West Suburban Medical Center
President of Medical Staff
2019 – Present

Avalon University School of Medicine
Clinical Associate Professor of Surgery
2019 – Present

Illinois Association of Bariatric Surgeons
President
2018 – 2020

Westlake Hospital
Chair of Peer Review
2016 – 2019

West Suburban Hospital
Vice President Medical Staff
2017 – 2019

West Suburban Hospital
Chairman of Surgery, Director of Minimally Invasive and Robotic Surgery
2016

Westlake Hospital
Director of Minimally Invasive and Bariatric Surgery
2016 – 2019

Community First Medical Center
Director of Surgical Services
2014 – Present

West Suburban Hospital
Chairman, Department of Surgery
2014

Epicenter Designation
Received General Surgery Robotic Epicenter Designation; the first in Illinois
2014

Westlake Hospital
President of Medical Staff
2014 – 2016

District 5 Chicago Medical Society
President
2012 – Present

West Suburban Hospital
Director of Minimally Invasive and Robotic Surgery
2012 – Present

Illinois Reflux Society
President
2012 – Present

Presence Health System
Director of Bariatric Surgery
2012

Westlake Hospital
Vice President Medical Staff
2012 – 2014

Westlake Hospital
Chair, Credentials Committee
2012 – 2014

Westlake Hospital
Co-Chairman PLC Committee
2011 – 2014

Illinois Association of Bariatric Surgeons
Board Member
2010 – Present

Loyola University
Affiliate Faculty, Department of Surgery
2011 – Present

West Suburban Medical Center
Recipient of Ken Douglas Award
2010

Our Lady of the Resurrection Hospital
Director of Minimally Invasive and Bariatric Surgery
2010 – Present

West Suburban Hospital
Vice Chairman of Surgery
2010 – 2012

Westlake Hospital
Director of Minimally Invasive and Bariatric Surgery
2010 – 2019

Allergan
Proctor for Lap-Band
2010 – Present

Westlake Hospital
Chairman, Department of Surgery
2010 – 2012

Covidien
Midwest Trainer for SILS
2009 – Present

West Suburban Hospital
Director of Bariatric Surgery
2005 – 2012

American Society of Bariatric Surgeons
Affiliate Surgeon
2003 – Present

US Surgical Proctor for Bariatric Surgery
2003 – Present

New Hope Surgical Weight Loss Center
Vice President
2002 – Present

Westlake Hospital
Vice Chairman, Dept. of Surgery
2002 – 2004

Chicago Medical Society
Secretary Aux Plaines Branch
2001 – 2007

Chicago Medical Society
Council on Education
2000 – 2006

Elmhurst Surgery Center
Credentials Committee
2000 – 2005

Illinois State Medical Society
Member
1999 – Present

American College of Surgeons
Fellow
1999 – Present

American Society of Breast Surgeons
Member
1999 – Present

Kindred Hospitals
Director of Surgery
1998 – 2007

Elmhurst Surgery Center Board
Secretary
1997 – 2005

Private Practice
Breast Surgery, Surgical Oncology, Bowel Surgery
1996 – Present

Kindred Hospitals
Member Medical Executive Committee
1996 – 2007

American Medical Society
Member
1989 – 2009

Christian Medical and Dental Society
Member Medical Executive Committee
1987 – Present

Chicago Medical Association
Member
1987 – Present

Gore Advanced Bariatric Symposium
Chicago, IL
2018

OverStitch Advanced Suturing
Apollo Endosurgery – Austin, TX
2018

OverStitch Endoscopic Suturing System
Apollo Endosurgery – Austin, TX
2018

Advanced Bariatric Symposium
2017

Robotic Case Observations
2014

Robotic Lecture
Omaha, Nebraska
2014

Robotic Lecture at American College of Surgeons
Washington, D.C.
2013

Robotic Proctor
Dr. Park at LaGrange Hospital
2013

IABS Summit
2013

Robotic Proctor
Dr. Marek Rudmicki, Dr. Kustiro, Dr. Thill, Dr. Adajar, Dr. Pacella
2013

Linx Reflux Management System Training
Chicago, IL
2013

Lap Band Training
North Dakota
2013

Robotic Proctor
Dr. Lerner, Dr. Sherrow, Dr. DeHaan, Dr. Kramer
2012

Gore Component Separation Course
2012

Clinical Robotic Surgery Association
4th Worldwide Congress – Chicago, IL
2012

da Vinci Surgical System Off-Site Training for a Console Surgeon
Hartford Hospital Training Lab Intuitive Surgical, Inc.
2012

Silver Cross Hospital “Sleeve Gastrectomy – IABS”
Chicago, IL
2011

Covidien “Single Incision Laparoscopic Surgery Course”
Henderson, NV
2010

Gore “Component Separation in General Surgery”
Chicago, IL
2010

Endogastric Solutions training: EsophyX Device and TIF 2 Procedure
2009

ASMBS “Advanced Laparoscopic Sleeve Gastrectomy: Techniques and Outcomes”
University of Chicago Medical Center
2009

