Department of Surgery Faculty

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Ariel Mariano Aballay, MD, MBA*
Assistant Professor
Department: Surgery
Location: Allegheny Health Network

Ali Ahmadinejad*
Assistant Professor
Department: Surgery
Location: Mercy Health System

Casey Allen, MD*
Assistant Professor
Department: Surgery
Location: Allegheny Health Network

Jordan Allen, MD*
Assistant Professor
Department: Surgery
Location: Allegheny Health Network

Melanie Amster*
Assistant Professor
Department: Surgery
Location: Mercy Health System

Peter Anastasius*
Adjunct Assistant Professor
Department: Surgery
Location: UPMC Pinnacle Hospital

Lindsay Grier Arthur, III, MD*
Associate Professor
Department: Surgery and Pediatrics
Location: St. Christopher's Hospital for Children

Donald Atkinson*
Assistant Professor
Department: Surgery
Location: Allegheny Health Network

Alexander Axelrad, MD*
Clinical Associate Professor
Department: Surgery
Location: Crozer-Chester Medical Center

Shahin Ayazi, MD*
Assistant Professor
Department: Surgery
Location: Allegheny Health Network

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Pietro Bajona, MD, PhD*
Associate Professor
Department: Surgery [Cardiothoracic]
Location: Allegheny Health Network

P. Kurt Bamberger, MD*
Adjunct Professor
Department: Surgery
Location: Tower Health - Reading Hospital

David Bartlett, MD*
Professor
Department: Surgery
Location: Allegheny Health Network

Amber Batool, DO*
Assistant Professor
Department: Surgery
Location: Crozer-Chester Medical Center

Amir Behnam, MD*
Adjunct Assistant Professor
Department: Surgery
Location: Tower Health - Reading Hospital

Alana Beres, MD*
Associate Professor
Department: Surgery and Pediatrics
Location: St. Christopher’s Hospital for Children

Nicholas A. Bonazza, MD, MHA*
Assistant Professor
Department: Surgery
Location: Allegheny Health Network

Bernard Roger Boulanger, MD, MBA*
Professor
Department: Surgery
Location: Tower Health - Reading Hospital

William Boyer*
Assistant Professor
Department: Surgery
Location: Crozer-Chester Medical Center

Michael Brown, MD*
Assistant Professor
Department: Surgery
Location: Tower Health

John Burger*
Adjunct Instructor
Department: Surgery
Location: Bayhealth Medical Center

Jeffrey Butcher, MD*
Assistant Professor
Department: Surgery
Location: Crozer Keystone Medical Center

Thomas E. Butler, II*
Clinical Associate Professor
Department: Surgery
Location: Crozer-Chester Medical Center

Christopher A. Butts, PhD, DO*
Associate Professor
Department: Surgery
Location: Tower Health

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Eric Cain, MD, MBA*
Assistant Professor
Department: Surgery
Location: Kaiser Permanente - Bay Area

Leah Candell, MD*
Assistant Professor
Department: Surgery
Location: Kaiser Permanente - Bay Area

Orlando Castillo*
Clinical Instructor
Department: Surgery
Location: Mercy Health System

Scott Celin*
Adjunct Associate Professor
Department: Surgery
Location: Allegheny Health Network

Sricharan Chalikonda, MD, MHA*
Professor of Surgery
Department: Surgery
Location: Allegheny Health Network

Alexander Chalphin, MD*
Assistant Professor
Department: Surgery
Location: St. Christopher’s Hospital for Children

John K. Chan*
Assistant Professor
Department: Surgery
Location: Kaiser Permanente - Bay Area

Nasir Chaudry, MD*
Assistant Professor
Department: Surgery
Location: Allegheny Health Network

Allen Chen, MD*
Assistant Professor
Department: Surgery
Location: Allegheny General Hospital

Douglas Chen*
Adjunct Associate Professor
Department: Surgery
Location: Allegheny Health Network

Jennifer Chen, MD*
Assistant Professor
Department: Surgery
Location: Allegheny Health Network

Christine H. Cho, DO*
Assistant Professor
Department: Surgery
Location: Tower Health

Christine A. Chu*
Assistant Professor
Department: Surgery
Location: Kaiser Permanente - Bay Area

