General Surgery Residency Faculty

Our faculty includes top surgical professionals, providing high-quality patient care integrated with clinical and basic science research and intensive teaching at all levels. Every surgical discipline is covered across the Department of Surgery at our three primary teaching institutions:

UH Cleveland Medical Center
Louis B. Stokes Cleveland VA Medical Center
MetroHealth Medical Center

Our leaders are trained in a variety of specialties and continue to present and publish some of the best international clinical outcomes. Faculty members are approachable and eager to take part in the education of the next generation of world-class surgeons.

University Hospitals Cleveland Medical Center

Chairman

Joseph Sabik III, MD - Cardiothoracic Surgery

Vice Chairman

Edward Barksdale, MD - Pediatric Surgery

Professors

Anand Kumar, MD - Plastic Surgery
Benjamin Medalion, MD - Cardiac Surgery
Edward Barksdale, MD - Pediatric Surgery
Glen Tinkoff, MD - Trauma Surgery
Jae Cho, MD - Vascular and Endovascular Surgery
Jeffrey Hardacre, MD - Surgical Oncology
Jeffrey Marks, MD - General and Gastrointestinal Surgery, Endoscopy
Joseph Sabik III, MD - Cardiothoracic Surgery
Jordan Winter, MD - Surgical Oncology
Kenneth Chavin, MD, PhD - Liver, Kidney, Pancreas Transplant Surgery
Leena Khaitan, MD - Bariatric Surgery and General Surgery
Philip Linden, MD - Thoracic and Esophageal Surgery
Raymond Onders, MD - Minimally Invasive Surgery, General and Gastrointestinal Surgery
Vikram S. Kashyap, MD - Vascular and Endovascular Surgery

Associate Professors

John Ammori, MD - Surgical Oncology
Christopher Smith, MD - Vascular and Endovascular Surgery
David Dietz, MD - Colorectal Surgery
Duraid Younan, MD - Trauma Surgery
Edmund Sanchez, MD - Liver, Kidney, Pancreas Transplant Surgery
Jill Dietz, MD - Surgical Oncology Breast Surgery
Mark Aeder, MD - Transplant/Hepatobiliary and Pancreas Surgery
Matthew Moorman, MD - Trauma Surgery
Meagan Costedio, MD - Colorectal Surgery
Meelie DebRoy, MD - Liver, Kidney, Pancreas Transplant Surgery
Nathaniel McQuay, MD - Trauma
Norman Kumins, MD - Vascular and Endovascular Surgery
Robert Shenk, MD - Surgical Oncology, General and Gastrointestinal Surgery, Breast Disease
Scott Wilhelm, MD - Surgical Oncology, Endocrine Surgery, Minimally Invasive Surgery
Sharon Stein, MD - Colorectal Surgery
Yakov Elgudin, MD - Cardiac Surgery

Assistant Professors

Aisha Violette, MD - Trauma Surgery
Alan Markowitz, MD - Cardiac Surgery
Andrew Loudon, MD - Trauma Surgery
Christopher Towe, MD - Thoracic and Esophageal Surgery
Eiichi Miyasaka, MD - Pediatric Surgery
Emily Steinhagen-Golbig, MD - Colorectal Surgery
Jason Fried, DO - Vascular Surgery
Jason Robke, MD - Thoracic and Esophageal Surgery
Jeffrey Boyko, DO - Vascular Surgery
Jeffrey Ustin, MD - Trauma Surgery
John Adamski, MD - Trauma Surgery
Joseph Khouri, MD - Plastic Surgery
Karem Harth, MD - Vascular Surgery
Kunal Yadav, MD - Liver, Kidney, Pancreas Transplant Surgery
Luis Marcelo Argote-Greene, MD - Cardiothoracic Surgery
Megan Miller, MD - Surgical Oncology
Michael Brown, DO - Vascular Surgery
Michael Dingeldein, MD - Pediatric Surgery
Mujjahid Abbas, MD - Bariatric Surgery
Ronald Charles, MD - Colorectal Surgery
Ryan Juza, MD - General Surgery
Samuel Han, MD - Vascular Surgery
Stephanie Worrell, MD - Cardiothoracic Surgery
Teresa Carman, MD - Vascular Medicine
Tobias Long, MD - Plastic Surgery
Virginia Wong, MD - Vascular and Endovascular Surgery

