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.
