Leadership Team
Editorial Boards
General Surgery
Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery
Pediatric Surgery
Surgical Critical Care
Surgical Oncology
Vascular Surgery
TWIS Editors
Resident Advisory Group
Advisory Council
Leadership Team
Amit R.T. Joshi, MD, FACS
Editor-in-Chief, SCORE
Department of Surgery
Cooper University Healthcare
Associate Dean for Graduate Medical Education
Professor of Surgery
Cooper Medical School of Rowan University
Camden, NJ
Mark J. Hickey
Chief Operating Officer, SCORE
Kerry B. Barrett
Content Management Specialist, SCORE
Madison Bradley
Content Management Assistant, SCORE
James Giblin
Technical Operations Specialist, SCORE
General Surgery Editorial Board
Kareem Abdelfattah, MD
Dallas, TX
Sherif R. Abdel-Misih, MD
Columbus, OH
Jonathan Alter, MD
Cleveland, OH
Kwame Amankwah, MD, MsC, FACS, FSVS, RPVI
Syracuse, NY
Farin F. Amersi, MD
Los Angeles, CA
Christina E. Bailey, MD, MSCI
Nashville, TN
Laura R. Brown, MD, PhD, FACS
Cleveland, OH
Rebecca A. Busch, MD
Madison, WI
A. Alfred Chahine, MD, FACS, FAAP
Atlanta, GA
Ravi J. Chokshi, MD, MPH, FACS
Newark, NJ
Britney Corey, MD, MACM, FACS
Birmingham, AL
Alisa M. Cross, MD, FACS
Oklahoma City, OK
Brian W. Cross, MD, FACS
Oklahoma City, OK
Cherie P. Erkmen, MD
Philadelphia, PA
Micaela Esquivel, MD
Stanford, CA
Marcie Feinman, MD, MEHP, FACS
Baltimore, MD
J. Alford “Ford” Flippin, MD
Cleveland, OH
Leander A. Grimm, Jr., MD, FACS, FASCRS
Mobile, AL
Rana M. Higgins MD, FACS, FASMBS
Milwaukee, WI
Jason M. Johnson, DO, FACS, FASBMS
Denver, CO
Michael E. Kwiatt, MD, FACS, FASCRS
Camden, NJ
Buddy Marterre, MD, MDIV
Winston-Salem, NC
Niels D. Martin, MD
Philadelphia, PA
Shaheed Merani, MD, PhD, FRCS(C), FACS
Omaha, NE
Lilah Morris-Wiseman, MD, FACS
Baltimore, MD
Ebondo Mpinga, MD
York, PA
Olugbenga Okusanya, MD, FACS
Philadelphia, PA
John H. Pang, MD
Pittsburgh, PA
Alexander A. Parikh, MD, MPH, FACS, FSSO
Greenville, NC
Allan Pickens, MD
Atlanta, GA
Kyle B. Reynolds, MD
Washington, D.C.
Kari M. Rosenkranz, MD
Lebanon, NH
Callie M. Thompson, MD, FACS
Salt Lake City, UT
Jennifer F. Tseng, MD, FACS
Chicago, IL
Julia Shelton, MD, MPH
Iowa City, IA
Vance Y. Sohn, MD, FACS
Joint Base Lewis-McChord, WA
Danielle Saunders Walsh, MD, FACS, FAAP
Greenville, NC
Warren D. Widmann, MD
New York, NY
Vascular Surgery Editorial Board
Christopher J. Abularrage, MD, DFSVS, FACS
Editorial Board Leader
The Bertram M. Bernheim Associate Professor of Surgery
Fellowship Program Director
Division of Vascular Surgery and Endovascular Therapy
The Johns Hopkins Hospital
Baltimore, MD
Caitlin W. Hicks, MD, MS
Assistant Professor of Surgery
Director of Research, Multidisciplinary Diabetic Foot & Wound Service
Associate Fellowship Program Director
Division of Vascular Surgery and Endovascular Therapy
The Johns Hopkins Hospital
Baltimore, MD
Jeffrey Jim, MD, MPHS, FACS
Chair, Vascular & Endovascular Surgery
MHI, Abbott Northwestern Hospital
Minneapolis, MN
Raghu L. Motaganahalli, MD, FRCS, DFSVS, FACS
Division Chief of Vascular Surgery
Associate Professor of Surgery
Program Director, Vascular Surgery
Indiana University School of Medicine
Indianapolis, IN
John E. Rectenwald, MD, MS
Professor of Surgery
Program Director, Vascular Surgery Residency and Fellowship
Department of Surgery, Division of Vascular Surgery
University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health
Madison, WI
Michael D. Sgroi, MD
Assistant Professor of Surgery
Stanford Medical School
Associate Program Director
Vascular Fellowship & Integrated Vascular Residency
Stanford University
Stanford, CA
Matthew R. Smeds, MD, FACS
Chief, Division of Vascular and Endovascular Surgery
Program Director, Vascular Surgery Training Programs
Associate Professor, Department of Surgery
Saint Louis University
Saint Louis, MO
Surgical Oncology Editorial Board
