Faculty Mentors and Research Descriptions
Hasan B Alam
Professor, Surgery (Trauma and Critical Care), Cell and Developmental Biology
Research Type
- Basic Science
- Translational
Research Interests
Hemorrhage, shock, sepsis, traumatic brain injury, novel treatments
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Murad Alam
Professor, Dermatology (Cutaneous and Aesthetic Surgery), Medical Social Sciences (Outcome and Measurement Science), Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery, Surgery (Organ Transplantation)
Research Type
- Clinical/HSOR
- Global Health
- Consensus and guidelines
Research Interests
Rare skin cancers, developing clinical practice guidelines, qualitative research on surgery under local anesthesia, clinical outcomes after Mohs surgery and minimally invasive cosmetic procedures, core outcome set development
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Amir M Alhajjat
Assistant Professor, Surgery (Pediatric General Surgery), Pediatrics
Dr. Alhajjat's Faculty Profile
Research Type
- Basic Science
- Translational
Research Interests
Fetal immunology, fetal infections
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Carl Atkinson
Professor, Surgery
Dr. Atkinson's Faculty Profile
Research Type
- Basic Science
Research Interests
Transplantation, organ pretreatment strategies, complement biology, respiratory disease, industry collaboration
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Ankit Bharat
Professor, Surgery (Thoracic Surgery), Medicine (Pulmonary and Critical Care)
Research Type
- Basic Science
Research Interests
Lung transplant, transplantation
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Anand Brahmandam
Assistant Professor, Surgery (Vascular Surgery)
Dr. Brahmandam's Faculty Profile
Research Type
- Education
- Translational
Research Interests
Device design, novel therapeutics, and advanced imaging for aortic disease and peripheral artery disease
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Akhil Chawla
Clinical Assistant Professor, Surgery (Surgical Oncology)
Research Type
- Clinical/HSOR
- Translational
Research Interests
Clinical trials, clinical outcomes, translational research
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Dina M Elaraj
Associate Professor, Surgery (Surgical Oncology)
Research Type
- Clinical/HSOR
Research Interests
Hyperaldosteronism, adrenal tumors, clinical outcomes, quality improvement
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Marco Fredrick Ellis
Assistant Professor, Surgery (Plastic Surgery)
Research Type
- Clinical/HSOR
- Education
- Translational
Research Interests
Post-mastectomy pain syndrome, cranioplasty and scalp reconstruction, gender surgery outcomes, autologous breast reconstruction, neurotization
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Mark K Eskandari
Professor, Surgery (Vascular Surgery), Medical Education, Radiology
Dr. Eskandari's Faculty Profile
Dr. Eskandari's Affiliated Website
Research Type
- Clinical/HSOR
Research Interests
Clinical outcomes, open and endovascular surgical care
Colin K Franz
Associate Professor, Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Neurology - Ken and Ruth Davee Department
Dr. Franz's Affiliated Website
Research Type
- Clinical/HSOR
- Translational
Research Interests
Nerve injuries, axon regeneration, precision medicine, ultrasound, neuromuscular medicine, induced pluripotent stem cells, neuroscience
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Robert D Galiano
Professor, Surgery (Plastic Surgery), Dermatology
Research Type
- Basic Science
- Clinical/HSOR
Research Interests
Optimizing wound healing, molecular patterns of scar recovery, improving facial and body aesthetics, tissue engineering, minimization of keloid scarring, assessing adverse effects from surgery, and ethnic differences in surgical outcomes
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Seth D Goldstein
Associate Professor, Surgery (Pediatric General Surgery)
Dr. Goldstein's Faculty Profile
Research Type
- Clinical/HSOR
- Translational
Research Interests
Translational engineering research and pediatric surgical clinical outcomes
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Kathleen L Grady
Professor, Surgery (Cardiac Surgery), Medicine (Cardiology)
Research Type
- Clinical/HSOR
Research Interests
Heart failure, heart transplantation, ventricular assist devices, health-related quality of life, psychosocial outcomes, patient adherence, patient decision-making, caregiver burden, patient education, health literacy and palliative care
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Karen J Ho
Associate Professor, Surgery (Vascular Surgery)
Research Type
- Basic Science
- Clinical/HSOR
Research Interests
Microbiome and vascular disease, peripheral arterial disease, vascular surgery, clinical outcomes after vascular surgery
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Seok Jong Hong
Research Associate Professor, Surgery (Plastic Surgery)
Research Type
- Basic Science
- Translational
Research Interests
Wound healing, hypertrophic scar, dermatitis, muscle regeneration
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Yue-Yung Hu
Associate Professor, Surgery (Pediatric General Surgery)
Research Type
- Clinical/HSOR
- Education
Research Interests
Resident well being, resident mistreatment, surgical education, pediatric surgery quality improvement, pediatric surgery institutional variation in care
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Eric S Hungness
Professor, Surgery (Gastrointestinal), Medical Education
Dr. Hungness's Faculty Profile
Research Type
