Doru I Georgescu, M.D.

Dr. Doru Georgescu is a Board-Certified surgeon and a Fellow of the American College of Surgeons with over 25 years of experience in general, vascular and thoracic surgery and 20 years of expertise in advanced laparoscopic surgery. He is the Medical Director for the Center for Weight Loss Surgery at North Suburban Medical Center. Dr. Georgescu embraced weight-loss surgery with enthusiasm and compassion, learning from leaders in the field in the U.S.A. and abroad. He brought to the Bariatric Surgery Program at Center of Surgical Specialists his vast experience and training, performing almost all these surgeries laparoscopically. He also maintains a great deal of interest in oncological surgery, with particular focus in pancreatic, stomach and colon cancer. In addition, Dr. Georgescu has been performing anterior exposure of the spine for more than 15 years. This is a team approach between an access surgeon and a spine surgeon for treating complex pathology of the spine. He is also a member of the faculty of leading surgeons teaching this procedure to other surgeons. Dr. Georgescu is committed to implement the latest knowledge and most advanced surgical techniques in his daily practice. Teaching Activities Dr. Georgescu has many years of teaching experience, beginning in Romania where he taught anatomy to the students at the Medical School in Bucharest. In his practice at Center of Surgical Specialists, he teaches and mentors students from several medical schools across the country. He was appointed Adjunct Clinical Assistant Professor of Surgery for Touro University in California. Dr. Georgescu teaches courses and proctors surgeons for the anterior exposure of the spine procedures both in the United States and around the world. Appointments and Memberships Dr. Georgescu i