General Surgery

Faculty

Karen A. Chojnacki, MD, FACS Francis E. Rosato Professor of Surgery
Director, General Surgery Residency Program
Director, Division of General Surgery
Vice Chair for Clinical Operations
Associate Dean of Graduate Medical Education, Surgical Division
215-955-8666

Kristin L. Brill, MD, FACS Associate Professor
Enterprise Surgeon Leader for Breast Surgery
Director, Breast Surgery Program
(215) 955-6999

Harish Lavu, MD, FACS Professor
Co-Vice Chair for Quality
Chief, Section of Hepatopancreaticobiliary Surgery
215-955-9402

Francesco Palazzo, MD, FACS, FASMBS, FCPP Professor
Associate Program Director, Advanced GI, MIS & Bariatric Surgery Fellowship
Chief of Surgery, Jefferson Methodist Hospital
Vice Chair of Surgery, Thomas Jefferson University Hospital
215-955-0020

Talar Tatarian, MD, FACS, FASMBS Assistant Professor
Deputy Co-Chair for Clinical Research
Program Director, Advanced Gastrointestinal, Minimally Invasive, and Bariatric Surgery Fellowship
Co-Vice Chair for Quality
Enterprise Leader for Bariatric Surgery Research
215-955-0020

Renee M. Tholey, MD, FACS, FASMBS Associate Professor
Director, Surgical Undergraduate Education
215-955-0020

Alliric Willis, MD, FACS Professor
Associate Dean for Faculty Affairs
Vice Chair for Faculty Affairs and Faculty Development
215-955-8666

Charles J. Yeo, MD, FACS Samuel D. Gross Professor in Surgery & Chair, Department of Surgery
Senior Vice President and Chair, Enterprise Surgery, Jefferson Health
Co-Director, Pancreas, Biliary and Related Cancer Center
215-955-8643