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
Matthew D. Neal, MD, FACS
Professor of Surgery and Watson Fund in Surgery Chair
412-692-2850
Interests
coagulopathy and hemostasis in trauma and sepsis; clinical outcomes in trauma/hemorrhagic shock and massive transfusion; red blood cells; surgical rescue
Andrew B. Peitzman, MD
Executive Vice-Chair and Vice-Chair for Clinical Services
412-647-0635
Interests
study of hemorrhagic shock and trauma and the response to injury
Brian S. Zuckerbraun, MD, FACS
Associate Executive Vice Chair for Clinical Services & Chief, Division of General Surgery
412-692-2850
Interests
acute inflammatory response in the liver and vasculature following injury from trauma/hemorrhagic shock, sepsis, or direct vascular injury
Division Chiefs
Harry W. Sell Jr., MD, FACS
Chief, Division of General Surgery, UPMC Mercy
412-281-2255
Interests
practice of general surgery; research, teaching, and development of surgical residents
Jason L. Sperry, MD, MPH
Section Chief, Trauma Surgery
412-692-2850
Interests
trauma; sex-based outcome differences; coagulopathy; hemorrhage control
Brian S. Zuckerbraun, MD, FACS
Associate Executive Vice Chair for Clinical Services & Chief, Division of General Surgery
412-692-2850
Interests
acute inflammatory response in the liver and vasculature following injury from trauma/hemorrhagic shock, sepsis, or direct vascular injury
Faculty
Louis H. Alarcon, MD, FACS, FCCM
Professor of Surgery and Critical Care Medicine
412-692-2850
Interests
coagulopathy of trauma; blunt solid organ injuries; resuscitation of trauma patients; nutritional support of critically-ill patients; surgical infection prevention & treatment
Graciela Bauzá, MD
Assistant Professor of Surgery and Surgical Critical Care
412-647-0421
Interests
chest wall reconstruction after trauma; necrotizing soft tissue infections; student and resident education and simulation
Joshua B. Brown, MD, MSc
Samuel P. Harbison Endowed Assistant Professor of Surgery
412-647-3065
Interests
air medical transport for trauma; prehospital resuscitation; trauma system development
Alain C. Corcos, MD, FACS
Clinical Assistant Professor of Surgery
412-232-7786
Interests
Marc E. Cordero, MD, MMS, FACS
Clinical Assistant Professor of Surgery
412-672-3422
Interests
advanced wound care; laparoscopy
Randall Richard Draper, MD
Clinical Associate Professor of Surgery
412-367-5110
Interests
Ronen Elefant, MS, MD, MBA, FACS
Clinical Assistant Professor of Surgery
570-321-2280
Interests
surgical simulation; surgical anatomy and embryology; emergency general surgery; healthcare economics
Christopher J. Esper, DO, FACOS
Clinical Associate Professor
724-983-8882
Interests
management of aortic aneurysm & carotid and peripheral artery disease; dialysis access; minimally invasive surgery; resident education
Raquel M. Forsythe, MD
Assistant Professor of Surgery and Critical Care Medicine
412-647-3065
Interests
Kevin O. Garrett, MD, FACS
Clinical Professor of Surgery
412-367-5010
Interests
resident and student education in general surgery and robotic techniques
Robert Handzel, MD
Assistant Professor of Surgery
Interests
clinical informatics; machine learning; interoperability
Gina Howell, MD, MS
Clinical Assistant Professor of Surgery
412-647-0635
Interests
trauma and surgical critical care
Christine M. Leeper, MD
Assistant Professor of Surgery and Critical Care Medicine
412-647-0421
Interests
Deepika Mohan, MD, MPH
Associate Professor of Surgery and Critical Care Medicine
412-647-2986
Interests
physician decision making in time-sensitive conditions; heuristics and biases; trauma triage; emergency general surgery
Dominick A. Motto, MD
Clinical Assistant Professor of Surgery
412-367-5010
Interests
general surgery and robotic-assisted techniques; surgical resident education
Christopher J. Myers, MD, FACS, FASMBS
Clinical Assistant Professor
724-546-2502
Interests
Juan C. Puyana, MD
Professor of Surgery, Critical Care Medicine, and Clinical Translational Science
412-647-0421
Interests
promoting research, educational opportunities, and clinical collaboration internationally
Moh'd Akram Sbeih, MD, FACS
Clinical Assistant Professor of Surgery
814-678-4810
Interests
minimally invasive surgery
Vaishali D. Schuchert, MD
Associate Professor of Surgery and Critical Care Medicine
412-692-2850
Interests
education and mentorship in surgery and surgical critical care
Khalid M. Shalaby, MD, PhD, FRCS, FACS
Clinical Associate Professor of Surgery
412-672-3422
Interests
teaching of nurses, medical students, residents; clinical and educational research
Richard L. Simmons, MD
Distinguished Service Professor of Surgery
412-889-3210
Interests
cytokine networks in inflammation
Gregory A. Watson, MD, FACS
Assistant Professor of Surgery & Critical Care Medicine
412-647-3065
Interests
medical education; combat surgery; prolonged field care
Sean P. Whelan, MD
Clinical Associate Professor of Surgery
412-782-2400
Interests
general surgery outcomes; global surgery
Jenny A. Ziembicki, MD
Associate Professor of Surgery
412-232-8794
Interests
burn therapy; burn injury prevention