Surgery Faculty
Robert Udelsman
Chairman
William H. Carmalt Professor of Surgery
Chair, Department of Surgery
Surgeon-in-Chief, Yale-New Haven Hospital
Clinical Program Leader, Endocrine Cancers Program, Smilow Cancer Hospital
Research Interests:Minimally invasive surgery, including techniques for minimizing the trauma of surgery; endocrine surgery, particularly endocrine oncology
Clinical Interests:Endocrine surgery; surgery of the thyroid, parathyroid, adrenal glands, and endocrine pancreas; outpatient minimally invasive parathyroidectomy and laparascopic adrenalectomy; surgery for thyroid nodules and cancer; parathyroid disease; adrenal diseases; endocrine cancer
David Yuh
Section Chief
Professor of Surgery (Section of Cardiac Surgery)
Section Chief
Research Interests:Cardiac valvular disease; Minimally-Invasive Approaches to Cardiac Surgery; Surgical Robotics; Computational Cardiac Modeling; Three-Dimensional Echocardiography
Clinical Interests:Coronary artery disease; cardiac valvular disease (i.e., mitral, aortic, tricuspid valves); minimally-invasive cardiac surgical approaches; ablative operations for atrial fibrillation.
Michael Caty
Section Chief
Robert Pritzker Professor of Surgery (Pediatrics) and Professor of Pediatrics
Chief, Pediatric Surgery
Surgeon-in-Chief, Yale-New Haven Children's Hospital
Research Interests:pathophysiology of intestinal ischemia and reperfusion.
Clinical Interests:neonatal surgery; thoracic surgery; intestinal motility disorders; pediatric renal transplantation; pediatric surgical oncology; pediatric laparoscopy; minimally invasive thoracic surgery.
Stephan Ariyan
Professor of Surgery (Plastic) and of Dermatology
Clinical Program Leader, Melanoma Program, Smilow Cancer Hospital
Clinical Interests:merkel cell carcinoma; squamous cell carcinoma; basal cell carcinoma; melanoma; skin cancer; malignant melanoma; reconstructive surgery; head and neck cancer;
Alexander Au
Assistant Professor of Surgery (Plastic)
Director of the Breast Reconstruction Program
Clinical Interests:Breast reconstruction; breast surgery; transverse rectus abdominis myocutaneous flap; TRAM flap; deep inferior epigastric artery perforator flap; DIEP flap; transverse upper gracilis flap; TUG flap; free flap; gluteal flap; microsurgery; breast implant; tissue expander; nipple and areola reconstruction; body contouring; post-bariatric surgery.
Bishwajit Bhattacharya
Assistant Professor of Surgery (Trauma)
Daniel Boffa
Associate Professor of Surgery (Section of Thoracic Surgery)
Research Interests:prevention of tumor metastasis; early detection of lung cancer
Clinical Interests:Esophageal cancer; lung cancer; achalasia; gastroesophageal reflux disease; hiatal hernias; esophageal diverticulum; minimally invasive surgery; hyperhidrosis
Pramod Bonde
Assistant Professor of Surgery (Section of Cardiac Surgery)
Surgical Director of Mechanical Circulatory Support
Associate Program Director Cardiothoracic Surgery Residency Program
Research Interests:Ventricular assist devices; Wireless heart; Resonant Energy Transfer (FREE-D); Percutaneous valve technology; Computational fluid dynamics; Heart transplantation
Clinical Interests:Minimally invasive cardiac surgery; Coronary artery disease; Valvular heart disease; LVAD/Artificial Heart; ECMO. Heart/Lung transplantation;
Laurine Bow
Assistant Professor of Surgery (Transplant)
Research Interests:Clinical relevance of HLA antibodies in organ transplantation; transplant immunology, and vascular biology.
