AHEC Speaker Catalog
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| Faculty Member | Faculty/APP | Surgery Division(s) | Specialty Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Adam Akerman, PhD | Faculty (Research) | Cardiothoracic (Research) | diagnostic and therapeutic development in cardiovascular pathology, health disparities, scalable inventions and therapeutics |
| Adesola Akinkuotu, MD, MPH | Faculty | Pediatric Surgery | minimally invasive surgery, thoracic surgery, congenital anomalies, prenatal counseling |
| Adeyemi "Yemi" Ogunleye, MD | Faculty | Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery | microvascular surgery, complex oncologic reconstruction, hand surgery, flap neurotization, surgical treatment of lymphedema, neuroma and nerve surgery |
| Alexander H. Toledo, MD | Faculty | Abdominal Transplantation | solid organ transplant, pediatric transplant, living-related organ donation, immunology |
| Andrew Schneider, MD | Faculty | Acute Care & Trauma Surgery | general surgery, trauma surgery, surgical critical care, extracorporeal membrane oxygenation, ECMO |
| Anthony A. Meyer, MD, PhD | Faculty (Chair Emeritus) | Chair Emeritus / Hillsborough | general surgery, trauma, critical care, oncology, burns, immunology |
| Aurelie Merlo, MD | Faculty | Cardiothoracic Surgery | thoracic organ transplantation, end-stage heart failure, mechanical circulatory support |
| Benjamin E. Haithcock, MD | Faculty | Cardiothoracic Surgery | thoracic oncology, lung cancer, esophageal cancer, lung transplant, end-stage lung disease, minimally invasive surgery, endobronchial ultrasound, tracheal surgery, stents, cardiac surgery, end-stage heart disease |
| Blair A. Keagy, MD | Faculty | Vascular Surgery | thoraco-abdominal aneurysms, peripheral vascular surgery, carotid artery disease, aneurysm |
| Booker T. King, MD | Faculty | Burn Surgery | burn critical care, burn wound conversion, burn resuscitation |
| Caprice C. Greenberg, MD, MPH | Faculty | Chair / Department of Surgery | breast cancer, breast surgical oncology, health services research, quality and performance improvement, leadership |
| Cathleen Mooney, MD | Faculty | Pediatric Surgery | |
| Chirag Desai, MD, FACS | Faculty | Abdominal Transplantation | hepatobiliary and pancreatic surgery, auto islet cell transplantation, liver transplantation in adult and pediatric patients, split liver transplantation, complex liver and pancreatic resections, islet cell transplantation, advanced liver, bile duct and pancreatic surgery |
| Christopher Bergen, DPM, AACFAS | Faculty | Vascular Surgery | |
| Clara Lee, MD, MPP | Faculty | Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery / Health Services Research | breast reconstruction, microsurgery, gender affirming chest reconstruction |
| D. Wayne Overby, MD, FACS | Faculty | Gastrointestinal / General Surgery (Hillsborough) | gallbladder, minimally invasive biliary surgery, hernia surgery, gastroesophageal reflux disease, achalasia and Barrett's esophagus, open and minimally invasive hernia repair |
| Daryhl Johnson II, MD, MPH | Faculty | Acute Care & Trauma Surgery | trauma, critical care |
| David W. Ollila, MD | Faculty | Surgical Oncology | general surgical oncology, applications of sentinel node technology, neoadjuvant immunotherapy for metastatic melanoma, locally advanced cutaneous squamous cell carcinoma and merkel cell carcinoma, de-escalation nodal basin surgery after neoadjuvant immunotherapy, breast cancer, de-escalation nodal basin surgery after neoadjuvant therapy, genetic predisposition to breast cancer, melanoma, clinical trials |
| Deepali Darji, DPM, FACFAS | Faculty | Vascular Surgery | plantar fasciectomy for first ray wounds |
| Delora Mount, MD | Faculty | Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery | cranial and facial plastic surgery, complex facial reconstruction, cleft lip and palate reconstruction, prominent ear deformity, congenital ear deformity, pediatric facial trauma, mandibular distraction, 22q deletion syndrome, Stickler syndrome, birthmarks |
| Douglas Tyler, MD, MSHCT, FACS, MAMSE | Faculty | Acute Care / Hillsborough Services | gastrointestinal cancers, melanoma, general surgery, hernias, soft tissue conditions, gallbladder conditions, intestinal conditions, appendix conditions |
