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

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

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)

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

Fiemu Nwariaku, M.D.
Professor and Executive Vice Chair, Faculty Affairs
Associate Dean, Global Health
Malcolm O. Perry, M.D. Professorship in Surgery
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
Chief Medical Officer, Joint Pediatric Enterprise (JPE)

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.
Associate Professor and Chief, Surgical Oncology
Interim 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.
Associate Professor and Chief, Surgical Transplantation
Ernest Poulos, M.D., Distinguished Chair in Surgery

Thomas Schlieve, D.D.S., M.D.
Assistant Professor and Acting Chief, Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery