireflux Surgery.
Rena Yadlapati, Eric S. Hungness, John E. Pandolfino> ;The American Journal of Gastroenterology. 2018 Jun 14
12 citations
The NOVEL trial: natural orifice versus laparoscopic cholecystectomy-a prospective, randomized evaluation.
Steven D. Schwaitzberg, Kurt E. Roberts, John Romanelli, David J. Desilets, David Earle, Santiago Horgan, Lee L. Swanstrom, Eric S. Hungness, Nathaniel J. Soper, Micha...> ;Surgical Endoscopy. 2018 May 1
33 citations
Single-stage laparoscopic management of choledocholithiasis: An analysis after implementation of a mastery learning resident curriculum.
Ben Schwab, Ezra N. Teitelbaum, Jeffrey H. Barsuk, Nathaniel J. Soper, Eric S. Hungness> ;Surgery. 2017 Nov 27
4 citations
Per-Oral Esophageal Myotomy: Is It a Safe and Durable Procedure for Achalasia?
Eric S. Hungness, Juaquito M. Jorge> ;Advances in Surgery. 2017 Sep 1
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Journal Articles

Analysis of a Learning Curve and Predictors of Intraoperative Difficulty for Peroral Esophageal Myotomy (POEM)
Teitelbaum EN, Soper NJ, Arafat FO, Santos BF, Kahrilas PJ, Pandolfino JE and Hungness ES, J Gastrointest Surgery, 9/4/2013
Management of Intraoperative Hemorrhage During NOTES®: A Prospective Randomized Comparison
Santos BF, Hungness ES, Plachta SM, Soper NJ, Surg Endosc, 5/1/2013
A Comparison of Symptom Severity and Bolus Retention With Chicago Classificatino Esophageal Pressure Toppography Metherics in Patients With Achalasia
Nicodeme F, de Riugh A, Xiao Y, Rajeswaran S, Teitelbaum EN, Hungness ES, Kahrilas PJ, Pandolfino JE, Clin Gastroentrolo Hepatol, 2/1/2013
Partial recovery of peristalsis after myotomy for achalasia; more the rule than the exception
Roman S, Kahrilas PJ, Mion F, Nealis TB, Soper NJ, Poncet G, Nicodeme G, Hungness ES and Pandolfino JE, JAMA Surgery, 2/1/2013
Peroral endoscopic myotomy periprocedural evaluation: Predicting and measuring outcomes
Teitelbaum E and Hungness ES, Tech Gastrointest Endo, 1/1/2013
Therapeutic flexible endoscopy replacing surgery: Part 3 – POEM
Teitelbaum E and Hungness ES, Tech Gastrointest Endo, 1/1/2013
Comparison of short term outcomes between transvaginal hybrid NOTES cholecystectomy and Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy
Santos BF, Teitelbaum E, Arafat F, Milad M, Soper NJ and Hungness ES, Surg Endosc, 11/1/2012
Fundamentals of Laparoscopic Surgery (FLS) manual skills assessment: Surgeon vs Non-surgeon raters
Rooney DM, Santos BF and Hungness ES, J Surg Ed, 1/1/2012
Modern Treatment of Paraesophageal Hernias: Preoperative Evaluation and Technique for Laparoscopic Repair
Arafat F, Teitelbaum E and Hungness ES, Surg Laprosc Endosc Percutan Tech, 1/1/2012
POEM for achalasia?
Hungness ES, ACS Surgery Newsletter – Best Surgical Thinking Column, 11/1/2011
Preoperative Ultrasound Measurements Predict Gallbladder Extraction During Transgastric NOTES Cholecystectomy
Santos F, Auyang EA, Hungness ES, Desai KR, Chan ES, vanBeek DB, Wang EC and Soper NJ, Surg Endosc, 1/1/2011
Single-Incision Laparoscopic Surgery (SILS™) Versus Standard Laparoscopic Surgery: A Comparison of Performance Using a Surgical Simulator
Santos BF, Enter D, Soper NJ and Hungness EH, Surg Endosc, 1/1/2011
Natural Orifice Translumenal Endoscopic Surgery (NOTES™): A Technical Review
Auyang ED, Santos BF, Enter D, Hungness ES and Soper NJ, Surg Endosc, 1/1/2011
Development of a Feasible Transrectal NOTES® Approach in Cadaveric Appendectomy Model: Anterior is Better
Santos BF, Hungness ES, Boller AM, Surg Endosc, 1/1/2011
General Surgical Training Without Laparoscopic Surgery Fellows: The Impact on Residents and Patients
Linn JG, Hungness ES, Clark S, Nagle AP, Wang E and Soper NJ, Surgery, 1/1/2011
Outcome Measures for Surgical Simulators: Is the Focus on Technical Skills the Best Approach
Pugh C, Plachta S, Auyang EA, Pryor A and Hungness ES, Surgery, 5/1/2010
Administrative Considerations When Implementing ACS Skills Curriculum
Rooney DE, Pugh C, Auyang EA, Hungness ES, and DaRosa D, Surgery, 1/1/2010
Multi-center analysis of cardiac interactions with diaphragm pacing for ventilation: positive implications for ventilator weaning in intensive care units
Onders R, Khansarinia S, Weiser T, Chin C, Hungness ES, Soper N, DeHoyos A, Cole T, Ducko C, Surgery, 1/1/2010
A Single Institution’s Experience with Revisional Bariatric Surgery
Fronza JS, Prystowsky J, Hungness ES and Nagle AP, Am J Surg, 1/1/2010
A Single Institution’s Experience with SILS Cholecystectomy Compared to Standard Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy
Fronza JS, Linn JG, Nagle AP, Soper NJ and Hungness ES, Surgery, 1/1/2010
Retrievable Inferior Vena Cava Filters in High Risk Patients Undergoing Bariatric Surgery
Vaziri K, Bhanot P, Prystowsky J, Morasch M, Hungness ES and Nagle AP, Surg Endosc, 1/1/2009
Patient attitudes and expectations regarding natural orifice transluminal endoscopic surgery
Swanstrom LL, Volckmann E, Hungness ES and Soper NJ, Surg Endosc, 1/1/2009
Evaluation of a manually driven, multitasking platform for complex endoluminal and natural orifice transluminal endoscopic surgery applications (with video)
Thompson CC, Ryou M, Soper NJ, Hungess ES, Rothstein RI, Swanstrom LL, Gastrointest Endosc, 1/1/2009
Surgeon Perceptions of Natural Orifice Translumenal Endoscopic Surgery (NOTES)
Volckmann E, Hungness ES, Soper NJ, and Swanstrom LL, J of Gastrointest Surg, 1/1/2009
Single Access Laparoscopic Splenectomy: A Novel Minimally Invasive Surgical Approach
Malladi P, Hungness ES and Nagle AP, JSLS, 1/1/2009
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Press Mentions

$2.47M Raised at Digestive Health Foundation GalaJune 22nd, 2019
Incisionless Surgery Now Available as an Investigational Treatment for Esophageal DisorderAugust 22nd, 2011
Surgery Without External Scars Is Gaining Traction: Organ Removal Through Body’s Orifices Is Minimally Invasive Approach to SurgeryMarch 12th, 2011