Leadership
Chair
![Herbert J. Zeh, III, M.D., FACS](/education/medical-school/departments/surgery/assets/hj-zeh-headshot-2023-resize.jpg)
Herbert J. Zeh, III, M.D., FACS
Professor and Chair, Department of Surgery
Hall and Mary Lucile Shannon Distinguished Chair in Surgery
Vice Chairs
![Kareem AbdelFattah, M.D.](/education/medical-school/departments/surgery/assets/abdelfattah-kareem-md.jpg)
Kareem AbdelFattah, M.D.
Assistant Professor and Vice Chair, Education
![Deborah Carlson, Ph.D.](/education/medical-school/departments/surgery/assets/deborah-carlson.jpg)
Deborah Carlson, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor and Associate Vice Chair, Research
![Dai Chung, M.D.](/education/medical-school/departments/surgery/assets/chung-dai.jpg)
Dai H. Chung, M.D.
Professor and Executive Vice Chair of Surgery
Senior Vice President, Surgical Services
Chief Medical Officer, Joint Pediatric Enterprise (JPE)
![Emina Huang, M.D.](/education/medical-school/departments/surgery/assets/huang-emina.jpg)
Emina Huang, M.D.
Professor and Executive Vice Chair, Research
![John Mansour, M.D.](/edumedia/eduimages/departments_centers/surgery/leadership/mansour-john-2.jpg)
John Mansour, M.D.
Professor and Vice Chair, Quality
![Joseph Minei, M.D., M.B.A.](/education/medical-school/departments/surgery/assets/minei-joseph.jpg)
Joseph Minei, M.D., MBA
Professor and Executive Vice Chair for Clinical Affairs,
Parkland Hospital
C. James Carrico, M.D. Distinguished Chair in Surgery for Trauma & Critical Care
![Parsia Vagefi, M.D.](/education/medical-school/departments/surgery/assets/vagefi-parsia-leadership.jpg)
Parsia Vagefi, M.D.
Professor, Chief, Surgical Transplantation, and
Executive Vice Chair, Strategy and Finance
Ernest Poulos, M.D., Distinguished Chair in Surgery
Division Chiefs
![Barbara Gaines, M.D.](/education/medical-school/departments/surgery/assets/barbara-gaines2-400x600.jpg)
Barbara Gaines, M.D.
Professor and Chief of Pediatric Surgery
![Shelby Holt, M.D.](/education/medical-school/departments/surgery/assets/dr-shelby-holt.jpg)
Shelby Holt, M.D.
Professor and Chief, Endocrine Surgery
![Melissa Kirkwood, M.D.](/education/medical-school/departments/surgery/assets/kirkwood-melissa.jpg)
Melissa Kirkwood, M.D.
Associate Professor and Chief, Vascular Surgery
G. Patrick Clagett Professorship in Vascular Surgery
![Benjamin Levi, M.D.](/education/medical-school/departments/surgery/assets/levi-benjamin.jpg)
Benjamin Levi, M.D.
Associate Professor and Chief, Burn, Trauma, Acute and Critical Care Surgery (BTACCS)
Dr. Lee Hudson-Robert R. Penn Chair in Surgery
![Adam Yopp, M.D.](/education/medical-school/departments/surgery/assets/yopp-adam.jpg)
Adam Yopp, M.D.
Professor and Chief, Surgical Oncology
Chief, Colon & Rectal Surgery
Occidental Chemical Chair in Cancer Research
![Benjamin Schneider, M.D.](/education/medical-school/departments/surgery/assets/schneider-benjamin.jpg)
Benjamin Schneider, M.D.
Associate Professor and Chief, Bariatric and Foregut Surgery
![Parsia Vagefi, M.D.](/education/medical-school/departments/surgery/assets/parsia-vagefi.jpg)
Parsia Vagefi, M.D.
Professor and Chief, Surgical Transplantation
Ernest Poulos, M.D., Distinguished Chair in Surgery
![Rawle F. Philbert, D.D.S., FACD, FACS](/education/medical-school/departments/surgery/divisions-sections/oral-maxillofacial-surgery/assets/philbert-rawle.jpg)
Rawle F. Philbert, D.D.S., FACD, FACS
Associate Professor and Chief, Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery