Department of Surgery Leadership Team

Alfonso Torquati, MD, MSCI, FACS

Helen Shedd Keith Professor of Surgery
Chair, Department of Surgery
Chief, Division of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery (Interim)

Rosalinda Alvarado, MD

Diversity Officer

Edie Y. Chan, MD

Chief, Division of Abdominal Transplantation

Henry R. Govekar, MD, FACS, FASCRS

Chief, Division of Colon and Rectal Surgery

Taylor Hilderbrand, MHA

Department Administrator

Keith W. Millikan, MD, FACS

Senior Vice Chair

Chief, Division of General Surgery

Vice Chair, Education

Jonathan A. Myers, MD, FACS

Vice Chair, Clinical Operations

Philip Omotosho, MD

The Jack Fraser Smith Professor of Surgery

Vice Chair, Quality and Clinical Effectiveness

Chief, Division of Minimally Invasive and Bariatric Surgery

Director, Minimally Invasive and Bariatric Surgery Fellowship

Sam G. Pappas, MD

Chief, Division of Surgical Oncology

Vice Chair, Network Surgery

Naomi Parrella, MD, FAAFP, Dipl. ABOM

Director, Strategic Development and Implementation

Chief, Lifestyle Medicine

Medical Director, Rush Centers for Weight Loss and Lifestyle Medicine

Srikumar B. Pillai, MD

Chief, Division of Pediatric Surgery

Swathi B. Reddy, MD, MHS

Co-Director, Surgical Clerkship Program

Loren S. Schechter, MD

Director, Gender Affirmation Surgery Fellowship

Scott W. Schimpke, MD

Program Director, General Surgery Residency Program

Ami N. Shah, MD

Vice Chair, Research

Deana S. Shenaq, MD

Program Director, Integrated Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery Residency Program

Nicole Siparsky, MD, FACS, FCCM

Chief, Section of Acute Care Surgery

Vice Chair, Academic Affairs

Sean M. Wrenn, MD

Co-Director, Surgical Clerkship Program

Jose Velasco, MD, FACS, FCCM

Director, Surgical Innovation