Gerard J Abood, MD
Surgery, General, Surgery
Provider Groups
Loyola Medicine Physician
Loyola Physician Partners
Primary Contact
888-584-7888
Appointments (New Patients Welcome)
Provider Groups
Loyola Medicine Physician
Loyola Physician Partners
Primary Contact
888-584-7888Services & Specialties
Areas of Specialization
- Surgery
- Surgery, General
Clinical Interests
Conditions Treated
- colorectal malignancy
- abdominal cancer surgery
- pancreas cancer surgery
- pancreas cancer
- liver mass
- liver cancer surgery
- liver cancer
- hepatobiliary malignancies
- gastrointestinal (gi) stromal tumors
- gastrointestinal (gi) cancer surgery
- gastrointestinal (gi) cancer
- gastroesophageal junction cancer
- gallbladder cancer surgery
- gallbladder cancer
- esophageal cancer surgery
- esophageal cancer
- cholangiocarcinoma
- stomach cancer
- whipple procedure
Locations & Contact
Primary Location
Cardinal Bernardin Cancer Center
2160 S First Ave
Maywood
, IL 60153
View hours
Monday
7:00am
- 6:00pm
Tuesday
7:00am
- 6:00pm
Wednesday
7:00am
- 6:00pm
Thursday
7:00am
- 6:00pm
Friday
7:00am
- 6:00pm
About
Academic Title
Professor
Ages Seen
Adults - Over 65
Adults - 18 to 64
Additional Resources
Education & Certifications
Education
Education:
Ohio State University College of Medicine
(2003)
Internship:
Loyola University Stritch School of Medicine
(2004)
Residency:
Loyola University Stritch School of Medicine
(2010)
Fellowship:
University of Pittsburgh Medical Center
(2012)
Board Certifications
American Board of Surgery (2023)
Surgery, General, Surgery, American Board of (2011)
Provider Groups
Loyola Medicine Physician
Loyola Physician Partners
Publications
- Executive Summary of the American Radium Society on Appropriate Use Criteria for Nonoperative Management of Rectal Adenocarcinoma: Systematic Review and Guidelines. Anker, C. J.; Tchelebi, L. T.; Selfridge, J. E.; Jabbour, S. K.; Akselrod, D.; Cataldo, P.; Abood, G.; Berlin, J.; Hallemeier, C. L.; Jethwa, K. R.; Kim, E.; Kennedy, T.; Lee, P.; Sharma, N.; Small, W.; Williams, V. M.; Russo, S.; International journal of radiation oncology, biology, physics
- Impact of sociodemographic factors on outcomes in patients with peritoneal malignancies following cytoreduction and chemoperfusion. Cantos, A.; Eguia, E.; Wang, X.; Abood, G.; Knab, L. M.; Journal of surgical oncology
- Octogenarians undergoing pancreaticoduodenectomy: Assessing outcomes, disposition, and timing of chemotherapy. Kisch, S. E.; Nussbaum, E. R.; Varsanik, M. A.; O'Hara, A.; Pozin, J. J.; Littau, M. J.; Wang, X.; Carollo, E.; Knab, L. M.; Abood, G.; Surgery open science
- Impact of angiotensin system inhibitors on esophageal cancer survival. Wang, X.; Sweigert, P.; Eguia, E.; Varsnik, M. A.; Renz, C. R.; Terrasse, W. A.; Gauthier, M.; Aranha, G.; Knab, L. M.; Abood, G.; Surgery open science
- Laparoscopic partial hepatectomy is cost-effective when performed in high volume centers: A five state analysis. Eguia, E.; Sweigert, P. J.; Li, R. D.; Kuo, P. C.; Janjua, H.; Abood, G.; Baker, M. S.; American journal of surgery
- Pancreatic neuroendocrine tumors: Surgical outcomes and survival analysis. Fahmy, J. N.; Varsanik, M. A.; Hubbs, D.; Eguia, E.; Abood, G.; Knab, L. M.; American journal of surgery
- Do high-volume centers mitigate complication risk and reduce costs associated with performing pancreaticoduodenectomy in ethnic minorities? Eguia, E.; Aranha, G. V.; Abood, G.; Godellas, C.; Kuo, P. C.; Baker, M. S.; American journal of surgery
- Weekend readmissions associated with mortality following pancreatic resection for cancer. Kothari, A. N.; Qu, L. T.; Gil, L. A.; di Chiaro, B.; Sweigert, P. J.; Kulshrestha, S.; Kuo, P. C.; Abood, G. J.; Surgical oncology
- A Needs Assessment for Incoming Surgical Interns: Communication Effectiveness Is the Most Important Skill. Eguia, E.; Sweigert, P.; Abood, G.; Baldea, A.; Kabaker, A.; Knab, L. M.; Journal of surgical education
