About the Physician

Uretz J. Oliphant, MD

• Medical director of Carle Foundation Hospital’s bariatric program
• Division Head of Trauma at Carle Foundation Hospital
• Division Head of General Surgery at Carle Clinic Association
• Clinical professor and head of surgery at the University of Illinois - Urbana-Champaign

Dr. Oliphant has performed more than 500 bariatric surgeries in his career. His surgical experience includes having performed most every major bariatric procedure. Dr. Oliphant also is the head of the trauma division at Carle Foundation Hospital, performing general and trauma surgeries.

Education:

• MD, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minn., 1983
• BA, Boston University, Boston, Mass., 1976

Fellowship:

• Trauma/Critical Care, Illinois Masonic Hospital, Chicago, Ill., 1991-1992

Residency:

• General Surgery, University of Illinois Metropolitan Group Hospitals, Chicago, Ill., 1986-1991

Internship:

• General Surgery, University of Chicago, Chicago, Ill., 1983-1985

Board Certification:

American Board of General Surgery

Certification:

• ACLS instructor
• ATLS instructor

Professional Societies:

• Member of the American Society for Metabolic & Bariatric Surgery
• Fellow American Society of Abdominal Surgeons
• Society of Laparoendoscopic Surgery
• Society for Surgery of the Alimentary Tract
• Society of American Gastrointestinal Endoscopic Surgeons
• American Medical Association
• Illinois State Medical Association
• Champaign County Medical Society
• Past-President of Illinois Surgical Society
• Member Western Surgical Society
• Vice President of International College of Surgeons