Glenda Callender
Assistant Professor of Surgery (Endocrine Surgery)
Endocrine Surgeon
Director, Endocrine Surgical Oncology Clinical Trials
Research Interests:Outcomes in endocrine surgery, including minimally invasive thyroid and parathyroid surgery, laparoscopic and posterior retroperitoneoscopic adrenalectomy; outpatient parathyroidectomy; intraoperative laryngeal nerve monitoring; endocrine oncology clinical trials
Clinical Interests:Endocrine surgery; surgery of the thyroid, parathyroid, adrenal gland, and endocrine pancreas; minimally invasive surgical techniques, under local and cervical block anesthesia; laparascopic and posterior retroperitoneoscopic adrenalectomy; outpatient minimally invasive parathyroidectomy (MIP) and thyroidectomy; intraoperative laryngeal nerve monitoring; neck dissection for thyroid cancer
Tobias Carling
Assistant Professor of Surgery (Endocrine Surgery)
Section Chief
Director, Yale Endocrine Neoplasia Laboratory
Research Interests:improved outcomes in minimally invasive endocrine surgery; molecular genetics of endocrine tumors of the thyroid, parathyroid, adrenal (hyperaldosteronism, hypercortisolism, adrenal cancer, pheochromocytoma) and endocrine pancreas; familial endocrine tumor susceptibility syndromes; regulation of calcium homeostasis
Clinical Interests:Endocrine surgery; surgery of the thyroid, parathyroid, adrenal gland, and endocrine pancreas; minimally invasive surgical techniques, under local and cervical block anesthesia; laparascopic adrenalectomy, outpatient Minimally Invasive Parathyroidectomy (MIP), and Minimally Invasive Thyroidectomy (MIT); neck dissection for thyroid cancer
Michael Centrella
Professor of Surgery (Plastic)
Research Interests:Molecular aspects of bone growth factor and receptor expression and activity; control of protein synthesis initiation
Charles Cha
Associate Professor of Surgery (Oncology and Gastrointestinal)
Research Interests:Development of robotic and laparoscopic approaches for benign and malignant conditions of the liver, pancreas and stomach; Effects of angiogenesis on gastrointestinal malignancy; Gene silencing techniques to knockdown proliferation of hepatocellular carcinoma in vitro and in vivo; Diagnostic and therapeutic utility of angiogenic inhibitors for treatment of solid tumors; Clinical outcomes in surgery for sarcoma, hepatobiliary, gastric and esophageal malignancy
Clinical Interests:Surgery for benign and malignant disease of the liver, bile duct and pancreas; surgery for gastric and esophageal cancer and sarcoma; minimally invasive surgery (robotic and laparoscopic) for cancer
Anees Chagpar
Associate Professor of Surgery (Oncology)
Director, The Breast Center at Smilow Cancer Hospital at Yale-New Haven
Program Director, Interdisciplinary Breast Fellowship
Assistant Director, Diversity and Health Equity at Yale Cancer Center
Clinical Interests:breast cancer; breast health; ductal carcinoma in situ; invasive breast cancer; inflammatory breast cancer; invasive ductal carcinoma; invasive lobular carcinoma; Paget's disease; lobular carcinoma in situ; atypical hyperplasia; high risk; BRCA; nipple discharge; breast mass; mastectomy; skin-sparing mastectomy; nipple sparing mastectomy; sentinel node biopsy; Mammosite; accelerated partial breast irradiation; minimally invasive breast biopsy; axillary node dissection; lumpectomy; breast conserving surgery; personalized medicine; targeted therapy; hormonal therapy; multidisciplinary care; benign breast disease; fibroadenoma; phylloides tumor
Emily Christison-Lagay
Assistant Professor of Surgery (Pediatrics) and of Pediatrics
Assistant Professor
Clinical Interests:pediatric solid tumors; thoracic tumors; neonatal surgery; pediatric oncology; pediatric thyroid disease; neuroblastoma; childhood sarcomas.
John Colberg
Associate Professor of Urology
Research Interests:urologic oncology
Clinical Interests:Urologic oncology including kidney cancer, testicular cancer, prostate cancer, penile cancer and bladder cancer; robotic surgery
Alan Dardik
Associate Professor of Surgery (Vascular)
Chief, Vascular Surgery, VA Connecticut Healthcare Systems, West Haven, CT
Research Interests:Vein graft adaptation; Fistula adaptation; Markers of blood vessel identity during vein graft and AVF adaptation; How understanding the mechanisms of vein graft adaptation lead to improved tissue engineering; Effects of aging on vein graft adaptation; Bioengineering a "better" blood vessel
Clinical Interests:aortic surgery; complex peripheral reconstruction; bloodless surgery; endovascular surgery; minimally invasive vascular surgery; venous disease; dialysis access; wound healing. Dr. Dardik focuses his clinical practice on teaching residents vascular surgery. He has won several teaching awards: 2002 Faculty Teaching Award, Surgical Residents of St Mary’s Hospital, Waterbury, CT; 2004 Faculty Teaching Award, Surgical Residents of St Mary’s Hospital, Waterbury, CT; 2005 Honorable Mention, C. Elton Cahow Award for Outstanding Faculty Teaching, Department of Surgery, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, CT; 2006 C. Elton Cahow Award for Outstanding Faculty Teaching, Department of Surgery, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, CT; Dr. Dardik has recently edited a textbook of surgery, Dardik A and Gaunt M. Outpatient Surgery. Clinical decision making and board review. Radcliffe Publishing, London (2012).
Umer Darr
Assistant Professor of Surgery (Section of Cardiac Surgery)
Clinical Interests:cardiac surgery; Aneurysm Aortic Surgery; Aortic Surgery; Cardiac Ablation; Cardiac Arrhythmias; Cardiovascular Surgery; Heart Surgery; Thoracic Aortic Surgery.
Kimberly Davis, M.D., M.B.A.