Louis Stokes Cleveland VA Medical Center

Chairman

Brian Cmolik, MD - Chief of Staff, Cardiothoracic Surgery

Associate Professors

James Sampliner, MD - General Surgery
Jessie Jean-Claude, MD - Chief of Surgical Services, Vascular Surgery

Assistant Professors

Eric Marderstein, MD - General Surgery, Colon and Rectal Surgery
Gilles Pinault, MD - Vascular Surgery
Yakov Elgudin, MD, FACS - Cardiothoracic Surgery
Amy McDonald, MD - Trauma, Critical Care
Jonathan Kwong, MD - Vascular Surgery
Salil Deo, MD - Cardiothoracic Surgery
Stephanie Worrell, MD - Cardiothoracic Surgery
Joseph Rubelowsky, MD - Cardiothoracic Surgery
Lleowell Garcia, MD - Vascular Surgery
Michael Rosenbaum, MD - Vascular Surgery
Katherine Kelly, MD - General Surgery
Bruce Averbrook, MD - General Surgery
Christopher Siegel, MD - General Surgery
Thomas Stellato, MD - General Surgery
Ray Wong, MD - General Surgery

Pending Appointments

Jonathan Kwong, MD - Vascular Surgery
Katherine Kelly, MD - General Surgery
Lisa Louwers – Surgical Critical Care
Nakul Vakil - Surgical Critical Care
Lleowell Garcia, MD - Vascular Surgery

MetroHealth Medical Center

Chairman

Christopher Brandt, MD - General Surgery, Minimally Invasive, Burns, Endoscopy

Vice Chairman

Christopher McHenry, MD - General Surgery, Endocrine, Head and Neck

Professors

Charles Yowler, MD - Trauma/Critical Care, Burn Surgery
Christopher Brandt, MD - General Surgery, Minimally Invasive, Burns, Endoscopy
Christopher McHenry, MD - General Surgery, Endocrine, Head and Neck (Division Director)
Edward Mansour, MD (Emeritus) - Surgical Oncology
Benjamin Li, MD - Surgical Oncology
Bruce Averbook, MD - Surgical Oncology
J. Patrick Spirnak, MD - Urology
Jeffrey Claridge, MD - Trauma/Critical Care (Division Director)
John Como, MD - Trauma/Critical Care
Richard Fratianne, MD (Emeritus) - Burn Surgery

Associate Professors

Bram Kaufman, MD - Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery (Division Director)
Ali Totonchi, MD - Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery
Natalie Joseph, MD - Surgical Oncology (Division Director)
Paul Priebe, MD – General Surgery (Emeritus)

Assistant Professors

Joseph Golob, MD - Trauma, Burn, Critical Care
Susan Sharpe, MD - Surgical Oncology
Nimitt J. Patel, MD - Trauma, Burn, Critical Care
Sergio Bardaro, MD - General Surgery, Bariatric Surgery
James Hauer, MD - General Surgery
Melissa Times, MD - Colorectal Surgery
Kristen Blaker, MD - Colorectal Surgery
Kristina Garrels, MD - Urology
Irma Lengu, MD - Urology
Carvel Nguyen, MD - Urology
Anand Patel, MD - Urology
James Persky, MD - Vascular
Garietta Falls, MD - Vascular
Levon Khojayan, MD - Vascular
Kyle Chepla, MD - Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery
James Gatherwright, MD - Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery
David Rowe, MD - Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery
Anjay Khandelwal, MD - Trauma, Critical Care and Burns
Laura Kreiner, MD - Trauma, Critical Care
Esther Tseng, MD - Trauma, Critical Care
Chad Katona, MD - Trauma, Critical Care
Laura Brown, MD - Trauma, Critical Care
Amelia Dorsey, MD – General Surgery, Bariatric Surgery
Kevin El-Hayek, MD – General Surgery, Surgical Oncology
Jacinta Robenstein, MD – Trauma, Critical Care
Peter Zmijewski, MD – Trauma, Critical Care
Prerna Ladha, MD – Trauma, Critical Care
Alaina Lasinski, MD – Trauma, Critical Care