Honors and Awards: Kenneth C. Chessick, M.D., J.D. is well trained and experienced in all aspects of health care delivery and negligence law. A native Chicagoan, he graduated high school at the age of 16, finished college at the University of Illinois (Urbana) at age 19, and graduated from the University of Illinois College of Medicine (which he attended on full scholarships) at age 23. Dr. Chessick completed his internship at Michael Reese Hospital and Medical Center in Chicago; he performed his surgical residency in General Surgery at the Hines Veterans Administration Hospital and the prestigious Boston City Hospital, considered among the best training hospitals in the world and home to the medicals schools of Tufts University, Boston University, and Harvard College. At Boston City Hospital, Dr. Chessick was awarded the highest position of Chief Surgical Resident in 1972-73. Dr. Chessick has taught medical students and resident surgeons from Harvard, Tufts, and Boston Universities. Dr. Chessick had further fellowship training in diseases of the heart, lung, chest, and blood vessels at the University of Florida Shands Teaching Hospital in 1979-80. Dr. Chessick has published numerous professional articles in both the medical and legal literature. Dr. Chessick is certified by the American Board of Surgery and a past Fellow of the American College of Surgeons. He is a past president of a Florida chapter of the American Cancer Society, and he has lectured widely on cancer prevention and treatment. Dr. Chessick has special training in laser surgery, laparoscopic surgery, and the surgical and medical treatment of breast, thyroid, and colon and rectal cancer and other problems of the gall bladder, stomach, intestines, and rectum.Dr. Chessick attended the Northern Illinois University College of Law full-time and graduated CUM LAUDE in 1984. He maintains close ties to Northern Illinois University, and he has served on committees and boards, including the prestigious Board of Visitors, and has served as guest lecturer to law school classes. Dr. Chessick has served the College of Law as chairman of the prestigious Board of Visitors, as a Director of the NIU Foundation, as lecturer and moderator of legal seminars on Medical Negligence and Personal Injury Law to law students and the practicing legal community. Dr. Chessick has been honored as the NIU 2001 Alumnus of the Year. Dr. Chessick has endowed a Legal Skills Courtroom and Training Center, an addition to the NIU College of Law in DeKalb, Illinois. Kenneth Chessick M.D., J.D., is an experienced trial attorney, admitted to the Illinois Bar and United States District Court. Consistent with his specialized medical training and forty year experience, his interests are medical negligence law and catastrophic injuries to people, usually as a result of medical negligence and product liability. Dr. Chessick has published numerous legal articles on these topics. Our clients have received compensation for injuries in excess of $200,000,000. The Law Office of Kenneth Chessick, M.D., has won numerous trials and appeals in varied courts, including the Illinois Supreme Court, a decision of which we are particularly proud. Dr. Chessick has assembled and trained a select staff of outstanding and distinguished attorneys and para-legals, all of whom work on all of our cases.

Bar/Professional Activity: Dr. Chessick is licensed to practice law in Illinois and Nevada.

Pro bono/Community Service: Kenneth Chessick is a strong supporter of public education, and in particular, Northern Illinois University, the NIU College of Law, and the University of Nevada.   He maintains close ties to Northern Illinois University, and he has served on committees and boards, including the prestigious Board of Visitors, and has served as guest lecturer to law school classes.   Dr. Chessick has served the College of Law as chairman of the prestigious Board of Visitors, as a Director of the NIU Foundation, as lecturer and moderator of legal seminars on Medical Negligence and Personal Injury Law to law students and the practicing legal community.   Dr. Chessick has been honored as the NIU 2001 Alumnus of the Year.   Dr. Chessick has endowed the Kenneth C. Chessick Legal Skills Courtroom and Training Center, in addition to academic scholarships for law students at the NIU College of Law in DeKalb, Illinois.

Other Outstanding Achievements: American Association of Justice   Illinois Association of Justice   American Bar Association   Illinois State Bar Association  Nevada Bar Association    Past:  American Board of Surgery   Fellow, American College of Surgeons   others

Educational Background: Kenneth Chessick, MD, JD, attended the Northern Illinois University College of Law full-time and graduated CUM LAUDE in 1984.       Kenneth C. Chessick, M.D., J.D., a native Chicagoan, graduated Sullivan High School at the age of 16, finished college at the University of Illinois (Urbana) at age 19, and graduated from the University of Illinois College of Medicine (which he attended on full scholarships) at age 23.   Dr. Chessick completed his internship at Michael Reese Hospital and Medical Center in Chicago; he performed his surgical residency in General Surgery at the Hines Veterans Administration Hospital and the prestigious Boston City Hospital, considered among the best training hospitals in the world and home to the medicals schools of Tufts University, Boston University, and Harvard College.   At Boston City Hospital, Dr. Chessick was awarded the highest position of Chief Surgical Resident in 1972-73. Dr. Chessick has taught medical students and resident surgeons from Harvard, Tufts, and Boston Universities.   Dr. Chessick had further fellowship training in diseases of the heart, lung, chest, and blood vessels at the University of Florida Shands Teaching Hospital in 1979-80.     Dr. Chessick has published numerous professional articles in both the medical and legal literature.    Dr. Chessick is certified by the American Board of Surgery and a past Fellow of the American College of Surgeons. He is a past president of a Florida chapter of the American Cancer Society, and he has lectured widely on cancer prevention and treatment. Dr. Chessick has special training in laser surgery, laparoscopic surgery, and the surgical and medical treatment of cancers of the breast, thyroid, colon and rectum, skin, and other problems of the gall bladder, stomach, intestines, and rectum.