Dr. Marc Garfinkel, MD | Springfield, IL | Surgery

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Dr. Marc Garfinkel is a surgeon who specializes in general surgery with 34 years of experience in the field. He earned his medical degree from Duke University School of Medicine and completed his residency training at both UCSD-Kaiser San Diego and the University of California San Diego Medical Center, focusing on general surgery. Dr. Garfinkel is board certified in surgery by the American Board of Surgery. He provides care in English.

Dr. Garfinkel practices at SIU Medicine General Surgery in Springfield, Illinois, and maintains hospital affiliations with The University of Chicago Medicine, Memorial Medical Center, and Saint Johns Hospital. His expertise includes treating chronic kidney disease and various stages of kidney disease. He performs minimally invasive laparoscopic procedures and provides sedation services for patient comfort during treatments. Patients have given him an average rating of 3.6 stars on Vitals.

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accepting new patients
3.6

14 Ratings
34 years of experience
speaks English
UCSD-Kaiser San Diego
5 written reviews
1 specialty
2 areas of expertise
2 board certifications
3 hospital affiliations
1 office location
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I have been battling pancolitis for 8 years. I was brought to the ER in severe abdominal pain. I went through my usual tests and labs and an x-ray of my abdomen. Within 20 mins I saw Dr. Garfinckel. He set up my surgery for intussusception. His bedside manner is phenomenal! As a general rule, most surgeons usually only care about the body in front of them, not him! He generally cares. My follow-up appointment was today and he had me in tears when he told me I can contact him anytime I need him. Most people think of us with colitis as drug seekers, I just want to live...no thrive. ...and I feel like I'm finally on the road to remission! Thank you so much Dr. Garfinckel!

March 3rd, 2020

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I have been battling pancolitis for 8 years. I was brought to the ER in severe abdominal pain. I went through my usual tests and labs and an x-ray of my abdomen. Within 20 mins I saw Dr. Garfinckel. He set up my surgery for intussusception. His bedside manner is phenomenal! As a general rule, most surgeons usually only care about the body in front of them, not him! He generally cares. My follow-up appointment was today and he had me in tears when he told me I can contact him anytime I need him. Most people think of us with colitis as drug seekers, I just want to live...no thrive. ...and I feel like I'm finally on the road to remission! Thank you so much Dr. Garfinckel!

March 3rd, 2020

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I have been battling pancolitis for 8 years. I was brought to the ER in severe abdominal pain. I went through my usual tests and labs and an x-ray of my abdomen. Within 20 mins I saw Dr. Garfinckel. He set up my surgery for intussusception. His bedside manner is phenomenal! As a general rule, most surgeons usually only care about the body in front of them, not him! He generally cares. My follow-up appointment was today and he had me in tears when he told me I can contact him anytime I need him. Most people think of us with colitis as drug seekers, I just want to live...no thrive. ...and I feel like I'm finally on the road to remission! Thank you so much Dr. Garfinckel!

March 3rd, 2020

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After my husband first appointment with Dr. Garfinkel, we knew he would be in great hands for his surgery. Dr. Garfinkel took his time to explain the entire process of the kidney transplant. He was extremely thorough when it came to assessing whether he was a good candidate for a transplant. He didn’t leave a stone unturned with respect to blood tests, scans, xrays, stress tests etc... before considering him a good candidate. His entire transplant team is remarkable. There was always someone available to answer questions.

December 28th, 2018

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Poor communication after surgery on my husband at Memorial. Said he was coming up to talk to me I waited 40 minutes and they paged him and he said he would be here in 7 minutes tovtalk to me...that was 1 hour ago. I'm not impressed, he could have just talked to me on thw phone. I know Dr.'s are busy but this is uncalled for.

November 21st, 2018

SIU Medicine General Surgery

747 N Rutledge St Fl 2Springfield, IL 62702

Tel: (217) 545-8000


Dr. Marc Garfinkel, MD	Dr. Denville Anthony Myrie, MD	Dr. Raveena Karthikeyan	Dr. Kanika Chawla
Surgery	Critical Care Medicine	Critical Care Medicine	Critical Care Medicine
Accepts New Patients	Accepts New Patients		Accepts New Patients
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34 Years of Experience	34 Years of Experience		8 Years of Experience
No Virtual Visit Option	No Virtual Visit Option	No Virtual Visit Option	No Virtual Visit Option
Speaks English	Speaks English
Springfield , IL	Des Moines , IA	Springfield , IL	Saint Louis , MO
Med School: Duke University School of Medicine	Med School: Albert Einstein College Of Medicine Of Yeshiva University		Med School: St Louis University School Of Medicine
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BOARD CERTIFICATIONS

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UCSD-Kaiser San Diego

Univ Ca San Diego Med Ctr, General Surgery

Medical School

Duke University School of MedicineGraduated in 1992

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