Eunice Chung*
Assistant Professor
Department: Surgery
Location: Allegheny Health Network

Joseph Cillo*
Associate Professor
Department: Surgery
Location: Allegheny Health Network

William Cimino*
Assistant Professor
Department: Surgery
Location: Kaiser Permanente - Bay Area

Anne P. McLendon, MD, FACS*
Assistant Professor
Department: Surgery
Location: Tower Health

Jeffrey Cohen*
Associate Professor
Department: Surgery
Location: Allegheny Health Network

Abigail Coots, MD*
Associate Professor
Department: Surgery
Location: Tower Health

Vicente Cortés, MD*
Adjunct Associate Professor
Department: Surgery
Location: Tower Health - Reading Hospital

D

Uday Dasika, MD*
Assistant Professor
Department: Surgery [Cardiothoracic]
Location: Tower Health

David Dattilo*
Associate Professor
Department: Surgery
Location: Allegheny Health Network

Harsh Desai, MD*
Assistant Professor
Department: Surgery
Location: Allegheny Health Network

Verdi DiSesa, MD, MBA*
Professor
Department: Medicine and Surgery
Location: Drexel University College of Medicine

Sanjoy Kumar Dutta*
Assistant Professor
Department: Surgery
Location: Kaiser Permanente - Bay Area

E

Howard David J. Edington*
Professor
Department: Surgery
Location: Allegheny Health Network

George Eid*
Professor
Department: Surgery
Location: Allegheny Health Network

Joseph P. Esposito*
Adjunct Assistant Professor
Department: Surgery
Location: UPMC Pinnacle Hospital

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John Fam, MD*
Assistant Professor
Department: Surgery
Location: Tower Health

Emil Fernando, MD*
Assistant Professor
Department: Surgery
Location: Allegheny Health Network

Hiran C. Fernando, MBBS*
Department: Surgery

Sunny Fink*
Assistant Professor
Department: Surgery
Location: Crozer-Chester Medical Center

Richard A. Fortunato, DO*
Department: Surgery

G

James Gallagher, MD, MHA*
Assistant Professor
Department: Surgery
Location: Allegheny Health Network

Joy Garg*
Assistant Professor
Department: Surgery
Location: Kaiser Permanente - Bay Area

Robert Gary*
Assistant Professor
Department: Surgery
Location: Crozer-Chester Medical Center

Kevin Geffe, DO*
Assistant Professor
Department: Surgery
Location: Bayhealth Medical Center

Charles M. Geller, MD*
Clinical Associate Professor
Department: Surgery
Location: Crozer-Chester Medical Center

Thomas A. Geng, Jr., DO*
Clinical Professor
Department: Surgery
Location: Tower Health - Reading Hospital

Mark Ginsburg*
Assistant Professor
Department: Surgery
Location: Crozer-Chester Medical Center

David Goldberg, MD*
Assistant Professor
Department: Surgery [Ophthalmology]
Location: Tower Health

Harsh Grewal, MD*
Professor
Department: Surgery
Location: St. Christopher's Hospital for Children

H

Linwood R. Haith Jr., MD*
Professor and Academic Chair; Associate Dean of External Affairs
Department: Surgery
Location: Crozer-Chester Medical Center

Terrance P. Hanley, MD, FACS*
Assistant Professor
Department: Surgery
Location: Tower Health

Danielle Hashmi, DO*
Assistant Professor
Department: Surgery
Location: Crozer-Chester Medical Center

Joshua P. Hazelton, DO*
Assistant Professor
Department: Surgery
Location: WellSpan York Hospital

Robert Jeremy Howard, DO, FACS*
Assistant Professor
Department: Surgery
Location: Tower Health

Yun Katherine Hu, MD, MS*
Assistant Professor
Department: Surgery
Location: Drexel University College of Medicine

Stephen Huffaker*
Assistant Professor
Department: Surgery
Location: Kaiser Permanente - Bay Area

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J

Suresh G. Joshi, MD, MSc, PhD*
Research Assistant Professor
Department: Surgery
Research Interests: Bacterial pathogenesis and biofilms; wound infection and healing

Thomas Julian*
Professor
Department: Surgery
Location: Allegheny Health Network

K

Mark Kahn*
Clinical Professor
Department: Surgery
Location: Crozer-Chester Medical Center