- Does resection improve overall survival for intrahepatic cholangiocarcinoma with nodal metastases? Sweigert, P. J.; Eguia, E.; Janjua, H.; Nassoiy, S. P.; Knab, L. M.; Abood, G.; Kuo, P. C.; Baker, M. S.; Surgery open science
- Adjuvant systemic therapy for small bowel gastrointestinal stromal tumor (GIST): Is there a survival benefit after R0 resection? Patel, D. J.; Lutfi, W.; Eguia, E.; Sweigert, P.; Knab, L.; Abood, G.; Baker, M. S.; Surgery
- Antimicrobial susceptibility of biliary stents do not predict infectious complications after whipple. Knab, L. M.; Varsanik, M.; Li, R.; Chen, C.; Pak, N.; Eguia, E.; Renz, C.; Terrasse, W.; Gauthier, M.; Ko, C.; Baker, M.; Parada, J. P.; Abood, G.; Surgery
- Non-Hispanic Blacks undergoing distal pancreatectomy have higher risk-adjusted rates of morbidity and are more likely to be high-cost outliers. Eguia, E.; Fahmy, J. N.; Cobb, A. N.; Sweigert, P.; Aranha, G. V.; Abood, G.; Kuo, P. C.; Baker, M. S.; American journal of surgery
- Endoscopic Management of a Complex Gastrojejunal and Pancreatic Leak Following Pancreaticoduodenectomy. Sweigert, P. J.; Neelon, J.; Abood, G.; Marcotte, E.; Chand, B.; Surgical laparoscopy, endoscopy & percutaneous techniques
- Adjuvant systemic therapy for intermediate and large gastric gastrointestinal stromal tumors (GISTs): Is there a survival benefit following margin negative surgical resection? Patel, D. J.; Lutfi, W.; Sweigert, P.; Eguia, E.; Abood, G.; Knab, L.; Kuo, P. C.; Baker, M. S.; American journal of surgery
- Clinically resectable acinar cell carcinoma of the pancreas: Is there a benefit to adjuvant systemic therapy? Patel, D. J.; Lutfi, W.; Sweigert, P.; Eguia, E.; Abood, G.; Knab, L.; Kuo, P. C.; Baker, M. S.; American journal of surgery
- The laparoscopic approach to pancreatoduodenectomy is cost neutral in very high-volume centers. Eguia, E.; Kuo, P. C.; Sweigert, P. J.; Nelson, M. H.; Aranha, G. V.; Abood, G.; Godellas, C.; Baker, M. S.; Surgery
- Total gastrectomy in patients with gastric adenocarcinoma: Is there an advantage to the minimally invasive approach? Sweigert, P. J.; Eguia, E.; Nelson, M. H.; Nassoiy, S. P.; Knab, L. M.; Abood, G.; Baker, M. S.; Surgery
- The laparoscopic approach to distal pancreatectomy is a value-added proposition for patients undergoing care in moderate-volume and high-volume centers. Eguia, E.; Kuo, P. C.; Sweigert, P.; Nelson, M.; Aranha, G. V.; Abood, G.; Godellas, C. V.; Baker, M. S.; Surgery
- Increased SOX9 Expression in Premalignant and Malignant Pancreatic Neoplasms. Gnerlich, J. L.; Ding, X.; Joyce, C.; Turner, K.; Johnson, C. D.; Chen, H.; Abood, G. J.; Pappas, S. G.; Aranha, G. V.; Annals of surgical oncology
- What are the predictors that can help identify safe removal of drains following pancreatectomy? Eguia, E.; Hwalek, A. E.; Martin, B.; Abood, G.; Aranha, G. V.; American journal of surgery
- Discordance between surgical care improvement project adherence and postoperative outcomes: implications for new Joint Commission standards. Chang, V.; Blackwell, R. H.; Markossian, T.; Yau, R. M.; Blanco, B. A.; Zapf, M. A. C.; Abood, G. J.; Gupta, G. N.; Kuo, P. C.; Kothari, A. N.; The Journal of surgical research
- "Take the Volume Pledge" may result in disparity in access to care. Blanco, B. A.; Kothari, A. N.; Blackwell, R. H.; Brownlee, S. A.; Yau, R. M.; Attisha, J. P.; Ezure, Y.; Pappas, S.; Kuo, P. C.; Abood, G. J.; Surgery
- Characterizing the role of a high-volume cancer resection ecosystem on low-volume, high-quality surgical care. Kothari, A. N.; Blanco, B. A.; Brownlee, S. A.; Evans, A. E.; Chang, V. A.; Abood, G. J.; Settimi, R.; Raicu, D. S.; Kuo, P. C.; Surgery
- New onset postoperative atrial fibrillation predicts long-term cardiovascular events after gastrectomy. Nassoiy, S. P.; Blackwell, R. H.; Kothari, A. N.; Besser, S.; Gupta, G. N.; Kuo, P. C.; Abood, G. J.; American journal of surgery
