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Undergraduate Education

- University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign, IL
Bachelor of Science in Biology, 1986
- Summa Cum Laude with High Distinction
- 1986 Bronze Tablet University Honors
- 1986 Harriet Long Award from School of Life Sciences
Medical Education
- University of Illinois College of Medicine, Chicago, IL
Doctor of Medicine, 1990
- Alpha Omega Alpha Honor Medical Society
- Hellenic Medical Society Scholarship Award, 1990
- Dr. James D. Majarakis Memorial Scholarship, 1989
Residency Training
- Loyola University Medical Center, Maywood, IL
Resident, General Surgery, 1990-95
Fellowship Training
- Saint Louis University Health Sciences Center, St. Louis, MO
Fellow in Colon and Rectal Surgery, 1995-96
Licensure
- Illinois Medical License, September 1992
Board Certification
- American Board of Surgery, June 1996
- American Board of Colon and Rectal Surgery, September 1997
Society Memberships
- Fellow, American College of Surgeons
- Fellow, American Society of Colon and Rectal Surgeons
- Fellow, American Society for Metabolic Bariatric Surgery
- Society of American Gastrointestinal Endoscopic Surgeons
- Illinois Association of Bariatric Surgeons
- Chicago Society of Colon and Rectal Surgeons
- Phi Beta Kappa Honor Society
Hospital Affiliations
- Alexian Brothers Medical Center, Elk Grove Village, IL
Attending Staff Member
- Northwest Community Hospital, Arlington Heights, IL
Attending Staff Member
- St. Alexius Medical Center, Hoffman Estates, IL
Attending Staff Member
Publications
- Rantis PC, Greenlee HB, Pickleman J. Prinz RA: Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy Bile Duct Injuries: More Than Meets the Eye. The American Surgeon 59:(8):533-540, August 1993
- Rantis PC. Littooy FN: Successful Treatment of Prolonged Superior Vena Cava Syndrome with Thrombolytic Therapy: A Case Report. Journal of Vascular Surgery 20:(1):108-113, July 1994
- Rantis PC. Prinz RA, Wagner RH: Neck Radionuclide Scanning-A Pitfall in Parathyroid Localization.
The American Surgeon 61:(8):641-645, August 1995
- Rantis PC. Harford FJ. Henkin RE, Wagner RH: Technetium-Labeled Red Blood Cell Scintigraphy: Its Utility in Lower Gastrointestional Bleeding. International Journal of Colorectal Disease 10:(4):210-215, 1995.
- Halaby IA, Rantis PC, Vernava AM, Longo WE: Collagenous Colitis: Pathogenesis and Management. Diseases of the Colon & Rectum 39:(5):573-578, May 1996
- Damore LJ, Rantis PC, Vernava AM, Longo WE: Colonoscopic perforations: Etiology, diagnosis and management. Diseases of the Colon & Rectum 39:(11):1308-1314, November 1996
- Rantis PC, Daniel GL, Vernava AM, Longo WE: Chronic Constipation: Is The Work-Up Worth The Cost? Diseases of the Colon & Rectum 40:(3):280-286, March 1997
- Yoken J, Rantis PC, Vernava AM, Longo WE: Strategies For the Management of Colorectal Cancer Risk In Patients with Ulcerative Colitis. Surgical Research Communications 19:37-43, 1997.