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Surgical Faculty

Acute Care Surgery

Bracken Armstrong

Bracken Armstrong

Assistant Professor of Surgery, Mission Zero

brackenarmstrong@usf.edu
Milad Behbahaninia, MD

Milad Behbahaninia, MD

Assistant Professor of Surgery, Assistant Director of Surgical Care Clerkship

behbahaninia@usf.edu
Carl Beyer

Carl Beyer

Assistant Professor of Surgery, Mission Zero

carlbeyer@usf.edu
Michael Bright, MD

Michael Bright, MD

Assistant Professor of Surgery

michaelbright@usf.edu
John Cha, MD

John Cha, MD

Professor of Surgery

jcha@usf.edu
Victor Coba

Victor Coba

Assistant Professor of Surgery

vcoba@usf.edu
Jose Diaz, MD, CPE, CNS, FACS, FCCM

Jose Diaz, MD, CPE, CNS, FACS, FCCM

Chief, Division of Acute Care Surgery, Professor of Surgery, Vice Chair of Faculty Development

diazj11@usf.edu
Geoffrey Douglas, MD FACS

Geoffrey Douglas, MD FACS

Assistant Professor of Surgery

douglasg1@usf.edu
Sandra Farach, MD

Sandra Farach, MD

Assistant Professor of Surgery

sfa@usf.edu
Thomas Herron, MD

Thomas Herron, MD

Assistant Professor of Surgery

therron2@usf.edu
Steven Lorch, MD

Steven Lorch, MD

Associate Professor of Surgery

slorch@usf.edu
Jacques Mather

Jacques Mather

Assistant Professor of Surgery
Benjamin Renne

Benjamin Renne

Assistant Professor of Surgery

Breast Surgery

Abigail Beard, MD

Abigail Beard, MD

Assistant Professor of Surgery, Assistant Program Director of General Surgery Residency

abeard1@usf.edu
Charles Cox, MD

Charles Cox, MD

Joy McCann Endowed Professor of Surgery

ccox1@usf.edu
Christian Cruz Pico

Christian Cruz Pico

Assistant Professor of Surgery

ccruzpico@usf.edu
Angela Keleher, MD, FACS

Angela Keleher, MD, FACS

Assistant Professor of Surgery

akeleher@usf.edu

Cardiothoracic Surgery & Transplantation

Zain Al Rstum

Zain Al Rstum

Assistant Professor of Surgery, Cardiac and Thoracic Surgery, Heart and Lung Transplantation
Gundars Katlaps, MD

Gundars Katlaps, MD

Associate Professor of Surgery, Cardiac and Thoracic Surgery, Heart and Lung Transplantation

katlaps@usf.edu
Lucian Lozonschi, M.D.

Lucian Lozonschi, M.D.

Director and Chief of Cardiothoracic Surgery, TGH Endowed Chair & USF Tenured Professor, Associate Director of Heart & Vascular Institute, Associate Director of Transplant Institute

lozonschi@usf.edu

Colorectal Surgery

Robert Bennett, MD

Robert Bennett, MD

Associate Professor of Surgery, Assistant Program Director of General Surgery Residency Program, Director of Jacobsen Endowed Research Fellowship in Colorectal Surgery

rbennet1@usf.edu
Paul Cavallaro

Paul Cavallaro

Assistant Professor of Surgery

pcavallaro@usf.edu
Allen Chudzinski, MD, FACS, FASCRS

Allen Chudzinski, MD, FACS, FASCRS

Professor of Surgery, Director of Robotic Surgery

chudzinski@usf.edu
Kristin Launikitis, MSN, FNP-C, APRN

Kristin Launikitis, MSN, FNP-C, APRN

klaunikitis@usf.edu
Jorge Marcet, MD

Jorge Marcet, MD

Professor of Surgery, Division Chief of Colorectal Surgery, Director of Colon and Rectal Surgery