| Ehsan Benrashid, MD | Faculty | Vascular Surgery | aortic disease, peripheral arterial disease, PAD, aortic and peripheral aneurysms, cerebrovascular disease including using of TCAR, dialysis access, vascular reconstructions for oncologic procedures |
| Elisabeth "Lisa" Tracy, MD | Faculty | Pediatric Surgery | clinical and research interests in cancer surgery in children, renal tumors, thoracic tumors, esophageal atresia, lung malformations, neonatal surgery, surgical education |
| Elizabeth Gleeson, MD, MPH | Faculty | Surgical Oncology | general surgical oncology, gastrointestinal cancer, hepatobiliary surgery, hyperthermic intraperitoneal chemotherapy, HIPEC, peritoneal diseases, gastric cancer, cholangiocarcinoma, metastatic colorectal cancer, regional cancer therapies |
| Emmanouil Giorgakis, MD, FACS | Faculty | Abdominal Transplantation | liver transplantation, kidney transplantation, pancreas transplantation, living donor liver transplantation, living donor kidney transplantation, hepatobiliary surgery, pancreatic surgery |
| Esteban Calderon, MD | Faculty | Abdominal Transplantation | abdominal transplant, hepatobiliary surgery, general surgery, robotic surgery |
| F. Ezequiel Parodi, MD | Faculty | Vascular Surgery | endovascular repair of aortic disease, endovascular surgery, aortic aneurysm, carotid disease, aortic surgery, thoracoabdominal aortic aneurysms, TAAA, complex endovascular aortic repair |
| Felicia N. Williams, MD | Faculty | Burn Surgery | burn injury, burn surgery, burn ICU, skin graft, first degree burn, second degree burn, third degree burn, scald burn, grease burn, electrical burn, chemical burn, acid burn, frostbite, smoke inhalation, lightning strike, Stevens-Johnson syndrome, SJS, TENS, staph scalded skin syndrome, burn scar management, wound care, nutrition, hypermetabolism, critical care, burn reconstruction |
| Gita Mody, MD, MPH | Faculty | Cardiothoracic Surgery | minimally invasive thoracic surgery, robotic surgery, lung resection, lung volume reduction surgery, lung transplantation, extracorporeal membrane oxygenation, ECMO, chest wall resection, thymoma resection, patient-centered outcomes, surgical outcomes, surgical capacity building |
| Gregory Knoll, MD | Faculty | Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery | hand surgery, peripheral nerve conditions, certification in the subspecialty of hand surgery |
| Hong Jin Kim, MD | Faculty | Surgical Oncology | general surgical oncology, gastrointestinal malignancies, pancreatic cancer, pancreatic tumors, soft tissue sarcomas, hepatobiliary malignancies, hepatopancreaticobiliary surgery, liver tumors, pancreatic cysts, biliary tract malignancies, colon cancer, gastric cancer, cholangiocarcinomas, liver metastases, surgical oncology fellowship education, surgical oncology quality improvement |
| Howard Kashefsky, DPM | Faculty | Vascular Surgery | sports medicine, diabetic foot care, wound care, foot surgery |
| Jacob Wood, MD | Faculty | Vascular Surgery | minimally invasive aortic surgery, endovascular aortic repair, thoracic aneurysms, peripheral vascular disease, cerebral vascular disease |
| Jared Gallaher, MD, MPH | Faculty | Acute Care & Trauma Surgery | global health research, trauma, critical care |
| Jason M. Long, MD, MPH | Faculty | Cardiothoracic Surgery | thoracic oncology, lung cancer, esophageal cancer, lung transplantation, minimally invasive thoracic surgery, robotic thoracic surgery, chest wall resection and reconstruction, thoracic trauma, lung nodule localization and resection, lung cancer screening, incidental pulmonary nodules, lung cancer detection, guideline-based care |
| Jen Jen Yeh, MD | Faculty | Surgical Oncology / Vice Chair Research | pancreatic cancer, minimally invasive parathyroid surgery, melanoma surgery, adrenal surgery, thyroid surgery |
| Jennifer C. Carr, MD | Faculty | Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery | body contouring after weight loss, transgender surgery |
| Jeremiah Deneve, DO, FACS | Faculty | Surgical Oncology | surgical oncology, hyperthermic intraperitoneal chemotherapy, HIPEC, colorectal cancer, carcinomatosis, appendiceal cancer, cytoreduction |
| Jessica Schumacher, PhD | Faculty (Research) | Surgical Oncology (Research) | |
| John McClellan, MD | Faculty | Acute Care & Trauma Surgery | trauma, critical care, acute care surgery, burn surgery |