- Clinical/HSOR
- Education
Research Interests
Foregut surgery outcomes, surgical education, esophageal physiology, laparoscopic common bile duct exploration simulation
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Thomas H Inge
Professor, Surgery (Pediatric General Surgery)
Research Type
- Clinical/HSOR
Research Interests
Pediatric obesity, bariatric surgery outcomes
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Dinesh Jaishankar
Research Assistant Professor, Surgery (Organ Transplantation)
Dr. Jaishankar's Faculty Profile
Dr. Jaishankar's Affiliated Website
Research Type
- Basic Science
- Translational
Research Interests
Solid organ transplantation, bioengineering, nanotherapeutics, donor organ pre-conditioning strategies, endothelial cell biology, immunometabolism
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Bin Jiang
Assistant Professor, Surgery (Vascular Surgery)
Assistant Professor, McCormick School of Engineering
Dr. Jiang's Affiliated Website
Research Type
- Basic Science
- Translational
- Engineering
Research Interests
PAD, AAA, vascular calcification, diabetic vascular complications, COVID-19 induced vascular injuries
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Julie K Johnson
Adjunct Professor, Surgery (Surgical Oncology)
Dr. K. Johnson's Faculty Profile
Dr. K. Johnson's Affiliated Website
Research Type
- Clinical/HSOR
- Education
Research Interests
Clinical quality improvement, improvement science, implementation science, qualitative research methods, coproduction
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Sumanas W Jordan
Assistant Professor, Surgery (Plastic Surgery)
Research Type
- Basic Science
- Clinical/HSOR
Research Interests
Electroconductive scaffolds for nerve and muscle engineering, transgender health, gender affirming surgery, lymphedema surgery
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Seema A Khan
Professor, Surgery (Breast Surgery)
Research Type
- Basic Science
- Clinical/HSOR
Research Interests
Breast cancer, cancer prevention
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Swati Kulkarni
Professor, Surgery (Breast Surgery)
Dr. Kulkarni's Faculty Profile
Research Type
- Clinical/HSOR
- Translational
Research Interests
Breast cancer, breast cancer prevention, clinical trials
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Daniela P Ladner
Professor, Surgery (Organ Transplantation), Medical Social Sciences (Determinants of Health)
Dr. Ladner's Affiliated Website
Research Type
- Clinical/HSOR
Research Interests
Liver disease, kidney disease and transplantation
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Monica M Laronda
Assistant Professor, Pediatrics (Endocrinology), Obstetrics and Gynecology
Dr. Laronda's Affiliated Website
Research Type
- Basic Science
- Translational
Research Interests
Fertility and hormone preservation and restoration
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Joseph R Leventhal
Professor, Surgery (Organ Transplantation)
Dr. Leventhal's Faculty Profile
Research Type
- Basic Science
- Clinical/HSOR
- Translational
Research Interests
Transplant tolerance, biomarkers, xenotransplantation
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Juliet S Lumati
Assistant Professor, Surgery (Surgical Oncology)
Research Type
- Global Health
Research Interests
Healthcare financing , financial toxicity
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S Chris Malaisrie
Professor, Surgery (Cardiac Surgery)
Dr. Malaisrie's Faculty Profile
Research Type
- Clinical/HSOR
- Translational
Research Interests
Atrial fibrillation, Thoracic aortic disease, Bicuspid aortic valve, Mitral regurgitation, Pulmonary hypertension
Neel A Mansukhani
Assistant Professor, Surgery (Vascular Surgery)
Dr. Mansukhani's Faculty Profile
Research Type
- Clinical/HSOR
- Translational
Research Interests
Aortic diseases, peripheral vascular disease, quality improvement, enhanced recovery, healthcare disparities
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James M Mathew
Research Professor, Surgery (Organ Transplantation), Microbiology-Immunology
Dr. Mathew's Affiliated Website
Research Type
- Basic Science
- Translational
Research Interests
Transplantation, clinical trial methodology, immune regulation, immunology, stem cells, translational research, liver diseases, viral diseases
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Melissa G Medina
Assistant Professor, Surgery (Cardiac Surgery)
Research Type
- Clinical/HSOR
- Education
- Global Health
Research Interests
Resident education, heart transplantation, aortic pathology
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Nicole A Meredyth
Assistant Professor, Surgery (Trauma and Critical Care)
Dr. Meredyth's Faculty Profile
Research Type
- Clinical/HSOR
- Education
- Normative, Descriptive
Research Interests
Trauma and emergency general surgery, surgical ethics, ethics education, surgical education, simulation education
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Satish N Nadig
Professor, Surgery (Organ Transplantation), Microbiology-Immunology, Pediatrics
Dr. Nadig's Affiliated Website
Research Type
- Basic Science
- Translational
Research Interests
Transplant tolerance, organ pretreatment strategies, industry collaboration, immunometabolism, nanotherapy
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Vitaliy Y Poylin
Associate Professor, Surgery (Gastrointestinal)
Research Type
- Clinical/HSOR
- Global Health
Research Interests
Inflammatory bowel disease (IBD), improvement in perioperative care, optimization of OR processes
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Mehul V Raval
