Surgery - Primary Faculty

• Akras, James A., MD, Clinical Assistant Professor
• Alattar, Omar , MD, Visiting Post-Doctoral Fellow
• Anderson, Douglas H., DO, Clinical Assistant Professor
• Arrison, Daniel P., MD, Adjunct Assistant Professor
• Attar, Safuh , MD, BA, Professor Emeritus
• Azim, Shafquat , PhD, Post Doc Fellow
  sazim@som.umaryland.edu
  Keywords: Transplantation research, kidney transplantation, single-cell RNA sequencing, operational tolerance, cell-free biomarkers, CRISPR-Cas9 mediated-knockout/methylation/demethylation, DNA methylation
• Balumuka, Darius , MBBS, Visiting Instructor
• Banerjee, Anirban , PhD, Assistant Professor
• Belyansky, Igor , MD, Adjunct Instructor
• Belyayev, Leonid A., MD, Clinical Assistant Professor
• Benjamin, Marshall E., MD, Clinical Associate Professor
• Berhane, Tsion , MD, Assistant Professor
• Bhati, Chandra S., MS, MBBS, Professor
• Bhusal, Subarna , MBBS, Visiting Post-Doctoral Fellow
• Bonatti, Hugo , MD, Associate Professor
• Boyle, Karen E., MD, Clinical Assistant Professor
• Brader, Alan H., MD, Adjunct Instructor
• Broderick, Meaghan E., MD, Visiting Instructor
• Bromberg, Jonathan S., MD, PhD, Professor
  410-328-0008
  jbromberg@som.umaryland.edu
  Keywords: Transplantation, Immunology, Tolerance, Migration, Microbiota
• Brown, James M., MD, Professor
  410-328-5842
  jmbrown@som.umaryland.edu
• Brown, Rebecca F., MD, Associate Professor
  Keywords: Surgical Education Research, Colon and Rectal Surgery, Colon Cancer, Rectal Cancer, Inflammatory Bowel Disease (Crohns and Ulcerative Colitis), Benign and Malignant Anorectal Disease
• Brundage, S.I. , MD, MPH, Clinical Professor
• Buchanan, Laura S., MD, Assistant Professor
• Cahan, Mitchell Aaron , MD, MBA, Adjunct Instructor
• Cain, Christian D., MD, Assistant Professor
• Chae, Songah , DPhil, Post Doc Fellow
• Chaudhary, Mirnal A., MD, Assistant Professor
  (410) 328-5840
  mchaudhary@som.umaryland.edu
  Keywords: Vascular Surgery, Limb Salvage, Deep Vein Thrombosis
• Chen, Hongxia , BM, Post Doc Fellow
• Cheung, Nora Ham-Ting , MD, Assistant Professor
• Chiu, William C., MD, Professor
  (410) 328-9878
  wchiu@som.umaryland.edu
  Keywords: Neuroendocrine Function in Sepsis, Neuroimmunomodulation in Circulatory Shock, Mitochondrial Injury in Shock
• Chung, C. Yvonne , MD, MPH, Assistant Professor
• Chung, Hee Kyoung , PhD, Research Associate
• Clark, Jaclyn , MD, Assistant Professor
• Crowley, Helena M., MD, PhD, Assistant Professor
  410-328-5730
  hcrowley@smail.umaryland.edu
• Dajani, Daoud , MBBS, MSc, Clinical Assistant Professor
• Davalos, Julio G., MD, Adjunct Assistant Professor
• Davis, Jeremy L., MD, Professor
• Dayes, Nathanael S.., MD, Clinical Associate Professor
• De, Tamasa , PhD, Post Doc Fellow
• Desantis, Anthony J.., MD, Visiting Instructor
• Desikan, Sarasijhaa K., MD, Assistant Professor
  (410) 328-5840
  sdesikan@som.umaryland.edu
  Keywords: Carotid artery stenosis, Aortic aneurysms, Dialysis access, Peripheral arterial disease, Venous disease, Vascular trauma
• Dickstein, Rian J., MD, Adjunct Assistant Professor
• Dietrick, Daniel D., MD, Adjunct Associate Professor
• Doyle, Courtney J., MD, Adjunct Instructor
• Drogula, Cynthia L., MD, Assistant Professor
• Efron, David T., MD, Professor
  410-328-3495
  defron@som.umaryland.edu
  Keywords: Abdominal, Hernia, Gastrointestinal, wound healing, Trauma, interpersonal violence, outcomes disparities,
• Egyud, Matthew R., MD, Assistant Professor
• Englum, Brian Robert , MD, MHS, Assistant Professor
  410-328-5730
  benglum@som.umaryland.edu
  Keywords: Complex congenital anomalies, pediatric surgical oncology, pediatric colorectal surgery, pediatric thoracic surgery, minimally invasive surgery, health services research, comparative effectiveness research, big data analysis
• Feather, Cristina Barbosa , MD, MHS, Clinical Instructor
• Finney, R. C. Stewart , MD, Clinical Associate Professor
• Fischer, Beverly A., MD, Clinical Associate Professor
• Fitzpatrick, James L., MD, Assistant Professor
• Forbess, Joseph M., MD, MBA, Professor
• Fox, Charles J., MD, Professor
  410-328-5840
  charles.fox@som.umaryland.edu
  Keywords: Resuscitation, Trauma, Endovascular, Vascular Surgery
• Fu, De-Xue , BM, PhD, Research Associate
• Galindo, Javier , MD, Post Doc Fellow
• Gandsas, Alex , MBA, MD, Adjunct Instructor
• Garstka, Meghan Elizabeth , MD, Assistant Professor
  Keywords: breast cancer, breast surgical oncology, clinical outcomes, patient-reported outcomes, cost-effectiveness, health equity
• Gearhart, John P., MD, Adjunct Associate Professor
• Gens, David R., MD, Professor
  (410) 328-2053
  dgens@umm.edu
• Ghneim, Mira H., MD, MS, Assistant Professor
  410-328-7611
  Keywords: Acute Care and Emergency Surgery, Shock Trauma, Acute Care Surgery, Emergency General Surgery, Surgical Critical Care, ACES
• Gibson, Glen R., MD, Adjunct Instructor
• Glass, Burton J., MD, Adjunct Professor
• Goldberg, Nelson H., MD, Clinical Professor
  410-328-2360
  ngoldberg@smail.umaryland.edu
• Gottlieb Sen, Danielle , MS, MD, MPH, Clinical Assistant Professor
• Grace, George T., MD, Clinical Assistant Professor
• Grant, Michael P., MD, PhD, Professor
  410-328-3058
• Griffith, Bartley P., MD, Professor
  410-328-5842
  bgriffith@som.umaryland.edu
  Keywords: Cardiac Xenotransplantation Artificial organ transplantation Artificial heart and artificial lung development Systems for pediatric heart and lung support
• Gupta, Saurabh , MD, Instructor
  410-328-5840
  SaurabhGupta@som.umaryland.edu
  Keywords: Aortic Disease, Complex Open and Endovascular Aortic Surgery, Graft Infections
• Gupta, Shailvi , MD, MPH, Clinical Associate Professor
• Han, Dong , PhD, Assistant Professor
  410-706-0264
  dhan@som.umaryland.edu
• Harding, Joel P., DO, Clinical Assistant Professor
• Harfouche, Melike N., MD, Assistant Professor
  (410)328-5003
  mharfouche@som.umaryland.edu
  Keywords: Injury Prevention, Gun Violence, Hemorrhage Control, Pancreatitis
• Hendrix, Cheralyn J., MD, Assistant Professor
• Henry, Gavin L., MD, Assistant Professor
• Henry, Sharon M., MD, Professor
  (410) 328-9878
  sharon.henry@som.umaryland.edu
• Hill, Terri L., MD, Adjunct Instructor
• Holliday, Tyler L., MD, Assistant Professor
• Holsten, Steven B., MD, MBA, Professor
  410-328-7611
  sholsten@som.umaryland.edu
  Keywords: Acute Care Surgery, Emergency General Surgery, ACES, Surgical Critical Care, Shock Trauma
• Horwitz, Daniel , MD, MBA, Visiting Instructor
• Hou, Zichao , PhD, MS, Post Doc Fellow
• How, Remealle A., MD, Clinical Assistant Professor
• Hu, Yinin , MD, Assistant Professor
  410-328-6187
  Yinin.Hu@som.umaryland.edu
  Keywords: cancer, comparative effectiveness, cost effectiveness, patient-reported utilities, decision-analysis, quality-adjusted life-years, quality of life, cumulative sum, learning curve, utilization trends
