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Dr. Piotr Witkowski, PhD, MD

(Piotr Witkowski)

(190 Ratings)

Specializes in: General Surgery and Transplant Surgery

Medical University of Gdansk

Professional interests include: kidney transplant, liver transplant

5758 S. Maryland Avenue
Chicago, IL 60637

1-888-824-0200

Dr. Piotr Witkowski, PhD, MD is a general surgeon in Chicago, IL specializing in general surgery and transplant surgery. He graduated from Medical University of Gdansk. Dr. Piotr Witkowski, PhD, MD is affiliated with The University of Chicago Medicine.

Office Locations

The University of Chicago Medicine

5758 S. Maryland Avenue
Chicago, IL 60637

1-888-824-0200

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5841 S Maryland Avenue
Chicago, IL 60637

1-888-824-0200

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In The News (see more mentions in the news)

“"This medication has a great potential to be less toxic to the patient and be more beneficial providing better outcomes in islet transplantation," said Dr. Piotr Witkowski, a professor of surgery...”—"New treatment for type 1 diabetics gives hope to University of Chicago patients", CBS News, October 2024

“We hope that Tegoprubart will effectively protect islets from rejection without side effects related to current standard therapy"said Piotr Witkowski, M.D., Ph.D., Director, Pancreatic and Islet...”—"U of Chicago Docs Perform First Human Islet Transplant Successfully Using Antibody To Replace Toxic Anti-Rejection Drug", WIVB, May 2024

“"I am excited to apply the learnings from the first patient cohort, including implementation of the higher capacity Cell Pouch, which enables us to optimize the dose and concentration of islets to...”—"GlobeNewswire", WGN 9, March 2023

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2012 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Piotr Witkowski, PhD, MD treated as a general surgeon in Chicago, IL during 2012 were hospital care, inpatient care, transplant procedures and abdominal surgery.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Piotr Witkowski, PhD, MD for Medicare patients.

abdominal surgery	17
hospital care	61
inpatient care	61
transplant procedures	17
urologic procedures	17

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2013 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Piotr Witkowski, PhD, MD treated as a general surgeon in Chicago, IL during 2013 were transplant procedures, abdominal surgery and urologic procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Piotr Witkowski, PhD, MD for Medicare patients.

abdominal surgery	12
transplant procedures	12
urologic procedures	12

2013 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Piotr Witkowski, PhD, MD.

**Gender**
Male	27
Female	14

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	0
Black	28
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	0
From 75 to 84	0
85 and over	0
Less than 65	30

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Piotr Witkowski, PhD, MD in 2013

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	39
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	34
Depression	0
Chronic Kidney Disease	75
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	0
Heart Failure	41
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	0
Diabetes	51
Dementia	0
Cancer	0

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2014 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Piotr Witkowski, PhD, MD treated as a general surgeon in Chicago, IL during 2014 were hospital care, inpatient care, transplant procedures and abdominal surgery.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Piotr Witkowski, PhD, MD for Medicare patients.

abdominal surgery	24
hospital care	32
inpatient care	32
transplant procedures	24
urologic procedures	24

2014 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Piotr Witkowski, PhD, MD.

**Gender**
Male	39
Female	22

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	0
Black	38
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	0
From 75 to 84	0
85 and over	0
Less than 65	48

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Piotr Witkowski, PhD, MD in 2014

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	41
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	38
Depression	0
Chronic Kidney Disease	75
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	0
Heart Failure	46
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	0
Diabetes	67
Dementia	0
Cancer	0

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2015 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Piotr Witkowski, PhD, MD treated as a general surgeon in Chicago, IL during 2015 were hospital care, inpatient care, transplant procedures and abdominal surgery.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Piotr Witkowski, PhD, MD for Medicare patients.

abdominal surgery	23
hospital care	76
inpatient care	76
transplant procedures	23
urologic procedures	23

2015 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Piotr Witkowski, PhD, MD.