Keith A. Delman, MD, FACS
Editorial Board Leader
Program Director, General Surgery Residency
Associate Professor of Surgery
Division of Surgical Oncology
Emory University-Winship Cancer Institute
Atlanta, GA
Farin Amersi, MD
Director, Surgical Residency Program
Co-Director, Surgical Fellowship Program
Assistant Professor, Surgery
Cedars-Sinai Medical Center
Los Angeles, CA
Christina E. Bailey, MD, MSCI
Program Director, General Surgery Residency
Assistant Professor of Surgery
Surgical Oncology and Endocrine Surgery
Vanderbilt Surgical Oncology
Nashville, TN
Sarah Blair, MD
Vice Chair of Academic Affairs Dept of Surgery
Professor of Surgery
University of California San Diego
San Diego, CA
Francis Cannizzo, MD, FACS
Chief of Staff
Salem Veterans Affairs Medical Center
Roanoke, VA
Amanda Cooper, MD
Associate Program Director, General Surgery Residency
Assistant Professor of Surgery
Division of Trauma, Acute Care, and Critical Care Surgery
Milton S. Hershey Penn State Medical Center
Hershey, PA
Jill R. Dietz, MD
Director, Breast Center Operations
Surgical Oncology
Associate Professor of Surgery
University Hospitals Seidman Cancer Center
Cleveland, OH
Bridget N. Fahy, MD, FACS
Associate Professor
Division of Surgical Oncology
Department of Surgery
University of New Mexico School of Medicine
Albuquerque, NM
Mary L. Gemignani, MD, MPH
Director, Breast Surgical Fellowship
Attending Surgeon, Breast Service, Department of Surgery
Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
New York, NY
Rosa Hwang, MD, FACS
Department of Breast Surgical Oncology
Department of Surgical Oncology
The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center
Houston, TX
Mohammed Kalan, MD, FACS, FRCS
Surgeon-in-Chief, Washington Institute of Surgery
Clinical Professor of Surgery
George Washington University School of Medicine and Health Sciences
Washington, DC
Christopher R. McHenry, MD, FACS
Vice Chairman Department of Surgery
MetroHealth Medical Center
Professor of Surgery
Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine
Cleveland, OH
Sarah McLaughlin, MD, FACS
Program Director, General Surgery Residency
Professor of Surgery
Section of Surgical Oncology
Mayo Clinic
Jacksonville, FL
Daniel Nelson, DO, FACS
General Surgeon
William Beaumont Army Medical Center
El Paso, TX
Carolyn Nessim, MD, MSc, FRCSC, FACS
Surgical Oncologist, The Ottawa Hospital
Assistant Professor of Surgery
University of Ottawa
Clinician Investigator, Cancer Therapeutics Program, OHRI
Program Director Surgical Oncology Fellowship Program
Ottawa, ON, Canada
Giao Q Phan, MD, FACS
Associate Professor, Division of Surgical Oncology
Virginia Commonwealth University/Massey Cancer Center
Richmond, VA
Venu G. Pillarisetty, MD, FACS
Associate Professor, HPB Surgical Oncology
University of Washington School of Medicine
Medical Director, Continuous Performance Improvement
Seattle Cancer Care Alliance
Seattle, WA
Chandrajit P. Raut, MD, MSC
Division of Surgical Oncology, Brigham & Women's Hospital
Surgery Director, Center for Sarcoma and Bone Oncology, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute
Professor of Surgery, Harvard Medical School
Program Director, Dana-Farber/Partners Cancer Care Surgical Oncology Fellowship
Boston, MA
Flavio G. Rocha, MD, FACS, FSSO
Associate Professor of Surgery
Hedinger Chair and Division Head, Surgical Oncology
Physician-in-Chief, Knight Cancer Institute
Oregon Health and Science University
Portland, OR
Lawrence Andrew “Drew” Shirley, MD, MS, FACS
Assistant Professor, Division of Surgical Oncology
Program Director, Complex General Surgical Oncology Fellowship
The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center
Columbus, OH
Rebecca Snyder, MD, MPH
Assistant Professor
Division of Surgical Oncology
East Carolina University Brody School of Medicine
Greenville, NC
Jeffrey J. Sussman, MD, FACS