| John S. Ikonomidis, MD, PhD | Faculty | Cardiothoracic Surgery | coronary artery bypass grafting, aortic valve replacement, transcatheter aortic valve replacement, TAVR, mitral valve repair and replacement, tricuspid valve repair and replacement, aortic root enlargement procedures, aortic root replacement, valve-sparing techniques, aortic aneurysm surgery, left ventricular assist devices, LVADs, heart transplantation, human and animal research on causes and treatments for aortic aneurysm disease |
| Jonathan Stem, MD | Faculty | Gastrointestinal Surgery | malignant and benign diseases of the colon, rectum and anus, colon cancer, rectal cancer, anal cancer, inflammatory bowel disease, IBD, rectal prolapse, diverticulitis, colorectal cancer, hemorrhoids, fissures, fistulas, ulcerative colitis, Crohn's disease |
| Julia Selfridge, MD | Faculty | Surgical Oncology | breast surgical oncology |
| Julie Johnson, MSPH, PhD | Faculty (Research) | Surgical Oncology (Research) | |
| Karyn Stitzenberg, MD, MPH | Faculty | Surgical Oncology | general surgical oncology, complex pelvic tumors, lower gastrointestinal cancers, melanoma, minimally invasive robotic cancer surgery |
| Katharine McGinigle, MD, MPH | Faculty | Vascular Surgery | peripheral artery disease, PAD, diabetic foot ulcer and limb preservation, carotid artery disease |
| Katherine Rodby, MD | Faculty | Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery | autologous breast reconstruction, breast reconstruction, chest, abdomen and weight-loss body reconstruction, orthopedic reconstruction and limb salvage, complex wound reconstruction, lymphedema |
| Kevin Calder, MD | Faculty | Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery | pediatric surgery, craniofacial surgery, cleft lip and palate surgery, hand surgery, breast surgery |
| Kristalyn Gallagher, DO | Faculty | Surgical Oncology (Breast) | breast surgical oncology, oncoplastic surgery, excisional biopsy, lumpectomy, mastectomy, skin-sparing mastectomy, nipple-sparing mastectomy, oncoplastic surgery, sentinel lymph node biopsy and mapping, axillary node dissection, axillary reverse mapping to reduce lymphedema, locally advanced breast cancer, breast cancer in young women, breast sarcomas, benign breast disease, high risk breast cancer patients |
| Lauren Raff, MD | Faculty | Acute Care & Trauma Surgery | general surgery, trauma surgery, surgical critical care, extracorporeal membrane oxygenation, ECMO |
| Lawrence Kim, MD | Faculty | Surgical Oncology | endocrine gland surgery, thyroid surgery, parathyroid surgery, adrenal surgery, endocrine pancreas surgery, endocrine cancers, thyroid diseases, thyroid nodules, thyroid cancer |
| Luigi Pascarella, MD | Faculty | Vascular Surgery | aortic disease, cerebrovascular disease, peripheral arterial disease, PAD, venous disease, vascular reconstruction in abdominal, upper and lower extremity oncologic resections, thoracic outlet syndrome, transcarotid artery revascularization, TCAR |
| Lynn Damitz, MD | Faculty | Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery | aesthetic surgery of face and body, breast reconstruction, reconstruction of oncologic defects, body contouring, general reconstructive surgery of the face and body, facial trauma |
| Maggie Hodges, MD, MPH | Faculty | Gastrointestinal Surgery | foregut surgery, gastroesophageal reflux disease, achalasia, paraesophageal hernia, hiatal hernias, bariatric surgery, revisional foregut and bariatric surgery, robotic and laparoscopic surgery, climate change and health, bariatric surgery for optimization of transplant candidates |
| Marc Whitman, MD | Faculty | General Surgery (Hillsborough) | general surgery, dialysis access |
| Mark A. Farber, MD | Faculty | Vascular Surgery | minimally invasive aortic surgery, endovascular aortic repair, thoracic aneurysms, fenestrated aortic repair, branched aortic repair, aortic transections, aortic dissections, abdominal aortic aneurysms, aortic iliac occlusive disease, carotid artery disease |
| Matthew Eckert, MD | Faculty | Acute Care & Trauma Surgery | |
| Melissa Chen, MD | Faculty | Abdominal Transplantation | liver transplantation, kidney transplantation, pancreas transplantation |
| Michael O. Meyers, MD | Faculty | Surgical Oncology | stomach cancer, esophageal cancer, multidisciplinary care, patient preferences in decision making, quality of life in older patients |