Cine-Med “Bariatric Summit 2009”
2009

Covidien “Single Incision Laparoscopic Surgery Course
2009

Gore “Innovations in Advanced General Surgery” Symposium
2008

Cine-Med Bariatric Summit
2008

AMI “Doppler Guided Hemorrhoid Artery Ligation & Recto Anal Repair Training Program”
2008

Update in General Surgery
2007

Lynn Sage Breast Cancer Symposium
Director of Bariatric Surgery
2006

Cine-Med Bariatric Summit
2006

Lynn Sage Breast Cancer Symposium
2005

Lynn Sage Breast Cancer Symposium
2004

Hand Assisted Laparoscopic Colon Surgery-Ethicon Endo Surgery
2004

Copley Breast Cancer- Annual Symposium
2003

Lap Band System Workshop
2002

Laparoscopic Bariatric Surgery Workshop
2002

Laparoscopic Gastric Bypass Fellowship
2002

Copley/Morey Breast Cancer Symposium
2001

Dermatology for the Non Dermatologist
2001

Lynn Sage Breast Cancer Symposium
2001

Loss Prevention
2001

Informed Clinical Decision Making
2000

Loss Prevention Strategies
2000

Update in Medicare
1999

Breast Imaging and Intervention into the 21st Century Conference
1999

Breast Ultrasound Training Course
1999

Controversies in Hernia Repair
1999

Breast Cancer – An International Perspective
1999

Strategies for the Management of Benign, Premalignant and Malignant Disease
1998

Laparoscopic Anti-Reflux Surgery
1997

Apollo Presentation
Lap-Band Adjustable Gastric Banding System Basic Workshop Faculty
Chicago, IL
2015

Intuitive Robotic Sales Presentation
Las Vegas, NV
2014

National Robotic Webinar
“Robotic Surgery and Firefly”
December 2013

Iowa Lecture on Robotic Surgery
2013

National Robotic Webinar
“Robotic Surgery and Firefly”
November 2013

IABS Summit lecture given
“Hiatal Hernia Repair and Sleeve Gastrectomy”
2013

Single Site Robotic Surgery Presentation
Downers Grove, IL
2012

SLIC conference abstract presentation
Single Site Surgery – “Scarless” Cholecystectomy and Appendectomy
2012

Speaker at Senator Kimberly Lightford’s “Man to Man” Event
2011

Transoral Incisionless Fundoplication (TIF) Proctorship
for Dr. Larry Gibson, Vista Medical Center
Waukegan, IL
2011

SILS Cholecystectomy Proctorship
for Dr. Beene – Grand Rapids, MI
2010

American College of Surgeons SILS Training Course
Served as Faculty
2010

American College of Surgeons presentation
“Adjunctive Approach to Safety in SILS Cholecystectomy”
2010

Resurrection Medical Center Community Lecture
“The Benefits of Weight Loss Surgery”
2010

Grand Rounds
TIF (Transoral Incisionless Fundoplication) Westlake Hospital
Melrose Park, IL
2010

Sanofi-Aventis Lecture
“Anticoagulation in Medical and Surgical Patients”
2010

SILS Training Course
Westlake Hospital – Melrose Park, IL
2010

Indian Medical Association Lecture
SILS (Single Incision Laparoscopic Surgery) – Oak Brook, IL
2010

Lovenox Lecture
“The use of Lovenox in Intra-Abdominal Surgical Patients”
St. Joseph Hospital – Chicago, IL
2010

SILS Mobile Tour Trainings
Tampa, FL, Memphis, TN, Raleigh-Durham, NC
2010

Chicago Medical Society Lecture
“Why Surgery is the Best Choice for Your Obese Patients”
2010

American College of Surgeons Presenter
SILS (Single Incision Laparoscopic Surgery)
2009

Chicago Medical Society Speaker
“Single Incision Laparoscopic Surgery: a Surgical Revolution”
2009

Course Faculty
SILS Course, Covidien Sponsored – Norwalk, CT
2009

Course Faculty
SILS and Lap Hernia, Covidien Sponsored – Iowa
2009

Course Faculty
SILS (Single Incision Laparoscopic Surgery), Covidien sponsored course
Norwalk, CT
2009

Morbid Obesity Treated With Laparoscopic Band Surgery Over a Sleeve Gastrectomy
Priscilla Itua, MD1, Supriya Kale2 , Daniya Sivakumar3, Adejoke Johnson, MD1, Frederick M. Tiesenga, MD. Consultant. doi:10.25270/con.2021.06.00011
Link to Publication
Published online June 16, 2021

Loop colostomy To Relieve Debilitating Chronic Constipation In Spina Bifida Patients: A Case Report
Supriya V. Kale, BAa,*, Arooj F. Chaudhry, MHAb, Hersh Wazir, HSDc , Michael Yansen, BSa , Frederick Tiesenga, MD.
Link to Publication
2021

