Prof. Mark Kendric Ferguson MD
Cardiothoracic Surgeon
5841 S Maryland Ave Mc 5040 Chicago IL, 60637Rating
4/5
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Dr. Mark Ferguson is a cardiothoracic surgeon practicing in Chicago, IL. Dr. Ferguson specializes in surgical procedues of vital organs in the chest such as the heart, lungs, esophagus and more. As a cardiothoracic surgeon, Dr. Ferguson typically treats conditions like heart disease and lung disease. This class of surgeon can also include cardiac surgeons, cardiovascular surgeons, congenital heart surgeons and general thoracic surgeons.
Education and Training
Univ of Chicago, Pritzker Sch of Med, Chicago Il 1977
University of Chicago Division of the Biological Sciences The Pritzker School of Medicine 1977
Board Certification
SurgeryAmerican Board of SurgeryABS
Thoracic SurgeryAmerican Board of Thoracic SurgeryABTS
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Expert Publications
Data provided by the National Library of Medicine- Long-term survival after esophagectomy for Barrett's adenocarcinoma in endoscopically surveyed and nonsurveyed patients.
- Preoperative prediction of the risk of pulmonary complications after esophagectomy for cancer.
- A comparison of three scoring systems for predicting complications after major lung resection.
- Sleeve lobectomy or pneumonectomy: optimal management strategy using decision analysis techniques.
- Optimal management when unsuspected N2 nodal disease is identified during thoracotomy for lung cancer: cost-effectiveness analysis.
- Induction therapy does not increase surgical morbidity after esophagectomy for cancer.
- Bowel necrosis associated with early jejunal tube feeding: A complication of postoperative enteral nutrition.
- Strangulation of the reconstructive gastric tube by the azygos arch.
- Lung carcinoma in African Americans.
- Invited commentary.
- The rationale for developing scoring systems for clinical practice.
- Changes in patient presentation and outcomes for major lung resection over three decades.
- Diffusing capacity predicts morbidity after lung resection in patients without obstructive lung disease.
- The role of diffusing capacity and exercise tests.
- A scoring system predicting the risk for intensive care unit admission for complications after major lung resection: a multicenter analysis.
Treatments
- Lung Cancer
- Esophageal Cancer
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