KamanaEstherMbekeaniMDMBA,MJ,FACS
General Surgery • Hines, ILTrauma Surgery & Surgical Critical Care
Associate Chair, Education Affairs Department of Surgery University of Illinois College of Medicine-Rockford Rockford, IL Physician, Tele Intensivist. Department of Veterans Affairs Tele- Critical Care (West).
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Office
Hines VA Medical Center/ HITC
5000 S 5th Ave Building 215
Hines, IL 60141Phone+1 708-483-5194- Is this information wrong?
Education & Training
Loyola University Chicago School of LawM.J., Jurisprudence in Health Law, 2009- Loyola University Chicago Graduate School of BusinessM.B.A., Business Administration, 2005
Cook County Health and Hospitals SystemFellowship, Surgical Critical Care, 2001 - 2002- Illinois Masonic Medical CenterFellowship, Trauma & Critical Care Surgery, 1993 - 1994
University of Illinois College of Medicine at ChicagoResidency, Surgery, 1988 - 1993
Meharry Medical CollegeClass of 1988- Tennessee State UniversityB.S., Chemistry, Distinction, 1984
- University of Malawi( Chancellor College)General Degree, Chemistry , 1978 - 1982
Certifications & Licensure
IL State Medical License 1988 - 2026
CA State Medical License 2013 - 2025
WI State Medical License 2021 - 2025- American Board of Surgery Surgery
- American Board of Surgery Surgical Critical Care
Awards, Honors, & Recognition
- CALI Award in Health Law Loyola University School of Law, 2008
- Alpha Omega Alpha Medical Honor Society 1988
- William B Settle Award in Pediatrics Meharry Medical College, 1988
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Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- 90 citationsCritical care telemedicine: evolution and state of the art.Craig M. Lilly, Marc T. Zubrow, Kempner Km, Reynolds Hn, Subramanian S, Evert A. Eriksson, Jenkins Cl, Teresa Rincon, Benjamin A. Kohl, Groves Rh, Cowboy Er, Mbekeani ...> ;Critical Care Medicine. 2014 Nov 1
- 10 citationsTongue Necrosis and Cleft after Prolonged Transesophageal Echocardiography Probe PlacementKrishnan Sriram, Arjang Khorasani, Kamana E. Mbekeani, Subhash Patel> ;Anesthesiology. 2006 Sep 1
Abstracts/Posters
- Perioperative Myocardial Infarction Can Be Predicted by Perioperative Electrocardiography.Appavu SK, Haley TR, Mbekeani K, Khorasani A, and Patel SR, 21st International Symposium on Intensive Care and Emergency Medicine, Brussels, Belgium, 3/20/2003
- Low Perioperative blood pressure is a risk factor for Perioperative myocardial infarction.Appavu SK, Haley TR, Khorasani A, Patel SR, and Mbekeani K, Chest (October Supplement): 68th Annual International scientific Assembly of the American College of Chest Physician, San Diego, CA, 10/1/2002
- Is peripheral vascular disease a predictor of Perioperative myocardial infarction?Appavu SK, Haley TR, Khorasani A, Patel SR, and Mbekeani K, Intensive Care Medicine 2002 Supplement ; 15th Annual Congress of the European Society of Intensive Care Medicine, Barcelona, Spain, 1/1/2002
Lectures
- Fundamentals of Critical Care MedicineBlantyre, Malawi - 4/1/2005
- The Color of Medicine; Diversity in the US Physician Workforce. Diversity Management in the work place,Loyola University Graduate school of Business, Chicago, IL - 4/1/2004
- Business Plan for Health Care services Billing, Proviso East School Based Health Center.Loyola University Graduate School of Business, Chicago, IL - 4/1/2004
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Professional Memberships
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- European Society of Intensive Care Medicine (ESICM)Member
- American Telemedicine Association (ATA)Member
- Academy HealthMember
- National medical; Association (NMA)Member
Hospital Affiliations
Minneapolis VA Medical CenterMinneapolis, Minnesota
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