Eric Hungness MD
Bariatric Surgery, Minimally Invasive Surgery
Professor of Surgery and Medical Education, Northwestern University Medical School
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259 E Erie StChicago, 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
- CMS Meaningful Use Stage 1 Certification PowerChart, Cerner Corporation, 2012-2013, 2015-2017
- CMS Meaningful Use Stage 2 Certification Northwestern Meaningful Use Data Warehouse Application for Eligible Providers, Northwestern University, 2012-2013, 2015-2017
- CMS Meaningful Use Stage 1 Certification Northwestern Meaningful Use Data Warehouse Application for Eligible Providers, Northwestern University, 2012-2013, 2015-2017
Clinical Trials
- NOTES-Assisted Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy Surgery Start of enrollment: 2009 Feb 01
- A Trial to Evaluate Natural Orifice Transvaginal Endoscopic Cholecystectomy With Laparoscopic Assistance Start of enrollment: 2009 Apr 01
- Prospective Multicenter Human Randomized Controlled Evaluation of NOTES® Cholecystectomy Start of enrollment: 2010 Jul 01
Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- Implementation of a structured CT reporting tool for the detection of internal hernia after Roux-en-Y gastric bypass.Joseph E Sanchez, Whitney N Jones, Dominic Vitello, Joanne Prinz, Cecil G Wood
Surgical Endoscopy. 2025-10-01 - Influence of referral type and sociodemographic factors on completion of bariatric surgery.Catherine S Valukas, Joseph Sanchez, Dominic J Vitello, Whitney Jones, Eric S Hungness
Surgery for Obesity and Related Diseases. 2025-04-01 - Association between bariatric surgery preoperative chemoprophylaxis and postoperative bleeding.Joseph E Sanchez, Audra Reiter, Catherine S Valukas, Whitney N Jones, Dominic J Vitello
Surgical Endoscopy. 2024-12-01
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 ComparisonSantos BF, Hungness ES, Plachta SM, Soper NJ, Surg Endosc, 5/1/2013
- Partial recovery of peristalsis after myotomy for achalasia; more the rule than the exceptionRoman S, Kahrilas PJ, Mion F, Nealis TB, Soper NJ, Poncet G, Nicodeme G, Hungness ES and Pandolfino JE, JAMA Surgery, 2/1/2013
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
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