Department Chair
Justin Dimick, MD, MPH
Department of Surgery Chair
Frederick A. Coller Distinguished Professor of Surgery
General Surgery Section & Division Heads
Dana A. Telem, MD, MPH
Section Head, General Surgery
Lazar J. Greenfield Professor of Surgery
Vice Chair of Quality & Safety
Professor, Minimally Invasive Surgery
Program Director, Minimally Invasive Surgery Fellowship
Brian C. George, MD, MAEd, FACS
Division Head, Acute Care Surgery
Associate Professor, Acute Care Surgery & Learning Health Sciences
Director, Center for Surgical Training and Research
Associate Program Director, Surgical Critical Care Fellowship - Adult
Michael McGee, MD
Division Head, Colorectal Surgery
Clinical Associate Professor, Colorectal Surgery
Paul G. Gauger, MD
Division Head, Endocrine Surgery
Norman Thompson, MD Professor of Surgery
Professor, Endocrine Surgery
Clinical Chief, Ambulatory Care
Hari Nathan, MD, PhD
Associate Professor, Hepatopancreatobiliary Surgery
Nabeel R. Obeid, MD
Division Head, Minimally Invasive Surgery
Clinical Associate Professor, Minimally Invasive Surgery
Director, Bariatric Surgery Program
Associate Program Director, Minimally Invasive Surgery Fellowship
Lesly A. Dossett, MD, MPH
Division Head, Surgical Oncology
Vice Chair of Faculty Development
Associate Professor, Surgical Oncology
Co-Director, Michigan Program for Value Enhancement (MPrOVE)
Robert W. O'Rourke, MD
Division Head, Veterans Administration
William J. Fry Professor of Surgery
Professor, Minimally Invasive Surgery & Veterans Administration
Bariatric Surgery Program Director, VA Ann Arbor
Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery Section Head
Brent B. Ward, MD, DDS, FACS, FACD
Section Head, Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery/Hospital Dentistry
Chalmers J. Lyons Professor of Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery
Professor, Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery/Hospital Dentistry
Program Director, Head and Neck Oncology & Microvascular Surgery Fellowship
Pediatric Surgery Section Head
Erika A. Newman, MD
Section Head, Pediatric Surgery
Michael W. Mulholland, MD, PhD Research Professor
Associate Professor, Pediatric Surgery
Surgical Director, Mott Solid Tumor Oncology Program
Associate Director for Diversity, Equity, Inclusion & Justice, Rogel Cancer Center
Plastic Surgery Section Head
Paul S. Cederna, MD
Section Head, Plastic Surgery
Robert Oneal Collegiate Professor of Plastic Surgery
Professor, Plastic Surgery & Biomedical Engineering
Thoracic Surgery Section Head
Andrew C. Chang, MD
Section Head, Thoracic Surgery
John Alexander Distinguished Professor in Thoracic Surgery
Professor, Thoracic Surgery
Associate Program Director, Integrated Thoracic Surgery Residency
Transplant Surgery Section Head
Michael J. Englesbe, MD, FACS
Section Head, Transplant Surgery
Cyrenus G. Darling Sr, MD & Cyrenus G. Darling Jr, MD Professor of Surgery
Vice Chair of Resident Mentorship
Professor, Transplant Surgery
Director, Michigan Quality Collaborative Programs
Associate Program Director, General Surgery Residency
Vascular Surgery Section Head
Peter K. Henke, MD, FACS, FAHA
Section Head, Vascular Surgery
Leland Ira Doan Research Professor of Vascular Surgery
Professor, Vascular Surgery
Director, Samuel & Jean Frankel Cardiovascular Center
Department Ombudsperson
Jeffrey Kozlow, MD, MS
Vice Chair of Finance & Strategy
Clinical Associate Professor, Plastic Surgery
Ombudsman, Surgery
Chief, Ann Arbor VA Hospital Plastic Surgery