- The changing spectrum of surgically treated cystic neoplasms of the pancreas. Plichta, J. K.; Brosius, J. A.; Pappas, S. G.; Abood, G. J.; Aranha, G. V.; HPB surgery : a world journal of hepatic, pancreatic and biliary surgery
- Should all branch-duct intraductal papillary mucinous neoplasms be resected? Plichta, J. K.; Ban, K.; Fridirici, Z.; Godambe, A. S.; Yong, S.; Pappas, S.; Abood, G. J.; Aranha, G. V.; American journal of surgery
- Does practice make perfect? Resident experience with breast surgery influences excision adequacy. Plichta, J. K.; Perez, C. B.; He, E.; Bloom, A.; Abood, G. J.; Godellas, C.; American journal of surgery
- Peri-operative epidural may not be the preferred form of analgesia in select patients undergoing pancreaticoduodenectomy. Axelrod, T. M.; Mendez, B. M.; Abood, G. J.; Sinacore, J. M.; Aranha, G. V.; Shoup, M.; Journal of surgical oncology
- The Association between Survival and the Pathologic Features of Periampullary Tumors Varies over Time. Plichta, J. K.; Godambe, A. S.; Fridirici, Z.; Yong, S.; Sinacore, J. M.; Abood, G. J.; Aranha, G. V.; HPB surgery : a world journal of hepatic, pancreatic and biliary surgery
- The depth of post-treatment perirectal tissue invasion is a predictor of outcome in patients with clinical T3N1M0 rectal cancer treated with neoadjuvant chemoradiation followed by surgical resection. Brandt, W. S.; Yong, S.; Abood, G.; Micetich, K.; Walther, A.; Shoup, M.; American journal of surgery
- Clinical and pathologic features influencing survival in patients undergoing pancreaticoduodenectomy for pancreatic adenocarcinoma. Weber, C. E.; Bock, E. A.; Hurtuk, M. G.; Abood, G. J.; Pickleman, J.; Shoup, M.; Aranha, G. V.; Journal of gastrointestinal surgery : official journal of the Society for Surgery of the Alimentary Tract
- Laparoscopic splenectomy: perioperative management, surgical technique, and results. Fisichella, P. M.; Wong, Y. M.; Pappas, S. G.; Abood, G. J.; Journal of gastrointestinal surgery : official journal of the Society for Surgery of the Alimentary Tract
- Robotic-assisted minimally invasive central pancreatectomy: technique and outcomes. Abood, G. J.; Can, M. F.; Daouadi, M.; Huss, H. T.; Steve, J. Y.; Ramalingam, L.; Stang, M.; Bartlett, D. L.; Zeh, H. J.; Moser, A. J.; Journal of gastrointestinal surgery : official journal of the Society for Surgery of the Alimentary Tract
- The influence of (18)flourodeoxyglucose positron emission tomography on the management of gastroesophageal junction carcinoma. Smith, J. W.; Moreira, J.; Abood, G.; Aranha, G. V.; Nagda, S.; Wagner, R. H.; Shoup, M.; American journal of surgery
- The surgical and systemic management of neuroendocrine tumors of the pancreas. Abood, G. J.; Go, A.; Malhotra, D.; Shoup, M.; The Surgical clinics of North America
- The management of the trauma patient with medically-altered coagulation. Abood, G. J.; Luchette, F. A.; The American surgeon
- Ecthyma gangrenosum following toxic epidermal necrolysis syndrome in a 3-year-old boy-a survivable series of events. Gresik, C. M.; Brewster, L. P.; Abood, G.; Supple, K. G.; Silver, G. M.; Gamelli, R. L.; Nickoloff, B. J.; Journal of burn care & research : official publication of the American Burn Association
- Hepatic resection for recurrent metastatic ovarian cancer. Abood, G.; Bowen, M.; Potkul, R.; Aranha, G.; Shoup, M.; American journal of surgery
- Treatment strategies in toxic epidermal necrolysis syndrome: where are we at? Abood, G. J.; Nickoloff, B. J.; Gamelli, R. L.; Journal of burn care & research : official publication of the American Burn Association
- Comparison of routine chest radiograph versus clinician judgment to determine adequate central line placement in critically ill patients. Abood, G. J.; Davis, K. A.; Esposito, T. J.; Luchette, F. A.; Gamelli, R. L.; The Journal of trauma