Professor of Surgery (Trauma)
Chief of the Section of Trauma, Surgical Critical Care and Surgical Emergencies
Vice Chairman, Clinical Affairs, Department of Surgery
Trauma Director, Yale-New Haven Hospital
Surgical Director, Performance and Quality Improvement, Yale-New Haven Hospital
Research Interests:Inflammation, infection; Ventilator associated pneumonia, sepsis, shock resuscitation; Trauma systems and trauma outcomes, performance improvement, outcomes
Clinical Interests:Trauma; surgical critical care; emergency and elective general surgery; re-operative surgery, sepsis and resuscitation; shock; performance improvement; outcomes
Frank Detterbeck
Professor of Surgery (Section of Thoracic Surgery)
Chief, Thoracic Surgery
Surgical Director, Thoracic Oncology
Clinical Program Leader, Thoracic Oncology Program, Smilow Cancer Hospital
Research Interests:cancer biology; cancer imaging techniques; prognostic markers of cancers; multimodality (multiple therapies for) treatment of cancer; evidence-based medicine
Clinical Interests:Thoracic oncology including: lung cancer, lung metastases, esophageal cancer, thymoma, mediastinal tumors, chest wall tumors, Pancoast tumors, mesothelioma, sarcoma; chest surgery including benign conditions; minimally invasive surgery for thoracic procedures
Michael Dewar
Assistant Professor of Surgery (Section of Cardiac Surgery)
Clinical Interests:Aortic Valve Surgery; Minimally Invasive Coronary Artery Bypass Surgery; Mitral Valve Repair Surgery; Ross Procedure.
Catherine Dinauer
Clinical Director, Pediatric Thyroid Center
Research Interests:Pediatric thyroid disorders
Clinical Interests:Pediatric endocrinology; Pediatric thyroid disorders; Pediatric thyroid cancer
Michael Ditillo
Assistant Professor of Surgery (Trauma)
Research Interests:Geriatric trauma outcomes; Reversal of Hypothermia in Trauma, Post Cardiac Arrest Hypothermia in Surgical patients; Reversal of Coagulaopathy in Trauma
Clinical Interests:Hemostatic Resuscitation; Post Cardiac Arrest Hypothermia; Coagulopathy in Trauma; Geriatric Trauma
Andrew Duffy
Associate Professor of Surgery (Gastrointestinal)
Director, Bariatric and Metabolic Surgery Yale-New Haven Health System
Director, Yale Surgical Skills and Simulation Center
Research Interests:surgical skills training; virtual reality surgical simulation; clinical outcomes for bariatrics; hernia; colon surgery
Clinical Interests:Advanced laparoscopic gastrointestinal surgery; laparoscopic colon surgery for colon cancer or diverticulitis; laparoscopic bariatric surgery for morbid obesity; laparoscopic gastric bypass surgery; laparoscopic adjustable gastric banding; laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy; laparoscopic surgery for reflux and achalasia; laparoscopic Nissen; laparoscopic Heller myotomy; laparoscopic splenectomy; laparoscopic paraesophageal hernia repair; laparoscopic repair of abdominal-wall hernias; laparoscopic repair of inguinal hernias; gall bladder, gall stones, cholecystectomy, gall stone pancreatitis; Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease (GERD); Inflammatory Bowel Disease (IBD), Crohn's disease; ulcerative colitis, appendicitis
Hulda Einarsdottir
Assistant Professor of Surgery (Gastrointestinal)
Clinical Interests:Cancer of the colon, rectum and anus; Inflammatory Bowel Disease; Crohn's Disease and Ulcerative Colitis; Pelvic Floor Disorders; fecal incontinence, anal sphincter injury, rectal prolapse, rectocele. Benign anorectal disorders; hemorrhoids, abscess, fistula. Laparoscopic surgery, reconstructive surgery.
John Elefteriades
William W. L. Glenn Professor of Surgery (Section of Cardiac Surgery)
Research Interests:Genetics of thoracic aortic aneurysms; spinal cord and brain protection; blood test for aneurysm disease; deep hypothermic circulatory arrest and its effect on cognitive abilities; novel heart transplantation technique; advanced left ventricular failure; transplantation
Clinical Interests:Cardiac surgery, aortic surgery, aneurysm surgery, arrhythmia surgery, thoracic surgery, left ventricular aneurysmectomy, advanced left ventricular dysfunction, surgery for cardiac and cardiothoracic diseases
Sukru Emre
Professor of Surgery (Transplant) and of Pediatrics
Section Chief, Transplantation Surgery
Director, Yale-New Haven Transplant Center
Research Interests:Living donor liver transplantation; Quality of life after transplant; Recurrent diseases after transplantation; Acute rejection; Autoimmune hepatitis; Organ allocation and organ donation; Chronic allograft dysfunction; Early graft function/dysfunction; Infectious complications of immunosuppression; Complications of transplantation and immunosuppression; Expanded donors; High-risk recipient; Immunosuppressive agents; Ischemia-reperfusion injury; Malignancy: donor, transplant candidates, and transplant recipients; Post-Tansplant Lymphoproliferative Disorder (PTLD); Hepatocellular carcinoma and transplantation; Surgical techniques and complications; Viral hepatitis
Clinical Interests:Adult and pediatric liver transplant; Split liver transplant; Living donor transplants; Hepatobiliary and pancreatic surgery including hepatocellular carcinoma and hepatoblastoma; Portal hypertension and shunt surgeries; Immunology and immunosuppressive management of post transplant patients; Organ allocation and donation; Acute liver failure; Familial Amyloid Polyneuropathy (FAP); Biliary atresia; Hepatitis C
John Geibel
Professor of Surgery (Gastrointestinal) and of Cellular and Molecular Physiology
