Meet the Researchers | Department of Surgery

We have a variety of researchers in our department that come from a wide swath of backgrounds and interests. Our researchers are doing basic science research in the lab along with translational and clinical outcomes research.

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Breast Cancer

Kristalyn Gallagher, DO

Professor, Surgical Oncology

David W. Ollila, MD

Associate Chair of Faculty Development
James and Jesse Millis Distinguished Professor, Surgical Oncology

Philip M. Spanheimer, MD

Associate Professor
Associate Chair of Basic and Translational Research

Burn Injury

Booker T. King, MD

Chief of Burn Surgery
Oliver R. Rowe Distinguished Clinical Professor
Director of Complex Wound Program

Felicia N. Williams, MD

Associate Chief of Burn Surgery
Medical Director of the NC Jaycee Burn Center

Diabetic Foot and Ankle Wounds

Stephen Heisler, DPM, MHSA

Assistant Professor, Vascular Surgery, Podiatry

Howard Kashefsky, DPM

Associate Professor, Vascular Surgery, Podiatry

William Marston, MD

Associate Chair of Research for Clinical Trials
Professor, Vascular Surgery

Endocrine Disease

Lawrence Kim, MD

Professor, Surgical Oncology

Jen Jen Yeh, MD

Vice Chair, Research
Professor, Surgical Oncology

Global Surgery

Jared Gallaher, MD, MPH

Associate Professor, Acute Care & Trauma Surgery

Gita Mody, MD, MPH

Associate Professor, Cardiothoracic Surgery

Trista Reid, MD, MPH

Associate Professor, Acute Care & Trauma Surgery

Hernia Surgery

D. Wayne Overby, MD

Associate Professor, General and Acute Care Surgery

Hillsborough Hospital

History of Surgery

Melanoma

Michael O. Meyers, MD

Executive Vice Chair, Clinical Operations
James F. and Alice B. Newsome Distinguished Professor, Surgical Oncology

David W. Ollila, MD

Associate Chair of Faculty Development
James and Jesse Millis Distinguished Professor, Surgical Oncology

Pancreatic Cancer

Hong Jin Kim, MD

Executive Vice Chair, Academic Affairs
Ted. B. Seagroves Jr. Distinguished Professor, Surgical Oncology

Jen Jen Yeh, MD

Vice Chair, Research
Professor, Surgical Oncology

Peripheral Arterial Disease

Katharine McGinigle, MD, MPH

Associate Professor, Vascular Surgery

Quality Improvement

Structural Heart Disease

Thoracic Aortic Aneurysm

Trauma and Acute Care

Jared Gallaher, MD, MPH

Associate Professor, Acute Care & Trauma Surgery

Trista Reid, MD, MPH

Associate Professor, Acute Care & Trauma Surgery