JanRakinicMD

Colon & Rectal Surgery • Springfield, IL

Professor Department of Surgery Vice Chair for Clinical Operations, SIU Department of Surgery

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Office
315 W Carpenter St
Clinic A
Springfield, IL 62702
Phone+1 217-545-0920

Fax+1 217-545-0952
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Education & Training

Sidney Kimmel Medical College at Thomas Jefferson University/TJUHResidency, Colon and Rectal Surgery, 1989 - 1990
University of Illinois College of Medicine at ChicagoResidency, Surgery, 1983 - 1989
Tulane University School of MedicineClass of 1983

Certifications & Licensure

IL State Medical License 1983 - 2026
IL State Medical License 2000 - 2026
NJ State Medical License 2000 - 2003
PA State Medical License 1989 - 2002
LA State Medical License 1983 - 1986
American Board of Colon and Rectal Surgery Colon & Rectal Surgery

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

President, Residency Review Committee for Colon and Rectal Surgery ACGME
Member at Large, Executive Council American Society of Colon and Rectal Surgery
Regional Top Doctor Castle Connolly, 2014-2020
President, American Board of Colon and Rectal Surgery American Board of Colon and Rectal Surgery, 2017-2018
Fellow (FASCRS) American Society of Colon and Rectal Surgeons
President, Association of Program Directors in Colon and Rectal Surgery APDCRS, 2011-2013
Fellow (FACS) American College of Surgeons
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Publications & Presentations