Vice Chair, Surgery
Director, Surgical Research
Research Interests:Gastric Acid Secretion; Colonic Fluid Transport; Renal Physiology; Intracellular Ion Activity Measurements; Calcium Sensing Receptor; Diarrheal disease, electrophysiology; CFTR; AMPKinase volume regulation
Arnar Geirsson
Assistant Professor of Surgery (Section of Cardiac Surgery)
Director, Minimally Invasive Cardiac Surgery
Research Interests:Role of micro RNAs in cardiac remodeling; Cardiac regeneration; TGF-beta signaling in degenerative mitral valve disease; Pathology of thoracic aortic aneurysm
Clinical Interests:Heart valve disease; heart failure; additional procedures: aortic root surgery; aortic valve surgery; off-pump coronary artery bypass surgery; minimally invasive surgery; mitral valve repairs; mitral valve prolapse
Richard Gusberg
Professor of Surgery (Vascular) and of Diagnostic Radiology
Director, Surgical Clerkship
Research Interests:Informed consent; carotid surgery and neurocognition; health care disparaties; simulation in education
Clinical Interests:aortic aneurysms (including thoraco-abdominal), aortic occlusive disease, carotid disease, stroke prevention, arterial disease of the kidneys and intestines (renovascular disease, hypertension, mesenteric ischemia), arterial disease of the legs, limb preservation, standard (open) surgery and minimally invasive (endovascular) interventions, with an emphasis on quality of life and functional outcomes
Sabet Hashim
Associate Professor of Surgery (Section of Cardiac Surgery)
Director, Cardiac Valve Surgery
Research Interests:Mitral valve repair for degenerative and ischemic mitral regurgitation; Mini-invasive aortic and mitral valve surgery;Trans-arterial aortic valve replacement(TAVR); Trans-venous Mitra-Clip for mitral regurgitation. Arterial conduits for coronary revascularisation.
Clinical Interests:Mitral valve repair;minimally invasive incisions for mitral repair( anterior thoracotomy, lower mini-sternotomy and sub-mammary), surgical ablation of atrial fibrillation (Maze procedure); bilateral mammary bypass grafting; minimally invasive aortic surgery; complex valve operations; tricuspid valve surgery; reoperative coronary and valve surgery.
Jeffrey Indes
Assistant Professor of Surgery (Vascular)
Associate Program Director, Vascular Surgery Residency/Fellowship
Research Interests:Clinical outcomes of endovascular and open surgery; Limb salvage in diabetic patients; Open and Endovascular Surgical Education; Aortoiliac Occlusive Disease; Peripheral Artery Disease (PAD)
Clinical Interests:Carotid Artery Disease; Stroke, Vertebrobasilar Insufficiency; Upper Extremity Arterial and Venous Disorders; Thoracic Outlet Syndrome (TOS); Thoracic and Abdominal Aortic Aneurysms; Aortoiliac Occlusive Disease; Lower Extremity Peripheral Artery Disease (PAD); Deep Vein Thrombosis (DVT); Varicose Veins; A-V Access for Hemodialysis; Peripheral Artery Aneurysms
Natalia Isaeva
Assistant Professor of Surgery (Otolaryngology)
Assistant Professor, Division of Otolaryngology, Surgery Department
Research Interests:Oncogenes and tumor suppressors, DNA replication and repair, p53 regulation and signaling, head and neck cancer, Human papilloma virus.
Dirk Johnson
Assistant Professor of Surgery (Trauma)
Benjamin Judson
Assistant Professor of Surgery (Otolaryngology)
Associate Residency Program Director, Otolaryngology
Clinical Interests:oral cavity tumors; pharynx and larynx tumors; salivary tumors; skin cancers; thyroid tumors; sinonasal and skull base tumors; head and neck surgery
Lewis Kaplan
Associate Professor of Surgery (Trauma)
Research Interests:acid-base physiology; shock; acute lung injury; re-operative abdominal surgery; surgical infections
Clinical Interests:Trauma; surgical critical care; emergency and elective general surgery; intensivist general surgery; shock; sepsis and resuscitation; re-operative surgery; management of recurrent hernia; tactical emergency medical support
Mohsen Karimi
Associate Chief, Pediatric Cardiac Surgery
Associate Chief of Pediatric Cardiothoracic Surgery, Northeast Pediatric Specialties, Inc. Yale-New Haven Children's Hospital & Connecticut Children's Medical Center
Research Interests:improved surgical techniques, including lower need for heart medications, shorter ventilator support, lower complication rate, and much shorter length of stay in the hospital; blood conservation measures to improve outcomes in pediatric cardiac operations; blood conservation in cardiac surgery; limited or no-blood transfusion during cardiac surgery.
Clinical Interests:Pediatric Congenital Heart Surgery; Adult Congenital Heart Surgery.
Brigid Killelea
Assistant Professor of Surgery (Oncology)
Research Interests:breast conservation therapy; mastectomy; sentinel lymph node biopsy; axillary lymph node dissection; breast MRI
Clinical Interests:breast cancer; breast oncology; breast conservation therapy; sentinel lymph node biopsy; benign breast disease; DCIS; management of high risk patients; breast MRI; mastectomy; axillary lymph node dissection; fibroadenoma; papilloma; phylloides
Anthony Kim
Assistant Professor of Surgery (Section of Thoracic Surgery)
Clinical Interests:Cancer of the lung and esophagus; chest wall tumors; mediastinal tumors; thymomas
Paul Kirshbom, MD
Professor of Surgery (Section of Cardiac Surgery)
Chief, Pediatric Cardiac Surgery
Clinical Interests:neonatal and cardiac repairs; congenital heart disease; neurological protection; pediatric cardiac surgery; pediatric cardiovascular surgery; pediatric thoracic surgery.
