Faculty of the Department of Surgery

• Alexander B. Dagum, MD
  • Professor of Surgery and Orthopaedics
  • Interim Chairman of Surgery
  • Chief, Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery
  • Co-Director, Cleft Palate-Craniofacial Center

• Morad Awadallah, MD
  • Assistant Professor of Surgery


• Philip Q. Bao, MD
  • Assistant Professor of Surgery


• Roberto Bergamaschi, MD, PhD
  • Professor of Surgery
  • Chief, Colon and Rectal Surgery Division


• Thomas V. Bilfinger, MD, ScD
  • Professor of Surgery
  • Director, Thoracic Surgery
  • Director, Lung Cancer Evaluation Center


• Valerie A. Brunetti, DPM
  • Assistant Professor of Surgery


• Duc T. Bui, MD
  • Associate Professor of Surgery
  • Director, Reconstructive Breast Surgery


• Martyn W. Burk, MD, PhD
  • Clinical Associate Professor of Surgery


• Guiseppe Caso, MD, PhD
  • Research Assistant Professor of Surgery


• Marvin L. Corman, MD
  • Professor of Surgery


• Paula I. Denoya, MD
  • Assistant Professor of Surgery


• Patricia A. Farrelly, MD
  • Assistant Professor of Surgery


• Harold A. Fernandez, MD
  • Professor of Surgery
  • Deputy Chief, Cardiothoracic Surgery Division
  • Co-Director, Heart Institute


• Jason C. Ganz, MD
  • Assistant Professor of Surgery


• Antonios P. Gasparis, MD
  • Professor of Surgery
  • Director, Vein Center
  • Director, Wound Center


• Mark A. Gelfand, MD
  • Assistant Professor of Surgery


• Evan R. Geller, MD*
  • Associate Professor of Surgery


• Robert P. Gersch, PhD
  • Research Assistant Professor of Surgery


• Gerald Gracia, MD
• Instructor in Surgery


• Sandeep Gupta, MD
  • Assistant Professor of Surgery


• Tara L. Huston, MD
  • Assistant Professor of Surgery


• Steven M. Katz, MD*
  • Assistant Professor of Surgery


• Sami U. Khan, MD
  • Associate Professor of Surgery
  • Director, Cosmetic Surgery


• Nicos Labropoulos, PhD
  • Professor of Surgery
  • Director, Non-Invasive Vascular Laboratory


• David S. Landau, MD
  • Assistant Professor of Surgery


• Thomas K. Lee, MD
  • Associate Professor of Surgery
  • Chief, Pediatric Surgery Division
  • President, Medical Board, University Hospital


• Arnold R. Leiboff, MD*
  • Assistant Professor of Surgery


• Shang A. Loh, MD
  • Assistant Professor of Surgery
  • Associate Program Director, Vascular Surgery Residency


• Bernard F. Martin, DPM*
  • Assistant Professor of Surgery


• Mark F. Marzouk, MD
  • Assistant Professor of Surgery


• Allison J. McLarty, MD
  • Associate Professor of Surgery
  • Co-Director, Ventricular Assist Device Program
  • Head, Thoracic Aortic Surgery


• Margaret A. McNurlan, PhD
  • Research Professor of Surgery


• Brian J. O’Hea, MD
  • Associate Professor of Surgery
  • Chief, Breast Surgery Division
  • Director, Carol M. Baldwin Breast Care Center


• Michael F. Paccione, MD
  • Assistant Professor of Surgery and Oral Biology/Pathology


• Colette R.J. Pameijer, MD
  • Associate Professor of Surgery


• Cedric J. Priebe Jr., MD
  • Professor Emeritus of Surgery


• Aurora D. Pryor, MD
  • Professor of Surgery and Vice Chair for Clinical Affairs
  • Chief, General Surgery Division
  • Director, Bariatric and Metabolic Weight Loss Center


• Elliot Regenbogen, MD
  • Assistant Professor of Surgery


• Christine R. Rizk, MD
  • Assistant Professor of Surgery


• Daniel N. Rutigliano, DO
  • Assistant Professor of Surgery
  • Associate Program Director, General Surgery Residency


• Ghassan J. Samara, MD
  • Associate Professor of Surgery


• Steven Sandoval, MD
  • Assistant Professor of Surgery
  • Medical Director, Burn Center


• David A. Schessel, MD, PhD
  • Associate Professor of Surgery
  • Chief, Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery Division


• Richard J. Scriven, MD
  • Associate Professor of Surgery
  • Director, General Surgery Residency


• Frank C. Seifert, MD
  • Clinical Associate Professor of Surgery
  • Head, Minimally Invasive Bypass Surgery


• Marc J. Shapiro, MD
  • Professor of Surgery
  • Director, Surgical Critical Care Residency (Fellowship)


• A. Laurie W. Shroyer, PhD, MSHA
  • Professor of Surgery
  • Vice Chair for Research
  • Assistant Dean for Educational Research


• William B. Smithy, MD
  • Assistant Professor of Surgery
  • Director, Colon and Rectal Surgery Residency


• Joseph J. Sorrento, Jr., MD
  • Associate Professor of Surgery
  • Director, Education


• Wasyl Szeremeta, MD
  • Professor of Surgery


• Apostolos K. Tassiopoulos, MD
  • Professor of Surgery
  • Chief, Vascular Surgery Division
  • Director, Vascular Surgery Residency


• James R. Taylor Jr., MD
  • Professor of Surgery
  • Chief, Cardiothoracic Surgery Division
  • Co-Director, Heart Institute


• Dana A. Telem, MD
  • Assistant Professor of Surgery


• James A. Vosswinkel, MD
  • Assistant Professor of Surgery
  • Chief, Trauma, Emergency Surgery, and Surgical Critical Care


• Kevin T. Watkins, MD
  • Associate Professor of Surgery
  • Chief, Upper Gastrointestinal and General Oncologic Surgery Group


• Jianchang Yang, MD, PhD
  • Assistant Professor of Surgery and Pathology

* Part-time faculty.