People
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
Jennifer L. Steel, PhD
Professor of Surgery, Psychiatry, and Psychology
Interests
collaborative care interventions to manage cancer-related symptoms and improve quality of life for cancer patients
Jennifer G. Steiman, MD
Assistant Professor
412-641-4274
Interests
radioactive seed localized breast surgery; breast cancer treatment in ages > 70; secondary arm lymphedema; surgical education research
Amit D. Tevar, MD, FACS
Professor of Surgery
412-647-5734
Interests
role of B cells in the progression of nonalcoholic steatohepatitis liver disease
Angus W. Thomson, PhD, DSc
Distinguished Professor of Surgery and Immunology
412-624-1116
Interests
roles of dendritic cells and T cells in immune regulation and the promotion of transplant tolerance
Jianmin Tian, PhD
Research Assistant Professor
412-692-7456
Interests
transcriptional regulations in liver cancer
Samer T. Tohme, MD
John J. Fung/Astellas Pharma US, Inc. Assistant Professor in Transplant Surgery
412-692-2001
Interests
cancer research; disparities and access to care in HPB surgery; clinical outcomes in surgical oncology and HPB surgery
Neill J. Turner, PhD
Research Assistant Professor of Surgery
412-624-5272
Interests
role of decellularized extracellular matrix in limb and muscle regeneration
Hēth Turnquist, PhD
Professor of Surgery and Immunology
412-624-6695
Interests
cytokine and regulatory cell networks in transplantation
Edith Tzeng, MD
UPMC Professor of Surgery
412-802-3025
Interests
angiogenesis; vascular injury; wound healing; aortic aneurysm formation; post-stenting restenosis
Yoram Vodovotz, PhD
Professor of Surgery, Immunology, Bioengineering, Computational Biology, Clinical and Translational Science, and Communication Science and Disorders
412-648-3758
Interests
biology of acute inflammation in shock states; chronic inflammatory diseases; wound healing; malaria; restenosis
Gregory A. Watson, MD, FACS
Assistant Professor of Surgery & Critical Care Medicine
412-647-3065
Interests
medical education; combat surgery; prolonged field care
Andrew R. Watson, MD, M Litt, FACS
Professor of Surgery
877-684-7189
Interests
telemedicine and telehealth
Sean P. Whelan, MD, FASCRS
Clinical Associate Professor of Surgery
412-782-2400
Interests
general surgery outcomes; global surgery
Martin N. Wijkstrom, MD
Associate Professor of Surgery
412-647-5738
Interests
clinical translation of xenotransplantation
Norman Wolmark, MD, FACS, FRCSC
Professor of Surgery
Interests
surgical and adjuvant early breast cancer and colon cancer treatment; immunotherapy in cancer treatment; genetic approaches to breast and colon cancer treatment
Xiangwei Xiao, MD, PhD
Assistant Professor of Surgery
412-692-9210
Interests
molecular therapy for diabetes, PDAC, and autoimmune disease
Hamza Yazdani, MD
Research Assistant Professor
412-624-4861
Interests
liver transplant; surgical stress; exercise training in surgical stress and metastasis; exercise in training innate and adaptive immunity
Theodore H. Yuo, MD
Associate Professor of Surgery
412-623-8438
Interests
outcomes in end-stage renal disease
Ruben Zamora, PhD
Research Professor of Surgery
412-383-6998
Interests
role of BNIP3 to hepatic cell death/apoptosis/necrosis; inflammatory response to normoxia and hypoxia
Mazen S. Zenati, MD, MPH, PhD
Department Biostatistician
412-624-9137
Interests
trauma recidivism and rehabilitation; injury prevention; surgical oncology; pancreatic cancer; organ transplant surgery; nutrition; public health; transfusion; abdominal mesothelioma; quality assurance
Xianghong Zhang, PhD
Research Assistant Professor
412-692-2408
Interests
role of CaMKIV on the degradation of mTOR and regulation of autophagy and inflammation; function of CaMKI in phagocytosis
Jenny A. Ziembicki, MD
Associate Professor of Surgery
412-232-8794
Interests
burn therapy; burn injury prevention
