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