Dr. Stephen Jensik M.D.
Transplant Surgeon
1725 W Harrison St Suite 161 Chicago IL, 60612About
Dr. Stephen Jensik is a transplant surgeon practicing in Chicago, IL. Dr. Jensik specializes in organ transplants, and may perform surgeries involved with the transplant of organs such as the kidneys, liver, pancreas, intestines, heart, lungs, tracheal tissue and more. As a transplant surgeon, Dr. Jensik performs long, complex surgeries that might take many hours to complete. Transplant surgeons remove the organ from the donor as well as transplant the organ in the recipient. Dr. Jensik works with transplant physicians, nurses and surgical residents, and is responsible for and complications which may arise during or after surgery.
Education and Training
Univ of Il Coll of Med, Chicago Il 1970
Board Certification
SurgeryAmerican Board of SurgeryABS
Provider Details
Awards
- 2012 Chicago Super Doctors
Treatments
- Kidney Transplant
Fellowships
- University of Minnesota Medical Center - Transplant Surgery
- University of Minnesota - Transplant Surgery
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