Dr. Peter C. Rantis, Jr.

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.