Timothy Pawlik, MD, MPH, PhD
- Chair, Department of Surgery The Urban F. Meyer III and Shelley M. Meyer Chair for Cancer Research Surgeon in Chief
These talented men and women oversee one of the country’s premier surgery programs and continually work to improve the program and provide excellent care, training and research activities.
Department Leadership
Mark Arnold, MD
- Program Director, Surgery Residency
Executive Vice Chair, Department of Surgery
Professor, Division of Colon and Rectal Surgery
Stacy Brethauer, MD, FACS
- Vice Chair, Quality and Patient Safety Professor, Division of General and Gastrointestinal Surgery Medical Director, Supply Chain Management for the Wexner Medical Center
Benedict Nwomeh, MD, MPH
- Vice Chair, Global Surgery Professor, Pediatric Surgery
William Carson III, MD
- Vice Chair, Promotion and Tenure Professor, Division of Surgical Oncology Associate Director, Clinical Research, OSU Comprehensive Cancer Center - James
Bradley Needleman, MD, FACS
- Vice Chair, Strategy and Clinical Operations Professor, Division of General and Gastrointestinal Surgery Director, Bariatric Surgery Program
Bryan Whitson, MD, PhD
- Vice Chair, Innovation and Translational Research
Professor, Division of Cardiac Surgery
Co-Director, COPPER Laboratory
Director, Thoracic Transplantation and Mechanical Circulatory Support
Hua Zhu, PhD
- Vice Chair, Basic and Translational Research
Professor, Division of Cardiac Surgery
Courtney Collins, MD
- Vice Chair, Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion
Associate Professor, Division of General and Gastrointestinal Surgery
Emily Huang, MD
- Vice Chair for Education
Assistant Program Director, General Surgery Residency
Assistant Professor, Division of Colon and Rectal Surgery
Division and Center Leadership
Nahush Mokadam, MD
- Director, Division of Cardiac Surgery
Matthew Kalady, MD
- Director, Division of Colon and Rectal Surgery
Benjamin Poulose, MD
- Director, Division of General and Gastrointestinal Surgery
Gail Besner, MD
- Director, Division of Pediatric Surgery
Robert Merritt, MD
- Director, Division of Thoracic Surgery
W. Kenneth Washburn, MD
- Director, Division of Transplantation Surgery Executive Director, Comprehensive Transplant Center
Bryan Whitson, MD, PhD
- Co-Director, COPPER Laboratory Director, Thoracic Transplantation and Mechanical Circulatory Support Professor, Division of Cardiac Surgery
Sylvester Black, MD, PhD
- Co-Director, COPPER Laboratory Assistant Professor, Division of Transplantation Surgery