Delayed Titanium Hypersensitivity and Retained Foreign Body Causing Late Abdominal Complications
Case Reports in Surgery, Molly S. Jain, Sivasthikka Lingarajah, Enkhmaa Luvsannyam, Manoj Reddy Somagutta, Ravi Pankajbhai Jagani, Jay Sanni, Enomfon Ebose, Frederick M. Tiesenga,
and Juaquito M. Jorge. Case Rep Surg. 2021; 2021: 5515401. doi: 10.1155/2021/5515401
Link to Publication
Published online Mar 2, 2021

Racial and Socioeconomic Disparities In Congenital Heart Surgery
Research Article – Journal of Cardiac Surgery Crystal J. Richardson, Priscilla Itua, MD, Thuy Duong, HBSc, Jennaire Lewars, MD, Frederick Tiesenga, MD
Link to Publication
First Published March 22, 2021

Surgical Techniques, Complications, and Long-Term Health Effects of Cardiac Implantable Electronic Devices
Crystal J. Richardson, John Prempeh, Kyle S. Gordon, Tracy-Ann Poyser, Frederick Tiesenga – Surgical Techniques, Complications, and Long-Term Health Effects of Cardiac Implantable Electronic Devices. Cureus 13(1): e13001. doi:10.7759/cureus.13001
Link to Publication
January 30, 2021

Surgical Clips Metal Allergy Post Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy
Rajiv N. Shah, MBA, Frederick Tiesenga, MD, Juaquito Jorge, MD, Arooj F. Chaudhry, MHA, International Journal of Surgery: Global Health (2020) 4:e48, www.jsglobalhealth.com
2020

A Rare Case of Peritoneal Carcinomatosis Leading to Bowel Obstruction Due to Metastatic Lung Cancer
Molly S. Jain, Enkhmaa Luvsannyam, Abubaker R. Kallan, Nasihudeen Azizz, Abbas Hasnie, Austin F. Tiesenga, and Frederick M. Tiesenga
Link to Publication
2020

Blighted Ovum: A Case Report
Aqssa N. Chaudhry, MBA; Frederick M. Tiesenga, MD; Sandeep Mellacheruvu, MD, MPH; Ryan R. Sanni, MD (Student) – Women’s Health Open Journal, Vol 6, No 1 (2020): 2380-3940
2020

Cardiac Sarcoidosis
Sanni, R.R., Tiesenga, F.M., Schubert, C.B., Consultant: Peer-Reviewed Consultations in Primary Care, Vol 59, No 6 (2019): 189-91
2019

Cardiac Sarcoidosis
Cardiology Consultant, Ryan Rohan Sanni, medical student, Frederick M. Tiesenga, M.D., Charles Bradley Schubert, M.D., Juaquito M. Jorge, M.D., Sandeep Mellacheruvu, M.D.
Link to Publication
June 2019

Abstract: A pilot surveillance study to determine the incidence/prevalence of HIV African American in Austin- Oak Park (West Chicago) area
Joan Senoga, MPH, Fred Tiesenga, MD, Scott Yen, MD
2018

Abstract: Surgical Management of Diabetic Peripheral Neuropathy in Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus
Joan Senoga, MPH, Fred Tiesenga, MD, Scott Yen, MD
Samarth B. Patel, Frederick M. Tiesenga, MD, Tina M. Stanco, Denelle Mohammed and Lincey Alexida. Arc Cas Rep Med 4(1); 115
Published September 19, 2018

Chicago Health Magazine
Fred Tiesenga, MD, medical director of The Chicago Center for Bariatric Surgery at Westlake Hospital, was tapped by Chicago Health Magazine for his expertise on the obesity epidemic.  Westlake’s program was recently earned the Blue Distinction award from Blue Cross/Blue Shield.
Link to Publication
March 2018

Laparoscopic Adjustable Gastric Band as a Revision Surgery for Failed Vertical Gastric Sleeve or Roux-en-Y Gastric Bypass
Lincey Alexida, Xiaohua Qi, Patrick B. Asdell, José M. Martínez Landrón, Samarth B. Patel, Faustino Allongo. Frederick Tiesenga. IAIM, 2017; 4(12): 37-42
December 2017

Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy for Biliary Dyskinesia in Patient with An Extended Spectrum of Ejection Fraction On  Hepatobiliary Iminodiacetic Acid Scan
Lincey Alexida, Frederick M. Tiesenga International Archives of Integrated Medicine, Vol. 4, Issue 11
November, 2017

Obesity Week Video: Struggling to Reach: Antecolic to Retrocolic Conversion
Andres Giovannetti, Fred Tiesenga, Rami Lutfi
2017

Titanium Staples Allergy in a Middle-Aged Female Patient
Elyns Publishing Group
Link to Publication
September 2017

Surgeons Respond to “The lap band weight loss is a tale of medicine gone wrong”
Doximity
June 16, 2017

Initial Learning Experience of Laparoendoscopic Single Site (LESS) Gastric Banding: Finding Predictors of Success
(MS#OBSU-D-11-00252R1), Obesity Surgery
November 2011

Single Incision Laparascopic Surgery (SILS) – Appendectomy in an Adult Patient with Malrotation
Poster presented at American College of Osteopathic Surgeons, California
October 23 – 26, 2010