Henry Govekar
About Henry Govekar
Henry Govekar is the Division Chief of Colon and Rectal Surgery at Rush University Medical Center. He holds an M.D. from Rush Medical College and has extensive experience in both clinical practice and academic roles.
Title
Henry Govekar is the Division Chief of Colon and Rectal Surgery. He also holds positions as a Surgeon and Assistant Professor of Surgery at Rush University Medical Center.
Education and Expertise
Henry Govekar completed his Doctor of Medicine (M.D.) degree at Rush Medical College of Rush University Medical Center from 2003 to 2007. He also holds a Bachelor's degree in Biology, General from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign (1998 to 2002) and a Master's degree in Biochemistry from the same institution (2002 to 2003). Additionally, he completed a General Surgery Residency Program at the University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus from 2007 to 2012.
Professional Background
Henry Govekar has extensive experience in the medical field, particularly in surgery. He served as a Colon and Rectal Fellow at Cleveland Clinic in Florida from 2013 to 2014. Following this, he worked as an M.D. at Suburban Surgery Center in Elmwood Park, IL, from 2014 to 2019. Since 2019, he has been serving at Rush University Medical Center in the Greater Chicago Area as a Surgeon and Assistant Professor of Surgery.