**Gender**
Male	76
Female	46

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	0
Black	76
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	0
From 75 to 84	0
85 and over	0
Less than 65	92

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Piotr Witkowski, PhD, MD in 2015

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	43
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	39
Depression	20
Chronic Kidney Disease	75
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	0
Heart Failure	41
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	0
Diabetes	56
Dementia	0
Cancer	0

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2016 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Piotr Witkowski, PhD, MD treated as a general surgeon in Chicago, IL during 2016 were hospital care, inpatient care, transplant procedures and abdominal surgery.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Piotr Witkowski, PhD, MD for Medicare patients.

abdominal surgery	21
hospital care	157
inpatient care	157
transplant procedures	21
urologic procedures	21

2016 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Piotr Witkowski, PhD, MD.

**Gender**
Male	38
Female	21

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	0
Black	31
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	0
From 75 to 84	0
85 and over	0
Less than 65	39

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Piotr Witkowski, PhD, MD in 2016

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	53
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	47
Depression	36
Chronic Kidney Disease	75
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	0
Heart Failure	42
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	0
Diabetes	58
Dementia	0
Cancer	0

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2017 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Piotr Witkowski, PhD, MD treated as a general surgeon in Chicago, IL during 2017 were hospital care, inpatient care, transplant procedures and abdominal surgery.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Piotr Witkowski, PhD, MD for Medicare patients.

abdominal surgery	36
doctor visit	16
hospital care	168
inpatient care	168
transplant procedures	36
urologic procedures	36

2017 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Piotr Witkowski, PhD, MD.

**Gender**
Male	51
Female	38

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	22
Black	54
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	0
From 75 to 84	0
85 and over	0
Less than 65	71

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Piotr Witkowski, PhD, MD in 2017

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	51
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	44
Depression	25
Chronic Kidney Disease	75
Asthma	16
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	0
Heart Failure	43
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	16
Diabetes	56
Dementia	0
Cancer	0

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2018 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Piotr Witkowski, PhD, MD treated as a general surgeon in Chicago, IL during 2018 were hospital care, inpatient care, transplant procedures and abdominal surgery.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Piotr Witkowski, PhD, MD for Medicare patients.

abdominal surgery	24
doctor visit	13
hospital care	128
inpatient care	128
transplant procedures	24
urologic procedures	24

2018 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Piotr Witkowski, PhD, MD.

**Gender**
Male	42
Female	38

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	19
Black	47
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	0
From 75 to 84	0
85 and over	0
Less than 65	60

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Piotr Witkowski, PhD, MD in 2018

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	56
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	41
Depression	19
Chronic Kidney Disease	75
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	14
Heart Failure	36
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	15
Diabetes	54
Dementia	14
Cancer	0

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2019 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Piotr Witkowski, PhD, MD treated as a general surgeon in Chicago, IL during 2019 were hospital care, inpatient care, transplant procedures and abdominal surgery.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Piotr Witkowski, PhD, MD for Medicare patients.

abdominal surgery	31
hospital care	74
inpatient care	74
transplant procedures	31
urologic procedures	31

2019 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Piotr Witkowski, PhD, MD.

**Gender**
Male	45
Female	31

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	23
Black	36
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	0
From 75 to 84	0
85 and over	0
Less than 65	57

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Piotr Witkowski, PhD, MD in 2019

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	58
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	45
Depression	22
Chronic Kidney Disease	75
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	0
Heart Failure	58
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	0
Diabetes	55
Dementia	0
Cancer	0

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2020 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Piotr Witkowski, PhD, MD treated as a general surgeon in Chicago, IL during 2020 were hospital care, inpatient care, transplant procedures and abdominal surgery.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Piotr Witkowski, PhD, MD for Medicare patients.

abdominal surgery	25
hospital care	44
inpatient care	44
transplant procedures	25
urologic procedures	25

2020 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Piotr Witkowski, PhD, MD.

