Executive Summary

Over FY ’22 and in recent months, we’ve welcomed a number of new faculty and staff to both new and existing leadership roles. While their predecessors remain ever-committed to their respective divisions and programs, new division and section chiefs, divisional administrators, program coordinators, and a new vice chair all share common goals of enhancing the department’s activities and reputation as a global leader in surgical education, patient care, and health and science research.
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Dr. Cynthia Shortell

Cynthia K. Shortell, MD, FACS

Executive Vice Chair

Katherine Stanley

Katherine Stanley, MBA

Vice Chair of Administration
and Finance

Ben Pratt

Ben Pratt, MHA

Assistant Chief
Administrator

Vice Chairs

Dr. Gayle DiLalla

Gayle A. DiLalla, MD, FACS

Vice Chair of Equity, Diversity,
and Inclusion

Dr. Shelley Hwang

E. S. Shelley Hwang, MD, MPH, FACS

Vice Chair of Research

Dr. Michael Lipkin

Michael E. Lipkin, MD

Vice Chair of Clinical Operations

Dr. John Migaly

John Migaly, MD, FACS

Vice Chair of Education

Division Chiefs

Agarwal, Suresh

Suresh K. Agarwal, MD, FACS

Chief, Division of Trauma, Acute, and Critical Care Surgery

Peter Allen, MD

Chief, Division of Surgical Oncology

Chen, Edward

Edward P. C. Chen, MD, FACS

Chief, Division of Cardiovascular
and Thoracic Surgery

Coleman, Dawn

Dawn M. Coleman, MD, FACS

Chief, Division of Vascular and
Endovascular Surgery

Faerber, Gary

Gary J. Faerber, MD

Interim Chief, Division of Urology

Greenberg, Jacob

Jacob A. Greenberg, MD, FACS

Chief, Division of Minimally
Invasive Surgery

Marcus, Jeffrey

Jeffrey R. Marcus, MD, FACS

Chief, Division of Plastic, Maxillofacial
and Oral Surgery

Rice, Henry

Henry E. Rice, MD, FACS

Chief, Division of Pediatric General Surgery

Sudan, Debra

Debra L. Sudan, MD, FACS

Chief, Division of Abdominal
Transplant Surgery

Dr. Georgia Tomaras

Georgia D. Tomaras, PhD

Chief, Division of Surgical Sciences

Dr. Matthew Tsuei

Matthew Tsuei, MD, FACS

President, Central Carolina Surgery

Divisional Administration

Keels, Pamela

Pamela A. Keels, MBA

Division of Pediatric General Surgery
Division of Plastic, Maxillofacial, and
Oral Surgery

LaBricciosa, Nick

Nick LaBricciosa

Division of Trauma, Acute, and Critical Care Surgery
Division of Vascular and Endovascular Surgery

Opila, Shelley

Shelley Opila, MPH

Division of Urology

Shields, Lauren

Lauren Shields

Division of Abdominal Transplant Surgery
Division of Surgical Sciences

Troxler, Katie

Katie Troxler

Division of Cardiovascular and
Thoracic Surgery

Vacant

Division of Minimally Invasive Surgery
Division of Surgical Oncology

Central Administration

Behm, Scott

Scott Behm

Director, Communications

Briere, Elizabeth

Elizabeth Briere, MEd

Director, Education

Janes, Jenn

Jennifer Cheeseman-Janes

Director, Research Administration

Gorham, Pamela

Pamela Gorham, CPA, MBA

Financial Manager

Kirk, Melanie

Melanie Kirk

Coordinator, Special Events, Space
& Logistics

Moore, Kim

Kimberly Moore, MSHR

Director, Human Resources

Webster, Wendy

Wendy Webster, MA, MBA

Director, Clinical Operations and
Healthcare Analytics

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