The Department of Surgery’s Executive Leadership Committee establishes and reviews all departmental policies, programs, and reporting to expand upon the accomplishments of the Department. Its faculty membership consists of committee chairs, chief, section-chiefs and directors from across the Department.
Chair: Todd K. Rosengart, M.D.
- Samir S. Awad, M.D.
- E. Ramsay Camp, M.D.
- Jaye Chambers
- Jayer Chung, M.D.
- Holly Clayton
- Ronald Cotton, M.D.
- Joseph S. Coselli, M.D.
- Rachel W. Davis, M.D.
- Livia Eberlin, Ph.D.
- William E. Fisher, M.D.
- John Goss, M.D.
- Ravi Ghanta, M.D.
- Shawn Groth, M.D.
- Rebecca Grubb
- Larry H. Hollier, M.D.
- Juliet Holder-Haynes, M.D.
- Atif Iqbal, M.D.
- Kenneth Liao, M.D.
- Michele Loor, M.D.
- Kenneth L. Mattox, M.D.
- Samer Mattar, M.D.
- Nicole Miller
- Rashad Mohammed
- Sarah Morrissey
- Marc Moon, M.D.
- Jed G. Nuchtern, M.D.
- Gustavo Oderich, M.D.
- Alex Perez, M.D.
- William "Chris" Pederson, M.D.
- R. Taylor Ripley, M.D.
- Yesenia Rojas, M.D.
- Bradford G. Scott, M.D.
- Eric J. Silberfein, M.D.
- John Valenta
- Sebastian Winocour, M.D.
- Martin Zielinski, M.D.
The Department of Surgery’s Faculty Affairs and Promotions Committee facilitates all administrative matters related to faculty appointments and promotions and provides professional growth resources to department faculty members to support them in their pursuit of advancement within the missions of Baylor.
Committee Chair: John Goss, M.D.
- Shanda Blackmon, M.D., Ph.D.
- Christy Y. Chai, M.D.
- E. Ramsay Camp, M.D.
- Changyi Johnny Chen, M.D., Ph.D.
- Holly Clayton
- Ronald Cotton, M.D.
- Livia Eberlin, Ph.D.
- William Fisher, M.D.
- Shawn Groth, M.D.
- Amelia Lucisano, M.D.
- Samer Mattar, M.D.
- Joseph L. Mills, M.D.
- Gustavo Oderich, M.D.
- Todd Rosengart, M.D.
- Eric Silberfein, M.D.
- Bradford Scott, M.D.
- Matthew Wall, Jr., M.D.
- Qizhi Cathy Yao, M.D., Ph.D.
- Martin Zielinski, M.D.
- Abigail Marinez
The Department of Surgery’s Clinical Practice Committee brings together divisional leadership to discuss ambulatory operations best practices, challenges, and ideas to further our clinical output.
Committee Chair: William E. Fisher, M.D.
- Todd K. Rosengart, M.D.
- Joseph Coselli, M.D.
- Nicole Miller
- Gabriel Loor, M.D.
- Priya Minoje
- E. Ramsay Camp, M.D.
- Joseph L. Mills, M.D.
- Marc Moon, M.D.
- Robert Southard, M.D.
- Samer Mattar, M.D.
- Martin Zielinski, M.D.
- Kenneth Liao, M.D.
- John Goss, M.D.
- Shawn Groth, M.D.
- Stacy Carter, M.D.
- Claire Ozaki, M.D.
- Sebastian Winocour, M.D.
- Jayer Chung, M.D.
- George Van Buren II, M.D.
- Juliet Holder-Haynes, M.D.
- Feibi Zheng, M.D.
- Michele Loor, M.D.
- Zachary Pallister, M.D.
- Charrika Williams, NP
- Ashley Waldon, PA
- Lashanes Washington
- Alastair Thompson, M.D.
- James W. Suliburk, M.D.
- Atif Iqbal, M.D.
- Nick Ryan
- Kelvin Willis
- Djacarda Williams
- Alexis Shafii, M.D
- Vicente Orozco, M.D.
- Stephanie Middleton
- N. Thao N. Galvan, M.D.
- Sarah Morrissey
- Holly Clayton
- Sarah Mahlke
- Belinda Kovacik
- Abby Marinez
- Shanda Blackmon, M.D.
- Ryan Dumas, M.D.
The Department of Surgery’s Research Committee provides critical guidance regarding clinical and basic science research activities, including the Faculty Research Grant program supporting the development of innovative research projects by faculty. The committee also matches our research track residents with faculty mentors, assists with planning our annual Research Day Symposium and develops policies to align and drive research goals.
Chair: Livia Eberlin, Ph.D.
- Todd K. Rosengart, M.D.
- Ghanashyam Acharya, Ph.D., M.Sc.
- E. Ramsay Camp, M.D.
- Changyi Johnny Chen, M.D., Ph.D., M.S.
- Jayer Chung, M.D., M.Sc.
- Ravi Kiran Ghanta, M.D.
- Atif Iqbal, M.D.
- John Valenta, Ph.D.
- Jennifer Leonard, M.D., Ph.D.
- Kenneth K. Liao, M.D., Ph.D.
- Samer Mattar, M.D.
- Thomas Milner, Ph.D.
- Tamer Mohamed, Ph.D.
- R. Taylor Ripley, M.D., B.S.
- Hu Ying Shen, M.D., Ph.D.
- James W. Suliburk, M.D.
- Alastair Thompson, M.D.
- Sanjeev Vasudevan, M.D.
- Qizhi Cathy Yao, Ph.D., M.D.
- Abbas Rana, M.D.
- Chris Pederson, M.D.
The Advanced Practice Provider Council's purpose is to support, promote, and serve the Advanced Practice Providers in the Michael E. DeBakey Department of Surgery. The council serves as a representative group for all Advanced Practice Providers (APPs) within the Department of Surgery. The Council is an arena for APP networking and mentoring, as well as policy and procedure optimization.
Chair: Heather West, PA
Secretary: Jessica Smolik, NP
Advisors: Holly Clayton, PA, Charrika Williams, NP, and Sarah Morrissey, NP
- Kathleen Cintron, NP
- Jenny Siller, NP
- Subin Valayil, PA
- Gage Espino, NP
- Jessica Bass, NP
- Chaim Sigler, NP
- Connie Arrington, NP
- Kate Stalzer, NP
- Alexandria Sarenski, PA
- Samra Radomsky, PA