Division of General and Oncologic Surgery

Division of General and Oncologic 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
Member: American Surgical Association

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, Division of General and Oncologic Surgery
Fellowship: Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, Surgical Oncology
Certification: Surgery
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Andrea Chao Bafford, M.D.,F.A.C.S
Assistant Professor of Surgery
Special Interests: Laparoscopic and robotic colonand rectal surgery, sphincter-sparing surgery for colorectal cancer, surgicaltreatment of Crohn's disease and ulcerative colitis, surgery for anorectaldisorders, laparoscopic treatment of diverticulitis, treatment of rectalprolapse, and screening and therapeutic colonoscopy
Medical Degree: Washington University School of Medicine
Residency: Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Surgery
Fellowship: Mount Sinai Medical Center, Colon and Rectal Surgery
Certification: General Surgery; Colon and Rectal Surgery
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Emily C. Bellavance, M.D.
Assistant Professor of Surgery
Special Interests: Benign and Malignant Breast Disease; Prophylactic Breast Surgery; Nipple-sparing Mastectomy; Endocrine Surgery; Melanoma; Sarcoma; Gastrointestinal Malignancies
Medical Degree: University of Maryland School of Medicine
Residency: University of Maryland Medical Center, Division of General and Oncologic Surgery
Fellowship: University of Chicago Medical Center, Surgical Oncology; University of Chicago School of Medicine, McLean Center for Clinical Medical Ethics
Certification: General Surgery; Surgical Oncology
410-328-7320 / appointments
410-328-7320 / academic office

Cherif Boutros, M.D., M.Sc.
Assistant Professor of Surgery
Chief, Surgical Oncology, Baltimore Washington Medical Center
Medical Degree: Alexandria University, Alexandria Egypt
Residency: Morristown Memorial Hospital; Beth Israel Newark; Monmouth Medical Center; Surgery
Fellowship: Roger Williams Medical Center, Surgical Oncology
Certifications: Surgery
410-328-7320 / appointments
410-553-8150 / academic office

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; Surgical Oncology

Cynthia L. Drogula, M.D., F.A.C.S.
Director, Aiello Breast Center at Baltimore Washington Medical Center
Assistant Professor of Surgery
Special Interests: Breast Surgery
Medical Degree: George Washington University School of Medicine
Residency: George Washington University School of Medicine, Division of General and Oncologic Surgery
Fellowship: Washington Hospital Center
Certification: Surgery

Steven I. Hanish, M.D.
Associate Professor of Surgery
Director of Hepatobiliary Surgery
Medical Degree: Indiana University School of Medicine
Residency: Duke University, General Surgery
Fellowship: University of Wisconsin Hospital and Clinics, Transplant Surgery
Certification: Surgery
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Nader Hanna, M.D., F.A.C.S., F.I.C.S.
Professor of Surgery
Director of Clinical Operations for General & Oncologic 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, Division of General and Oncologic 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), Division of General and Oncologic Surgery
Fellowship: University of Maryland, Minimally Invasive Surgery
Certification: General Surgery; Surgical Oncology
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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, Division of General and Oncologic 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, Division of General and Oncologic Surgery
Fellowship: University of Miami (FL), Surgical Critical Care
Certification: Surgery
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Katherine G. Lamond, M.D., M.S.
Assistant Professor of Surgery
Special Interests: Minimally Invasive Gastrointestinal Surgery; Laparoscopic Anit-Reflux Surgery for GERD and Complex Foregut Disease; Laparoscopic Hernia Repair; Laparoscopic Weight Loss Surgery
Medical Degree: Georgetown University School of Medicine
Residency: University of Virginia Health System, General Surgery
Fellowship: Johns Hopkins Hospital, Minimally Invasive Surgery/Bariatric Surgery
Certification: American Board of Surgery, Minimally Invasive Surgery, Bariatric Surgery
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Meghan L. Milburn, M.D.
Assistant Professor of Surgical Oncology
Medical Degree: University of Virginia School of Medicine
Residency: University of Maryland Medical Center, Division of General and Oncologic Surgery
Fellowship: Anne Arundel Medical Center DeCesaris Cancer Institute, Breast Surgical Oncology; University of Maryland Medical Center/Johns Hopkins, Clinical Research
443-643-3020 / appointments

Jonathan P. Pearl, M.D., F.A.C.S.
Assistant Professor of Surgery
Special Interests: Complex Hernias; Complicated Surgical Disorders of the Esophagus and Stomach; Hernia Outcomes and Techniques; Surgical Simulation
Medical Degree: Wayne State University School of Medicine
Residency: National Naval Medical Center, General Surgery
Fellowship: Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine, Advanced Laparoscopy and Endoscopy
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Srinevas K. Reddy, M.D.
Assistant Professor of Surgery
Special Interests: All primary and metastatic liver and bile duct cancers; Benign liver and bile duct conditions; Chronic liver disease from any cause; Pure laparoscopic and robotically assisted laparoscopic abdominal surgery
Medical Degree: University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health
Residency: Duke University Medical Center
Fellowship: University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, Hepato-pancreato-biliary Surgical Oncology
Certifications: General Surgery, Surgical Oncology, Hepato-pancreato-biliary Surgery
410-328-2076 / appointments
410-328-7320 / academic office

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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