Department of Surgery

General/Trauma Surgery News

Dr. Kelly McCoy Assumes VAPHS VP of Surgery Role

Dr. Kelly McCoy

 

Congratulations to Kelly L. McCoy, MD, FACS, who assumed the role of VP of Surgery at the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) Pittsburgh Healthcare System (VAPHS) on November 8, 2020.  Dr. McCoy has 16 years of government service and has worked at VAPHS since 2015. Dr. McCoy has 16 years of government service and has worked at VAPHS since 2015. She is also an Associate Professor of Surgery and member of the Endocrine Surgery Division at the University of Pittsburgh.

 

Thirty-eight Department Surgeons Recognized in Pittsburgh Magazine’s 2020 “Best Doctors” List

Congratulations to Drs. Louis Alarcon, Kelly Austin, Timothy Billiar, Geoff Bond, Sally Carty, Rabih Chaer, Randall Draper, Barbara Gaines, Kevin Garrett, David Geller, George Gittes, Giselle Hamad, Matthew Holtzman, Christopher Hughes, Abhinav Humar, Ronald Johnson, Donald Keenan, Kenneth Lee, Steven Leers, Michel Makaroun, Marcus Malek, George Mazariegos, David Medich, Kevin Mollen, Andrew Peitzman, Joshua Rubin, Harry Sell, Rakesh Sindhi, Michael J.

Department Grand Rounds Perseveres Virtually During COVID-19 Crisis

Caption: Master Surgeon Lecture Presenter Dr. David Bartlett and Department Chair Dr. Timothy Billiar at our first virtual Grand Rounds lecture

During the current era of COVID-19 and social distancing, our Grand Rounds lecture series has adapted by temporarily transitioning to a virtual format. On April 8, 2020, we hosted our first virtual lecture via Microsoft Teams, the Master Surgeon Lecture “Peritoneal Surgery: The Evolution of a New Surgical Subspecialty” presented by David L. Bartlett, MD.