General Surgery

General Surgery/Surgical Oncology Faculty

John A. Olson, Jr., M.D., Ph.D.
Campbell and Jeanette Plugge Professor of Surgery
Vice Chair, Department of Surgery
Head, Division of General and Surgical Oncology
Medical Degree: University of Florida
Residency: Barnes Hospital, Surgery
Fellowship: Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, Surgical Oncology
Certification: Surgery

H. Richard Alexander, Jr., M.D.
Associate Chairman for Clinical Research, Surgery
Special Interests: Gastrointestinal (GI) Tumors; Endocrine Malignancies
Medical Degree: Georgetown University School of Medicine
Residency: Bethesda Naval Hospital, General Surgery
Fellowship: Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, Surgical Oncology
Certification: Surgery
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Jonathan Chun, M.D.
Assistant Professor of Surgery
Special Interests:Colorectal Cancer; Crohn's Disease; Ulcerative Colitis; Anorectal Disorders; Diverticulitis; Rectal Prolapse
Medical Degree: Washington University School of Medicine
Residency: Lahey Clinic, Surgery
Fellowship: Barnes-Jewish Hospital/Washington University School of Medicine, Colon-Rectal Surgery
Certification: General Surgery

Andrea Chao Bafford, M.D.
Assistant Professor of Surgery
Special Interests: Sphincter-sparing surgery for colorectal cancer; Surgical treatment of Crohn's disease and colitis; Laparoscopic colon and rectal surgery; Surgery for anorectal disorders; Laparoscopic treatment of diverticulitis; Treatment of rectal prolapse; Screening and therapeutic colonoscopy
Medical Degree: Washington University School of Medicine
Residency: Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, General Surgery
Fellowship: Mount Sinai Medical Center, Colon and Rectal Surgery
Certification: General Surgery; Colon and Rectal Surgery
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Nader Hanna, M.D., F.A.C.S., F.I.C.S.
Head, Surgical Oncology
Associate Professor of Surgery
Special Interests: Pancreatic Cancer; Colorectal Cancer and Sphincter Preservation Surgery (including minimally invasive Robotic and Laparoscopic approaches); Primary and Metastatic Liver Cancer; Gastric (Stomach) Cancer; Peritoneal Carcinomatosis and Peritoneal Surface Malignancies; Carcinoid Tumors; Gastrointestinal Stromal Tumors; Retroperitoneal Sarcoma Adrenal Tumors; Endocrine Malignancies; Minimally Invasive Laparoscopic and Robotic Surgery for GI Malignancies (colon, rectum, liver, stomach and pancreas)
Medical Degree: Ain Shams University, Cairo, Egypt
Residency: St. Elizabeth's Medical Center (Tufts University), Boston, Surgery
Fellowship: University of Chicago, Surgical Oncology; Postdoctoral Research Fellow, University of Chicago, Biological Science
Certification: General Surgery, Surgical Oncology
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Ajay Jain, M.D.
Assistant Professor of Surgery
Special Interests: Surgical Management of Melanoma; Breast, Endocrine and GI Cancer Surgery
Medical Degree: University of Virginia School of Medicine
Residency: Johns Hopkins, General Surgery
Fellowship: Johns Hopkins, Surgical Oncology
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Stephen Kavic, M.D., F.A.C.S
Assistant Professor of Surgery
Special Interests: Minimally Invasive Surgery; Surgical Endoscopy; Anorectal Disease
Medical Degree: Yale University School of Medicine
Residency: Yale-New Haven Hospital (Yale University), General Surgery
Fellowship: University of Maryland, Minimally Invasive Surgery
Certification: General Surgery
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Susan Kesmodel, M.D.
Assistant Professor of Surgery
Special Interests: Gastrointestinal Tumors; Pancreatic Cancer; Melanoma
Medical Degree: University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine
Residency: Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, General Surgery
Fellowship: University of Texas M.D. Anderson Cancer Center, Surgical Oncology
Certification: General Surgery; Surgical Oncology
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Mark D. Kligman, M.D.
Head, Bariatric Surgery
Assistant Professor of Surgery
Special Interests: Bariatric Surgery
Medical Degree: Wayne State University
Residency: University of Maryland, General Surgery
Fellowship: University of Miami (FL), Surgical Critical Care
Certification: Surgery
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Emanuele Lo Menzo, M.D., Ph.D., F.A.C.S.
Assistant Professor of Surgery
Special Interests: Laparoscopic Surgery for Morbid Obesity and Foregut Surgery
Medical Degree: University of Catania, Italy
Residency: The Lankenau Hospital, Jefferson Health System, General Surgery
Fellowship: Cleveland Clinic Florida, Advanced Laparoscopy, Endoscopy and Bariatric Surgery
Certification: General Surgery
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Devinder Singh, M.D.
Assistant Professor of Surgery
Special Interests: Breast reconstruction, including microsurgical techniques for perforator flaps
Medical Degree: Columbia University College of Physicians & Surgeons, NY
Residency: Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, CT
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Douglas J. Turner, M.D.
Associate Professor of Surgery
Special Interests: Thyroid Cancer and Diseases; Parathyroid Tumors; Multiple Endocrine Neoplasia
Medical Degree: Johns Hopkins
Residency: University of Michigan
Fellowship: University of Michigan
Certification: Surgery
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