Referring a Patient

For consultation, or to refer a patient to Strong Memorial Hospital or Highland Hospital's Department of Surgery,
please call 1-866-794-URMC .

Mailing Address, Department of Surgery:
601 Elmwood Avenue, Box SURG, Rochester, NY 14642

Referrals by Division:

Acute Care and Trauma Surgery
Paul E. Bankey, MD, PhD, Chief	(585) 275-7248
Julius D. Cheng, MD, MPH	(585) 275-3376
Mark L. Gestring, MD	(585) 275-7248
Christopher W. Lentz, MD	(585) 275-2876
Edward S. Piotrowski, MD	(585) 275-3376
Ayodele Sangosanya, MD	(585) 276-3376
Nicole A. Stassen, MD	(585) 275-3376

Bariatric/GI Surgery
Joseph A. Johnson, MD, Chief	(585) 341-8485
Thad J. Boss, MD	(585) 341-6562
William E. O'Malley, MD	(585) 341-6543

Cardiac Surgery
George L. Hicks, MD, Chief	(585) 275-5384
George M. Alfieris, MD	(585) 275-2735
James J. Gangemi, MD	(585) 275-2735
Peter A. Knight, MD	(585) 275-6340
Howard T. Massey, MD	(585) 275-6964

Colorectal Surgery
Samantha K. Hendren, MD	(585) 275-0606
Rabih M. Salloum, MD	(585) 275-7630
Jenny R. Speranza, MD	(585) 276-3370

Minimally Invasive Surgery Program
Thadeus L. Trus, MD	(585) 276-3366

Pediatric Surgery
Walter Pegoli, Jr., MD, Chief	(585) 275-4435
George T. Drugas, MD	(585) 273-1753
Mary C. Santos, MD	(585) 273-1753

Plastic Surgery
Howard N. Langstein, MD, Chief	(585) 275-1000
John A. Girotto, MD	(585) 275-1000
Vincent F. Reale, MD	(585) 275-1000
Stephen J. Vega, MD	(585) 275-1000

Surgical Oncology
Kristin A. Skinner, MD, Chief	(585) 276-3332
David A. Krusch, MD	(585) 275-5027
Ann T. Olzinski-Kunze, MD	(585) 273-4702
James L. Peacock, MD	(585) 275-8229
Luke O. Schoeniger, MD, PhD	(585) 273-4713
Rabih M. Salloum, MD	(585) 275-7630
General Information	(585) 275-1611

Thoracic/Foregut Surgery
Jeffrey H. Peters, MD, Chief	(585) 273-4001
Thomas J. Watson, MD, Chief Thoracic Surgery	(585) 275-1509
Carolyn E. Jones, MD	(585) 275-1509
David C. Kaufman, MD	(585) 273-1841
Daniel P. Raymond, MD	(585) 275-1509

Transplant & Hepatobiliary Surgery
Adel Bozorgzadeh, MD, Chief	(585) 275-5875
Ashokkumar B. Jain, MD	(585) 275-5875
Randeep S. Kashyap, MD	(585) 275-5875
Mark S. Orloff , MD	(585) 275-5875
Georgios Tsoulfas, MD	(585) 275-5875

Vascular Surgery
Karl A. Illig, MD, Chief	(585) 279-5100
Joseph P. Hart, MD	(585) 279-5100
Mona Li, MD	(585) 341-7020
John A. Porter, MD	315-462-9407
Jeffrey M. Rhodes, MD	(585) 341-7020
Michael J. Singh, MD	(585) 341-7020

Although our departmental divisions reflect the specialized nature of many faculty practices, many of our surgeons welcome referrals for common general surgical problems such as cholelithiasis, hernia and gastrointestinal disease.

The following faculty welcome general surgical problems:

Strong Memorial Hospital	Phone Number
Paul E. Bankey, MD, PhD	(585) 275-7248
Adel Bozorgzadeh, MD	(585) 275-5875
Julius D. Cheng, MD, MPH	(585) 273-4001
Ashokkumar B. Jain, MD	(585) 275-5875
Randeep S. Kashyap, MD	(585) 275-5875
David A. Krusch, MD	(585) 275-5027
Mark S. Orloff, MD	(585) 275-5875
James L. Peacock, MD	(585) 275-8229
Jeffrey H. Peters, MD	(585) 273-4001
Edward S. Piotrowski, MD	(585) 275-3376
Rabih M. Salloum, MD	(585) 275-7630
Ayodele Sangosanya, MD	(585) 275-3376
Luke O. Schoeniger, MD, PhD	(585) 273-4713
Nicole A. Stassen, MD	(585) 275-3376
Thadeus L. Trus, MD	(585) 276-3366
Georgios Tsoulfas, MD	(585) 275-5875
Highland Hospital	Phone Number
Thad J. Boss, MD	(585) 341-6562
Joseph A. Johnson, MD	(585) 341-8485
William E. O'Malley, MD	(585) 341-6543