Meet Ohio State's team of minimally invasive surgery experts
The Center for Minimally Invasive Surgery at The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center is made of up a comprehensive team of physicians and staff, all focused on providing the best options to patients, physicians in training and others interested in learning about minimally invasive surgery.
Our Leaders
Our People
Our Administrative Staff
Heidi.Pieper@osumc.edu
Provides oversight for all administrative functions within the Center for Minimally Invasive Surgery, including financial management, personnel management, marketing and performance measurements/improvements in the educational, clinical and research aspects of minimally invasive surgery. Additionally, she oversees the administrative activities related to the clinical assistant professorships in minimally invasive surgery, advanced therapeutic endoscopy and GI surgery.
(614) 293-9072
Kaitlyn coordinates training labs for surgical residents across a variety of specialties. She organizes courses in conjunction with the ACCME office to provide appropriate accreditation to providers. Kaitlyn also provides physician observation opportunities to medical students interested in surgery.
(614) 366-0864
Lori supports the robotic surgery education of residents and fellows. In addition to coordinating labs for a variety of specialties, she manages progress toward curriculum completion for all residents seeking robotic surgery certification.
614-688-8032
John.Oyster@osumc.edu
John supports clinical faculty by taping and editing procedural videos for educational and research purposes. John also oversees teleconferencing and videoconferencing to internal and distant sites.
Kayla.Diaz@osumc.edu
Kayla is responsible for the administrative and data coordination of the clinical research activities of the Center for Minimally Invasive Surgery. She implements and monitors research protocols, recruits study patients and collects and analyzes data. She also facilitates contracts with sponsors and oversees the submission of IRB and external grant applications.
Kiana.Shannon@osumc.edu
Kiana is responsible for the administrative and data coordination of the clinical research activities of the Center for Minimally Invasive Surgery. She implements and monitors research protocols, recruits study patients, and collects and analyzes data. She also facilitates contracts with sponsors and oversees the submission of IRB and external grant applications.
(614) 293-9955
Chandler is responsible for the administrative and data coordination of the clinical research activities of the Center for Minimally Invasive Surgery and the Division of Colon and Rectal Surgery. He implements and monitors research protocols, recruits study patients, and collects and analyzes data. He also facilitates contracts with sponsors and oversees the submission of IRB and external grant applications.
614-293-0792
Pete is responsible for assisting the administrative and data coordination of the clinical research activities of the Center for Minimally Invasive Surgery. He also assists with implementing and monitoring research protocols, recruiting study patients and collecting and analyzing data. He also helps to facilitate contracts with sponsors and the submission of IRB and external grant applications.