PubMed

5 citations
National Trends in General Surgery Resident Exposure to Complex Oncology-Relevant Cases.
Amir A. Khan, Jan Rakinic, Roger H. Kim, John D. Mellinger, Sabha Ganai> ;Journal of Surgical Education. 2019 Mar 1
3 citations
Benign Anorectal Surgery: Management.
Jan Rakinic> ;Advances in Surgery. 2018 Sep 1
6 citations
Residents in distress: an exploration of assistance-seeking and reporting behaviors.
Hilary Sanfey, John A. Fromson, John D. Mellinger, Jan Rakinic, Michael D. Williams, Betsy Williams> ;American Journal of Surgery. 2015 Oct 1
27 citations
Surgeons in Difficulty: An Exploration of Differences in Assistance-Seeking Behaviors between Male and Female Surgeons
Hilary Sanfey, John A. Fromson, John D. Mellinger, Jan Rakinic, Michael D. Williams, Betsy Williams> ;Journal of the American College of Surgeons. 2015 Aug 1
18 citations
Hemorrhoids and fistulas: new solutions to old problems.
Jan Rakinic, Venkateswara Prasad Poola> ;Current Problems in Surgery. 2014 Mar 1
1 citations
Teaching and Assessing Colorectal Surgery Residents in the Age of ACGME Competencies: Pieces of the Whole
Jan Rakinic> ;Clinics in Colon and Rectal Surgery. 2012 Sep 1
13 citations
Knowledge and Attitudes Regarding Colorectal Cancer Screening Among Medical Students: A Tale of Two Schools
Margaret L. Boehler, Vriti Advani, Cathy J. Schwind, Elizabeth Dawn Wietfeldt, Yolanda T. Becker, Barbara A. Lewis, Jan Rakinic, Imran Hassan> ;Journal of Cancer Education. 2011 Mar 1
Anal cancer and retrorectal tumors.
Jan Rakinic> ;Clinics in Colon and Rectal Surgery. 2009 May 1
5 citations
Health-related information gathering practices in breast and colorectal specialty clinics: the end of the electronic divide?
E. Dawn Wietfeldt, Imran Hassan, Angela M Johnson, Catherine Veeder, Maggie Boehler, Gary L. Dunnington, Jan Rakinic> ;American Journal of Surgery. 2010 Mar 1
14 citations
Utilization of Bovine Acellular Dermal Matrix for Abdominal Wall Reconstruction: A Retrospective Case Series
E. Dawn Wietfeldt, Imran Hassan, Jan Rakinic> ;Ostomy/wound Management. 2009 Aug 1
2 citations
Anal fissure.
Jan Rakinic> ;Clinics in Colon and Rectal Surgery. 2007 May 1
187 citations
Practice Parameters for the Treatment of Perianal Abscess and Fistula-in-Ano (Revised)
Mark H. Whiteford, John Kilkenny, Neil Hyman, W. Donald Buie, Jeffrey A. Cohen, Charles P. Orsay, Gary D. Dunn, W. Brian Perry, C. Neal Ellis, Jan Rakinic, Sharon Greg...> ;Diseases of the Colon and Rectum. 2005 May 17
46 citations
Practice Parameters for the Management of Anal Fissures (Revised)
Charles P. Orsay, Jan Rakinic, W. Brian Perry, Neil Hyman, Donald Buie, Peter A. Cataldo, Graham L. Newstead, Gary D. Dunn, Janice F. Rafferty, C. Neal Ellis, Paul C. ...> ;Diseases of the Colon and Rectum. 2004 Oct 21
105 citations
Practice Parameters for Colon Cancer
Daniel Otchy, Neil Hyman, Clifford Simmang, Thomas Anthony, W. Donald Buie, Peter A. Cataldo, James M. Church, Jeffrey A. Cohen, Frederick Dentsman, C. Neal Ellis, Joh...> ;Diseases of the Colon and Rectum. 2004 Jun 29
95 citations
Practice parameters for the surveillance and follow-up of patients with colon and rectal cancer.
Thomas Anthony, Clifford Simmang, Neil Hyman, Donald Buie, Donald G. Kim, Peter A. Cataldo, Charles P. Orsay, James M. Church, Daniel Otchy, Jeffery Cohen, W. Brian Pe...> ;Diseases of the Colon and Rectum. 2004 May 4
23 citations
Practice parameters for ambulatory anorectal surgery.
Ronald J. Place, Neal Hyman, Clifford Simmang, Peter A. Cataldo, James M. Church, Jeffrey A. Cohen, Frederick J Denstman, John Kilkenny, Juan J. Nogueras, Charles P. O...> ;Diseases of the Colon and Rectum. 2003 May 1
42 citations
Principles of privileging and credentialing for endoscopy and colonoscopy.
Steven D. Wexner, Demitrius Litwin, Jeffrey L. Cohen, David B. Earle, George Ferzli, James Flaherty, Scott Graham, Santiago Horgan, Brian L. Katz, Michael Kavic, John ...> ;Gastrointestinal Endoscopy. 2002 Feb 1
1 citations
Rectal cancer adjuvant therapy controversies: When? What? Why?
Jan Rakinic, Robert D. Fry> ;Surgical Oncology Clinics of North America. 2000 Oct 1
106 citations
Changing epidemiology of anorectal melanoma.
Burt Cagir, Mark H. Whiteford, Allan Topham, Jan Rakinic, Robert D. Fry> ;Diseases of the Colon and Rectum. 1999 Sep 1
48 citations
Adenosquamous carcinoma of the colon, rectum, and anus: Epidemiology, distribution, and survival characteristics
Burt Cagir, Michael W. Nagy, Allan Topham, Jan Rakinic, Robert D. Fry> ;Diseases of the Colon and Rectum. 1999 Feb 1
75 citations
Use of guanylyl cyclase c for detecting micrometastases in lymph nodes of patients with colon cancer
Scott A. Waldman, Burt Cagir, J. Rakinic, Robert D. Fry, Scott D. Goldstein, Gerald A. Isenberg, Michael T. Barber, Sanjoy Biswas, C. Minimo, Juan P. Palazzo, P. K. Pa...> ;Diseases of the Colon and Rectum. 1998 Mar 1
71 citations
Preoperative staging of irradiated rectal cancers using digital rectal examination, computed tomography, endorectal ultrasound, and magnetic resonance imaging does not...
H. Kahn, Andrew L. Alexander, J. Rakinic, Deborah Nagle, Robert D. Fry> ;Diseases of the Colon and Rectum. 1997 Feb 1
48 citations
Radical and local excisional methods of sphincter-sparing surgery after high-dose radiation for cancer of the distal 3 cm of the rectum
J. P. Bannon, Gerald Marks, Mohammed Mohiuddin, Jan Rakinic, Jian Nong-Zhou, Deborah Nagle> ;Annals of Surgical Oncology. 1995 May 1
40 citations
Reirradiation for rectal cancer and surgical resection after ultra high doses
Mohammed Mohiuddin, Vasudha Lingareddy, Jan Rakinic, Gerald Marks> ;International Journal of Radiation Oncology, Biology, Physics. 1993 Dec 1
16 citations
High-Dose Preoperative Radiation and Radical Sphincter-Preserving Surgery for Rectal Cancer
Gerald Marks, Mohammed Mohiuddin, Arieh Eitan, Luigi Masoni, Jan Rakinic> ;Archives of Surgery. 1991 Dec 1
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