Faculty

Gerard V. Aranha, M.D., F.R.C.S. (c), F.A.C.S.
Professor of Surgery
Division of General Surgery

Appointments: (708) 216-8563
Office: (708) 327-2647

Clinical Expertise

• Breast Care Center
• General surgery, primarily surgical oncology
• GI oncology center
• Multidisciplinary Melanoma Clinic
• Surgery of malignant tumors of pancreas, liver, bile duct, esophagus, stomach, breast, melanoma and sarcoma

Certification

American Board of Surgery
 

Degrees Awarded

M.D. - Bangalore Medical College, Bangalore University, Bangalore, India (MBBS), 1969
 

Residency/Fellowship Training

Loyola University Hospitals, Resident & Chief Resident 1971-1975
University of Minnesota, Fellow in Surgical Oncology 1975-1977

Select Professional Organizations

American College of Surgeons
American Surgical Association
Association for VA Surgeons
Association of Academic Surgeons
Central Surgical Association
Chicago Surgical Society
Illinois Surgical Society
International Association of Pancreatology
International Hepato-Pancreato-Biliary Association
Pancreas Club
Society for Surgery of the Alimentary Tract
Society of Surgical Oncology
Western Surgical Association

Select Publications

View a partial list of Dr. Aranha's publications through the National Library of Medicine's PubMed online database.

Research Initiatives

• Changing trends in the treatment of breast carcinoma
• Early detection of colorectal carcinoma by hemoccult testings of stool
• Early diagnosis and treatment of pancreatic and periampullary carcinoma
• Role of sentinal lymph node biopsy in malignant melanoma
• Surgery for malignancies of the hepatobiliary system