• Jarrell, Bruce E., MD, Professor
  410-706-2304
  bjarrell@umaryland.edu
• Jessie, Elliot M., MD, Clinical Instructor
• John, Preeti R., MBBS, MPH, Clinical Associate Professor
  (410) 605-7233
  PJohn@som.umaryland.edu
  Keywords: Healthcare Ethics, End of Life Care, Palliative Medicine, Tele-Critical Care
• Karim, Syed A., MD, Adjunct Instructor
• Karwowski, John , MD, Associate Professor
• Kausik, Sankar J., MD, Adjunct Assistant Professor
• Kavic, Stephen M., MD, Professor
  (410) 328-7592
  skavic@smail.umaryland.edu
• Khan, Amir , MBBS, Post Doc Fellow
• Khan, Mansoor A., MBBS, PhD, Adjunct Professor
• Khan, Mohammad Afzal , MSc, PhD, Assistant Professor
  4107063550
  mohammad.khan@som.umaryland.edu
  Keywords: Transplantation, Immune tolerance, Regulatory T cells, Complement cascade.
• Kim, Ann H., MD, Assistant Professor
• Kim, Paul T., MD, Adjunct Instructor
• Klaus, Suzanne M., MD, Visiting Instructor
• Kligman, Mark D., MD, Associate Professor
  410-328-8940
  mkligman@smail.umaryland.edu
• Klune, John R., MBA, MD, Adjunct Instructor
• Kozar, Rosemary A., MD, PhD, Professor
  410-328-3495
  rkozar@som.umaryland.edu
  Keywords: hemorrhagic shock, syndecan-1, endothelial dysfunction, injured elderly
• Krause, Eric M., MD, JD, Assistant Professor
• Krupnick, Alexander S., MD, Professor
  410-328-6366
  Akrupnick@som.umaryland.edu
• Kulkarni, Shreyus S., MD, MS, Adjunct Instructor
• Kundi, Rishi , MD, Associate Professor
  410-328-5840
  rkundi@smail.umaryland.edu
• Kwon, Min Seong , PhD, Research Associate
• Lal, Brajesh K., MBBS, Professor
  410-328-5840
  blal@som.umaryland.edu
• Lamaris, Grigorios A., MD, PhD, Associate Professor
  410-328-3058
• Lara, Caroline , PhD, Post Doc Fellow
• Latham, Kerry P., MD, Clinical Associate Professor
• Lau, Christine L., MD, MBA, Professor
  cllau@som.umaryland.edu
  Keywords: Regadenoson in Human Lung Transplantation, lung cancer screening, transtracheal oxygen, scoop catheter, photodynamic therapy, endoscopic bronchial ultrasound, ebus, thoracic surgery
• Lauerman, Margaret Hedgecock , MD, Clinical Associate Professor
• Lee, Young Suk , PhD, Assistant Professor
• Levin, Richard M., MD, Adjunct Instructor
• Ley, Eric J., MD, Professor
• Lilly, Michael P., MD, Professor
  (410) 328-5840
  mlilly@smail.umaryland.edu
• Lin, Frank , MD, Adjunct Instructor
• Liu, Yan , PhD, Assistant Professor
• Lopez, Kerri E., MD, Assistant Professor
• Lumpkins, Kimberly M., MD, MBA, Professor
  410-328-5730
  klumpkins@som.umaryland.edu
  Keywords: hernia, hydrocele, undescended testis
• Luo, Shunqun , PhD, Research Associate
• Mackey, Richard A., MD, Adjunct Assistant Professor
• Maddox, John S., MD, Clinical Instructor
• Malik, Saad Ahmed , MBBS, Assistant Professor
• Maluf, Daniel G., MD, Professor
• Manson, Paul N., MD, Clinical Professor
• Martin, John D., MD, Clinical Assistant Professor
• Mas, Valeria R., PhD, Professor
• Massey, Howard T., MD, Professor
• McComiskey, Carmel A., DNP, Adjunct Instructor
  410-215-0184
• Mei, Zhongcheng , MD, Assistant Professor
  (410)-706-3543
  zmei@som.umaryland.edu
  Keywords: Lung Transplantation; Eosinophils; Transplant Immunology; CD8+ T Cells; CD4+ T cells; Immune Regulation; Myeloid Cells; Inducible Nitric Oxide Synthase (iNOS); Graft Acceptance; Tolerance Maintenance; Lung Resection.