Angela Keleher*
Assistant Professor
Department: Surgery
Location: Allegheny Health Network

Hyunjin Jane Kim*
Assistant Professor
Department: Surgery
Location: Kaiser Permanente - Bay Area

Karen Kish*
Assistant Professor
Department: Surgery
Location: Mercy Health System

Yoshihiro Komatsu, MD*
Assistant Professor
Department: Surgery
Location: Allegheny Health Network

L

Danielle E. Ladie, MD*
Assistant Professor
Department: Surgery
Location: UPMC Harrisburg

Kathleen Lamb, MD*
Assistant Professor
Department: Surgery
Location: Tower Health

Samuel Laucks*
Adjunct Assistant Professor
Department: Surgery
Location: WellSpan York Hospital

Joseph R. Levan, MD, MBA, FACS*
Assistant Professor
Department: Surgery
Location: Tower Health

Jessica Lickiss, DPM*
Assistant Professor
Department: Surgery [Podiatry]
Location: Kaiser Permanente - Bay Area

Christina Marie Lippe, MD*
Assistant Professor
Department: Surgery [Ophthalmology]
Location: Tower Health

Stephen Mark Lu, MD*
Assistant Professor
Department: Surgery
Location: UPMC Harrisburg

Robert Luo, DO*
Assistant Professor
Department: Surgery
Location: Tower Health

M

Colin Mansfield*
Assistant Professor
Department: Surgery
Location: Kaiser Permanente - Bay Area

Michael C. Marcucci, MD, FACS*
Assistant Professor
Department: Surgery
Location: Tower Health

James McCormick, DO*
Professor
Department: Surgery [Colon and Rectal Surgery]
Location: Allegheny Health Network

Ralph Miller, Jr.*
Assistant Professor
Department: Surgery
Location: Allegheny Health Network

Filip Moshkovsky, DO*
Assistant Professor
Department: Surgery
Location: Tower Health

Kian Mostafavi*
Assistant Professor
Department: Surgery
Location: Kaiser Permanente - Bay Area

Ebondo Mpinga*
Adjunct Assistant Professor
Department: Surgery
Location: WellSpan York Hospital

Darryl T. Mueller, MD*
Assistant Professor
Department: Surgery
Location: Tower Health

Thomas Murickan, MD*
Assistant Professor
Department: Surgery
Location: Allegheny Health Network

Michael Musso, DO, FACOS*
Assistant Professor
Department: Surgery
Location: Tower Health - Reading Hospital

Stephan Ray Myers, MD, FACS, FASMBS*
Assistant Professor
Department: Surgery
Location: Tower Health

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Mehul H. Nagarsheth, MD*
Assistant Professor
Department: Surgery [Ophthalmology]
Location: Tower Health

Abhishek K. Nemani, MD*
Assistant Professor
Department: Surgery [Ophthalmology]
Location: Tower Health

Kirsten Newhams*
Assistant Professor
Department: Surgery
Location: Allegheny Health Network

Carlo Giorgio Nicolis*
Assistant Professor
Department: Surgery
Location: Crozer-Chester Medical Center

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P

Lynn Paik*
Assistant Professor
Department: Surgery
Location: Crozer-Chester Medical Center

Steven Pandelidis*
Adjunct Clinical Professor
Department: Surgery
Location: WellSpan York Hospital

Joseph Pirolo*
Assistant Professor
Department: Surgery
Location: Kaiser Permanente - Bay Area

Jandie Posner, DO*
Assistant Professor
Department: Surgery
Location: Crozer-Chester Medical Center

Rajeev Prasad, MD*
Associate Professor
Department: Surgery and Pediatrics
Location: St. Christopher's Hospital for Children

Jonathan David Primack, MD*
Assistant Professor
Department: Surgery [Ophthalmology]
Location: Tower Health

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R

Prashanth Ramachandra*
Clinical Associate Professor
Department: Surgery
Location: Mercy Health System

Assar Rather, MD, MS*
Assistant Professor
Department: Surgery
Location: Bayhealth Medical Center

David J. Reich, MD, FACS*
Professor
Department: Surgery
Location: Tower Health - Reading Hospital

Ari Reichstein, MD*
Assistant Professor
Department: Surgery
Location: Allegheny Health Network

