Reza Alex Gamagami, MD

Dr. Reza Gamagami received his undergraduate degree from UCLA and medical degree from George Washington University in Washington D.C. He completed his residency in general surgery at the University of California-San Diego (UCSD) in 1994.

Dr. Gamagami subsequently completed a year in surgical oncology research at the UCSD-Cancer Center and was awarded a scholarship to travel to France for a fellowship in colorectal surgery at the University of Toulouse in France. He went on to complete additional mini-fellowships in hepatobiliary and served as the honorary clinical senior registrar in Dundee, Scotland, refining his advanced laparoscopic skills with Sir Alferd Cuschieri.

After returning to San Diego, Dr. Gamagami continued as an academic surgeon at University of California and served as the chief of general surgery at the VA Medical Center. He went on to spend 5 years working in two underserved rural communities in Illinois and since 2005, he has been in private practice at Silver Cross Hospital in the suburbs of Chicago, in New Lenox.

Dr. Gamagami is currently an Epicenter Surgeon, educator, proctor and a consultant for the robotic da Vinci Surgical since 2012. He has performed well over 4,500 robotic da Vinci cases. As of 2023, he was ranked 10th in United States and the world for case-volume for general surgery. Surgeons from both North and South America visit Dr Gamagami weekly to observe and learn the application of robotic technology for colon and rectal, heartburn, oncologic (pancreatic, esophageal cancers) and abdominal wall hernias.

Dr. Gamagami has been extensively published in many peer-reviewed surgical journals and has given many lectures nationally and internationally. He has 30 years of experience and remains committed to providing the best patient outcomes and continues to remain active in clinical research.  For additional information please, visit ProgressiveSurgicalAssociates.com or gamagami.com.

This provider is a member of Silver Cross Health Connection, a physician-hospital organization (PHO) made up of independent physicians who have been approved by some health plans to treat patients within the Silver Cross Health Connection network.* Silver Cross Health Connection is a network of approved providers that was created to make your provider selection process easier.

* All physicians, physicians’ assistants, and nurse practitioners are independent contractors and are not the agents or employees of Silver Cross Hospital.