• Meier, Raphael P.H., MD, PhD, Associate Professor
  (410) 328-5408
  RMeier@som.umaryland.edu
  Keywords: Liver transplantation, Kidney transplantation, Pancreas and islet cell transplantation, Mesenchymal stem cells
• Mettler, Bret A., MD, Clinical Associate Professor
• Michetti, Christopher P., MD, Professor
• Militello, Philip R., MD, Clinical Assistant Professor
• Mohiuddin, Muhammad M., MBBS, Professor
  410-706-6081
  MMohiuddin@som.umaryland.edu
  Keywords: Cardiac xenotransplantation, immunosuppressive therapy, surgical procedures in large and small animal models, B cell immunology, immunomodulation, bone marrow transplantation
• Moore, James T., MD, Assistant Professor
  (410) 328-5730
  jmoore@smail.umaryland.edu
• Mukhopadhyay, Subhradip , PhD, Research Associate
• Murthi, Sarah B., MD, Professor
• Nagarsheth, Khanjan H., MD, Associate Professor
  (410) 328-8892
  KNagarsheth@som.umaryland.edu
• Naslund, Michael J., MD, Professor
  (410) 328-0800
  mnaslund@som.umaryland.edu
  Keywords: benign prostatic hyperplasia, prostate cancer
• Nelms, Justin K., MD, Adjunct Assistant Professor
• Neschis, David G., MD, Clinical Associate Professor
• Neuzil, Daniel , MD, Associate Professor
  (410) 328-5840
  DNeuzil@som.umaryland.edu
• Newman, Naeem A., MD, Adjunct Instructor
• Niederhaus, Silke V., MD, Professor
  410-328-0039
  sniederhaus@som.umaryland.edu
  Keywords: kidney transplant pancreas transplant dialysis access
• Nurudeen, Suliat Mayowa , MD, MPH, Assistant Professor
• Paluskievicz, Christina M., MD, Assistant Professor
  410-328-2778
  cpaluskievicz@som.umaryland.edu
• Pan, Judy , MD, Assistant Professor
• Pearl, Jonathan P., MD, Associate Professor
  410-328-6187
  jpearl@smail.umaryland.edu
• Phelan, Michael W., MD, Professor
  410-328-2887
  mphelan@som.umaryland.edu
• Piao, Wenji , DrMed, BM, Assistant Professor
  (410) 706-8070
  wpiao@som.umaryland.edu
  Keywords: Regulatory T cell lymphatic migration, and the lymphotoxin beta receptor (LTbR) signaling in endothelial cells (EC).
• Powers, Benjamin D., MD, Assistant Professor
  benjamin.powers@som.umaryland.edu
  Keywords: Gastrointestinal cancer, stomach cancer, pancreas cancer, small bowel cancer, colon cancer, rectal cancer, peritoneal disease, cancer care delivery, surgical quality.
