Ohio State trauma surgery team saves soccer player’s life, college career
Message From the Chair
Timothy Pawlik, MD, PhD, MPH
Our story, the story of the Department of Surgery, is woven with the individual stories of our surgeons, our staff and our patients. Each achievement and every innovation adds a new chapter to our collective narrative. I invite you to delve into this year’s Annual Report and witness the remarkable and inspiring stories that define us as Buckeye surgeons.
Department of Surgery FY2025 at a Glance
- 15,224 total OR cases
- No. 8 general surgery residency program
- No. 11 in NIH funding
- $21.2M total research funding
- 679 publications
FY25 New Faculty and Successes
Meet the newest Buckeyes in the Department of Surgery, and discover the latest national awards and recognitions our outstanding team has received over the past fiscal year.
Faculty Recognition
Education
Research
Clinical Care
Division Features
From surgeon to patient: Open-heart surgery’s humbling lesson
Cardiac Surgery
Bridging care: The colorectal transitional care program at Ohio State and Nationwide Children’s Hospital
Colon & Rectal Surgery
Ohio State East Hospital robotic surgery program reaches milestone
General & GI Surgery
Verified excellence: Advancing pediatric burn care at Nationwide Children’s Hospital
Pediatric Surgery
Elevating melanoma and sarcoma care at Ohio State
Surgical Oncology
Kidney transplant recipient thriving without antirejection drugs due to innovative treatment
Transplantation Surgery
Pioneering gentler thoracic surgery using force feedback technology
Thoracic Surgery
Making history: Ohio State first in world to use groundbreaking burn treatment
Trauma, Critical Care and Burn
Vascular surgeon aims to help community at risk for PAD
Vascular Surgery
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