Department Chair
Justin Dimick, MD, MPH
Department of Surgery Chair
Frederick A. Coller Distinguished Professor of Surgery
Executive Vice Chair
Christopher Sonnenday, MD
Associate Professor, Transplant Surgery & Health Management and Policy
Executive Vice Chair, Department of Surgery
Vice Chairs
Mark S. Cohen, MD, FACS
Professor, Surgery and Pharmacology
Associate Chair of Innovation & Entrepreneurship, Surgery
Vice Chair of Clinical Operations, Surgery
Director, Medical School Path of Excellence in Innovation and Entrepreneurship
Director, Endocrine Surgery Research
Lesly A. Dossett, MD, MPH
Assistant Professor, General Surgery
Vice Chair of Faculty Life, Surgery
Amir A. Ghaferi, MD, MS
Associate Professor, General Surgery
Associate Professor, Stephen M. Ross School of Business
Vice Chair of Finance & Strategy, Surgery
Surgical Director, University Hospital OR
Director, Michigan Bariatric Surgery Collaborative
Steven J. Kasten, MD, MHPE, FACS
Clinical Professor, Plastic Surgery
Vice Chair of Education, Surgery
Director of Graduate Medical Education Innovation, University of Michigan Medical School
Erika A. Newman, MD
Associate Professor, Pediatric Surgery
Vice Chair of Faculty Development, Surgery
Surgical Director, Mott Solid Tumor Oncology Program
Marina Pasca di Magliano, PhD
Associate Professor, General Surgery
Vice Chair of Research, Surgery
Associate Professor, Cell and Developmental Biology
Gurjit Sandhu, PhD
Associate Professor, Surgery & Learning Health Sciences
Vice Chair of Resident Professional Development, Surgery
Dana A. Telem, MD, MPH
Division Chief, Minimally Invasive Surgery
Associate Professor, General Surgery
Vice Chair of Clinical Operations, Surgery
Director, Michigan Comprehensive Hernia Program
Chandu Vemuri, MD, FACS
Assistant Professor, Vascular Surgery
Vice Chair of Business Intelligence, Surgery
Director, Medical Student Simulation Curriculum
Director, Vascular Surgery Residency Preparatory Course
Director, Thoracic Outlet Syndrome Program
Director, Vascular Surgery Venous Program
Ambulatory Care Clinical Chief, Vascular Surgery
Chair, FCVC Innovation Program
Jennifer F. Waljee, MD, MPH, MS
Associate Professor, Plastic Surgery & Orthopaedic Surgery
Vice Chair of Health Services Research, Surgery
Director, Center for Healthcare Outcomes & Policy
General Surgery Section and Division Chiefs
Hasan B. Alam, MBBS
Section Chief, General Surgery
Norman W. Thompson Professor of Surgery
Krishnan Raghavendran, MBBS
Division Chief, Acute Care Surgery
Professor, General Surgery
Director, Michigan Center for Global Surgery
Paul G. Gauger, MD
Division Chief, Endocrine Surgery
William J. Fry Professor of Surgery
Professor, Medical Education
Program Director, General Surgery Residency
Clifford S. Cho, MD, FACS
Division Chief, Hepatopancreatobiliary Surgery
C. Gardner Child Professor of Surgery
Professor, General Surgery
Scott E. Regenbogen, MD, MPH
Division Chief, Colorectal Surgery
Associate Professor, General Surgery
Associate Chief Clinical Officer for Surgical Specialties, UMMG
Dana A. Telem, MD, MPH
Division Chief, Minimally Invasive Surgery
Associate Professor, General Surgery
Vice Chair of Clinical Operations, Surgery
Director, Michigan Comprehensive Hernia Program
Michael S. Sabel, MD
Division Chief, Surgical Oncology
William W. Coon Collegiate Professor of Surgical Oncology
Professor, General Surgery
Robert W. O'Rourke, MD
Chief, Division of Veteran's Administration
Professor, General Surgery
Director of Bariatric Surgery Program, AAVA
Director, Obesity-Adipose Tissue Research Laboratory
Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery Section Chief
Brent B. Ward, DDS, MD
Section Chief, Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery/Hospital Dentistry
Associate Professor, Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery/Hospital Dentistry
Director, Oncology/Microvascular Surgery Fellowship
Pediatric Surgery Section Chief
Ronald B. Hirschl, MD
Section Chief, Pediatric Surgery
Arnold G. Coran Collegiate Professor of Pediatric Surgery
Plastic Surgery Section Chief
Paul S. Cederna, MD
Section Chief, Plastic Surgery
Robert Oneal Collegiate Professor of Plastic Surgery
Professor, Biomedical Engineering
Thoracic Surgery Section Chief
Andrew C. Chang, MD
Section Chief, Thoracic Surgery
John Alexander Distinguished Professor
Professor, Thoracic Surgery
Transplant Surgery Section chief
John C. Magee, MD
Section Chief, Transplant Surgery
Jeremiah & Claire Turcotte Professor of Transplant Surgery
Professor, Internal Medicine & Pediatrics
Director, University of Michigan Transplant Center
Vascular Surgery Section Chief
Thomas W. Wakefield, MD
Section Chief, Vascular Surgery
Stanley Professor of Vascular Surgery
Director, Samuel and Jean Frankel Cardiovascular Center
Department Ombudsperson
Jeffrey H. Kozlow, MD, MS
Clinical Associate Professor, Plastic Surgery
Ombudsman, Surgery
Chief, Ann Arbor VA Hospital Plastic Surgery