Dr. John A. Kotis
The Center for Cosmetic & Reconstructive Surgery
3443 N. Kennicott Ave.
Arlington Heights, IL 60004
Staff Appointments:
Illinois Masonic Medical Center (University of Illinois)
Associate Professor Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery - Hand Surgery
Chicago, IL
Lincoln Park Hospital
- Vice President - Medical Staff Lincoln Park Hospital
- 2004 - Chairman Department of Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery-Hand Surgery
Lincoln Park Hospital - 2004 - Chairman Credentials Committee- Lincoln Park Hospital
- 2004 - Chairman Educational Committee- Lincoln Park Hospital
- 2004 - Member: Medical/Executive Committee-Lincoln Park Hospital
- 2004 - Section Head, Hand & Microvascular Surgery- Lincoln Park Hospital
Resurrection Healthcare, Holy Family Hospital
Hinsdale Hospital
LaGrange Memorial Hospital
Thorek Hospital & Medical Center
Division Head of Plastic Surgery
Appointments:
- 2005 -2006 Appointment Medical Advisory Board Novalis Medical - Tampa, FL
- 2005 - Appointment Medical Advisory Board Aesthetic Technologies- Golden, Colorado
- 2005 - Board Member Disciplinary/ Sanctions Committee-Lincoln Park Hospital
- 2004 - Clinical Affiliate Faculty appointment- Midwestern University School of Osteopathic Medicine
- 2004 - Board of Admissions- Midwestern University
- 2004 - Section Chairman-Department of Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery- Lincoln Park Hospital
- 2004 - Chairman Credentials Committee- Lincoln Park Hospital
- 2004 - Chairman Educational Committee- Lincoln Park Hospital
- 2004 - Member: Medical/Executive Committee-Lincoln Park Hospital
- 2004 - Section Head, Hand & Micro vascular Surgery- Lincoln Park Hospital
- 2004 - Member, Medical Records Committee, Holy Family Hospital
- 2003 - Chairman - Discipline of Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery Conference, American College Of Surgeons (Held Sept. 2003) Chicago, IL
- 2003 - Division Head of Hand/Plastic Surgery, Lincoln Park Hospital
- 2003 - Member at Large - Medical Executive Committee, Lincoln Park Hospital
- 2003 - Member, Credentials Committee, Lincoln Park Hospital
- 2003 - Member, Bylaws Committee, Lincoln Park Hospital
- 2003 - Chairman Educational Committee, Lincoln Park Hospital
Education:
Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery Residency
Hand/Microvascular Surgical Fellowship
Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine University Hospitals
Hahnemann/Medical College of Philadelphia University Hospitals
Thomas Jefferson University Hospital (Philadelphia Hand Center)
St. Christopher's Hospital for Children
Philadelphia, PA
General Surgery Residency
St. John's University Hospital - NY
Memorial Sloan-Kettering Medical Center - NY
General Residency (Preliminary)
- Loyola University Medical Center
- Stritch School of Medicine - Maywood, IL
Doctor of Medicine
- Midwestern University School of Medicine
- Chicago, IL
Bachelor of Science - Biology/Chemistry
- (Merited Acceptance to Medical School following 3yrs. of undergraduate study)
Honors:
Alpha Lambda Delta Honor Society
Dean's List, National Dean's List
Blue Key National Honor Fraternity
Recipient Michael Hatsos Memorial Medical Scholarship
Recipient of Orthopedic Surgery Award for Academic Excellence (1988-1991)
Recipient of Midwestern University Scholarship Award (1990)
Research:
Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery - Burns
Controlled Randomized Multi-center study of the effects of a composite
Cultured skin containing a collagen matrix seeded with allograft cells on the management of split-thickness donor sites in burn patients
Mentor: Paul M. Glat, M.D. (FDA Medical Grant)
Hand & Upper Extremity
The Pulvertaft Weave (In Vitro Study)
Mentor: John S Taras, M.D.
Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery-Breast
Autologous Blood use in T.R.A.M. Flap Breast Reconstruction
Mentors: David Hidalgo, M.D. and Peter Cordeiro, M.D.
Papers & Presentations:
- 2005 - Ascension MCP/PIP Training Workshop, Ascension Orthopedics - San Antonio, TX
- 2005 - Current Concepts in Complex Fracture Management-Salt Lake City, UT
- 2004 - Vacuum Assisted Closure, National V.A.C. Education Conference- Los Angeles, CA
- 2004 - Annual Clinical Assembly of Osteopathic Specialists, American College of Osteopathic Surgeons - San Diego, CA
- 2004 - Aesthetic Workshop on Laser Surgery, Cynosure - Chicago, IL
- 2004 - Complex Wound Management, Presented Educational Symposium- Chicago, Illinois
- 2004 - Complex Facial Traumatic Injuries- American Osteopathic Board of Surgery Meeting- Chicago, Illinois
- 2004 - Syndactly in Children, Chicago Metro Hand Society- Chicago, Illinois
- 2003 - Complex Facial Injuries- Loyola University Medical Center, Trauma Nursing Symposium- Chicago, Illinois
- 2002 - Current Concepts in Aesthetic Plastic Surgery, Illinois State Osteopathic Society Meeting, Bloomington Illinois
- 2002 - Current Concepts in Breast Reconstruction- Holy Family Hospital Medical Staff, Des Plaines, Illinois
Papers & Presentations:
- 2005 - Kotis, J.A.
Q&A Segment regarding Laser Surgery
Submitted for publication - 2005 - 2005 - Kotis, J.A.
A One - Two Punch - Combining Microdermabrasion and facial ultrasound makes for more effective skin rejuvenation
Submitted for publication "Plastic Surgery Products"- 2005 - 1999-2000 - Kotis, J.A.; Glat, P.M.; Spears, J.
Osteoblastoma arising from the perpendicular plate of the ethmoid bone
Submitted for publication - 1999 - 1999 - Taras, J.S.; Kotis, J.A.
The Pulvertaft Weave "In Vitro Study"
Submitted for publication - 1999 - 1998 - Cordeiro, P.J.; Kotis, J.A.; del, D.; Hidalgo, D.H.
Usage of Autologous Blood in T.R.A.M. flap breast reconstruction
Submitted for publication - 1998 - 1998 - Kotis, J.A.; Broadbent, R
Anterocloanal Polyps - Case study (Review of the literature)
Submitted for publication - 1998
Certification and Memberships:
- 1999 - 2000 Northeastern Society of Plastic Surgeons
- 1999 - present Resident member - I.P.R.A.S.
- 1999 - present Resident member - A.S.P.R.S.
- 1992 - present Candidate member of A.A.O.S.
- 1991 - present Member of A.O.A.
- 1991 - present Diplomat of NBOME (National Board of Medical Examiners)
Interests/Hobbies:
Golf, Travel, Sailing, Tennis, Greek Mythology
Academic Mentorship Program in the Sciences (advisor for Loyola University Undergraduate science majors)
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