Interim Chairman and Professor of Surgery
Director, Division of Education
Program Director, General Surgery
University of Cincinnati College of Medicine
Cincinnati, OH
Jennifer Tseng, MD, FACS
Assistant Professor of Surgery
Associate Program Director, General Surgery Residency
Associate Program Director, Complex General Surgical Oncology Fellowship
UChicago Medicine and Biological Sciences
Chicago, IL
Kiran K. Turaga, MD, MPH
Associate Professor of Surgery
Vice Chief, Section of General Surgery and Surgical Oncology (Strategy and Finance)
Director, Surgical GI Cancer Program
Director, Regional Therapeutics Program
University of Chicago
Chicago, IL
Tracy S. Wang, MD, MPH, FACS
Professor, Department of Surgery
Vice-Chair of Strategic and Professional Development
Chief, Section of Endocrine Surgery
Medical College of Wisconsin
Milwaukee, WI
Linwah Yip, MD, FACS
Associate Professor of Surgery
Co-Chief of Division of Breast and Endocrine Surgery
University of Pittsburgh
Pittsburgh, PA
Surgical Critical Care Editorial Board
Marc de Moya, MD, FACS
Editorial Board Leader
Chief of Trauma/Acute Care Surgery
Lunda/Aprahamian Chair
Medical College of Wisconsin/Froedtert Trauma Center
Milwaukee, WI
Michael Cripps, MD
Associate Professor of Surgery
UT Southwestern Medical Center
Dallas, TX
Paula Ferrada, MD, FACS
Professor of Surgery
Program Director, Surgical Critical Care Fellowship
Medical Director, Surgical and Trauma Intensive Care Unit
Virginia Commonwealth University
Richmond, VA
Mayur Narayan, MD, MPH, MBA, MHPE, FACS, FCCM, FICS
Associate Professor of Surgery
Associate Program Director, Surgical Critical Care Fellowship
Surgical Director, Skills Acquisition & Innovation Lab
Weill Cornell Medicine
Division of Trauma, Burns, Critical and Acute Care
New York-Presbyterian Hospital/Weill Cornell Medical Center
New York, NY
Jasmeet S. Paul, MD, FACS
Associate Professor
Program Director, Surgical Critical Care Fellowship
University of New Mexico
Albuquerque, NM
Pediatric Surgery Editorial Board
Sanjay Krishnaswami, MD, FACS, FAAP
Vice Chair, Surgical Quality & Operations
Doernbecher Children’s Hospital
Pediatric Surgery Fellowship Program Director
Professor of Surgery and Pediatrics
Oregon Health and Science University
Portland, OR
Marjorie J. Arca, MD
Professor of Surgery and Pediatrics
Division Chief, Pediatric Surgery
University of Rochester Medical Center
Surgeon-in-Chief, Golisano Children's Hospital
Chair, Pediatric Surgery Board, ABS
Chair, Education and Training Committee, ABS
Rochester, NY
Robert Baird, MSc MDCM, FRCSC, FACS
Clinical Associate Professor
University of British Columbia
Program Director, Pediatric General Surgery
Surgical Trauma Director
BC Children’s Hospital
Vancouver, BC, Canada
Eunice Y. Huang, MD, MS
Professor of Surgery and Pediatrics
Associate Division Chief
Program Director, Pediatric Surgery Fellowship
University of Tennessee Health Science Center
Le Bonheur Children's Hospital
Chief Research Biomedical Informatics Officer
Children’s Foundation Research Institute
Memphis, TN
Grace Z. Mak, MD
Associate Professor of Surgery and Pediatrics
Medical Director of the Operating Room
Comer Children's Hospital
Program Director, Pediatric Surgery
The University of Chicago Pritzker School of Medicine
Chicago, IL
Benedict C. Nwomeh, MD, MPH
Professor of Surgery and Pediatrics
Vice-Chair of Global Surgery
Director, Global Surgery Program
Department of Surgery
The Ohio State University College of Medicine
Program Director, Pediatric Surgery
Nationwide Children’s Hospital
Columbus, OH
Elizabeth Renaud, MD
Hasbro Children's Hospital
Rhode Island Hospital
The Miriam Hospital
Providence, RI
Rodrigo Romao, MD MSc
Associate Professor, Departments of Surgery and Urology
IWK Health Centre, Dalhousie University
Program Director, Pediatric General and Thoracic Surgery Program