Gary Kopf
Professor of Surgery (Section of Cardiac Surgery)
Research Interests:arrhythmia surgery for congenital heart disease; clinical research on long term survivors of congenital heart surgery; experimental surgical models for congenital heart surgery; web-based educational tools for congenital heart surgery
Clinical Interests:Pediatric cardiac surgery; adult cardiac surgery; adult congenital heart disease
Sanjay Kulkarni
Associate Professor of Surgery (Transplant) and of Medicine (Nephrology)
Research Interests:Methods to increase kidney transplant services to minority populations; Role of complement in both kidney and liver transplantation
Clinical Interests:Liver transplant; kidney transplant; pancreas transplant; hepatobiliary surgery; live-donor nephrectomy; laparoscopic live-donor nephrectomy; immunosuppression management; vascular access for dialysis
Stephanie Kwei
Assistant Professor of Surgery (Plastic)
Research Interests:Breast Reconstruction
Clinical Interests:Breast Reconstructive Surgery; Breast Surgery; Bariatric Body Contouring Surgery; Mohs' Reconstructive Surgery; Aesthetic Surgery
Donald Lannin
Professor of Surgery (Oncology)
Research Interests:breast disease and cancer; clinical trial for the study of tamoxifen and raloxifene (STAR trial)
Clinical Interests:Surgery exclusively for benign and malignant diseases of the breast, including breast cancer, high-risk screening; breast biopsy, sentinel lymph node biopsy, ductal lavage, ductoscopy
Steven Leder
Professor of Surgery (Otolaryngology)
Research Interests:Speech and swallowing abilities of patients with head and neck cancer; tracheotomy; ventilator dependency
Clinical Interests:Speech, language, swallowing, and voice problems/disorders; speech language pathology
Walter Longo
Professor of Surgery (Gastrointestinal) and of Obstetrics, Gynecology, and Reproductive Sciences
Section Chief
Director, Colon and Rectal Surgery
Research Interests:Healthcare delivery of colon and rectal surgery; General surgery; Education; Clinical and basic science investigation of colonic inflammatory disorders; Surgical outcomes
Clinical Interests:Colon and rectal cancer surgery; Inflammatory Bowel Disease (IBD); Benign and malignant anorectal diseases; Pelvic floor disorders; Crohn's disease; Ulcerative colitis; Gastrointestinal surgery
Felix Lui
Assistant Professor of Surgery (Trauma)
Associate Director, Pediatric Trauma Services
Assistant Clerkship Director of Surgery
Research Interests:shock; trauma systems organization; resuscitation in trauma; pediatric trauma; necrotizing soft tissue infections
Clinical Interests:Trauma; surgical critical care; emergency and elective general surgery; re-operative surgery; sepsis and resuscitation; shock
Linda Maerz
Assistant Professor of Surgery (Trauma)
Director of SICU
Research Interests:Her research interests include quality improvement in the surgical intensive care unit, clinical outcomes in sepsis, and glycemic control in the critically ill.
Clinical Interests:Trauma; surgical critical care; emergency and elective general surgery; re-operative surgery, sepsis and resuscitation; shock
Abeel Mangi
Assistant Professor of Surgery (Section of Cardiac Surgery)
Surgical Director, Center for Advanced Heart Failure, Mechanical Circulatory Support and Heart Transplantation
Research Interests:Stem cell based therapies for cardiac repair and regeneration; Ex vivo small molecule conditioning of donor thoracic organs; Donor-specific variables influencing heart and lung transplantation; LVADs and platelet dysfunction; Right ventricular dysfunction after cardiac operation
Clinical Interests:Mechanical circulatory support; Destination therapy LVAD implantation; Total Artificial Heart; Lung transplant off mechanical support; Cardiogenic shock; Bridge to recovery; Heart Transplantation; Alternative list transplantation; Multiple organ transplantation; Lung Transplantation; Bronchial arterial revascularization; Transplantation off mechanical support; Concomitant cardiac operation at time of lung transplant; Multiple organ transplant, specifically lung-liver; Pulmonary Re-transplantation; Pulmonary hypertension, thromboembolic disease and pulmonary thromboendarterectomy; Minimal access mitral valve repair; Mini Right Thoracotomy; Mini Sternotomy; Aortic surgery; Valve sparing root replacement; Aortic arch and elephant trunk placement; Thoracoabdominal aortic aneurysm replacement; Aortic valve repair; Surgical therapies for hypertrophic cardiomyopathy; Septal myectomy; Thin septum left ventricular outflow tract obstruction; Surgical therapy for pericardial diseases; Re-operative & complex cardiac surgery; Aorta Graft; Aorta Surgery; Aortic Dissection; Aortic Valve Repair; Aortic Valve Replacement; Aortic Valve Surgery; Arterial Coronary Artery Bypass Grafts; Artificial Heart; Atrial Septal Defect Closure; Bypass Surgery; Complex Aorta Surgery; Coronary Artery Re-operation; David Procedure; David Reimplantation