Minimally Invasive and Bariatric Surgeon with Surgical Associates, SC

Get to know Bariatric Surgeon, Dr. Mina Saeed, who serves patients in Evanston, Chicago, and surrounding suburbs in Illinois. 

A board-certified and fellowship-trained bariatric surgeon, Dr. Saeed is affiliated with Surgical Associates, SC, serving as the Medical Director of Trauma Surgery at AMITA St. Francis Hospital-Evanston.

Established in the 1960s, the board-certified physicians of Surgical Associates, SC in Evanston, Illinois have built a reputation for surgical excellence. They are proud to offer patients the most comprehensive general surgical services with state-of-the-art equipment at AMITA St. Francis Hospital. Their capable physicians provide a full spectrum of operative procedures encompassing a broad array of surgical disease states.

Throughout his academic career, Dr. Saeed received his Bachelor of Science degree in Biology from the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, and earned his medical degree from the Rush Medical College. He then went on to complete his residency in General Surgery at the University of Illinois at Chicago-Metropolitan Group Hospitals, and his fellowship in Advanced Minimally Invasive and Bariatric Surgery at Scripps Clinic-San Diego.

Distinguished as a Fellow of the American College of Surgeons (FACS), this doctor is board-certified in bariatric surgery, trauma surgery and general surgery by the American Board of Surgery (ABS). 

In order to remain up to date in his field, he is an active member of the American Society for Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery, and the Society of American Gastrointestinal and Endoscopic Surgeons. He is also certified in robotic surgery, and has completed over 50 advanced robotic procedures. Through the use of this type of minimally invasive surgery, patients are afforded shorter recovery times and hospital stays, and a quicker return to their life. 

Active in academia, Dr. Saeed serves as an Assistant Clinical Professor at the University of Illinois at Chicago College of Medicine, and at the University of California-Riverside School of Medicine.

His passion for bariatric surgery stems from his own experience as a bariatric patient. Having successfully lost weight after bariatric surgery, he gained an unmatched dedication to weight-loss surgery, and obesity as a disease. As a part of a comprehensive weight-loss center, we have a registered dietician, psychologist, and medical weight-loss specialist, to help you patients along their weight-loss journey. 

 

On a more personal note, he is fluent in both English and Arabic.

Learn More about Dr. Mina Saeed:
Through his findatopdoc profile, https://www.findatopdoc.com/doctor/83219040-Mina-Saeed-Surgeon 

Trough Surgical Associates, SC, http://www.surg-associates.com/mina-saeed-md/

Or at https://www.drminasaeed.com

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