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 Surgery
Paul E. Bankey, MD, PhD, Chief	(585) 275-3022
Julius D. Cheng, MD, MPH	(585) 275-6500
Mark L. Gestring, MD	(585) 275-7248
Ayodele Sangosanya, MD	(585) 275-5100
Nicole A. Stassen, MD	(585) 275-5100

Bariatric/General Surgery
Joseph A. Johnson, MD, Chief	(585) 341-6543
Lael Forbes, MD	(585) 341-6543
William E. O'Malley, MD	(585) 341-6543

Cardiac Surgery, Adult
George L. Hicks, MD, Chief	(585) 275-5384
Peter A. Knight, MD	(585) 275-6340
Howard T. Massey, MD	(585) 275-6964
Cardiac Surgery, Pediatric
George M. Alfieris, MD	(585) 275-2735
Francisco Gensini, MD	(585) 275-2735

Colorectal Surgery
John Monson, MD, Chief	(585) 273-2727
Christina Cellini, MD	(585) 273-2727
Fergal Fleming, MD	(585) 273-2727
Todd Francone, MD	(585) 273-2727
Rabih M. Salloum, MD	(585) 273-2727
Jenny R. Speranza, MD	(585) 273-2727
Colorectal Physiology Center	(585) 341-0747

Pediatric Surgery
Walter Pegoli, Jr., MD, Chief	(585) 275-4435
Christopher Gitzelmann, MD	(585) 273-5543
Yi-Horng Lee, MD	(585) 273-1753

Plastic Surgery
Howard N. Langstein, MD, Chief	(585) 275-1000
Derek Bell, MD	(585) 275-1000
J. Guilherme Christiano, MD	(585) 275-1000
John A. Girotto, MD	(585) 275-1000
Life After Weight Loss	(585) 276-LAWL
Burn:
Derek Bell, MD	(585) 275-2876

Surgical Oncology
Kristin A. Skinner, MD, Chief	(585) 276-3332
Breast:
Breast Center	(585) 275-BRST
Carl H. Andrus, MD	(585) 275-BRST
James L. Peacock, MD	(585) 275-BRST
Kristin A. Skinner, MD	(585) 275-BRST
Endocrine:
Jacob Moalem, MD	(585) 273-4633
GI:
Eva Galka, MD	(585) 273-4702
David A. Krusch, MD	(585) 275-5027
James L. Peacock, MD	(585) 275-8229
Luke O. Schoeniger, MD, PhD	(585) 273-4713

Thoracic/Foregut Surgery
Jeffrey H. Peters, MD, Chief	(585) 273-4001
Thomas J. Watson, MD, Chief Thoracic Surgery	(585) 275-1509
Carolyn Jones, MD	(585) 275-1509
David C. Kaufman, MD (Critical Care)	(585) 273-1841
Virginia Litle, MD	(585) 275-1509
Christian Peyre, MD	(585) 275-1509
Esophageal Diagnostic Lab	(585) 275-7228

Transplant & Hepatobiliary Surgery
Mark S. Orloff , MD, Chief	(585) 275-5875
Christopher T. Barry, MD, PhD	(585) 275-5875
Randeep S. Kashyap, MD	(585) 275-5875
Carlos E. Marroquin, MD	(585) 275-5875

Vascular Surgery
Karl A. Illig, MD, Chief	(585) 279-5100
Ankur Chandra, MD	(585) 279-5100
Jennifer Ellis, MD	(585) 279-5100
Nicholas Gargiulo, MD	(585) 279-5100
Jason Kim, MD	(585) 279-5100
David Gillespie, MD	(585) 279-5100
John Porter, MD	(315) 462-9407
Michael Singh, MD	(585) 279-5100
Vein Center	(585) 279-5100

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) 275-3022
Christopher T. Barry, MD, PhD	(585) 275-5875
Julius Cheng, MD, MPH	(585) 275-6500
Eva Galka, MD	(585) 273-4702
Randeep Kashyap, MD	(585) 275-5875
David A. Krusch, MD	(585) 275-5027
Carlos E. Marroquin, MD	(585) 275-5875
John R.T. Monson, MD	(585) 273-2727
Mark S. Orloff, MD	(585) 275-5875
James L. Peacock, MD	(585) 275-8229
Jeffrey H. Peters, MD	(585) 273-4001
Rabih M. Salloum, MD	(585) 273-2727
Ayodele Sangosanya, MD	(585) 275-5100
Luke O. Schoeniger, MD, PhD	(585) 273-4713
Nicole A. Stassen, MD	(585) 275-5100
Highland Hospital	Phone Number
Joseph A. Johnson, MD	(585) 341-8485
William E. O'Malley, MD	(585) 341-6543
Lael Forbes, MD	(585) 341-6543