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EDUCATION

 

Early Honors  Dr. Fazzio graduated as Valedictorian of his class at Boylan Central High School in Rockford, Illinois.  While competing for the top spot in his high school class, Dr. Fazzio was also attending Rock Valley Community college at night.  In this way he was able to earn college credits and get a head start on his plan to enter medical school early.

 

College  Dr. Fazzio attended Marquette University, Milwaukee, Wisconsin from 1967 – 1969.  With his early start at Rock Valley College, and by taking a heavy course curriculum at Marquette, Dr. Fazzio was able to complete the entrance requirements to medical school by the end of his second year in college.  With a 4.0 grade point average for the courses he took at Marquette, he applied for admission and was accepted at Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, Missouri after his second year in college and without earning a college degree. 

 

Medical School  Dr. Fazzio attended Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, Missouri from 1969 – 1973.  He did very well in medical school.  Washington University School of Medicine used a Pass/Fail system of grading and did not rank students or apply a grade point average..  He was offered an opportunity to enter a combined 5 year internship/residency program at the Barnes Hospital in St. Louis to become a Cardiac Surgeon, but he declined in favor of a move west.

 

Residency  Dr. Fazzio chose to attend the University of Utah from 1973 – 1978 where he completed a 5 year internship/residency in General and Peripheral Vascular Surgery.  This was the best fit with his outdoor interests.  Near the conclusion of his residency, he was offered an opportunity to become the Chief of Vascular Surgery at the Veterans Administration Hospital in Salt Lake City.  However, he declined in favor of a decision to move to Idaho. 

 

Private Practice  Dr. Fazzio began his private practice of surgery in 1978 at St. Alphonsus Regional Medical Center in Boise, Idaho.  He has done a considerable amount of work at the Treasure Valley Hospital in Boise as well, and has also operated on occasion at St. Luke’s RMC.  In the early years of his practice, Dr. Fazzio did a large amount of Trauma Surgery and Peripheral Vascular Surgery as well as Emergency Surgery.  In his more recent practice, he has limited his work to elective surgery, almost exclusively outpatient or short stay.  This includes gastrointestinal surgery such as gallbladder and acid-reflux surgery, hernia surgery, and rectal surgery.  He does most of his work with high technology approaches including laparoscopy, endoscopy, lasers, radiofrequency probes, and at this time is one of the few surgeons in the world certified to use the completely robotic, 3D, DaVinci surgical robot.  Dr. Fazzio has now placed a particular emphasis on varicose vein surgery.  He has traveled extensively observing procedures for the treatment of varicose veins that are on the leading edge of technology.  From among these he has selected the very best to bring to Boise.  He is the only surgeon in Boise to have performed over 500 of the latest high technology endovenous treatments for varicose veins.  He performs these procedures in his office.

 

 

 

HONORS AND ACCOMPLISHMENTS

 

Diplomat, American Board of Surgery

Past President, Ada County Medical Society

Past President of the Medical Staff, Treasure Valley Hospital

Past Chairman of the Department Of Surgery, St. Alphonsus RMC

Past Member Ada County Paramedic Advisory Board

Past Member, Executive Committee, Greater Boise Area Chamber of Commerce

Co-Founder Idaho Physicians Network

Past Clinical Instructor in Surgery, Family Practice Residency of Idaho

 

 

Dr. Fazzio has published in national and international journals

Dr. Fazzio has personally presented papers at national and international surgical meetings

All of this is based on work performed in Boise

 

Dr. Fazzio has personally performed over 15,000 surgical procedures during his career including

over 4000 laparoscopic procedures

 

First in Idaho to perform a laser angioplasty

First in Idaho to perform laser gallbladder surgery

First in Idaho to perform laparoscopic gallbladder surgery

More laparoscopic gallbladder surgery than any other surgeon in Idaho

First in Idaho to perform laser hemorrhoid surgery

More laser rectal surgery than any other surgeon in Idaho

First Idaho surgeon performing Radiofrequency Vein Closure™ (VNUS™)

First in Idaho to perform laparoscopic hernia surgery

More laparoscopic hernia surgery than any other surgeon in Idaho

One of the few surgeons in the world certified to use the DaVinci™ Surgical Robot

First surgeon in Idaho to offer the Stretta™ for acid-reflux

 

 

INTERESTS

 

Dr. Fazzio has had a love of the outdoors since childhood.  He located in Idaho to fulfill his childhood dreams.  He loves to hunt upland birds, waterfowl, and big game.  He enjoys fly-fishing, boat fishing, and bait/bank fishing.  He keeps and rides horses and loves pack trips in the Idaho wilderness.  He enjoys cross country and downhill skiing.  He likes nature walks and photography, rock hounding, and astronomy.  He raises cattle, hay, and small grains on a small farm in the Kuna area where he lives.  He is addicted to computers, software, and all manner of electronic devices, and in fact he created this website himself, complete with all of the illustrations and layouts.