Professor, Surgery (Pediatric General Surgery), Pediatrics
Dr. Raval's Affiliated Website
Research Type
- Clinical/HSOR
Research Interests
Improving quality, safety, and value for children undergoing surgery
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Heron E Rodriguez
Professor, Surgery (Vascular Surgery), Radiology
Dr. Rodriguez's Faculty Profile
Dr. Rodriguez's Affiliated Website
Research Type
- Clinical/HSOR
- Education
Research Interests
Clinical outcomes after lower extremity revascularization, abdominal aortic aneurysm repair, venous and arterial surgery
Vinayak S Rohan
Associate Professor, Surgery (Organ Transplantation)
Research Type
- Clinical/HSOR
Research Interests
Outcomes research, quality improvement
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Erin Rowell
Professor, Surgery (Pediatric General Surgery)
Dr. Rowell's Affiliated Website
Research Type
- Basic Science
- Clinical/HSOR
- Translational
Research Interests
Pediatric fertility preservation, pediatric ovarian biology
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Justin R Ryder
Associate Professor, Surgery (Pediatric General Surgery), Pediatrics
Dr. Ryder's Affiliated Website
Research Type
- Basic Science
- Clinical/HSOR
- Translational
Research Interests
Pediatric obesity treatment
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Steven J Schwulst
Associate Professor, Surgery (Trauma and Critical Care)
Dr. Schwulst's Faculty Profile
Dr. Schwulst's Affiliated Website
Research Type
- Basic Science
Research Interests
Traumatic brain injury, microglia, molecular biology, immunology, computational biology, neuroscience, gut microbiome
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Aimen F Shaaban
Professor, Surgery (Pediatric General Surgery), Pediatrics
Research Type
- Basic Science
- Clinical/HSOR
- Translational
Research Interests
Fetal surgery
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Arun Sharma
Research Associate Professor, Urology (Pediatric Urology)
Dr. Sharma's Affiliated Website
Research Type
- Basic Science
- Translational
Research Interests
The implementation of regenerative engineering principles to improve translational outcomes for a wide array of patient populations afflicted with debilitating disease.
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Anne M Stey
Assistant Professor, Surgery (Trauma and Critical Care)
Research Type
- Clinical/HSOR
Research Interests
Trauma systems, victim services, non-technical skills
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Riccardo A Superina
Professor, Surgery (Pediatric Transplant Surgery)
Dr. Superina's Faculty Profile
Research Type
- Clinical/HSOR
Research Interests
Portal hypertension in children, biliary atresia, congenital portosystemic shunts, results of treatment of liver tumors in children
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Anat Roitberg-Tambur
Research Professor, Surgery (Organ Transplantation)
Dr. Tambur's Affiliated Website
Research Type
- Translational
Research Interests
Transplant immunology
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Leah Carey Tatebe
Associate Professor, Surgery (Trauma and Critical Care)
Research Type
- Clinical/HSOR
- Education
- Translational
Research Interests
Injury prevention, pre-hospital trauma care, trauma resuscitation, resident autonomy
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Research Type
- Clinical/HSOR
- Education
Research Interests
Outcomes, Surgeon decision-making, Physiology of foregut and bariatric surgery, Surgical video review, AI for education and outcomes prediction, Simulator-based surgical education
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Chad M Teven
Clinical Assistant Professor, Surgery (Plastic Surgery)
Research Type
- Clinical/HSOR
- Education
- Translational
Research Interests
Health Economics, Medical Ethics, Innovation
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Yao Tian
Research Assistant Professor, Surgery (Surgical Oncology)
Research Type
- Clinical/HSOR
Research Interests
Quality of care, clinical outcomes, quantitative research
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Ashley K Vavra
Associate Professor, Surgery (Vascular Surgery)
Dr. Vavra's Affiliated Website
Research Type
- Clinical/HSOR
- Education
Research Interests
Quality improvement
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Gabriel A Wallace
Clinical Assistant Professor, Surgery (Vascular Surgery)
Research Type
- Clinical/HSOR
- Education
Research Interests
Clinical outcomes, open and endovascular surgical care, non-ionizing imaging modalities
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Bowen Wang
Assistant Professor, Surgery
Research Type
- Basic Science
- Translational
Research Interests
Understanding of and innovative therapies for peripheral vascular disease
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Rebecca L Williams
Assistant Professor, Surgery (Surgical Oncology)
Dr. Williams's Faculty Profile
Research Type
- Clinical/HSOR
- Education
Research Interests
Surgical education, surgical learning environment, psychological safety, motivation, entrustable professional activities, curriculum development
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David S Winlaw
Professor, Surgery (Pediatric Cardiovascular-Thoracic Surgery), Pediatrics (Cardiology)
Research Type
- Clinical/HSOR
- Translational
Research Interests
Outcomes after heart surgery for congenital heart disease, development of a novel valved RV-PA connection, neurodevelopment in the context of congenital heart disease
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