Dr. James A. Unti M.D.
Colon and Rectal Surgeon
830 W Diversey Pkwy Suite 200 Chicago IL, 60614About
Dr. James Unti is a colon and rectal surgeon practicing in Chicago, IL. Dr. Unti specializes in the diagnosis and treatment of diseases of the colon, rectum and anus. As a colon and rectal surgeon, Dr. Unti often treats conditions like rectal cancer, colon cancer, hemorrhoids, anal fissures and diverticulitis. Colon and rectal surgeons may be referred to you by your gastroenterologist if your doctor believes you need a surgical procedure.
Education and Training
Northwestern Uniiversity 1982
Northwestern University The Feinberg School of Medicine 1982
Board Certification
SurgeryAmerican Board of SurgeryABS
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Expert Publications
Data provided by the National Library of Medicine- Complete small bowel obstruction secondary to internal transomental herniation: report of an unusual 'swiss cheese' omentum.
- Medical and surgical tourism: the new world of health care globalization and what it means for the practicing surgeon.
- Usefulness of anorectal myectomy.
- Bowel obstruction in pregnancy.
- Lymphoma of the extrahepatic biliary ducts in acquired immunodeficiency syndrome.
Treatments
- Genital Warts
- Pain
- Hernia
- Cellulitis
- Vascular Disease
- Sebaceous Cyst
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