| Michael Phillips, MD, MSCR, FACS | Faculty | Pediatric Surgery | minimally invasive surgery, thoracic surgery, congenital anomalies, extracorporeal membrane oxygenation, ECMO, prenatal counseling, inflammatory bowel disease, IBD |
| Michael T. LeCompte, MD | Faculty | Surgical Oncology | liver and pancreas malignancies, liver cancer, pancreatic cancer, hepatobiliary carcinoma for liver, colorectal liver metastasis |
| Muneera R. Kapadia, MD, MME | Faculty | Gastrointestinal Surgery | colorectal cancer, inflammatory bowel disease, IBD |
| Phil Spanheimer, MD | Faculty | Surgical Oncology | breast cancer molecular biology, hormone response, mechanisms of hormone resistance in breast cancer |
| Rachel Niehuus, MD, PhD | Faculty | Acute Care & Trauma Surgery | acute care surgery, robotic surgery, surgical critical care, surgical nutrition, enterocutaneous fistulae, hernias, abdominal wall reconstruction |
| Raghid Bitar, MD | Faculty | General Surgery (Hillsborough) | surgical endoscopy and endobariatrics |
| Robert Hanfland, MD | Faculty | Cardiothoracic Surgery | congenital heart surgery |
| Robert Torphy, MD, PhD | Faculty (Research) | Surgical Oncology (Research) | hepatopancreatobiliary diseases, HBP, liver, pancreas, bile ducts |
| Ronald "Dave" Hardin, MD | Faculty | Acute Care & Trauma Surgery | |
| Ross M. Ungerleider, MD, MBA | Faculty | Cardiothoracic Surgery | pulmonary autograft Ross procedure in infants, children and adults, surgical and postoperative management of hypoplastic left heart syndrome, HLHS, surgical education in leadership, teams, communication skills and professionalism, neonatal and infant cardiac surgery, brain protection in infants during cardiac surgery, intraoperative echocardiography |
| Samuel Ricardo Torres Landa Fernandez, MD | Faculty | Gastrointestinal Surgery | minimally invasive surgery, bariatric surgery, foregut surgery, gastroesophageal reflux disease, obesity, dysphagia, paraesophageal hernia, hiatal hernia, inguinal hernia, ventral hernia, achalasia, robotic surgery, laparoscopic surgery |
| Sean E. McLean, MD | Faculty | Pediatric Surgery | pediatric and neonatal general and thoracic surgery, minimally invasive surgery, pediatric solid tumors, congenital diaphragmatic hernia, pulmonary hypertension, extracorporeal membrane oxygenation, ECMO, fetal surgery, EXIT procedure, anorectal malformations, congenital lung malformations, esophageal anomalies, AI in pediatric surgery |
| Sergio Mazzola Poli de Figueiredo, MD | Faculty | Gastrointestinal Surgery | general surgery, abdominal wall reconstruction, hernia surgery, minimally invasive surgery, robotic surgery |
| Shannelle Campbell, MD, MPH | Faculty | General & Acute Care Surgery (Hillsborough) | narrative assessment of medical students, robotic general surgery |
| Sharon E. Schiro, PhD | Faculty (Research) | Research, Acute Care & Trauma | |
| Sorabh Kapoor, MD | Faculty | Abdominal Transplantation | living donor liver transplantation |
| Stephen Heisler, DPM, MHSA | Faculty | Vascular Surgery | wound healing, foot and ankle surgery, deformity management and correction, reconstructive surgery, diabetic Charcot deformities, research |
| Thane Blinman, MD | Faculty | Pediatric Surgery | pediatric surgeries, minimally invasive surgery, thoracic surgery, congenital pulmonary airway malformation, CPAM, CLE, bronchogenic cyst, myasthenia gravis, tracheomalacia, foregut disease, gastroesophageal reflux disease, hiatal hernia, achalasia, duplications, biliary disease, biliary atresia, choledochal cyst |
| Thomas M. Egan, MD, MSc | Faculty | Cardiothoracic Surgery | lung transplantation, lung cancer, esophageal cancer, airway diseases and problems, quantitative lung ultrasound |
| Timothy M. Farrell, MD | Faculty | Gastrointestinal Surgery | minimally invasive foregut surgery, gastroesophageal reflux disease, achalasia, hiatal hernias, morbid obesity, Barrett's esophagus |
| Trevor Wood, MD, PharmD, FRCSC, FACS | Faculty | Gastrointestinal Surgery | inflammatory bowel disease, IBD, colorectal cancer, diverticulitis |
| Trista Reid, MD, MPH | Faculty | Acute Care & Trauma Surgery | extracorporeal membrane oxygenation, ECMO |
| William Lao, MD, FACS | Faculty | Acute Care & Trauma Surgery | emergency general surgery, trauma surgery, surgical critical care, ballistic injuries, blast injuries, motor vehicle injuries, automobile safety, chest wall injuries and reconstruction |