Eugene Reilly, MD*
Associate Professor
Department: Surgery
Location: Tower Health - Reading Hospital

Andrew Richards*
Adjunct Assistant Professor
Department: Surgery
Location: UPMC Pinnacle Hospital

Francisco Rodriguez, MD*
Assistant Professor
Department: Surgery
Location: Bayhealth Medical Center

Gina M. Rooker, MD*
Assistant Professor
Department: Surgery
Location: Allegheny Health Network

Carlos Rosales, MD*
Assistant Professor
Department: Surgery [Cardiothoracic]
Location: Allegheny Health Network

S

Sumit Saini, MD*
Instructor
Department: Surgery
Location: Allegheny Health Network

Abhindrajeet Sandhu*
Assistant Professor
Department: Surgery
Location: Kaiser Permanente - Bay Area

Ryan D. Sauber*
Instructor
Department: Surgery
Location: Allegheny Health Network

Suzanne Schiffman, MD*
Assistant Professor
Department: Surgery
Location: Allegheny Health Network

Kyle Schuyler, MD*
Assistant Professor
Department: Surgery
Location: Allegheny Health Network

Scott K. Schweizer, MD*
Department: Surgery

Brady Sieber*
Assistant Professor
Department: Surgery
Location: Kaiser Permanente - Bay Area

Randy Michael Smargiassi, DPM, FACFAS*
Adjunct Assistant Professor
Department: Surgery
Location: Tower Health - Reading Hospital

Raymond L. Smith, MD*
Assistant Professor
Department: Surgery
Location: Tower Health

Renganaden Sooppan, MD*
Assistant Professor
Department: Surgery
Location: Tower Health

Steven Stappaerts*
Assistant Professor
Department: Surgery
Location: Kaiser Permanente - Bay Area

Erin Rhodes Suydam*
Assistant Professor
Department: Surgery
Location: Allegheny Health Network

T

Raymond Talucci, II, MD, FACS*
Professor
Department: Surgery

Peter Tang, MD, MPH*
Professor
Department: Surgery
Location: Allegheny Health Network

Aley Tohamy*
Assistant Professor
Department: Surgery
Location: Crozer-Chester Medical Center

Thomas C. Tung*
Assistant Professor
Department: Surgery
Location: Kaiser Permanente - Bay Area

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Naval Kishor Udgiri, MD*
Assistant Professor
Department: Surgery
Location: Allegheny Health Network

Tadahiro Uemura, MD, PhD*
Professor
Department: Surgery
Location: Allegheny Health Network

V

Ravi Ved*
Assistant Professor
Department: Surgery
Location: Allegheny Health Network

W

Stephen Walker*
Assistant Professor
Department: Surgery
Location: Crozer-Chester Medical Center

Michael S. Weingarten, MD, MBA, FACS*
Professor
Department: Surgery
Location: Drexel University College of Medicine

Benny Weksler, MD, MBA*
Professor
Department: Surgery [Cardiothoracic]
Location: Allegheny Health Network

Shawn E. White, MD, FACS*
Assistant Professor
Department: Surgery [Urology]
Location: Tower Health

Brigham J. Wise*
Assistant Professor
Department: Surgery
Location: Kaiser Permanente - Bay Area

Elaine I-Hui Wu*
Assistant Professor
Department: Surgery
Location: Kaiser Permanente - Bay Area

X

Gary S. Xiao, MD, FACS*
Assistant Professor
Department: Surgery
Location: Tower Health - Reading Hospital

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Z

Ali Hussainy Zaidi, MBBS*
Associate Professor
Department: Surgery
Location: Allegheny Health Network

Michael Zaragoza, MD*
Assistant Professor
Department: Surgery
Location: Bayhealth Medical Center

Hong Zheng, DO, RPVI*
Assistant Professor
Department: Surgery
Location: Tower Health

Emeritus Faculty

Nabil Abaza, DMD, MS, PhD*
Professor Emeritus
Department: Surgery

John R. Clarke, MD, FACS*
Emeritus Professor
Department: Surgery

J. Yasha Kresh, MB, PhD, FACC, FAHA, FAPS
Professor Emeritus of Surgery [Cardiothoracic]
Department: Surgery
Location: Drexel University College of Medicine

* Physician's practice is independent of Drexel University College of Medicine.