Dalhousie University
IWK Health Centre
Halifax, NS, Canada
Joel Shilyansky, MD
Professor, Surgery and Pediatrics
Director, Pediatric Surgery
Robert and Hélène Soper Chair Pediatric Surgery
Surgeon-in-Chief, University of Iowa Children’s Hospital
Iowa City, IA
Janice Taylor, MD, MEd, FACS, FAAP
Associate Professor, Pediatric Surgery
Program Director, Pediatric Surgery Fellowship
Associate Program Director, General Surgery Residency
University of Florida
Gainesville, FL
Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery Editorial Board
Martin B. Steed, DDS, FACS
Editorial Board Leader
Chair, Committee on Education and Training,
American Association of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons (AAOMS)
Full-time faculty, Medical University of South Carolina
Charleston, SC
Jeffrey D. Bennett, DMD
Professor, School of Dentistry,
Indiana University Health University Hospital
Avon, IN
Joseph E. Cillo, Jr., DMD, PhD, MPH, FACS
Division Chief, Residency Program Director and Associate Professor of Surgery,
Allegheny General Hospital
Pittsburgh, PA
Richard D'Innocenzo, DMD, MD
Clinical Associate Professor,
Boston University
Medway, MA
Deepak G. Krishnan, DDS, FACS
Assistant Professor,
University of Cincinnati Medical Center
Doctor, University Surgical and Dental Associates
Cincinnati, OH
George M. Kushner, DMD, MD, FACS
Professor, School of Dentistry,
University of Louisville
Louisville, KY
Gregory M. Ness, DDS, FACS
Professor, Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery,
Ohio State University
Worthington, OH
Faisal A. Quereshy, DDS, MD, FACS
Associate Professor, Case Western Reserve University
Cleveland, OH
Brent B. Ward, DDS, MD
Associate Professor, University of Michigan School of Dentistry
Ann Arbor, MI
Jennifer Elizabeth Woerner, DMD, MD
Assistant Professor,
Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center Shreveport
Shreveport, LA
TWIS Editors
Paula M. Termuhlen, MD, FACS
Regional Campus Dean
Professor of Surgery
University of Minnesota Medical School, Duluth Campus
Duluth, MN
James C. Hebert, MD, FACS
Albert G. Mackay, MD ’32 & H. Gordon Page MD ’45 Professor of Surgery
Executive Vice Chair for Academic Affairs
Department of Surgery
University of Vermont College of Medicine
Burlington, VT
Kwame S. Amankwah, MD, MSc, FACS, FSVS
Chief, Vascular and Endovascular Surgery
Professor of Surgery and Vascular Medicine
Department of Surgery and the Pat and Jim Calhoun Cardiology Center
Associate Program Director of the Vascular Fellowship Program
University of Connecticut (UCONN)
Farmington, CT
Resident Advisory Group
Lubomyr Boris, DO
Franciscan Health
Olympia Fields, IL
Douglas Cassidy, MD
Massachusetts General Hospital
Boston, MA
Maya El Ghouayel, MD
University of Arizona
Tucson, AZ
Astrid A. Gleaton, MD
Maine Medical Center
Portland, ME
Jonte A. Miller, MD
Loma Linda University Health
Loma Linda, CA
Christina Theodorou, MD
UC Davis Medical Center
Davis, CA
Michael M. Vu, MD
Madigan Army Medical Center
Joint Base Lewis-McChord, WA
Nicole Yordan-Lopez, MD
Kendall Regional Medical Center
Miami, FL
Advisory Council
American Board of Surgery
Jo Buyske, MD, FACS
American College of Surgeons
Patrice Blair, MPH
David Hoyt, MD, FACS
Ajit Sachdeva, MD, FACS
American Surgical Association
Neil Hyman, MD, FACS
Rosemary Kozar, MD, FACS
Association for Surgical Education
Jeffrey Chipman, MD, FACS
Association of Program Directors in Surgery
Mohsen Shabahang, MD, FACS
Association of Residency Administrators in Surgery
Dorothy Dickinson
Review Committee for Surgery (ACGME)
David Han, MD, MS, FACS
Pamela A. Lipsett, MD, MHPE, FACS, FCCM
Resident and Associate Society of the American College of Surgeons
Alexandra Adams, MD, MPH
Society of American Gastrointestinal and Endoscopic Surgeons
Denise W. Gee, MD, FACS
Jacob A. Greenberg, MD, EdM, FACS