**Gender**
Male	42
Female	22

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	0
Black	38
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	0
From 75 to 84	0
85 and over	0
Less than 65	45

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Piotr Witkowski, PhD, MD in 2020

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	69
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	55
Depression	23
Chronic Kidney Disease	75
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	0
Heart Failure	61
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	0
Diabetes	55
Dementia	0
Cancer	0

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2021 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Piotr Witkowski, PhD, MD treated as a general surgeon in Chicago, IL during 2021 were hospital care, inpatient care, transplant procedures and abdominal surgery.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Piotr Witkowski, PhD, MD for Medicare patients.

abdominal surgery	36
hospital care	86
inpatient care	86
transplant procedures	36
urologic procedures	36

2021 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Piotr Witkowski, PhD, MD.

**Gender**
Male	51
Female	26

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	16
Black	48
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	15
From 75 to 84	0
85 and over	0
Less than 65	62

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Piotr Witkowski, PhD, MD in 2021

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	61
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	53
Depression	26
Chronic Kidney Disease	75
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	16
Heart Failure	52
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	0
Diabetes	57
Dementia	0
Cancer	0

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2022 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Piotr Witkowski, PhD, MD treated as a general surgeon in Chicago, IL during 2022 were hospital care, inpatient care, transplant procedures and abdominal surgery.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Piotr Witkowski, PhD, MD for Medicare patients.

abdominal surgery	17
doctor visit	11
hospital care	171
inpatient care	171
transplant procedures	17
urologic procedures	17

2022 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Piotr Witkowski, PhD, MD.

**Gender**
Male	48
Female	27

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	0
Black	46
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	0
From 75 to 84	0
85 and over	0
Less than 65	52

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Piotr Witkowski, PhD, MD in 2022

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	67
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	47
Depression	21
Chronic Kidney Disease	75
Asthma	16
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	21
Heart Failure	52
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	19
Diabetes	63
Dementia	0
Cancer	15

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2023 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Piotr Witkowski, PhD, MD treated as a general surgeon in Chicago, IL during 2023 were hospital care, inpatient care, transplant procedures and abdominal surgery.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Piotr Witkowski, PhD, MD for Medicare patients.

abdominal surgery	11
hospital care	127
inpatient care	127
transplant procedures	11
urologic procedures	11

2023 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Piotr Witkowski, PhD, MD.

**Gender**
Male	33
Female	28

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	13
Black	37
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	0
From 75 to 84	0
85 and over	0
Less than 65	39

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Piotr Witkowski, PhD, MD in 2023

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	74
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	43
Depression	20
Chronic Kidney Disease	75
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	0
Heart Failure	43
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	0
Diabetes	70
Dementia	0
Cancer	18

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2012 - 2023

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Piotr Witkowski, PhD, MD for Medicare patients.

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. Piotr Witkowski, PhD, MD treated as a general surgeon in Chicago, IL were hospital care, inpatient care, transplant procedures and abdominal surgery.

abdominal surgery	23
doctor visit	13
hospital care	102
inpatient care	102
transplant procedures	23
urologic procedures	23

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2012 - 2023

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Piotr Witkowski, PhD, MD.

**Gender**
Male	41
Female	26

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	39
Asian / Pacific Islander	0
Non-Hispanic White	7
Hispanic	0
Native American / Alaskan Native	0
Other	0

**Age**
75 to 84	0
85 and over	0
Less than 65	49
65 to 74	1

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Piotr Witkowski, PhD, MD From 2012 - 2023

The highest averages of the most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. Piotr Witkowski, PhD, MD treated were chronic kidney disease, hypertension, diabetes and high cholesterol.

Hypertension	68
High Cholesterol	51
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	40
Depression	17
Chronic Kidney Disease	68
Asthma	2
Osteoporosis	0
Heart Failure	42
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	4
Diabetes	53
Atrial Fibrillation	4
Cancer	2
Dementia	1

Education & Training

Dr. Piotr Witkowski, PhD, MD graduated from Medical University of Gdansk. He completed residency at Medical University of Gdansk Hospital. He has a state license in Illinois.

