Department of Surgery Faculty

Panos Kougias, MD, MSc
Chair, Department of Surgery
Clarence and Mary Dennis Professor of Surgery
Chief, Division of Vascular Surgery

Ernest J. Barthélemy, MD, MPH, MA
Chief, Division of Neurosurgery
Assistant Professor of Surgery, Neurology, and Orthopedic Surgery

Justin Chin-Bong Choi, MD, FACS
Assistant Professor of Surgery
Division of Vascular Surgery

Dale Distant, MD, FACS
Clinical Professor of Surgery
Director of Hemodialysis Program
Department of Surgery

Lisa Dresner, MD, FACS
Associate Professor of Surgery ; Program Director, General Surgery Residency
Vice Chair of Surgical Education and Faculty Development
Chief, Division of Breast Surgery

Yaniv Fenig, MD
Assistant Professor of Surgery
Division of Transplant Surgery

Jon D. Kirwin, MD
Clerkship Director, SUNY Downstate College of Medicine
Clinical Associate Professor of Surgery
Division of Vascular Surgery

Irina Kovatch, MD
Assistant Professor of Surgery
Department of Surgery

Caroline Rochon, MD, FACS, FRCSC
Chief, Division of Transplantation Surgery
Department of Surgery

Alexander Schwartzman, MD, MBA, FACS
Vice Chairman and Professor, Department of Surgery
Chief, Division of General Surgery
Clinical Assistant Dean, College of Medicine

Francesco M. Serafini, MD, FACS
Assistant Professor of Surgery
Division of Surgical Oncology

Sherene Sharath, PhD, MPH
Assistant Professor of Surgery
Director of Clinical and Health Services Research
Department of Surgery

Aleksandr Shteynberg, MD, FACS
Assistant Professor of Surgery
Division of Plastic Surgery

Nabil Sumrani, MD
Associate Professor of Surgery
Division of Transplant Surgery

Sumanth C. Suresh, MD, FACS
Interim Chief, Division of Surgical Oncology
Director of Surgical Simulation Center
Associate Program Director, Department of Surgery

Henry Talus, MD, FRCS
Assistant Professor of Surgery
Division of Surgical Oncology

Kevin Tehrani, MD, FACS
Chief, Division of Plastic Surgery
Professor of Surgery

John Tomasula, MD
Assistant Professor of Surgery
Division of Vascular Surgery

Francisca Velcek, MD, FACS, FAAP
Chief, Division of Pediatric Surgery
Professor of Surgery

Warren Widmann, MD
Clinical Professor of Surgery
Assistant Dean of Surgical Education
Department of Surgery