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General Surgery Faculty

Program Management

Gabriel Akopian, MD, MBA

General Surgery
Program Director
Colorectal Surgery

Richard Vasak, MD

Richard Vasak, MD

General Surgery
Associate Program Director
Surgical Critical Care / Trauma

Jessica Reed

Jessica Reed

General Surgery
Program Manager

General Surgery Faculty

Aaron Lewis, MD

General Surgery Faculty
Surgical Oncology

Juliane Y. Golan, MD

General Surgery Faculty
General Surgery

James Recabaren, MD

General Surgery Faculty
Surgical Critical Care

Magdi Alexander, MD

General Surgery Faculty
General Surgery

Howard Kaufman, MD

General Surgery Faculty
Colorectal Surgery

David Lourie, MD

General Surgery Faculty
General Surgery

Wes Powell, MD

General Surgery Faculty
General Surgery

Claudia Emami, MD

General Surgery Faculty
Pediatric Surgery

Amal Obaid-Schmid, MD

General Surgery Faculty
Surgical Critical Care
Medical Director of Trauma Services

Christopher Tiner, MD

General Surgery Faculty
Plastic Surgery
Oral/Maxillo Facial Surgery