Faculty
Division Chief

Professor and Chief, Division of Burn, Trauma, Acute and Critical Care Surgery
Dr. Lee Hudson-Robert R. Penn Chair in Surgery
Burn, Trauma, Acute and Critical Care Surgery Faculty

Associate Professor and Vice Chair, Education

Chiaka Akarichi, M.D., F.A.C.S., F.A.B.A.
Associate Medical Director, Parkland Burn Center
Chairperson of the Parental Resources & Advocacy Committee

Sneha Bhat, M.D., F.A.C.S., CNSC
Clerkship Co-Director, Surgery
Associate Program Director, General Surgery Residency
Director of Elective General Surgery, Parkland Memorial Hospital

Professor
Trauma/Acute Care Section Chief, Trauma Medical Director Parkland Hospital

Dale Butler, M.D., M.B.A, F.A.C.S.
Assistant Professor

Assistant Dean for Research Support Facilities
Associate Vice Chair for Basic Research Operations, Department of Surgery
Co-Director, Center for Organogenesis Regeneration & Trauma
Associate Professor in Surgery and Pediatrics, UT Southwestern Medical Center

Assistant Professor

Linda Dultz, M.D., M.P.H., F.A.C.S.
Associate Professor of Surgery
 Program Director, UT Southwestern Surgical Critical Care Fellowship
Medical Director, Parkland Hospital Surgical Intensive Care Unit

Assistant Professor

Associate Professor
 CUH SICU Director, Nutrition Services Director, CUH

Chase Knickerbocker, M.D., M.P.H., F.A.C.S.
Clinical Assistant Professor

Medical Director, Willed Body Program
Co-Medical Director of Trauma Services/Rees-Jones Trauma Center, Parkland Hospital

Samuel Mandell, M.D., M.P.H., F.A.C.S.
Section Chief, Burn Surgery
Medical Director, Parkland Burn Center
Medical Director, Surgical Quality, Parkland

Ankeeta Mehta, D.O., M.A., F.A.C.S.
Wellness Director, Department of Surgery
Medical Director, Acute Care Emergency Surgery

Professor
Executive Vice Chair, Clinical Operations

Vanessa Nomellini, M.D., Ph.D., F.A.C.S.
Associate Professor

Caroline Park, M.D., M.P.H., F.A.C.S.
Trauma Medical Director Parkland Hospital

Hillary Prince, M.D., M.S., F.A.C.S., CNSC
Assistant Professor

Assistant Professor

Anthony Tannous, M.D., F.A.C.S.
Clinical Associate Professor of Surgery
Associate Program Director UT Southwestern Surgical Care Residency

Assistant Professor

Professor Emeritus