• Pyda, Jordan S., MD, MPH, Visiting Instructor
• Rabin, Joseph , MD, MS, MIA, Associate Professor
• Rada, Erin M., MD, Assistant Professor
  410.328.2360
  erada@som.umaryland.edu
  Keywords: Plastic surgery, pediatric plastic surgery, craniofacial surgery, craniosynostosis, cleft care, skin cancer, melanoma, basal cell carcinoma, squamous cell carcinoma, head and neck surgery, cosmetic surgery, nonoperative facial rejuventation
• Radowsky, Jason S., MD, Clinical Assistant Professor
• Rasko, Yvonne M., MD, Professor
  410-328-2360
  yrasko@smail.umaryland.edu
• Reddy, Sashank K., MD, PhD, Clinical Instructor
• Redett, Richard J., MD, Clinical Associate Professor
• Rehrig, Scott T., MD, Adjunct Instructor
• Ribeiro, Marcelo A.F. , MD, MSc, PhD, Professor
  410-328-9781
  mfribeiro@som.umaryland.edu
  Keywords: Hemorrhagic shock, coagulopathy, REBOA, HPB trauma, frailty, soft tissue infection
• Riojas, Ramon A., MD, PhD, Clinical Assistant Professor
• Robinson, Jacqueline M., MD, Visiting Instructor
• Romagnoli, Anna , MD, Clinical Assistant Professor
• Rubenstein, Jonathan N., MD, Adjunct Associate Professor
• Sahdev, Pradip , MBBS, Clinical Instructor
• Salenger, Rawn , MD, Clinical Associate Professor
  410-337-1783
  rawnsalenger@umm.edu
• Sarkar, Rajabrata , MD, PhD, Professor
  410-328-5840
  rsarkar@som.umaryland.edu
  Keywords: Blood vessel growth, blood vessel development, vascular surgery
• Scalea, Thomas M., MD, Professor
  (410) 328-8976
  tscalea@umm.edu
  Keywords: Emergency Medicine, Shock Trauma, Trauma Surgery, Spinal Cord Injury, Shock, Critical Care
• Schechter, Matthew A., MD, Assistant Professor
• Schwartz, Rebecca L., MD, Assistant Professor
  RSchwartz@som.umaryland.edu
• Schweitzer, Eugene J., MD, Professor
  UMMC: 410-328-5840 // Midtown: 443-552-2900
  gschweitzer@som.umaryland.edu
• Sharma, Shweta , PhD, Research Associate
• Siddiqui, Minhaj , MD, Professor
  410-328-6422
  msiddiqui@som.umaryland.edu
  Keywords: Prostate cancer, Bladder cancer, Testicular cancer, Kidney cancer, Adrenal cancer, Robotic Surgery, Prostate focal therapy, Diet and cancer, Urologic oncology, Minimally invasive urologic surgery, MRI Fusion guided prostate biopsy, Magnetic resonance imaging,
• Siddiqui, Selma M., MD, Adjunct Instructor
• Siegelbaum, Marc H., MD, Adjunct Associate Professor
• Sigman, David G., MD, Adjunct Instructor
• Silverman, Ronald P., MD, Clinical Associate Professor
• Singh, Avneesh Kumar , PhD, Associate Professor
  410-706-0320
  asingh@som.umaryland.edu
• Sklar, Geoffrey N., MD, Clinical Associate Professor
• Slezak, Sheri , MD, Professor
  (410) 328-2360
  sslezak@smail.umaryland.edu
• Sommerville, Meredith E., MD, Clinical Assistant Professor
• Song, James T., MD, Clinical Assistant Professor
• Sorensen, Erik N., PhD, Adjunct Assistant Professor
• Stein, Deborah M., MD, MPH, Professor
  410 328-3495
  dstein@som.umaryland.edu
  Keywords: Traumatic Brain Injury, Hemorrhagic Shock, Biomechanics of Injury
• Stewart, Shelby J., MD, Associate Professor
  410-328-6366
  sstewart@som.umaryland.edu
  Keywords: Robotic Surgery, Lung Cancer, Lung Nodules, Mediastinal Tumors , Esophageal Disease (Benign), Chest Wall Deformities, Malignant Pleural effusions, Pneumothorax, Esophageal Cancer, Thymic Cancer, Thymoma
• Strauch, Eric D., MD, Professor
  (410) 328-5730
  estrauch@som.umaryland.edu
• Strickland, Dudley K., PhD, Professor
  410-706-8010
  dstrickland@som.umaryland.edu
  Keywords: Lipoprotein receptors, vascular disease, thrombosis, atherosclerosis, aneurysms, Alzheimer's disease
• Strong, Bethany L., MD, Assistant Professor
• Sun, Wenji , MD, DSc, PhD, Research Associate
