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.
Assistant Professor and Vice Chair, Education
Deborah Carlson, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor and Associate Vice Chair, Research
Dai H. Chung, M.D.
Professor and Executive Vice Chair of Surgery
Senior Vice President, Surgical Services
Surgeon in Chief, Children’s Health
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
Barry Hicks, M.D.
Professor and Interim Chief, Pediatric Surgery
Shelby Holt, M.D.
Professor and Chief, Endocrine Surgery
Melissa Kirkwood, M.D.
Associate Professor and Chief, Vascular Surgery
G. Patrick Clagett Professorship in Vascular Surgery
Benjamin Levi, M.D.
Associate 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
Occidental Chemical Chair in Cancer Research
Benjamin Schneider, M.D.
Associate 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