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Dr. Amir Hossein Vafa, MD

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Specializes in: General Surgery, Trauma Surgery and Critical Care (Intensive Care Medicine)
Rosalind Franklin University of Medicine and Science, Chicago Medical School (2002)
530 Northeast Glen Oak Avenue
Peoria, IL 61637

Dr. Amir Hossein Vafa, MD is a general surgeon in Chicago, IL specializing in general surgery, trauma surgery and critical care (intensive care medicine). He graduated from Rosalind Franklin University of Medicine and Science, Chicago Medical School in 2002 and has 24 years of experience. Dr. Amir Hossein Vafa, MD is affiliated with Sinai Chicago, OSF Healthcare, PRESENCE HEALTHCARE SERVICES, OSF MULTI-SPECIALTY GROUP and MOUNT SINAI COMMUNITY FOUNDATION.

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Office Locations

1500 South Fairfield Avenue
Chicago, IL 60608
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2653 West Ogden Avenue
Chicago, IL 60608
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OSF Healthcare

530 Northeast Glen Oak Avenue
Peoria, IL 61637
(309) 624-9920
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In The News 

“Dr. Amir Vafa, chief of trauma surgery and critical care at Mount Sinai, said the violence has ripple effects that touch on every aspect of the city in some way regardless of where it happens.”—"Hidden toll of Chicago s gun violence: $447 million in hospital bills over seven years", Chicago Tribune, July 2017

Noteworthy Medicare Patient Procedures Performed by Dr. Amir Hossein Vafa, MD in 2023

Click on any procedure below to see further details on volume and pricing among Medicare patients.

Top 10%

By Volume:

inpatient hospital care

In 2023, Dr. Amir Hossein Vafa, MD performed more inpatient hospital care (for patient admitted to hospital) procedures for Medicare patients than 90% of providers in related specialties within Illinois.

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2013 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Amir Hossein Vafa, MD treated as a general surgeon in Chicago, IL during 2013 were hospital care and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Amir Hossein Vafa, MD for Medicare patients.

hospital care 50
inpatient care 50

2013 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Amir Hossein Vafa, MD.

Ethnicity
Non-Hispanic White 0
Black 27
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 23

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Amir Hossein Vafa, MD in 2013

The most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. Amir Hossein Vafa, MD treated during 2013 were hypertension, ischemic heart disease, diabetes and chronic kidney disease.

Hypertension 75
High Cholesterol 29
Stroke 0
Ischemic Heart Disease 44
Depression 34
Chronic Kidney Disease 37
Asthma 0
Osteoperosis 0
Atrial Fibrilation 0
Heart Failure 27
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease 0
Diabetes 41
Dementia 0
Cancer 0

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2014 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Amir Hossein Vafa, MD treated as a general surgeon in Chicago, IL during 2014 were hospital care and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Amir Hossein Vafa, MD for Medicare patients.

hospital care 72
inpatient care 72

2014 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Amir Hossein Vafa, MD.

Gender
Male 31
Female 22
Ethnicity
Non-Hispanic White 0
Black 35
Hispanic 0
Asian 0
Other 0
Native American 0
Age
From 65 to 74 22
From 75 to 84 0
85 and over 0
Less than 65 20

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Amir Hossein Vafa, MD in 2014

The most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. Amir Hossein Vafa, MD treated during 2014 were hypertension, diabetes, ischemic heart disease and heart failure.

Hypertension 75
High Cholesterol 40
Stroke 26
Ischemic Heart Disease 49
Depression 34
Chronic Kidney Disease 45
Asthma 0
Osteoperosis 0
Atrial Fibrilation 26
Heart Failure 47
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease 30
Diabetes 58
Dementia 0
Cancer 0

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2015 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Amir Hossein Vafa, MD treated as a general surgeon in Chicago, IL during 2015 were hospital care and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Amir Hossein Vafa, MD for Medicare patients.

hospital care 101
inpatient care 101

2015 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Amir Hossein Vafa, MD.

Gender
Male 80
Female 40
Ethnicity
Non-Hispanic White 32
Black 64
Hispanic 0
Asian 0
Other 0
Native American 0
Age
From 65 to 74 38
From 75 to 84 0
85 and over 0
Less than 65 44

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Amir Hossein Vafa, MD in 2015

The most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. Amir Hossein Vafa, MD treated during 2015 were hypertension, ischemic heart disease, high cholesterol and chronic kidney disease.

Hypertension 75
High Cholesterol 58
Stroke 40
Ischemic Heart Disease 60
Depression 35
Chronic Kidney Disease 47
Asthma 25
Osteoperosis 0
Atrial Fibrilation 27
Heart Failure 47
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease 35
Diabetes 47
Dementia 23
Cancer 0

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2016 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Amir Hossein Vafa, MD treated as a general surgeon in Chicago, IL during 2016 were hospital care and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Amir Hossein Vafa, MD for Medicare patients.

hospital care 76
inpatient care 76

2016 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Amir Hossein Vafa, MD.

Gender
Male 36
Female 25
Ethnicity
Non-Hispanic White 0
Black 27
Hispanic 20
Asian 0
Other 0
Native American 0
Age
From 65 to 74 25
From 75 to 84 15
85 and over 0
Less than 65 0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Amir Hossein Vafa, MD in 2016

The most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. Amir Hossein Vafa, MD treated during 2016 were hypertension, diabetes, high cholesterol and chronic kidney disease.

Hypertension 75
High Cholesterol 64
Stroke 0
Ischemic Heart Disease 52
Depression 25
Chronic Kidney Disease 52
Asthma 23
Osteoperosis 0
Atrial Fibrilation 18
Heart Failure 28
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease 20
Diabetes 64
Dementia 33
Cancer 0

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2017 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Amir Hossein Vafa, MD treated as a general surgeon in Chicago, IL during 2017 were hospital care and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Amir Hossein Vafa, MD for Medicare patients.

hospital care 50
inpatient care 50

2017 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Amir Hossein Vafa, MD.

Gender
Male 44
Female 17
Ethnicity
Non-Hispanic White 0
Black 40
Hispanic 0
Asian 0
Other 0
Native American 0
Age
From 65 to 74 21
From 75 to 84 0
85 and over 0
Less than 65 25

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Amir Hossein Vafa, MD in 2017

The most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. Amir Hossein Vafa, MD treated during 2017 were hypertension, diabetes, high cholesterol and ischemic heart disease.

Hypertension 75
High Cholesterol 56
Stroke 26
Ischemic Heart Disease 49
Depression 43
Chronic Kidney Disease 46
Asthma 20
Osteoperosis 0
Atrial Fibrilation 0
Heart Failure 33
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease 21
Diabetes 56
Dementia 34
Cancer 0

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2018 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Amir Hossein Vafa, MD treated as a general surgeon in Chicago, IL during 2018 were hospital care and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Amir Hossein Vafa, MD for Medicare patients.

hospital care 16
inpatient care 16

2018 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Amir Hossein Vafa, MD.

Gender
Male 30
Female 28
Ethnicity
Non-Hispanic White 0
Black 28
Hispanic 0
Asian 0
Other 0
Native American 0
Age
From 65 to 74 17
From 75 to 84 11
85 and over 13
Less than 65 17

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Amir Hossein Vafa, MD in 2018

The most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. Amir Hossein Vafa, MD treated during 2018 were hypertension, high cholesterol, chronic kidney disease and ischemic heart disease.

Hypertension 75
High Cholesterol 62
Stroke 19
Ischemic Heart Disease 57
Depression 34
Chronic Kidney Disease 59
Asthma 0
Osteoperosis 0
Atrial Fibrilation 0
Heart Failure 47
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease 31
Diabetes 53
Dementia 31
Cancer 0

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2019 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Amir Hossein Vafa, MD treated as a general surgeon in Chicago, IL during 2019 were hospital care and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Amir Hossein Vafa, MD for Medicare patients.

hospital care 34
inpatient care 34

2019 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Amir Hossein Vafa, MD.

