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, M.D., Ph.D. Associate Professor and Director of the Trauma Institute, Chief of Acute Care Division
- Derek E. Bell, M.D. Burn Director of the Kessler Burn Center, Division of Plastic Surgery
- Julius D. Cheng, M.D., M.P.H. Associate Professor
- Mark L. Gestring, M.D. Associate Professor and Director of the Kessler Trauma Center
- Nicole A. Stassen, M.D. Associate Professor of Surgery and Director of Surgical Clerkship
- Ayodele T. Sangosanya, M.D. Assistant Professor of Surgery
Bariatric & Gastrointestinal Surgery Division
- Joseph A. Johnson, M.D., FACS Associate Professor of Clinical Surgery and Chief of Surgery at Highland Hospital
- Lael Forbes, M.D., FACS Assistant Professor of Surgery
- William E. O'Malley, M.D., FACS Assistant Professor of Clinical and Director, Strong Health Bariatric Surgery Center at Highland Hospital
Basic Science Research Division
- Carol L. Miller-Graziano, Ph.D. Professor of Surgery and of Microbiology & Immunology; Director, Immunology and Stress Response Core Laboratories; Vice Chair, Surgery Research
- Zhengkun Tu, M.D. Instructor of Surgery
- Tony E. Godfrey, Ph.D. Associate Professor of Surgery
- Nelly E. Avissar, Ph.D. Research Assistant Professor of Surgery
- John P. Cullen, Ph.D. Assistant Professor of Surgery
- Eileen M. Redmond, Ph.D. Associate Professor of Surgery and of Pharmacology & Physiology
- Asit K. De, Ph.D. Research Assistant Professor of Surgery
- Kate C. Young, Ph.D. Instructor of Surgery
- David Morrow, Ph.D. Instructor of Surgery
Cardiac Surgery Division
- George L. Hicks, M.D. Professor of Surgery and Chief, Division of Cardiac Surgery
- Howard T. Massey, M.D. Associate Professor of Surgery, Division of Cardiac Surgery
- Peter A. Knight, M.D. Associate Professor of Surgery, Division of Cardiac Surgery
- George M. Alfieris, M.D. Associate Professor of Surgery, Division of Cardiac Surgery
- Francisco J. Gensini, M.D. Assistant Professor of Surgery, Division of Cardiac Surgery
Colorectal Surgery Division
- John R. T. Monson, M.D. Professor of Surgery and Chief, Colorectal Division
- Christina Cellini, M.D. Assistant Professor of Surgery
- Todd D. Francone, M.D. Assistant Professor of Surgery
- Fergal J. Fleming, M.D. Assistant Professor of Surgery
- Rabih M. Salloum, M.D. Associate Professor of Surgery and Oncology; Medical Director, Nutrition Support Services; Vice Chair, Surgical Quality and Outcomes
- Jenny R. Speranza, M.D. Assistant Professor of Colorectal Surgery and Oncology
Pediatric Surgery Division
- Walter Pegoli, Jr., M.D. Professor of Surgery and Pediatrics and Chief, Division of Pediatric Surgery; Surgeon-in-chief, Golisano Children's Hospital
- Christopher A. Gitzelmann, M.D. Associate Professor of Surgery
- Yi-Horng Lee, M.D. Assistant Professor of Surgery
Plastic Surgery Division
- Howard N. Langstein, M.D. Professor of Surgery and Chief, Division of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery
- Derek E. Bell, M.D. Assistant Professor of Surgery; Burn Director for the Kessler Burn Center
- Jose G. Christiano, M.D. Assistant Professor
- John A. Girotto, M.D. Assistant Professor and Director, Cleft and Craniofacial Anomalies Center, Golisano Children's Hospital at Strong, Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery
Oncology Surgery Division
- Kristin A. Skinner, M.D., FACS Associate Professor of Surgery and Oncology and Chief, Surgical Oncology Division; Director, Multidisciplinary Breast Program, James P. Wilmot Cancer Center
- Eva Galka, M.D. Assistant Professor of Surgery
- David A. Krusch, M.D. Associate Professor of Surgery and Director, Surgical and Medical Informatics
- Jacob Moalem, M.D., FACS Assistant Professor of Surgery
- James L. Peacock, M.D. Associate Professor of Surgery and Oncology
- Luke O. Schoeniger, M.D., Ph.D. Associate Professor of Surgery and Oncology
- Carl H. Andrus, M.D. Associate Professor of Clinical Surgery
- Seymour I. Schwartz, M.D. Distinguished Alumni Professor of Surgery
Solid Organ Transplant & Hepatobiliary Surgery Division
- Mark S. Orloff, M.D. Professor of Surgery and Chief, Division of Solid Organ Transplant and Hepatobiliary Surgery and Director, Live Donor Liver Transplant
- Christopher T. Barry, M.D., Ph.D. Associate Professor of Surgery
- Randeep S. Kashyap, M.D. Assistant Professor of Surgery
- Carlos E. Marroquin, M.D. Associate Professor of Surgery
Thoracic & Foregut Surgery
- Jeffrey H. Peters, M.D. Seymour I. Schwartz Professor & Chairman Department of Surgery
- Thomas J. Watson, M.D. Associate Professor & Chief of Thoracic and Foregut Surgery; General Surgery Residency Program Director
- Carolyn E. Jones, M.D. Assistant Professor of Surgery
- David C. Kaufman, M.D. Associate Professor of Surgery
- Virginia R. Litle, M.D. Associate Professor of Surgery
- Christian G. Peyre, M.D. Assistant Professor of Surgery
Vascular Surgery Division
- David L. Gillespie, M.D. Professor of Surgery
- James T. Adams, M.D. Professor of Surgery
- James A. DeWeese, M.D. Professor Surgery, Division of Cardiac Surgery
- Michael J. Singh, M.D. Associate Professor of Surgery
- John A. Porter, M.D. Associate Professor of Clinical Surgery
- Ankur Chandra, M.D. Assistant Professor of Surgery
- Jason K. Kim, M.D. Assistant Professor of Surgery
- Jennifer L. Ellis, M.D. Assistant Professor of Surgery
- Nicholas J. Gargiulo, M.D. Interm Associate Professor of Surgery
Get in touch
By Phone
For general questions, use the URMC call center: (585) 275-8762.
Driving Directions
- Directions to Strong Memorial Hospital
- Directions to Highland Hospital
