Slawomir Marecik
- Degree
- MD, PhD.
- Professional group
- doctor
- Fields of interest
- General Surgery, Surgical Oncology
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- 18304
- Biography
- A pioneer in the field of robotic colorectal surgery, Dr. Slawomir Marecik earned his medical degree at Collegium Medicum of Jagiellonski University in Krakow, Poland, and completed his general surgery training at the University of Illinois Metropolitan Group Hospitals Residency in General Surgery in Chicago. He went on to complete his colon and rectal surgery training at the University of Illinois Cook County Colon and Rectal Surgery Residency Training Program. Dr. Marecik then continued his training in robotic colorectal surgery at the University of Illinois and Lutheran General Hospital, being the first fellow ever formally trained in robotic colorectal surgery. He is an active teacher on the national and international level and has trained medical students, general surgery residents, colorectal surgery residents and minimally invasive surgery fellows. Dr. Marecik's interests involve improvements in surgical treatment of colon and rectal cancer, with special attention to minimally invasive surgery. He is a member of the American Society of Colon and Rectal Surgeon (ASCRS), American College of Surgeons (ACS), Society of American Gastrointestinal and Endoscopic Surgeons (SAGES), Minimally Invasive and Robotic Association (MIRA) and Clinical Robotic Surgery Association (CRSA).
In addition, Dr. Marecik is:
- Board certified in Colon and Rectal Surgery, and General Surgery.
- Author of multiple publications and book chapters in the field of colorectal surgery.
- Clinical Assistant Professor of Surgery at the University of Illinois at Chicago College of Medicine.
- Colon and Rectal Surgery Attending at Advocate Lutheran General Hospital.
- Site Program Director of UIC/Cook County Colon and Rectal Surgery Residency Training Program.
- President Elect of Chicago Society of Colon and Rectal Surgeons (CSCRS).
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Autonomic Nerve Structures During taTME in Obese
This is presentation of autonomic nerve structures during taTME in obese. Video by: Marecik, Sheikh, Vercillo-Goss, Zawadzki, Park, Prasad. Detailed audio commentary.
Robotic APR - Modification of ELAPE Technique
This is demonstration of robotic APR, a modification of ELAPE technique.
Repair of Traumatic Cloaca
The case of 42 y.o. female with traumatic cloaca. Video by: Marecik, Zawadzki, Rossi, Kochar, Park, Prasad.
Repair of Recurrent Traumatic Rectovaginal Fistula
In this video you can see the presentation of repair of recurrent traumatic rectovaginal fistula by Jan Kaminski, Slawomir Marecik, Supriya Patel, George Melich, John Park, Leela Prasad from Advocate...
Transanal Minimally Invasive Surgery - Modification
This video presents a modification of TAMIS (Transanal Minimally Invasive Surgery) procedure. Two concepts will be presented in this video: 1. two simple instruments used, 2. closure of the defect via...
Rectocele Repair - Transvaginal Technique with Mesh and Levatorplasty
This video describes a rectocele repair by a transvaginal approach. The patient is a 71 year-old female with a large symptomatic rectocele. For the purpose of a transvaginal repair the patient is placed...
Ligation of Intersphincteric Fistula Tract
This video describes a repair of fistula in ano by ligation of intersphincteric fistula tract. The patient is a 32 year-old male with a transphincteric fistula in ano in the left lateral location. The...
Robotic Colo-Anal Pullthrough Procedure - Difficult Male Pelvis
This procedure descibes a robotic colo-anal pullthrough procedure to a low rectal cancer in a difficult male pelvis. The patient is a 62 year-old male with a uT3, NI rectal cancer located 3 cm above the...
Robotic Abdominoperineal Resection with Intraabdominal Levator Transection
This video demostrates robotic abdominoperineal resection with intraabdominal levator transection. The patient has a low rectal cancer with levator. She is 59 year-old. Her BMI is 39.1.
Robotic Abdominoperineal Resection with Distal Sacrectomy
This video presents a robotic abdominoperineal resection with distal sacrectomy in a male with a locally advanced rectal cancer. The patient has a very bulky lesion that is fixed to the coccyx and distal...
Robotic Total Mesorectal Excision - Practical Solution
The patient is a 55 year-old female with the BMI of 32 who is found to have a 5 cm tumor 3 cm above the anorectal ring. She also has very large fibroids.
Robotic Total Mesorectal Excision Advantage in Advanced Rectal Cancer...
S. Marecik, A. deSouza, J. Allen, J. Park, L. Prasad
Robotic Total Mesorectal Excision Practical Solution Obese Female...
S. Marecik, M. Zawadzki, C. Corning, J. Park, L. Prasad
Abdominoperineal Resection with Sacrectomy - with Use of Robotic....
This film shows a robotic abdominoperineal resection with sacrectomy in an obese male patient. The patient's BMI is 37, he has a locally metastatic rectal cancer with invasion of the sacrum at a S4-S5...
Concomitant Prostata Cancer - Robotic TME Excision
Treatment of concomitant prostata cancer with use of robotic TME. Prefference technique in narrow pelvis cases.
Robotic Cylindrical Abdominoperineal Resection With Transabdominal...
The new surgical option for patients with low rectal cancer is resection of the extralevator approach to abdominoperineal. This maneuver includes a broad excision of the levator muscle that can minimalise...
Robotic Surgery of the Large Intestine
Presenation on robotic surgery of the large intestine. Videos included.
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