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Our Team

An integrated interdisciplinary approach to surgery keeps us at the leading edge of patient care and research that is advancing the field.

As part of a major academic health center, Department of Surgery faculty work with physicians and multi-disciplinary teams in our areas of specialization.

Acute Care Division

• Paul E. Bankey, MD, PhD Associate Professor and Director of the Trauma Institute, Chief of Acute Care Division
• Christopher W. Lentz, MD Associate Professor and Director of the Strong Regional Burn Center
• Julius D. Cheng, MD, MPH Associate Professor
• Mark L. Gestring, MD Associate Professor and Director of the Strong Regional Trauma Program
• Nicole A. Stassen, MD Associate Professor of Surgery and Director of Surgical Clerkship
• Edward S. Piotrowski, MD Instructor of Surgery
• Ayodele Sangosayna, MD Assistant Professor of Surgery

Bariatric & Gastrointestinal Surgery Division

• Joseph A. Johnson, MD, FACS Associate Professor of Clinical Surgery and Chief of Surgery at Highland Hospital
• Thad J. Boss, MD, FACS Assistant Professor of General Surgery and Fellowship Director
• William E. O'Malley, MD, FACS Clinical Assistant Professor and Director, Strong Health Bariatric Surgery Center at Highland Hospital

Basic Science Research Division

• Dr. Zhengkun Tu, Instructor of Surgery
• Dr. Tony E. Godfrey, Associate Professor of Surgery
• Carol L. Miller-Graziano, PhD Professor of Surgery and of Microbiology & Immunology; Director, Immunology and Stress Response Core Laboratories; Vice Chair, Surgery Research
• Nelly E. Avissar, PhD Research Assistant Professor of Surgery
• John P. Cullen, PhD Assistant Professor of Surgery
• Mark S. Orloff, MD Professor of Surgery, Solid Organ Transplant and Hepatobiliary Surgery
• Eileen M. Redmond, PhD Associate Professor of Surgery and of Pharmacology & Physiology
• Asit K. De, PhD Research Assistant Professor of Surgery

Cardiac Surgery Division

• George L. Hicks, MD Professor of Surgery and Chief, Division of Cardiac Surgery
• Howard T. Massey, MD Associate Professor of Surgery, Division of Cardiac Surgery
• Peter A. Knight, MD Associate Professor of Surgery, Division of Cardiac Surgery
• James A. DeWeese Professor Surgery, Division of Cardiac Surgery
• George M. Alfieris, MD Associate Professor of Surgery, Division of Cardiac Surgery
• James J. Gangemi, MD Assistant Professor of Surgery, Division of Cardiac Surgery

Colorectal Surgery Division

• John R.T. Monson, MD Professor of Surgery and Chief, Colorectal Division
• Samantha K. Hendren, MD Assistant Professor of Surgery and Oncology
• Rabih M. Salloum, MD Associate Professor of Surgery and Oncology; Medical Director, Nutrition Support Services; Vice Chair, Surgical Quality and Outcomes
• Jenny R. Speranza, MD Assistant Professor of Colorectal Surgery and Oncology

Minimally Invasive Surgery Program

• Thadeus L. Trus, MD, FRCS(C) Associate Professor of Surgery

Pediatric Surgery Division

• Walter Pegoli, Jr., MD Professor of Surgery and Pediatrics and Chief, Division of Pediatric Surgery; Surgeon-in-chief, Golisano Children's Hospital
• Mary C. Santos, MD Associate Professor of Surgery and Pediatrics

Plastic Surgery Division

• Howard N. Langstein, MD Professor of Surgery and Chief, Division of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery
• John A. Girotto, MD Assistant Professor and Director, Cleft and Craniofacial Anomalies Center, Golisano Children's Hospital at Strong, Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery
• Jeffrey A. Gusenoff Assistant Professor of Surgery
• Vincent F. Reale, MD Clinical Professor of Surgery
• Stephen J. Vega, MD Assistant Professor of Surgery

Oncology Surgery Division

• Kristin A. Skinner, MD, FACS Associate Professor of Surgery and Oncology and Chief, Surgical Oncology Division; Director, Multidisciplinary Breast Program, James P. Wilmot Cancer Center
• David A. Krusch, MD Associate Professor of Surgery and Director, Surgical and Medical Informatics
• Jacob Moalem, MD Assistant Professor of Surgery
• James L. Peacock, MD Associate Professor and Oncology; General Surgery Residency Program Director
• Rabih M. Salloum, MD Associate Professor of Surgery and Oncology; Medical Director, Nutrition Support Services; Vice Chair, Surgical Quality and Outcomes
• Luke O. Schoeniger, MD, PhD Associate Professor of Surgery and Oncology
• Ann T. Olzinski-Kunze, MD Assistant Professor of Surgery
• Carl H. Andrus, MD Clinical Associate Professor of Surgery, Emeritus
• Seymour I. Schwartz, MD Distinguished Alumni Professor of Surgery

Solid Organ Transplant & Hepatobiliary Surgery Division

• Adel Bozorgzadeh, MD, FACS Professor of Surgery and Chief, Division of Solid Organ Transplantation and Hepatobiliary Surgery
• Ashokkumar B. Jain, MD Professor of Surgery
• Mark S. Orloff, MD Professor of Surgery and Director, Live Donor Liver Transplant
• Randeep S. Kashyap, MD Assistant Professor of Surgery

Thoracic & Foregut Surgery

• Jeffrey H. Peters, MD Seymour I. Schwartz Professor & Chairman Department of Surgery
• Thomas J. Watson, MD Associate Professor & Chief of Thoracic Surgery
• Carolyn E. Jones, MD Assistant Professor of Surgery
• David C. Kaufman, MD Associate Professor of Surgery
• Virginia R. Litle, MD Associate Professor of Surgery
• Daniel P. Raymond, MD Assistant Professor of Surgery

Vascular Surgery Division

• Karl A. Illig, MD Professor, Division Chief and Program Director
• James T. Adams, MD Professor of Surgery
• James A. DeWeese, MD Chief Emeritus Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery and Section of Vascular Surgery
• David L. Gillespie, MD Professor of Surgery
• Michael J. Singh, MD, FACS Associate Professor of Surgery
• John A. Porter, MD Associate Professor of Clinical Surgery