Our Team

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
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
Lael Forbes, MD, FACS Assistant Professor of Surgery
William E. O'Malley, MD, FACS Assistant Professor of Clinical and Director, Strong Health Bariatric Surgery Center at Highland Hospital

Basic Science Research Division

Carol L. Miller-Graziano, PhD Professor of Surgery and of Microbiology & Immunology; Director, Immunology and Stress Response Core Laboratories; Vice Chair, Surgery Research
Zhengkun Tu, MD Instructor of Surgery
Tony E. Godfrey, PhD Associate Professor of Surgery
Nelly E. Avissar, PhD Research Assistant Professor of Surgery
John P. Cullen, PhD Assistant Professor of Surgery
Eileen M. Redmond, PhD Associate Professor of Surgery and of Pharmacology & Physiology
Asit K. De, PhD Research Assistant Professor of Surgery
Kate C. Young, PhD Instructor 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, MD Professor Surgery, Division of Cardiac Surgery
George M. Alfieris, MD Associate Professor of Surgery, Division of Cardiac Surgery

Colorectal Surgery Division

John R.T. Monson, MD Professor of Surgery and Chief, Colorectal Division
Christina Cellini, MD Assistant Professor of Surgery
Todd Francone, MD Assistant Professor of Surgery
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

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
Yi-Horng Lee, MD Assistant Professor of Surgery

Plastic Surgery Division

Howard N. Langstein, MD Professor of Surgery and Chief, Division of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery
Derek Bell, MD Assistant Professor of 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, 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, FACS Assistant Professor of Surgery
James L. Peacock, MD Associate Professor and Oncology
Luke O. Schoeniger, MD, PhD Associate Professor of Surgery and Oncology
Carl H. Andrus, MD Associate Professor of Clinical Surgery
Seymour I. Schwartz, MD Distinguished Alumni Professor of Surgery

Solid Organ Transplant & Hepatobiliary Surgery Division

Mark S. Orloff, MD Professor of Surgery and Chief, Division of Solid Organ Transplant and Hepatobiliary Surgery and Director, Live Donor Liver Transplant
Randeep S. Kashyap, MD Assistant Professor of Surgery
Carlos E. Marroquin, MD Associate Professor of Surgery
Christopher T. Barry, MD, PhD Associate 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 and Foregut Surgery; General Surgery Residency Program Director
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
David L. Gillespie, MD Professor of Surgery
James T. Adams, MD Professor of Surgery
James A. DeWeese, MD Chief Emeritus Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery and Section of Vascular Surgery
Michael J. Singh, MD, FACS Associate Professor of Surgery
John A. Porter, MD Associate Professor of Clinical Surgery
Jason K. Kim, MD Assistant Professor of Surgery

Get in touch

By Phone

For general questions, use the URMC call center: (585) 275-2838.

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