DONALD L. AKERS, JR., MD
Associate Professor of Surgery
Section of General Surgery/Vascular
MD University of Tennessee 1984
Residency: Tulane University School of Medicine 1989
Fellowship: Univ. of Cincinnati 1991
Certifications: American Board of Surgery 1990
ABS Added Qualifications in Vascular Surgery 1991
Interests: General & Vascular Surgery

BERNARD M. JAFFE, MD
Professor of Surgery
Section of General Surgery
MD New York University 1964
Residency: Washington University Medical Center 1971
Certifications: American Board of Surgery 1972; recertified 1988
Interests: Gastrointestinal Surgery, Endocrine Surgery and Surgical Oncology

MARTIN S. LITWIN, MD
Robert and Viola Lobrano Professor of Surgery
Section of General Surgery
MD University of Alabama 1955
MMM, Tulane University School of Public Health, 1998
Residency: Peter Bent Brigham Hospital 1965
Certifications: American Board of Surgery 1963
American Board of Medical Management, 1998
Interests: General Surgery & Gastrointestinal Surgery

NORMAN E. McSWAIN, MD
Professor of Surgery
Section of General Surgery
MD University of Alabama 1963
Residency: Grady Memorial Hospital 1970
Certifications: American Board of Surgery 1972
Interests: General Surgery, Trauma, Pre-Hospital Care & Emergency Medicine, Space Medicine, Advanced Laparoscopy and Thoracoscopy
Consultant: NASA

JAMES H. MUCHMORE, MD
Associate Professor of Surgery
Section of General Surgery/Surgical Oncology
MD University of Bologna Medical, Italy 1975
Residency: Morristown Memorial Hospital 1978
Fellowship: Tulane University-Surgical Oncology 1979
Certifications: American Board of Surgery 1983, Recertified 1994
Interests: General Surgery, Surgical Oncology

RONALD L. NICHOLS, MD
William Henderson Professor of Surgery
Section of General Surgery
MD University of Illinois Medical School 1966
Residency: University of Illinois 1972
Certifications: American Board of Surgery 1973
Interests: General Surgery & Surgical Infectious Diseases

DOUGLAS P. SLAKEY, MD, MPH
Chairman and Professor of Surgery
MPH UC, Berkeley 1985
MD Medical College of Wisconsin 1989
Residency: Medical College of Wisconsin 1995
Fellowship: Transplantation - The Johns Hopkins Hospital 1997
Certifications: America Board of Surgery 1996
Interests: Liver, Kidney, and Pancreas Transplantation

SANDER FLORMAN, MD
Associate Professor of Surgery
Chief Section of Abdominal Transplantation
Division of Transplantation
BA Brandeis Univesity 1989
MD University of Louisville School of Medicine 1994
Residency: Tulane University Medical Center 2000
Fellowship: Mount Sinai Medical Center 2002
Certifications: American Board of Surgery 2001
Interests: Liver, Kidney, Pancreas and Intestinal Transplantation and Hepatobiliary Surgery

MICHAEL T. WEAVER, MD
Assistant Professor of Surgery
MD Louisiana State University School of Medicine 1986
Residency: Louisiana State University School of Medicine 1991
Certifications:
American Board of Surgery
American Board of Thoracic Surgery

MARY JO WRIGHT, MD
Assistant Professor of Surgery
Section of General Surgery/Trauma
MD St. Louis University School of Medicine 1991
Residency: Louisiana State University 1996
Fellowship: Surgical Critical Care UT Southwestern 1998
Certifications: American Board of Surgery 1998, Surgical Critical Care 1999
Fellow American College of Surgeons
Interests: General Surgery, Trauma, Critical Care

R. EDWARD NEWSOME JR., MD
Associate Professor of Surgery
Chief Section of Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery
MD University of South Alabama 1990
Residency: University of South Alabama 1990-1995
Fellowship: Plastic Surgery Temple University, Philadelphia, PA 1996-1998
Certifications: American Board of Surgery 1996
American Board of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery 2000
Interests: Breast, Lower Extremeity, Head and Neck Reconstruction, Aesthetic and Microsurgery

SERAFIN Y. DELEON, MD
Professor of Surgery
Section of Cardiothoracic Surgery
MD University of Santo Tomas Philippines 1968
Internship Waltham Hospital, Waltham, Massachusetts
Residency Boston University Medical Center 1974 General Surgery
Residency Loyola University Medical Center 1976 Cardiothoracic
Fellowship Northwestern University Medical Center 1977
Certifications: American Board of Surgery and American Board of Thoracic Surgery
Interests: Cardiovascular -Thoracic Surgery (Adult and Pediatric)

JOHN D. PIGOTT, MD
Professor of Surgery
Section of Cardiothoracic Surgery
MD University of Tennessee 1977
Residency: University of Alabama (General Surgery) 1982
Residency: University of Pennsylvania (Thoracic) 1984
Certifications: American Board of Surgery and American Board of Thoracic Surgery (Re-certified)
Interests: Cardiovascular Surgery, Less Invasive Cardiac Surgery, Transplantation, Thoracic Surgery

RODNEY STEINER, MD
Chief, Section of Pediatric Surgery and Assistant Professor
Medical School: University of Texas in Houston
Chief Residency: Ochsner Clinic
Fellowship: University of Tennessee (Pediatric Surgery)
Research Interests: ECMO
Necrotizing Enterocolitis