Medical School: Medical University of Gdansk

Residency: Medical University of Gdansk Hospital

Licensed In: Illinois

Affiliations & Hospitals

Dr. Piotr Witkowski, PhD, MD is associated with these hospitals and organizations:

The University of Chicago Medicine

Insurance Information

Please note: Insurance information may change at any time, and the provider may accept your insurance plan even if it is not listed below. Please contact the provider's office to confirm that your insurance is accepted.

Dr. Piotr Witkowski, PhD, MD appears to accept the following insurance providers: Blue Cross Blue Shield PPO, Aetna PPO, CIGNA PPO, CIGNA POS, CIGNA HMO, MultiPlan PPO, Medicare Advantage, Aetna POS, Medicare, Humana, PHCS PPO, Aetna Medicare PPO, United W500 Emergent Wrap, Aetna Better Health *see insurance page, United Options (PPO), CountyCare *see insurance page, BCBS HMO (HMOI) (specialists only), United Select (HMO & EPO) (specialists only), University of Chicago Health Plan (UCHP), United Choice HMO (specialists only), BCBS Blue Precision HMO (specialists only), Aetna HMO (specialists only) and United Choice Plus POS/PPO.

Insurance Accepted by Provider includes:

According to our sources, Dr. Piotr Witkowski, PhD, MD accepts the following insurance providers:

Blue Cross Blue Shield PPO

Aetna PPO

CIGNA PPO

CIGNA POS

CIGNA HMO

MultiPlan PPO

Medicare Advantage

Aetna POS

Medicare

Humana

PHCS PPO

Aetna Medicare PPO

United W500 Emergent Wrap

Aetna Better Health *see insurance page

United Options (PPO)

CountyCare *see insurance page

BCBS HMO (HMOI) (specialists only)

United Select (HMO & EPO) (specialists only)

University of Chicago Health Plan (UCHP)

United Choice HMO (specialists only)

BCBS Blue Precision HMO (specialists only)

Aetna HMO (specialists only)

United Choice Plus POS/PPO

Ratings & Reviews

Dr. Piotr Witkowski, PhD, MD has an exceptional overall rating with an average of 4.8 out of 5 stars based on 190 ratings. We collect ratings and reviews of Dr. Piotr Witkowski, PhD, MD from all over the web to help you find the right in Chicago, IL.

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General Payments

These charts describe general payments received by Dr. Piotr Witkowski, PhD, MD. Doctors may receive payments for a number of reasons, including meal compensation, travel compensation, and consulting.

**Payments by Company**
Vertex Pharmaceuticals Incorporated	$156,964 $156,964
SANOFI US SERVICES INC.	$5,250 $5,250
GENZYME CORPORATION	$450 THYMOGLOBULIN $450
Paragonix Technologies, Inc.	$201 PancreasPak $201
Veloxis Pharmaceuticals, Inc.	$175 Envarsus $175
Other	$220 NULOJIX $132	EKOSONIC $48	ECHELON FLEX Stapler $40

**Types of Payments**
Consulting Fee	$151,586
Travel and Lodging	$10,157
Food and Beverage	$1,068
Compensation for services other than consulting, including serving as faculty or as a speaker at a venue other than a continuing education program	$450

Research Payments

Dr. Piotr Witkowski, PhD, MD has received 15 research payments totaling $75,187.

Biography

Dr. Piotr Witkowski is a specialist in general surgery and transplant surgery. In addition to English, Dr. Witkowski speaks Polish. His areas of expertise include kidney transplant and liver transplant. He is affiliated with The University of Chicago Medicine. He attended medical school at Medical University of Gdansk. Patient reviews placed Dr. Witkowski at an average of 5.0 stars (out of 5). He usually is in-network for Blue California, Aetna, and CIGNA Plans, as well as other insurance carriers.