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 Chair
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
Fiemu Nwariaku, M.D.
Professor and Executive Vice Chair, Faculty Affairs
Associate Dean, Global Health
Malcolm O. Perry, M.D. Professorship in Surgery
Dai H. Chung, M.D.
Professor and Executive Vice Chair of Surgery
Senior Vice President, Surgical Services
Surgeon In Chief, Children’s Health
Rolf Brekken, Ph.D.
Professor and Vice Chair, Research
Effie Marie Cain Research Scholar
Deborah Carlson, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor and Associate Vice Chair, Research
Division Chiefs
Dai H. Chung, M.D.
Professor and Chief, Pediatric Surgery
Executive Vice Chair of Surgery
Senior Vice President, Surgical Services
Surgeon In Chief, Children’s Health
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, General and Acute Care Surgery
Dr. Lee Hudson-Robert R. Penn Chair in Surgery
Parsia Vagefi, M.D.
Associate Professor and Chief, Surgical Transplantation
Ernest Poulos, M.D., Distinguished Chair in Surgery
Herbert J. Zeh, III, M.D., FACS
Professor and Chair, Department of Surgery
Chief (Interim), Colon & Rectal Surgery
Hall and Mary Lucile Shannon Distinguished Chair in Surgery
John Zuniga, D.M.D., M.S., Ph.D.
Professor and Chief, Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery
Robert V. Walker, D.D.S., Chair in Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery