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Memorial Sloan Kettering’s Department of Surgery includes more than 100 world-class surgeons. It consists of 13 services: Breast, Colorectal, Dental, Gastric and Mixed Tumor, Gynecology, Head and Neck, Hepatopancreatobiliary, Ophthalmic Oncology, Orthopedics, Pediatric Surgery, Plastic and Reconstructive, Thoracic, and Urology.

Surgery
Stephanie Downs-Canner
Stephanie Downs-Canner

Assistant Attending

Memorial Sloan Kettering Surgeon Jeffrey Drebin
Jeffrey Drebin

Chair, Department of Surgery; Murray F. Brennan Chair in Surgery

Memorial Sloan Kettering surgical oncologist Martin Weiser
Martin R. Weiser

Vice Chair for Education and Faculty Development, Department of Surgery; Stuart H.Q. Quan Chair in Colorectal Surgery

Roger S. Wilson, MD
Roger S. Wilson

Director of Operating Room Operations, Department of Surgery; Founder's Chair

Peter T. Scardino, MD, FACS
Peter T. Scardino

David H. Koch Chair

Nadeem R. Abu-Rustum, MD, FACOG, FACS -- Director, Minimally Invasive Surgery, Gynecology Service; Chair Surgical Quality Assessment
Nadeem R. Abu-Rustum

Chief, Gynecology Service; Vice Chair for Technology Development, Department of Surgery; Avon Chair in Gynecologic Oncology

Valerie W. Rusch, MD, FACS
Valerie W. Rusch

Vice Chair for Clinical Research, Department of Surgery; Miner Family Chair in Intrathoracic Cancers

Brett A. Simon, MD, PhD
Brett A. Simon

Director of Memorial Sloan Kettering's Josie Robertson Surgery Center

Lymphedema
Breast Service
Memorial Sloan Kettering breast surgical oncologist Laurie Kirstein
Laurie J. Kirstein
Monica Morrow, MD, FACS -- Chief, Breast Service, Department of Surgery; Anne Burnett Windfohr Chair of Clinical Oncology
Monica Morrow

Chief, Breast Service, Department of Surgery; Anne Burnett Windfohr Chair of Clinical Oncology

Hiram S. Cody III, MD, FACS
Hiram S. Cody III
Memorial Sloan Kettering breast surgeon George Plitas
George Plitas

Director of Research, Breast Service, Department of Surgery

Kimberly J. Van Zee, MD, FACS
Kimberly J. Van Zee
Stephanie Downs-Canner
Stephanie Downs-Canner

Assistant Attending

Memorial Sloan Kettering breast surgeon Henry Godfrey
Henry Godfrey
Memorial Sloan Kettering surgeon Minna Lee
Minna Lee
Memorial Sloan Kettering breast surgeon Anita Mamtani
Anita Mamtani
Memorial Sloan Kettering Breast Surgeon Giacomo Montagna
Giacomo Montagna
MSK breast cancer surgeon Tracy-Ann Moo
Tracy-Ann Moo
Lisa M. Sclafani, MD, FACS
Lisa M. Sclafani

Director of Surgical Services, Long Island Regional Network

Memorial Sloan Kettering surgeon Audree Tadros
Audree B. Tadros

Jeanne A. Petrek Junior Faculty Chair

Virgilio Sacchini, MD
Virgilio Sacchini
Memorial Sloan Kettering Surgeon Deborah M. Capko
Deborah M. Capko
Alexandra S. Heerdt, MD, MPH, FACS
Alexandra S. Heerdt
MSK breast surgeon Mary Gemignani
Mary L. Gemignani

Director, Breast Surgical Fellowship Training Program

Memorial Sloan Kettering breast cancer surgeon Mahmoud El-Tamer
Mahmoud B. El-Tamer
Memorial Sloan Kettering breast surgeon Andrea Barrio
Andrea V. Barrio
Colorectal Service
J. Joshua Smith, MD, PhD
J. Joshua Smith

Associate Member, Associate Attending Surgeon

Memorial Sloan Kettering surgeon Julio Garcia-Aguilar
Julio Garcia-Aguilar

Chief, Colorectal Service; Benno C. Schmidt Chair in Surgical Oncology

Surgeon Garrett Nash
Garrett M. Nash

Vice Chair for Quality and Safety, Department of Surgery

Memorial Sloan Kettering surgeon Emmanouil Pappou
Emmanouil P. Pappou
Philip B. Paty, MD
Philip B. Paty
Memorial Sloan Kettering surgeon Iris Wei
Iris H. Wei
Memorial Sloan Kettering surgical oncologist Martin Weiser
Martin R. Weiser

Vice Chair for Education and Faculty Development, Department of Surgery; Stuart H.Q. Quan Chair in Colorectal Surgery

Memorial Sloan Kettering colorectal surgeon Maria Widmar
Maria Widmar
Dental Service
Gastric and Mixed Tumor Service
Samuel Singer, MD, FACS
Samuel Singer

Chief, Gastric and Mixed Tumor Service; Vincent Astor Chair of Clinical Research

Charlotte E. Ariyan, MD, PhD
Charlotte E. Ariyan
Memorial Sloan Kettering surgeon Mary Sue Brady
Mary Sue Brady

Director, Abdominal Wall Reconstruction and Hernia Repair Program

Murray F. Brennan, MD, FACS -- Vice President for International Programs; Benno C. Schmidt Chair in Clinical Oncology
Sir Murray F. Brennan

Senior Vice President of International Programs; Benno C. Schmidt Chair in Clinical Oncology

Memorial Sloan Kettering surgeon Edmund Bartlett
Edmund Bartlett
Memorial Sloan Kettering surgeon Danielle Bello
Danielle Bello
Daniel G. Coit, MD, FACS
Daniel G. Coit
Memorial Sloan Kettering sarcoma expert Aimee Crago
Aimee M. Crago
Vivian E. Strong, MD, FACS
Vivian E. Strong

Iris Cantor Chair

Memorial Sloan Kettering surgeon Brian Untch
Brian R. Untch
Gynecology Service
Mario M. Leitao, Jr., MD, FACOG, FACS
Mario M. Leitao, Jr.

Fellowship Director, Gynecology Service; Director, Minimal Access and Robotic Surgery Program, Department of Surgery

Nadeem R. Abu-Rustum, MD, FACOG, FACS -- Director, Minimally Invasive Surgery, Gynecology Service; Chair Surgical Quality Assessment
Nadeem R. Abu-Rustum

Chief, Gynecology Service; Vice Chair for Technology Development, Department of Surgery; Avon Chair in Gynecologic Oncology

Memorial Sloan Kettering gynecologic oncologist Emeline Aviki
Emeline Aviki
Memorial Sloan Kettering surgeon Vance Broach
Vance Broach

Co-Director: MSK Enhanced Surgical Recovery Program

Carol L. Brown, MD, FACOG, FACS
Carol L. Brown

Senior Vice President and Chief Health Equity Officer; Nicholls-Biondi Chair for Health Equity at Memorial Sloan Kettering; Vice Chair Health Equity, Department of Surgery

Jeanne Carter, PhD
Jeanne Carter
Memorial Sloan Kettering surgeon and ovarian cancer expert Dennis Chi
Dennis S. Chi

Ronald O. Perelman Chair in Gynecologic Surgery; Deputy Chief, Gynecology Service; Head, Ovarian Cancer Surgery, Department of Surgery

Memorial Sloan Kettering surgeon Ginger Gardner
Ginger J. Gardner

Section, Ovarian Cancer Surgery; Physician Lead, Gynecology Disease Management Team Alliance; Vice Chair of Hospital Operations, Department of Surgery

Deborah J. Goldfrank, MD, FACOG
Deborah J. Goldfrank

Head, General Gynecology

Memorial Sloan Kettering surgeon Elizabeth Jewell
Elizabeth Jewell

Vice Chair, Regional Network & Affiliates, Department of Surgery; Director of Surgery, MSK Monmouth & MSK Basking Ridge; Director of MSK Monmouth ORs; Medical Director of Strategic Partnerships

Memorial Sloan Kettering surgeon and ovarian cancer expert Kara Long Roche
Kara Long Roche

Associate Director, Gynecologic Oncology Fellowship Program; Section, Ovarian Cancer Surgery

MSK gynecologic surgeon Jennifer Mueller
Jennifer Mueller
Yukio Sonoda, MD, FACOG, FACS
Yukio Sonoda

Section, Ovarian Cancer Surgery

Memorial Sloan Kettering surgeon Oliver Zivanovic
Oliver Zivanovic

Director, Innovative Surgical Technology, Gynecology Service, Department of Surgery

Head and Neck Service
MSK head & neck surgeon Marc Cohen
Marc A. Cohen

Surgical Director, Pituitary & Skull Base Tumor Center

Benjamin R. Roman, MD, MSHP
Benjamin R. Roman
Jay O. Boyle, MD
Jay O. Boyle
Jatin P. Shah, MD, FACS
Jatin P. Shah

Elliot W. Strong Chair in Head and Neck Oncology

Snehal G. Patel, MD, FRCS
Snehal G. Patel
Memorial Sloan Kettering surgeon Jennifer Cracchiolo
Jennifer R. Cracchiolo
Ashok R. Shaha, MD, FACS
Ashok R. Shaha

Jatin P. Shah Chair in Head and Neck Surgery and Oncology

Memorial Sloan Kettering surgeon Valeria Silva Merea
Valeria Silva Merea

Director, Speech and Hearing Center

Ian Ganly, MD, PhD
Ian Ganly
Richard J. Wong, MD, FACS
Richard J. Wong

Chief, Head and Neck Service

Luc G. T. Morris, MD, MSc, FACS
Luc G. T. Morris

Associate Director, Immunogenomics and Precision Oncology Platform; Director of Fellowship Training

Memorial Sloan Kettering surgeon Brian Untch
Brian R. Untch
Bhuvanesh Singh, MD, PhD, FACS
Bhuvanesh Singh

Director, Laboratory of Epithelial Cancer Biology; Co-Director, Multidisciplinary Skin Cancer Management Program

Hepatopancreatobiliary Service
Memorial Sloan Kettering surgeon Vinod Balachandran
Vinod P. Balachandran
Leslie H. Blumgart, MD, FRCS, FACS
Leslie H. Blumgart
Michael I. D'Angelica, MD, FACS
Michael I. D'Angelica

Enid A. Haupt Chair in Surgery; Director, Hepatopancreatobiliary Fellowship Program; Director, Surgical Oncology Fellowship Program; Vice Chair, Education

Memorial Sloan Kettering Surgeon Jeffrey Drebin
Jeffrey Drebin

Chair, Department of Surgery; Murray F. Brennan Chair in Surgery

William R. Jarnagin, MD, FACS
William R. Jarnagin

Chief, Hepatobiliary Service; Leslie Blumgart Chair in Surgery

Memorial Sloan Kettering surgeon T. Peter Kingham
T. Peter Kingham

Director of Global Cancer Disparity Initiatives

Memorial Sloan Kettering surgeon Kevin Soares
Kevin C. Soares

Hepatobiliary Surgeon

Memorial Sloan Kettering surgeon Alice Wei
Alice Wei

Co-Director, Surgical Initiatives, David M. Rubenstein Center for Pancreatic Cancer Research; Associate Professor of Sugery, Weill-Cornell School of Medicine

Ophthalmic Oncology Service
David H. Abramson, MD
David H. Abramson

Chief, Ophthalmic Oncology Service, Department of Surgery

Memorial Sloan Kettering optometrist Julia Canestraro
Julia Canestraro
Memorial Sloan Kettering oculoplastic and orbital surgeon David Della Rocca
David Della Rocca
Jasmine H. Francis, MD
Jasmine H. Francis
M.H. Heinemann, MD, FACS
M.H. Heinemann
Orthopaedic Service
Pediatric Surgical Service
Michael P. La Quaglia, MD, FACS, FRCS
Michael P. La Quaglia

Joseph H. Burchenal Chair in Pediatrics

Memorial Sloan Kettering Pediatric Surgeon Enrico Danzer
Enrico Danzer
Memorial Sloan Kettering pediatric surgeon J. Ted Gerstle
J. Ted Gerstle

Chief, Pediatric Surgical Service

Edward Shlasko, MD, MBA
Edward Shlasko
Plastic and Reconstructive Surgical Service
Robert J. Allen, Jr., MD
Robert J. Allen, Jr.
Peter G. Cordeiro, MD, FACS
Peter G. Cordeiro

William G. Cahan Chair in Surgery

Memorial Sloan Kettering plastic & reconstructive surgeon Michelle Coriddi
Michelle Coriddi
Joseph H. Dayan, MD
Joseph H. Dayan
Memorial Sloan Kettering plastic surgeon Joseph Disa
Joseph J. Disa

Vice Chair of Clinical Activities, Department of Surgery; Benno C. Schmidt Chair in Surgical Oncology

Memorial Sloan Kettering plastic surgeon Evan Matros
Evan Matros
Colleen M. McCarthy, MD, FRCS(C)
Colleen M. McCarthy
Babak J. Mehrara, MD
Babak J. Mehrara

Chief, Plastic and Reconstructive Surgical Service; Peter G. Cordeiro Endowed Chair in Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery

Memorial Sloan Kettering plastic and reconstructive surgeon Jonas Nelson
Jonas A. Nelson
Memorial Sloan Kettering plastic surgeon Farooq Shahzad
Farooq Shahzad
Memorial Sloan Kettering plastic and reconstructive surgeon Carrie Stern
Carrie Stern
Thoracic Service
Thoracic surgical oncologist James Isbell
James M. Isbell

Director, Quality and Outcomes, Thoracic Surgery Service, Director, Memorial Hospital Step Down Unit, Co-Director, Thoracic Liquid Biopsy Program

Memorial Sloan Kettering Surgeon David R. Jones
David R. Jones

Chief, Thoracic Service, Department of Surgery; Co-Director, Druckenmiller Center for Lung Cancer Research; Fiona and Stanley Druckenmiller Chair in Lung Cancer; Executive Vice-Chair, Department of Surgery

Memorial Sloan Kettering surgeon Daniela Molena
Daniela Molena

Director, Esophageal Surgery Program

Matthew Bott
Matthew Bott
Robert J. Downey, MD, FACS
Robert J. Downey

Co-Director, Specialized Advanced Care Unit

Memorial Sloan Kettering Surgeon Prasad S. Adusumilli
Prasad S. Adusumilli

Deputy Chief and Attending, Thoracic Service; Vice Chair for Translational Research, Department of Surgery; Co-Director, Mesothelioma Program; Head, Solid Tumors Cell Therapy, Cellular Therapeutics Center

Manjit S. Bains, MD, FACS
Manjit S. Bains

Min H. & Yu-Fan C. Kao Chair in Thoracic Cancer

James Huang, MD
James Huang

Program Director, Thoracic Surgery Fellowship and Residency; Associate Vice Chair of Education, Department of Surgery

Memorial Sloan Kettering surgeon Bernard Park
Bernard J. Park

Deputy Chief of Clinical Affairs, Thoracic Service

Memorial Sloan Kettering surgeon Gaetano Rocco
Gaetano Rocco
Valerie W. Rusch, MD, FACS
Valerie W. Rusch

Vice Chair for Clinical Research, Department of Surgery; Miner Family Chair in Intrathoracic Cancers

Memorial Sloan Kettering thoracic surgeon Smita Sihag
Smita Sihag
Urology Service
Pramod C. Sogani, MD, FACS
Pramod C. Sogani
Karim A. Touijer, MD, MPH
Karim A. Touijer
Behfar Ehdaie, MD, MPH
Behfar Ehdaie
Jonathan A. Coleman, MD
Jonathan A. Coleman
Vincent P. Laudone, MD
Vincent P. Laudone

Chief of Surgery, Josie Robertson Surgery Center

Guido Dalbagni, MD
Guido Dalbagni
MSK surgeon Eugene Cha
Eugene K. Cha
Joel Sheinfeld, MD
Joel Sheinfeld

Deputy Chief, Urology Service; Florence and Theodore Baumritter/Enid Ancell Chair of Urologic Oncology

Memorial Sloan Kettering surgeon Bernard Bochner
Bernard H. Bochner

Sir Murray F. Brennan Chair in Surgery

Memorial Sloan Kettering Urologic Surgeon Felix Cheung
Felix Cheung

Urologic Surgeon

MSK urologist Timothy Donahue
Timothy F. Donahue
Memorial Sloan Kettering surgeon Alan Goh
Alvin C. Goh

Director, Robotic Urologic Surgery Technology and Education

Memorial Sloan Kettering urologic oncologist Richard S Matulewicz
Richard S. Matulewicz
Memorial Sloan Kettering surgeon Eugene Pietzak
Eugene Pietzak
Memorial Sloan Kettering surgeon Robert Smith
Robert C. Smith
A. Ari Hakimi, MD
A. Ari Hakimi
Peter T. Scardino, MD, FACS
Peter T. Scardino

David H. Koch Chair

Jaspreet S. Sandhu, MD
Jaspreet S. Sandhu
Brett S. Carver, MD
Brett S. Carver
John P. Mulhall, MD
John P. Mulhall

Director, Male Sexual and Reproductive Medicine Program

Harry W. Herr, MD, FACS
Harry W. Herr
James A. Eastham, MD, FACS
James A. Eastham

Chief, Urology Service; Peter T. Scardino Chair in Oncology

S. Machele Donat, MD, FACS
S. Machele Donat
Memorial Sloan Kettering surgeon Paul Russo
Paul Russo