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
Faculty
Ruy J. Cruz Jr., MD, PhD
Associate Professor of Surgery
Interests
management of intestinal failure; autologous GI reconstruction; liver, intestinal, and multivisceral transplantation
Qing Ding, PhD
Research Assistant Professor
412-383-6960
Interests
investigating the roles of regulatory and pro-inflammatory B cells in transplantation and autoimmune diseases
Qiang Du, MD
Research Assistant Professor of Surgery
412-624-6702
Interests
innate immunity; liver research; iNOS/NO; Wnt signaling and cancer
Antonio D’Amore, PhD
Research Assistant Professor
412-624-5307
Interests
coupling a mechanistic understanding of the relationship between scaffolds micro-structure, mechanics, and endogenous tissue growth with the development of novel biomaterials for tissue engineering strategies
Raymond Eid, MD
Clinical Assistant Professor
412-802-3333
Interests
open surgical and endovascular treatment of aneurysms, carotid disease, peripheral vascular disease, and dialysis access
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
Farzad Esni, PhD
Associate Professor of Surgery
412-692-8038
Interests
pancreatic development and regeneration; Smad regulation of pancreatic islet formation
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
Steven Evans, MD
Adjunct Professor of Surgery
412-681-4989
Interests
breast cancer: current treatments and protocols
Mohamed B. Ezzelarab, MD
Research Professor of Surgery
412-383-5933
Interests
tolerogenic cell therapy in allo- and xeno-transplantation
Jie Fan, MD, PhD
Professor of Surgery and Immunology
412-360-6204
Interests
acute lung injury; inflammatory signaling; innate immune cell interaction; cell death; cell priming; hemorrhagic shock; trauma
Raquel M. Forsythe, MD
Assistant Professor of Surgery and Critical Care Medicine
412-647-3065
Interests
Andrea Gambotto, MD
Associate Professor of Surgery
412-383-6151
Interests
vaccines and vaccine development; cancer immunotherapy; ChTCR genetic engineering of T-Cells
Armando Ganoza, MD
Assistant Professor of Surgery
412-647-5800
Interests
intestinal failure; pediatric liver transplantation; kidney, pancreas, and intestinal transplantation in adults and children; autologous islet-cell transplantation for children with acute recurrent or chronic pancreatitis
Kevin O. Garrett, MD, FACS
Clinical Professor of Surgery
412-367-5010
Interests
resident and student education in general surgery and robotic techniques
Jörg C. Gerlach, MD, PhD
Professor of Surgery and Bioengineering
412-383-7150
Interests
regenerative medicine
Eric S. Hager, MD
Assistant Professor of Surgery
412-623-8438
Interests
limb salvage; distal bypass; surgical education; dialysis access; varicose vein treatment; carotid disease; endovascular interventions