Meet the Researchers

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.

TOPIC

Breast Cancer

Kristalyn Gallagher, DO

Associate Professor, Surgical Oncology

David W. Ollila, MD

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

Philip M. Spanheimer, MD

Assistant Professor, Surgical Oncology

Burn Injury

Bruce A. Cairns, MD

Professor of Surgery

Booker T. King, MD

Chief and Professor, Burn Surgery
Director of the NC Jaycee Burn Center

Felicia N. Williams, MD

Associate Chief, Burn Surgery
Associate Director, Burn Intensive Care Unit
Associate Professor, Burn Surgery

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

Shrunjay R. Patel, DPM, AACFAS

Assistant Professor, Vascular Surgery, Podiatry

Endocrine Disease

Lawrence Kim, MD

Professor, Surgical Oncology

Jen Jen Yeh, MD

Vice Chair, Research
Professor, Surgical Oncology

Global Surgery

Anthony G. Charles, MD, MPH

Professor, Acute Care &Trauma Surgery
Surgical Director of the Institute of Global Health

Jared Gallaher, MD, MPH

Assistant 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

Arielle Perez, MD, MPH

Associate Professor, General Surgery

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

Arielle Perez, MD, MPH

Associate Professor, General Surgery

Jin H. Ra, MD

Associate Chair of Quality
Professor, Acute Care & Trauma Surgery

Structural Heart Disease

Thomas G. Caranasos, MD