• Sundaram, Magesh , MD, MBA, Associate Professor
• Taheriotaghsara, Seyedmojtaba , MD, Post Doc Fellow
• Tarafder, Anik , PhD, Post Doc Fellow
• Taylor, Bradley S., MD, MPH, Professor
  410-328-5842
  bradley.taylor@som.umaryland.edu
• Terhune, Julia H., MD, Assistant Professor
  410 328-7320
  JTerhune@som.umaryland.edu
  Keywords: Melanoma Sarcoma Peritoneal surface malignancies Tumor Immunology Regional cancer therapies
• Tisherman, Samuel A., MD, Professor
  410-328-9114
  stisherman@som.umaryland.edu
  Keywords: hemorrhagic shock, cardiac arrest, therapeutic hypothermia, education, surgical skill, simulation
• To, Kathleen B., MD, Associate Professor
• Toscano, Nicole C., MD, Clinical Assistant Professor (Non-Adjunct Faculty)
• Toursavadkohi, Shahab , MD, Associate Professor
  410-328-5840
  stoursavadkohi@som.umaryland.edu
• Tsiapali, Ekaterini , MD, Clinical Associate Professor
• Tully, Andrew A., MD, Clinical Instructor Fellow
• Turner, Douglas J., MD, Professor
  (410) 328-5840
  dturner@smail.umaryland.edu
• Tuttle, Janet E., MD, Clinical Instructor
• Van Zijl, P. Sean , MD, Adjunct Assistant Professor
• Vandenberge, John , MD, Post Doc Fellow
• Verma, Anjali , PhD, Post Doc Fellow
• Walker, Patrick F., MD, Clinical Instructor
• Wang, J-Y , MD, PhD, Professor
  (410) 605-7000 ×5678
  jywang@som.umaryland.edu
  Keywords: Gut Mucosal Regeneration; Gut Barrier Function; Mucosal Injury and Repair; RNA-Binding Proteins; Noncoding RNAs; Polyamines
• Wang, Yin , PhD, Assistant Professor
• Weltz, Adam S., MD, Adjunct Instructor
• Williams, Richelle T., MD, Assistant Professor
• Wiseman, James E., MD, MBA, Assistant Professor
  (240) 677-2027
  james.wiseman@som.umaryland.edu
  Keywords: Cerebral venous thrombosis, abdominal core health, deep venous thrombosis in pregnancy, bladder trauma, abdominal reconstruction, resident education, POCUS
• Witthaus, Michael W., MD, Clinical Assistant Professor
• Wittmeyer, Richard G., DO, Clinical Assistant Professor
• Woo, Kenneth R., MD, Clinical Assistant Professor
• Wormuth, Jennifer K., MD, MS, Adjunct Instructor
• Wu, Long , PhD, Research Associate
• Wu, Zhongjun Jon , PhD, Professor
  (410) 706-7715
  zwu@som.umaryland.edu
  Keywords: Development of Artificial Organs: Ventricular Assist Devices, Blood Pumps, Artificial Lungs, Respiratory Assist Devices, Computational Modeling and Design Optimization of Blood Contacting Medical Devices, Blood Flow, Flow Visualization, Blood Damage, Cell Mechanics, Cardiac Biomechanics, Hemodynamics, Biological Responses to Artificial Organs in Human and Animals, Animal Models for Cardiovascular/Lung Diseases and Development of New Treatment Technologies, Stem Cell Therapies for Heart and Lung Diseases
• Xiao, Lan , BM, Assistant Professor
• Xu, Kai Y., PhD, Associate Professor
  (410) 706-2598
  kxu@som.umaryland.edu
  Keywords: Heart Failure, Kidney Failure, Thrombosis, Diabetes, Immunotherapy
• Xu, Yi , PhD, Post Doc Fellow
• Yang, Robin , MD, Clinical Assistant Professor
• Yu, Tingxi , PhD, Research Associate
• Zapata, David S., MD, Assistant Professor
• Zhang, Tianshu , BM, PhD, Assistant Professor
  410-706-8106
  tzhang@som.umaryland.edu
• Zubair, Haseeb , PhD, Assistant Professor
  410-706-3546
  hzubair@som.umaryland.edu
  Keywords: Transplant: Operational Tolerance, ischemia-reperfusion injury, disease pathogenesis, donor quality, cholangiocyte injury, cold-static perfusion, Cancer: Molecular pathogenesis, tumor-stromal interaction, chemoresistance, hepatocellular carcinoma, interventions for cancer prevention Overarching: single-cell/nuclei RNA sequencing, immunology, DNA methylation, epigenetics, genomics, non-invasive biomarkers, health disparity,