Operation; Epicardial Lead Placement; Heart Failure Surgery; Heart Surgery; Heart Surgery for Marfan Syndrome; Heart Surgery Reoperation; Heart Transplantation; Heart-Lung Transplantation; Heart Valve Surgery; High-Risk Re-operation Surgery; Left Ventricular Reconstructive Surgery; Lung Transplantation; Minimally Invasive Cardiac Surgery; Minimally Invasive Heart Surgery; Minimally Invasive Surgery; Mitral Valve Repair; Mitral Valve Replacement; Mitral Valve Surgery; Modified David's Reimplantation Procedure; Myectomy; Myocardial Biopsy; Off Pump Bypass Surgery; Off Pump Heart Surgery; Organ Transplantation; Partial Artificial Heart; Pericardiectomy; Radiofrequency Ablation; Removal of Atrial Myxoma; Removal of Cardiac Tumors; Re-operation Valve Surgery; Surgery for Infective Endocarditis; Surgery for Thoracic Aortic Aneurysm; Surgical Ablation Of Atrial Fibrillation; Surgical Procedures for Atrial Fibrillation; Tricuspid Valve Repair; Tricuspid Valve Replacement; Valve Surgery; Ventricular Assist Device
Laura Manuelidis
Professor of Surgery (Neuropathology)
Section Chief Neuropathology (Surgery)
Research Interests:Clinical and experimental models of dementia, with an emphasis on Transmissible Encephalopathies (TSEs); Chronic viral infections of the nervous system
Adrian Maung
Assistant Professor of Surgery (Trauma)
Research Interests:immunological changes after injury; invasive and non-invasive monitoring in critical care; ventilation weaning
Clinical Interests:Trauma surgery; surgical critical care; shock; emergency general surgery
Thomas McCarthy
Research Interests:Hormonal and molecular control of IGF-I expression and TGF-b function in osteoblasts; osteoblast gene expression, including steroid hormone interactions with signaling pathways that control gene expression; native and synthetic sex steroid metabolism by osteoblasts, including synthesis of a selective estrogen receptor modulator by aging osteoblast cultures; interactions of protein kinases and steroid hormones as they affect gene expression
Elias Michaelides
Assistant Professor of Surgery (Otolaryngology) and of Pediatrics
Director, Yale Hearing & Balance Program
Otolaryngology Program Director
Research Interests:Eustachian tube surgery; Balance disorders
Clinical Interests:Hearing loss; Ear infections; Facial paralysis; Cochlear implants; Skull base tumors; Acoustic neuroma; Dizziness; Balance disorders
Irvin Modlin
Research Interests:Pancreatric, gastriccolonic endocrine, biochemical phenomena in the gastrointestinal system
Clinical Interests:Neuroendocrine tumors, carcinoid tumors, endoscopy, Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease (GERD), gastrointestinal disease, gastrointestinal cancer, pancreas cancer
Bart Muhs
Associate Professor of Surgery (Vascular)
Co-Director, Endovascular Program
Research Interests:Endovascular surgery; dynamic aortic and sidebranch motion; minimally invasive surgery; vascular imaging; improving vascular outcomes; fenestrated endografts; branched endografts; stent technology
Clinical Interests:General vascular surgery, abdominal aortic aneurysm, lower extremity occlusive disease; carotid endarterectomy, carotid artery disease, endovascular aneurysm repair, thoracic aortic aneurysm, minimally invasive, endovascular, carotid stent, venous disease, varicose veins, Abdominal Aortic Aneurysms (AAA), endografts, endovascular, venous ablation, venous laser
Geoffrey Nadzam
Instructor in Surgery (Gastrointestinal)
Site Director, Surgical Residency Program
Site Director, Bariatric Surgery Program at St. Raphael's Campus
Deepak Narayan
Professor of Surgery (Plastic)
Chief, Plastic Surgery West Haven VA
Research Interests:melanomas; hemangiomas and vascular malformations; pathogenesis of Dupuytren's disease
Clinical Interests:Breast reconstruction; melanoma; head and neck reconstruction; pediatric plastic surgery; oncologic reconstruction (head, neck and breast); skin cancer; melanoma; vascular malformations; facial nerve palsy paralysis repair; salivary-gland tumors
Cassius Iyad Ochoa Chaar
Assistant Professor of Surgery (Vascular)
Research Interests:Premature peripheral vascular disease; Endovenous ablation of varicose veins; Endovascular aortic aneurysm repair; Deep vein thrombosis; Catheter-directed thrombolytic therapy
Clinical Interests:Carotid endarterectomy; carotid artery stenting; peripheral arterial disease (PAD); lower extremity bypass surgery, endovascular treatment of peripheral arterial occlusive disease; open and endovascular treatment of aneurysms; dialysis vascular access; varicose veins; open and endovascular surgery;
Doruk Ozgediz
Assistant Professor of Surgery (Pediatrics) and of Pediatrics
Research Interests:Global health; Global surgery; Health disparities; Access to care; Burden of surgical disease; Partnerships and collaboration; Uganda; Capacity-building; Pediatric surgery
Clinical Interests:pediatric general surgery; neonatal surgery; minimally invasive surgery; thoracic surgery.
