Faculty
Our faculty comprises a wide range of backgrounds and interests with many holding dual certifications or other advanced degrees. In addition to providing hands-on, 24-hour department supervision and teaching, all faculty members share a commitment to creating an atmosphere that is conducive to the advancement of our specialty.
Faculty members also participate in regional and national professional organizations and research endeavors. Many also serve on national committees and organizations dedicated to the growth and development.
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Steven C. Stain, MD
Professor of Surgery, with Tenure
Chair, Department of Surgery
Hepatobiliary Surgery, Surgical Oncology, Trauma and Critical Care
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Todd D. Beyer, MD
Assistant Professor
Program Director, General Surgery Residency
Breast and Endocrine Surgery |
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Daniel Bonville, DO
Assistant Professor
Trauma and Critical Care |
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Valerie Brutus, MD
Assistant Professor
Breast Surgery |
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Jonathan J. Canete, MD
Assistant professor
Colon and Rectal Surgery
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David J. Conti, MD
Professor of Surgery
Clerkship Director
Director, Section of Transplantation
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Heidi F. DeBlock, MD
Assistant Professor
Critical Care
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Michael H. Gallichio, MD
Associate Professor
Transplantation |
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Muhammed A. Hena, MD
Assistant Professor
Surgical Oncology |
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Hashim M. Hesham, MD
Assistant Professor
Trauma |
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David H. Kuehler, MD
Assistant Professor
Trauma and Critical Care |
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Edward C. Lee, MD
Associate Professor
Division Chief, General Surgery
Section Chief, GI/Oncology
Vice Chair for Clinical Affairs, Department of Surgery
Colon and Rectal Surgery |
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Neil Lempert, MD
Emeritus Professor
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Ankesh Nigam, MD
Associate Professor
Director, Surgical Oncology Program |
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Purvi Y. Parikh, MD
Assistant Professor
Hepatobiliary
Surgical Oncology
General Surgery, VAMC |
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Donna M. Pietrocola, MD
Associate Professor
Breast Surgery |
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Carl Rosati, MD
Associate Professor
Chief, Section of Trauma |
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Sharon B. Samuels, MD
Assistant Professor
Trauma and Critical Care |
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T. Paul Singh, MD
Associate Professor
Director, Bariatric Surgery Center
Minimally Invasive Surgery |
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Nicole Siparsky, MD
Assistant Professor
Transplant Surgery
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Sophia Socaris, MD
Associate Professor of Surgery and Anesthesiology
Director, Surgical Intensive Care Unit |
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Dan R. Thompson
Associate Professor of Surgery and Anesthesiology
Director, Surgical Intensive Care Unit |
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Brian T. Valerian, MD
Assistant Professor
Colon and Rectal Surgery |
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Richard Howard, MD
General Surgery
Stratton VA Medical Center |
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Amy B. Hahn, PhD
Associate Professor |
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R. Robert Jordan
Clinical Assistant Professor |
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Richard MacDowell, MD
Clinical Associate Professor |
PEDIATRIC SURGERY
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Christine Whyte, MD
Assistant Professor
Pediatric Surgery |
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Lawrence Robinson, MD
Clinical Associate Professor
Endocrine Surgery, Pediatric Surgery |
PLASTIC SURGERY
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James Dolph, MD
Program Director, Plastic Surgery Residency
Assistant Professor
Plastic Surgery |
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James Hoehn, MD
Professor of Surgery |
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James Edmond, MD
Clinical Associate Professor |
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| Alain Polynice, MD |
CARDIOTHORACIC SURGERY
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Lewis W. Britton, MD
Professor of Surgery
Chief, Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery
Program Director, Cardiothoracic Fellowship
Catherine Sheer Britton Chair, Cardiothoracic Surgery |
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Neil S. Devejian, MD
Assistant Professor
Director, Pediatric Cardiac Surgery |
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Harry Depan, M.D.
Associate Professor of Surgery |
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Hilton O. Hosannah, MD
Assistant Professor |
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Thomas Fabian, M.D.
Associate Professor of Surgery |
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Suart J. Miller, Jr., MD
Clinical Assistant Professor |
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Darroch W.O. Moores, MD, FACS
(St. Peter's Hospital) |
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Dennis Rassias, MD
(St. Peter's Hospital) |
VASCULAR INSTITUTE
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Dhiraj M. Shah, MD
Director, Institute for Vascular Health and Disease
Professor of Surgery
Associate Professor of Physiology and Cellular Biology |
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R. Clement Darling, III, MD
Professor of Surgery
Chief, Division of Vascular Surgery
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Benjamin B. Chang, MD
Associate Professor of Surgery |
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Paul B. Kreienberg, MD
Associate Professor of Surgery |
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Manish Mehta, MD, MPH
Associate Professor of Surgery |
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Kathleen J. Ozsvath, MD
Assistant Professor of Surgery |
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Philip S. K. Paty, MD
Associate Professor of Surgery |
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Sean P. Roddy, MD
Associate Professor of Surgery |
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Yaron Sternbach, MD
Associate Professor of Surgery |
