Leadership
Chair
Herbert J. Zeh, III, M.D., FACS
Professor and Chair, Department of Surgery
Hall and Mary Lucile Shannon Distinguished Chair in Surgery
Vice Chairs
Kareem AbdelFattah, M.D.
Associate Professor and Vice Chair, Education
Deborah Carlson, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor, Associate Vice Chair for Basic Research Operations
Dai H. Chung, M.D.
Professor and Executive Vice Chair of Surgery
Senior Vice President, Surgical Services
Chief Medical Officer, Joint Pediatric Enterprise (JPE)
Emina Huang, M.D.
Professor and Executive Vice Chair, Research
John Mansour, M.D.
Professor and Vice Chair, Quality
Joseph Minei, M.D., MBA
Professor and Executive Vice Chair for Clinical Affairs,
Parkland Hospital
C. James Carrico, M.D. Distinguished Chair in Surgery for Trauma & Critical Care
Parsia Vagefi, M.D.
Professor, Chief, Surgical Transplantation, and
Executive Vice Chair, Strategy and Finance
Ernest Poulos, M.D., Distinguished Chair in Surgery
Division Chiefs
Barbara Gaines, M.D.
Professor and Chief of Pediatric Surgery
Melissa Kirkwood, M.D.
Professor and Chief, Vascular Surgery
G. Patrick Clagett Professorship in Vascular Surgery
Benjamin Levi, M.D.
Professor and Chief, Burn, Trauma, Acute and Critical Care Surgery (BTACCS)
Dr. Lee Hudson-Robert R. Penn Chair in Surgery
Adam Yopp, M.D.
Professor and Chief, Surgical Oncology
Chief, Colon & Rectal Surgery
Chief, Endocrine Surgery
Occidental Chemical Chair in Cancer Research
Benjamin Schneider, M.D.
Professor and Chief, Bariatric and Foregut Surgery
Parsia Vagefi, M.D.
Professor and Chief, Surgical Transplantation
Ernest Poulos, M.D., Distinguished Chair in Surgery
Rawle F. Philbert, D.D.S., FACD, FACS
Associate Professor and Chief, Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery