
Sanja Nikolich MD FACS
Trauma Surgery & Surgical Critical Care
Assistant Medical Director, Advocate eICU Trauma and Critical Care Surgeon, Advocate Lutheran General Hospital Clerkship Site Director, Advocate Lutheran General Hospital
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1775 Dempster StPark Ridge, IL 60068
Phone+1 847-723-6523
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Education & Training
Northwestern UniversityMSc, Patient Safety and Healthcare Quality in Progress, 2015 - 2017
University of Illinois College of Medicine at Chicago/Metropolitan Group HospitalsFellowship, Surgical Critical Care, 1994 - 1995
University of Illinois College of Medicine at ChicagoResidency, Surgery, 1989 - 1994
Northwestern University The Feinberg School of MedicineClass of 1989
Certifications & Licensure
MD State Medical License 2019 - 2027
WI State Medical License 2018 - 2027
IL State Medical License 1992 - 2026
DE State Medical License 2013 - 2025
SC State Medical License 2021 - 2025
American Board of Surgery Surgery
American Board of Surgery Surgical Critical Care- American College of SurgeonsATLS Course Director
Awards, Honors, & Recognition
- Fellow (FACS) American College of Surgeons
Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- Risks of Failure in Advanced Trauma Life Support Courses.Zachary C Newman, David V Deshpande, Jim Doherty, Sanja Nikolich, Leah Carey Tatebe
The Journal of Surgical Research. 2026-03-01 - 14 citationsNutrition-Focused Quality Improvement Program Results in Significant Readmission and Length of Stay Reductions for Malnourished Surgical Patients.Krishnan Sriram, Suela Sulo, Gretchen VanDerBosch, Sarah Kozmic, Malgorzata Sokolowski
JPEN. Journal of Parenteral and Enteral Nutrition. 2018-08-01 - 10 citationsPlasma Cytochrome c Detection Using a Highly Sensitive Electrochemiluminescence Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay.Jeejabai Radhakrishnan, Rovi Origenes, Gina Littlejohn, Sanja Nikolich, Eunjung Choi
Biomarker Insights. 2017-12-13
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