jmarcet@usf.edu
Carolina Martinez, MD

Carolina Martinez, MD

Assistant Professor of Surgery

carolinamartinez@usf.edu

Gastrointestinal Surgery

Michael Albrink, MD

Michael Albrink, MD

Professor of Surgery, Executive Vice Chair of Department of Surgery

malbrink@usf.edu
Francesca Dimou, MD, MS, FACS, FASMBS

Francesca Dimou, MD, MS, FACS, FASMBS

Associate Professor of Surgery; Director, TGH+USF Health Bariatric Center

fdimou@usf.edu
Salvatore Docimo, DO

Salvatore Docimo, DO

Associate Professor of Surgery, Associate Director for Bariatric & Foregut Fellowship Associate Program Director for Innovation Division of Gastrointestinal Surgery

docimo@usf.edu
Christopher Ducoin, MD, MPH, FACS

Christopher Ducoin, MD, MPH, FACS

Chief of Division of Gastrointestinal Surgery, Associate Professor of Surgery Fellowship Director, Foregut & Bariatric Surgery, Vice Chair of Clinical Operations

cducoin@usf.edu
Monica Polcz

Monica Polcz

Assistant Professor of Surgery
Adham R Saad, MD, FACS

Adham R Saad, MD, FACS

Associate Professor of Surgery, Program Director of General Surgery Residency, Director of USF Hernia Center

adhamsaad@usf.edu
Joseph Sujka, MD

Joseph Sujka, MD

Assistant Professor of Surgery Hernia, Foregut, Bariatric Surgery, Director of Surgical Care Clerkship

josephsujka@usf.edu

Surgical Oncology

Richard Jacobson

Richard Jacobson

Assistant Professor of Surgical Oncology

jacobsonr@usf.edu
Andreas Karachristos

Andreas Karachristos

Professor of Surgery, Division Chief of Surgical Oncology

andreask@usf.edu
Timothy Nywening, MD, MS, MPHS

Timothy Nywening, MD, MS, MPHS

Assistant Professor of Surgical Oncology

nyweningt@usf.edu

Surgical Research

Satoru Eguchi

Satoru Eguchi

Professor of Surgery
Xianlong Gao, PhD

Xianlong Gao, PhD

Assistant Professor of Surgery

xgao1@usf.edu
Paul C. Kuo, MD, MS, MBA

Paul C. Kuo, MD, MS, MBA

Professor of Surgery, Assistant Dean for Research Program Development, Professor of Information Systems and Decision Sciences for USF Muma College of Business , ACOS of Research and Development VA Bay Pines Health Care

paulkuo@usf.edu
David Lominadze, PhD

David Lominadze, PhD

Professor of Surgery

dlominadze@usf.edu
Matthias Majetschak, MD, PhD

Matthias Majetschak, MD, PhD

Professor of Surgery, Professor of Molecular Pharmacology and Physiology, Vice Chair of Basic Science Research

majetschak@usf.edu
Mack Wu, MD

Mack Wu, MD

Professor of Surgery

mwu1@usf.edu
Timothy Yeatman

Timothy Yeatman

Professor of Surgery

tyeatman@usf.edu

Vascular Surgery

K. Dean J. Arnaoutakis, MD, MBA

K. Dean J. Arnaoutakis, MD, MBA

Associate Professor of Surgery Director, TGH Aortic Disease Center Vice Chair of Clinical Research, USF Health Dept. of Surgery

arnaoutakis@usf.edu
Jean Bismuth, MD, FACS

Jean Bismuth, MD, FACS

Professor of Surgery, Chief of Division of Vascular Surgery, Medical Director of TGH Heart & Vascular Institute

jbismuth@usf.edu
Sashi Inkollu, MD

Sashi Inkollu, MD

Assistant Professor of Surgery

sinkollu@usf.edu
Fae Lindo, ARNP

Fae Lindo, ARNP

faelindo@usf.edu
Michelle Michaels, APRN

Michelle Michaels, APRN

michaelsm@usf.edu
Kelsey Renke, APRN

Kelsey Renke, APRN

kelseyrenke@usf.edu
Murray Shames, MD, DFSVS, FACS

Murray Shames, MD, DFSVS, FACS

Richard G. Conner Professor and Chair Department of Surgery, Co-Director TGH Heart and Vascular Institute, Chief of Staff Tampa General Hospital

mshames@usf.edu
Aurelia Thibonnier Calero, MD, RPVI, FSVS

Aurelia Thibonnier Calero, MD, RPVI, FSVS

Associate Professor of Surgery

acalero1@usf.edu