Gender
Male 33
Female 32
Ethnicity
Non-Hispanic White 0
Black 42
Hispanic 0
Asian 0
Other 0
Native American 0
Age
From 65 to 74 25
From 75 to 84 13
85 and over 11
Less than 65 16

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Amir Hossein Vafa, MD in 2019

The most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. Amir Hossein Vafa, MD treated during 2019 were hypertension, high cholesterol, chronic kidney disease and diabetes.

Hypertension 75
High Cholesterol 71
Stroke 29
Ischemic Heart Disease 60
Depression 35
Chronic Kidney Disease 65
Asthma 0
Osteoperosis 0
Atrial Fibrilation 20
Heart Failure 54
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease 28
Diabetes 62
Dementia 48
Cancer 18

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2020 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Amir Hossein Vafa, MD treated as a general surgeon in Chicago, IL during 2020 were hospital care and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Amir Hossein Vafa, MD for Medicare patients.

hospital care 60
inpatient care 60

2020 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Amir Hossein Vafa, MD.

Gender
Male 53
Female 37
Ethnicity
Non-Hispanic White 38
Black 36
Hispanic 0
Asian 0
Other 0
Native American 0
Age
From 65 to 74 32
From 75 to 84 18
85 and over 13
Less than 65 27

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Amir Hossein Vafa, MD in 2020

The most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. Amir Hossein Vafa, MD treated during 2020 were hypertension, high cholesterol, chronic kidney disease and ischemic heart disease.

Hypertension 75
High Cholesterol 66
Stroke 16
Ischemic Heart Disease 52
Depression 41
Chronic Kidney Disease 54
Asthma 0
Osteoperosis 0
Atrial Fibrilation 19
Heart Failure 41
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease 18
Diabetes 51
Dementia 26
Cancer 0

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2021 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Amir Hossein Vafa, MD treated as a general surgeon in Chicago, IL during 2021 were hospital care and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Amir Hossein Vafa, MD for Medicare patients.

hospital care 111
inpatient care 111

2021 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Amir Hossein Vafa, MD.

Gender
Male 63
Female 65
Ethnicity
Non-Hispanic White 93
Black 17
Hispanic 0
Asian 0
Other 0
Native American 0
Age
From 65 to 74 47
From 75 to 84 45
85 and over 20
Less than 65 16

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Amir Hossein Vafa, MD in 2021

The most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. Amir Hossein Vafa, MD treated during 2021 were hypertension, high cholesterol, chronic kidney disease and depression.

Hypertension 75
High Cholesterol 68
Stroke 23
Ischemic Heart Disease 44
Depression 45
Chronic Kidney Disease 56
Asthma 13
Osteoperosis 16
Atrial Fibrilation 31
Heart Failure 30
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease 27
Diabetes 44
Dementia 33
Cancer 11

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2022 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Amir Hossein Vafa, MD treated as a general surgeon in Chicago, IL during 2022 were hospital care and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Amir Hossein Vafa, MD for Medicare patients.

hospital care 167
inpatient care 167

2022 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Amir Hossein Vafa, MD.

Gender
Male 85
Female 73
Ethnicity
Non-Hispanic White 93
Black 32
Hispanic 0
Asian 0
Other 0
Native American 0
Age
From 65 to 74 44
From 75 to 84 60
85 and over 32
Less than 65 22

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Amir Hossein Vafa, MD in 2022

The most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. Amir Hossein Vafa, MD treated during 2022 were hypertension, high cholesterol, diabetes and chronic kidney disease.

Hypertension 75
High Cholesterol 73
Stroke 37
Ischemic Heart Disease 36
Depression 25
Chronic Kidney Disease 37
Asthma 16
Osteoperosis 15
Atrial Fibrilation 29
Heart Failure 37
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease 27
Diabetes 40
Dementia 24
Cancer 22

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2023 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Amir Hossein Vafa, MD treated as a general surgeon in Chicago, IL during 2023 were hospital care and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Amir Hossein Vafa, MD for Medicare patients.

hospital care 281
inpatient care 281

2023 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Amir Hossein Vafa, MD.

Gender
Male 114
Female 89
Ethnicity
Non-Hispanic White 147
Black 35
Hispanic 0
Asian 0
Other 0
Native American 0
Age
From 65 to 74 72
From 75 to 84 63
85 and over 46
Less than 65 22

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Amir Hossein Vafa, MD in 2023

The most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. Amir Hossein Vafa, MD treated during 2023 were high cholesterol, hypertension, diabetes and chronic kidney disease.

Hypertension 75
High Cholesterol 75
Stroke 24
Ischemic Heart Disease 36
Depression 34
Chronic Kidney Disease 37
Asthma 13
Osteoperosis 17
Atrial Fibrilation 31
Heart Failure 34
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease 33
Diabetes 38
Dementia 23
Cancer 16

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2013 - 2023

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Amir Hossein Vafa, MD for Medicare patients.

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. Amir Hossein Vafa, MD treated as a general surgeon in Chicago, IL were hospital care and inpatient care.

hospital care 92
inpatient care 92

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2013 - 2023

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Amir Hossein Vafa, MD.

Gender
Male 51
Female 38
Ethnicity
Black / African American 34
Asian / Pacific Islander 0
Non-Hispanic White 36
Hispanic 1
Native American / Alaskan Native 0
Other 0
Age
85 and over 12
75 to 84 20
Less than 65 21
65 to 74 31

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Amir Hossein Vafa, MD From 2013 - 2023

The highest averages of the most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. Amir Hossein Vafa, MD treated were hypertension, high cholesterol, diabetes and ischemic heart disease.

Hypertension 75
High Cholesterol 60
Stroke 21
Ischemic Heart Disease 49
Depression 35
Chronic Kidney Disease 48
Asthma 10
Osteoporosis 4
Heart Failure 38
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease 24
Diabetes 50
Atrial Fibrillation 18
Cancer 6
Dementia 25

Education & Training

Dr. Amir Hossein Vafa, MD graduated from Rosalind Franklin University of Medicine and Science, Chicago Medical School in 2002. He completed residency at Mount Sinai Medical Center. He is certified by the American Board of Surgery - Surgery, American Board of Surgery - Surgical Critical Care and has a state license in Illinois.

Medical School: Rosalind Franklin University of Medicine and Science, Chicago Medical School (2002)

Residency: Mount Sinai Medical Center (2007)

Board Certification: American Board of Surgery - Surgery, American Board of Surgery - Surgical Critical Care (2008)

Licensed In: Illinois

Affiliations & Hospitals

Dr. Amir Hossein Vafa, MD is associated with these hospitals and organizations:

Sinai Chicago
OSF Healthcare
PRESENCE HEALTHCARE SERVICES
OSF MULTI-SPECIALTY GROUP
MOUNT SINAI COMMUNITY FOUNDATION

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General Payments

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

Payments by Company
Kerecis Limited $127 Kerecis Omega3 Marigen
$104 		Kerecis Omega3 Wound
$24
LIFECELL CORPORATION $122 STRATTICE
$122
Haemonetics Corporation $96 TEG
$96
Z-Medica, LLC $77 Control+
$77
ACell, Inc. $48
$48
Other $21 Endo Stapling
$21
Types of Payments
Food and Beverage $368
Education $96
Consulting Fee $28

Biography

Dr. Amir Vafa, who practices in Chicago, IL and Peoria, IL, is a medical specialist in general surgery, trauma surgery, and critical care (intensive care medicine). Before completing his residency at Mount Sinai Medical Center and Rosalind Franklin University of Medicine and Science, Dr. Vafa attended medical school at Rosalind Franklin University of Medicine and Science, Chicago Medical School. His clinical interests include general surgery. He speaks Persian. He is affiliated with Mount Sinai Hospital, OSF Healthcare, and Sinai Chicago. Dr. Vafa's practice in CHICAGO, IL is open to new patients as reported by Doctor.com.

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