Melissa Perkal
Associate Professor of Surgery (Trauma)
Director of Surgical Preceptor Program
Research Interests:outcomes in surgical intensive care, particularly for veteran and geriatric patients
Clinical Interests:surgical education, particularly for medical students
John Persing
Irving and Silik Polayes Professor of Surgery (Plastic) and Professor of Neurosurgery
Section Chief
Research Interests:Craniofacial growth and development; Cosmetic surgery/quality of life issues; Combined cerebral and facial trauma; Craniofacial vascular malformations; Hemangiomas
Clinical Interests:craniofacial deformities, vascular malformations and cosmetic surgery of the face and body
Greta Piper
Assistant Professor of Surgery (Trauma)
Clinical Interests:trauma; surgical critical care; surgical emergencies
Vikram Reddy
Assistant Professor of Surgery (Gastrointestinal)
Clinical Interests:Anal cancer; colon cancer; rectal cancer; inflammatory bowel disease; Ulcerative Colitis (UC); Crohn' disease; motility disorders; constipation; fecal incontinence; genetic counseling & testing; colostomy; ileostomy; endoscopy; high-risk screening; j-pouch or ileoanal anastomosis; laparoscopic surgery; minimally invasive surgery; ostomy; laparoscopic colon resection; laparoscopic proctocolectomy; laparoscopic rectal cancer surgery; laparoscopic ostomy; Transanal Endoscopic Micro Surgery (TEMS); Natural Orifice Transluminal Endoscopic Surgery (NOTES); hemorrhoid; fistula; fissure
Lawrence Rizzolo
Associate Professor of Surgery (Gross Anatomy) and of Ophthalmology and Visual Science
Director of Medical Studies
Research Interests:Retinal disease; Tight junctions; Outer blood-retinal barrier; Epithelia; Human embryonic stem cells; Bio/tissue engineering; Medical education
Clinical Interests:Medical education
Kurt Roberts
Associate Professor of Surgery (Gastrointestinal)
Research Interests:Natural Orifice Transluminal Surgery (NOTES); Single Incision Laparoscopic Surgery (SILS); Gallbladder surgery; Endoluminal surgery; Surgical simulation and training; General surgery education; Obesity in adults and adolescents; Laparoscopic trauma and emergency surgery; Surgical outcomes
Clinical Interests:Natural Orifice Transluminal Endoscopic Surgery (NOTES); Single incision Laparoscopic Surgery (SILS); cholecystectomy; laparoscopic gastrointestinal surgery; bariatric surgery; repair of hernias; surgery for reflux and achalasia (esophagus); colon surgery; laparoscopic trauma and emergency surgery; endoluminal therapy (a revolutionary approach to Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease [GERD]); surgery for pancreatitis; invisible incision appendectomy.
Manuel Rodriguez-Davalos
Assistant Professor of Surgery (Transplant) and of Pediatrics
Clinical Interests:Adult and Pediatric Liver Transplantation; Living Donor Liver Transplantation; Hepatobiliary Surgery; Portal Hypertension; Meso-Rex Bypas (Rex-shunt); Hepatoblastoma; Minimally Invasive and Robotic Liver Surgery; Kidney Transplantation
Ronnie Rosenthal
Professor of Surgery
Surgeon-In-Chief, VA Connecticut Healthcare System
Research Interests:Geriatric surgery education; healthcare delivery
Clinical Interests:Gastrointestinal disease, biliary disease, geriatric gastrointestinal surgery
Ronald Salem
Lampman Professor of Surgery (Oncology) and Professor of Diagnostic Radiology
Section Chief, Surgical Oncology
Research Interests:Combined modality therapy for esophageal cancer; management of benign and malignant liver tumors
Clinical Interests:Malignant and pre-malignant diseases of the pancreas; liver and biliary system; esophagus; colon and rectum; laparoscopic staging of malignancies; laparoscopic splenectomy and distal pancreatectomy; gall bladder cancer; lymphoma; melanoma; sarcoma; multimodality management of pancreas and esophageal tumors; liver tumors in pregnancy; retroperitoneal sarcomas
Teena Sam
Assistant Professor of Surgery (Transplant)
Clinical Interests:Immunology and immunosuppressive management of abdominal and thoracic transplant recipients, liver disease, infectious diseases, hepatitis C management, primary care management of posttransplant patients, organ allocation and donation
Joseph Santos-Sacchi
Professor of Surgery (Otolaryngology), of Cellular and Molecular Physiology and of Neurobiology
Research Interests:Mammalian inner ear
Clarence Sasaki
Charles W. Ohse Professor of Surgery (Otolaryngology)
Research Interests:Laryngeal physiology, head and neck cancer
Clinical Interests:Surgery of sinus, larynx, pharynx and nose neoplasms; diagnostic and therapeutic broncho-esophagology; surgery of the skull base; endoscopic surgery for Zenkers diverticulum; minimally invasive surgery for correction of voice and swallowing disorders; endocrine cancer; esophageal cancer; head and neck cancer; pediatric cancer; skin cancer; laryngology
Kevin Schuster
Associate Professor of Surgery (Trauma)
Research Interests:Continuous glucose monitoring; outcomes in trauma and emergency general surgery; closure of abdominal wall defects; ultrasound in trauma and critical care; tissue engineering of skin and abdominal wall components; surgical education
Clinical Interests:General surgery; trauma, surgical critical care; emergency and elective general surgery; sepsis and resuscitation; shock
Derek Steinbacher
Assistant Professor of Surgery (Plastic) and of Pediatrics
Research Interests:tissue engineering and regeneration; fat grafting; distraction osteogenesis; stress shielding; 3-dimensional analysis and planning
Clinical Interests:cleft, craniofacial, maxillofacial and orthognathic surgery; cosmetic surgery of the face and body; rhinoplasty; facial reanimation for palsy; facial reconstruction.
