Surgical Faculty
USF Health Making Life Better
Acute Care Surgery
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Bracken Armstrong, MD
Assistant Professor of Surgery, Mission Zero(813) 844-7968 -
Milad Behbahaninia, MD
Assistant Professor of Surgery, Assistant Director of Surgical Care Clerkship(813) 844-7968 -
Michael Bright, MD
Assistant Professor of Surgery -
Victor Coba, MD
Assistant Professor of Surgery, Director of STICU Quality -
Anthony DeSantis, MD
Assistant Professor of Surgery -
Jose Diaz, MD, CPE, CNS, FACS, FCCM
Professor of Surgery, Vice Chair of Faculty Development, Chief, Division of Acute Care Surgery, Trauma Medical Director, STICU & SSDU Medical Director(813) 844-7968 -
Geoffrey Douglas, MD FACS
Assistant Professor of Surgery, Assistant Program Director, Surgical Critical Care Fellowship(813) 844-7968 -
Sandra Farach, MD
Assistant Professor of Surgery, Director of Research(813) 844-7968 -
Thomas Herron, MD
Associate Professor of Surgery, Medical Director of Emergency General Surgery -
Anthony Kronfli, MD
Assistant Professor of Surgery -
Steven Lorch, MD
Assistant Professor of Surgery, Program Director, Surgical Critical Care Fellowship, Assistant Director STICU(813) 844-7968 -
Michelle Mangold, DO
Assistant Professor of Surgery, Mission Zero -
Jacques Mather, MD
Associate Professor of Surgery, Director Trauma / Emergency General Surgery Clinics -
Ricardo Rendel, MD
Assistant Professor of Surgery -
Benjamin Renne, MD
Assistant Professor of Surgery
Breast Surgery
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Abigail Beard, MD
Assistant Professor of Surgery, Assistant Program Director of General Surgery Residency(813) 974-3829 -
Christian Cruz Pico, MD
Assistant Professor of Surgery -
Sarah Merkel, MD
Assistant Professor of Surgery
Cardiothoracic Surgery & Transplantation
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Zain Al Rstum, MD
Assistant Professor of Surgery, Cardiac and Thoracic Surgery, Heart and Lung Transplantation -
Haytham Elgharably, MD
Associate Professor of Surgery, Cardiac and Thoracic Surgery, Heart and Lung Transplantation -
Gundars Katlaps, MD
Associate Professor of Surgery, Cardiac and Thoracic Surgery, Heart and Lung Transplantation(813) 844-3228 -
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(813) 844-5471 -
Leonardo Paim Nicolau da Costa, MD, PhD
Assistant Professor of Surgery, Cardiac and Thoracic Surgery, Heart and Lung Transplantation
Colorectal Surgery
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Robert Bennett, MD
Associate Professor of Surgery, Assistant Program Director of General Surgery Residency Program, Director of Jacobsen Endowed Research Fellowship in Colorectal Surgery -
Paul Cavallaro, MD
Assistant Professor of Surgery -
Allen Chudzinski, MD, FACS, FASCRS
Professor of Surgery, Director of Robotic Surgery -
Jorge Marcet, MD
Professor of Surgery, Division Chief of Colorectal Surgery, Director of Colon and Rectal Surgery(813) 844-4545 -
Carolina Martinez, MD
Assistant Professor of Surgery
Gastrointestinal Surgery
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Michael Albrink, MD
Professor of Surgery, Executive Vice Chair of Department of Surgery(813) 821-8034 -
Francesca Dimou, MD, MS, FACS, FASMBS
Associate Professor of Surgery; Director, TGH+USF Health Bariatric Center -
Salvatore Docimo, DO
Associate Professor of Surgery, Associate Director for Bariatric & Foregut Fellowship Associate Program Director for Innovation Division of Gastrointestinal Surgery(813) 821-8034 -
Christopher Ducoin, MD, MPH, FACS
Chief of Division of Gastrointestinal Surgery, Professor of Surgery Fellowship Director, Foregut & Bariatric Surgery, Vice Chair of Clinical Operations -
Michael Kachmar, DO, DABS, DABOM
Assistant Professor of Surgery -
Monica Polcz, MD, MS
Assistant Professor of Surgery -
Adham R Saad, MD, FACS
Associate Professor of Surgery, Program Director of General Surgery Residency, Director of USF Hernia Center(813) 821-8034 -
Joseph Sujka, MD
Assistant Professor of Surgery Hernia, Foregut, Bariatric Surgery, Director of Surgical Care Clerkship(813) 821-8034
Surgical Oncology
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Richard Jacobson, MD
Assistant Professor of Surgical Oncology -
Andreas Karachristos, MD, FACS
Professor of Surgery, Division Chief of Surgical Oncology -
Timothy Nywening, MD, MS, MPHS
Assistant Professor of Surgical Oncology
Surgical Research
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Satoru Eguchi, MD. PhD.
Professor of Surgery -
Jun Feng, MD, PhD
Professor of Surgery -
Xianlong Gao, PhD
Assistant Professor of Surgery(813) 974-8237 -
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(813) 250-2572 -
David Lominadze, PhD
Professor of Surgery -
Matthias Majetschak, MD, PhD
Professor of Surgery, Professor of Molecular Pharmacology and Physiology, Vice Chair of Basic Science Research(813) 974-7126 -
Mack Wu, MD
Professor of Surgery -
Timothy Yeatman, MD, PhD
Professor of Surgery
Vascular Surgery
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Jean Bismuth, MD, FACS
Professor of Surgery, Chief of Division of Vascular Surgery, Medical Director of TGH Heart & Vascular Institute(813) 821-8663 -
Dr. Charles Briggs, MD
Assistant Professor of Surgery(813) 821-8663 -
Sashi Inkollu, MD
Assistant Professor of Surgery(813) 821-8663 -
Ulka Sachdev-ost, MD
Professor of Surgery -
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(813) 259-0921 -
Aurelia Thibonnier, MD, RPVI, FSVS
Associate Professor of Surgery(813) 821-8663 -
Dr. Halim Yammine, MD
Assistant Professor of Surgery(813) 821-8663
