Constantine T. Frantzides Bariatric Surgeon MD, PhD, FACS

Dr. Constantine T. Frantzides, Bariatric Surgeon Constantine T. Frantzides, MD, PhD, FACS is the director of the Chicago Institute of Minimally Invasive Surgery (CIMIS), Visiting Professor of Surgery at the University of Illinois in Chicago and staff member at St. Francis Hospital, Evanston IL. A former director and founder of the Minimally Invasive Surgery Center at the Medical College of Wisconsin in Milwaukee, Dr. Frantzides also served as the director of the Minimally Invasive Surgery Center and professor of surgery at the University of Chicago. He concurrently served as chairman of the department of surgery at Weiss Memorial Hospital, and later served as director of Minimally Invasive Surgery at Rush-Presbyterian-St. Luke’s Medical Center in Chicago and professor of surgery at Rush University. More recently, he served as director of the Minimally Invasive Surgery, director of the Minimally Invasive Surgery Fellowship Program at Northshore University Health System (formerly known as Evanston Northwestern Healthcare), and as professor of surgery at Northwestern University. Dr. Frantzides is a member of the American College of Surgeons, Society of Laparoscopic Surgeons, Society of University Surgeons, among others. He has been the chairman of the Bariatric Committee of the Society of Laparoscopic Surgeons since 2017.  He was also named an honorary member of the Brazilian Society of Surgery, the Hellenic Surgical Association, and the Greek Laparoscopic Society for his contributions and teaching of Minimally Invasive Surgery.   ** Some of the images may be graphic for some viewers **   Awards, Certifications, & Diplomas         ObesityHelp Contributing Author Laparoscopic Revision Surgery of Failed Bariatric ProceduresDumping Syndrome: What You Need to Know