William Stewart
Associate Professor of Surgery (Gross Anatomy)
Section Chief
Bauer Sumpio
Professor of Surgery (Vascular) and of Diagnostic Radiology
Chief, Vascular Surgery
Program Director, Vascular Surgery Fellowship Program
Program Director, Vascular Surgery Residency Training Program
Associate Director, Graduate Medical Education
Research Interests:Diabetic foot disease; Cerebrovascular disease; Peripheral vascular disease; Wound healing; Atherosclerosis; Hemodynamics
Clinical Interests:Cerebrovascular disease, general vascular surgery, diabetic foot salvage, carotid disease; endovascular therapy, abdominal aortic aneurysm, ulcers, Peripheral Venous Disease (PVD); Periperal Arterial Disease (PAD)
George Tellides
Professor of Surgery (Section of Cardiac Surgery) and of Investigative Medicine
Chief of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Veterans Affairs Medical Center
Research Interests:Vascular biology; Immunology; Transplantation
Clinical Interests:Cardiothoracic surgery
Grant Thomson
Professor of Surgery (Plastic)
Director, Yale Hand & Microsurgery Program
Research Interests:Flap physiology; microsurgery; tendon repair; breast reconstruction
Clinical Interests:Hand surgery; wrist surgery; endoscopic carpal tunnel; arthritic hand reconstruction; microsurgery; lower extremity reconstruction; breast reconstruction; brachial plexus injuries; reconstruction; and repair; peripheral nerve surgery; occupational disorders of the upper extremity; trauma-related pain, skin cancer; melanoma; head and neck cancer; esophageal cancer; breast cancer
Robert Touloukian
Professor of Surgery (Pediatrics)
Research Interests:Pediatric trauma; tumors; newborn surgery
Clinical Interests:Neonatal surgery; trauma; tumors; head and neck surgery; thoracic surgery; pediatric oncology (cancer)
Theodore Tsangaris
Research Interests:breast cancer prevention, identification of tumor markers, and sentinel lymph node dissection, as well as other surgical procedures in the treatment of breast cancer.
Clinical Interests:breast cancer prevention, identification of tumor markers, and sentinel lymph node dissection, as well as other surgical procedures in the treatment of breast cancer.
Wendell Yarbrough
Professor of Surgery (Otolaryngology)
Section Chief, Otolaryngology
Co-Director Molecular Virology Research Program
Director, Head & Neck Cancer Program, Smilow Cancer Hospital
Research Interests:Head and neck oncology; Salivary oncology; Mouse modeling of human cancer; Human-in-mouse cancer models; Tumor suppressor activity; Molecular defects in cancer; NF-kappa B; NF-kB; Signaling; DNA damage; Human papilloma virus; HPV
Clinical Interests:head & neck cancer; ent cancer, oral cancer, oropharyngeal cancer;throat cancer, laryngeal cancer;voice box cancer, head and neck cancer, squamous cell carcinoma, human papilloma virus, human papillomavirus, salivary cancer, acidic cell carcinoma, adenoid cystic, adenoid cystic carcinoma, mucoepidermoid, mucoepidermoid carcinoma, thyroid cancer, well-differentiated thyroid cancer, medullary cancer, medullary, papillary thyroid cancer, papillary, follicular thyroid cancer, follicular, anaplastic thyroid cancer, anaplastic, lymphoma, skin cancer, melanoma, lip cancer, tongue cancer, tonsil cancer, base of tongue cancer, nasal cancer, sinus cancer, esthesioneuroblastoma, buccal cancer, palate cancer, soft palate, hard palate, soft palate cancer, soft palate cancer
Peter Yoo
Assistant Professor of Surgery (Transplant)
Research Interests:Organ transplantation; Organ scarcity; Hepatitis; Portal hypertension
Clinical Interests:Transplantation of liver, pancreas, kidneys in adults and children; Liver tumors in adults and children; Minimally invasive surgery; Pediatric liver diseases; Portal hypertension; Management of immunosuppression and related infections; Bile duct disorders; Living donor transplantation; Polycystic kidney disease; Difficult dialysis access; Organ donation;
Nwanmegha Young
Assistant Professor of Surgery (Otolaryngology)
Research Interests:Laser surgery; Professional voice; Neurologic disorders of the larynx
Clinical Interests:Vocal cord paralysis, professional voice, neurologic disorders of the larynx, laryngeal cancer, prevention diagnosis and treatment of voice and swallowing disorders, laser surgery, general ENT
