Welcome to the USF Health Morsani College of Medicine (MCOM) Department of Surgery. Our department is dedicated to the pursuit of excellence in surgical sciences and to the advancement of patient care through surgical education within our Residency, Fellowship and ACGME-accredited programs and meaningful research. Our surgeons are dedicated to the training of our future doctors. This is reflected in a surgical culture build on world class patient care, intentional mentorship, and purposeful research that translates to real world change.

As the chair of the department I oversee administrative leadership, education, research, and clinical care of the MCOM Department of Surgery, provide leadership for the Tampa General Hospital (TGH) Operating Room Governance Committee, and serve as a member of the TGH Clinical Service Lines for the Heart-Vascular Institute, Oncology, Transplant, and Gastroenterology.

Dr. Murray L. Shames
Chair of the USF Health Morsani College of Medicine,
Richard G. Connar Endowed Chair in Surgery