Faculty
Timothy R. Billiar, MD
George Vance Foster Professor and Chair, Department of Surgery
412-647-1749
Interests
mechanisms involved in acute cellular and organ injury in inflammatory states such as shock, trauma, and sepsis
Vice Chairs
Kenneth K. W. Lee, MD
Vice Chair for Graduate Medical Education
412-647-0457
Interests
severe acute pancreatitis; metastases in pancreatic cancer; metastatic disease in colon cancer; minimally invasive pancreatic surgery; surgical skills training and assessment
Amer H. Zureikat, MD, FACS
Vice Chair of Surgical Oncology Services
412-692-2852
Interests
design and implementation of quality metrics, protocols, and curriculum for robotic surgery that can improve cancer care and outcomes.
Division Chiefs
Amer H. Zureikat, MD, FACS
Vice Chair of Surgical Oncology Services
412-692-2852
Interests
design and implementation of quality metrics, protocols, and curriculum for robotic surgery that can improve cancer care and outcomes.
Faculty
Mohammad Haroon Asif Choudry, MBBS, FACS
Associate Professor of Surgery
412-692-2852
Interests
Steven Evans, MD
Clinical Professor of Surgery
412-681-4989
Interests
breast cancer: current treatments and protocols
Matthew P. Holtzman, MD
Assistant Professor of Surgery
412-692-2852
Interests
melanoma; sarcoma; regional therapies; single incision and robotic treatments for GI malignancies
Udai S. Kammula, MD, FACS
Associate Professor
412-623-7712
Interests
cancer immunotherapy; adoptive T cell transfer; tumor infiltrating lymphocytes; gene therapy
Melanie C. Ongchin, MD, FACS
Clinical Assistant Professor
412-748-6454
Interests
treatment of advanced GI malignancies; peritoneal carcinomatosis; skin and soft tissue cancers
Alessandro Paniccia, MD, FACS
Assistant Professor of Surgery
Interests
minimally invasive HPB surgery; pancreatic adenocarcinoma