Education leadership

The training programs at the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania have a long-standing tradition in excellence. We continually strive to create an educational environment that maximizes the surgical trainees' academic potential. Our goal has been and continues to be the training of future leaders in academic surgery.

Jon B. Morris, MD
Vice Chair of Education, Department of Surgery
Ernest F. Rosato-William Maul Measey Professor in Surgical Education

Leadership

• Jon B. Morris, MD - Vice Chair for Education, Department of Surgery
• Kara Lehman - Associate Director, Division of Surgery Education

General surgery residency

• Major Kenneth Lee, IV, MD, PhD - Program Director
• Lillias H. Maguire, MD - Associate Program Director
• Heather Wachtel, MD - Associate Program Director
• Noel N. Williams, MD - Associate Program Director, Program Director, Preliminary Program
• Rachael Acker, MD and Gracia Vargas, MD - Co-Chairs, Resident's Executive Council

Undergraduate medical education

• Ari D. Brooks, MD - Clerkship Director
• Elinore Kaufman, MD, MSHP - Associate Clerkship Director
• Erica Pettke, MD, MPH - Associate Clerkship Director

Aortic surgery fellowship

• Nimesh D. Desai, MD, PhD - Program Director

Breast surgery fellowship

• Julia Tchou, MD, PhD - Program Director

Cardiothoracic surgical residency

• Chase R. Brown, MD - Program Director

Colon and rectal surgery fellowship

• Joshua Bleier, MD - Program Director

Craniofacial surgery fellowship

• Jordan W. Swanson, MD, MSc - Program Director

Microvascular reconstructive surgery fellowship

• Stephen J. Kovach, III, MD - Program Director

Minimally invasive, robotics, and endourology fellowship

• Justin B. Ziemba, MD, MSEd - Program Director

Plastic surgery integrated and independent residency

• Joshua Fosnot, MD - Program Director

Surgical education and simulation fellowship

• Kristoffel R. Dumon, MD - Program Director

Thoracic surgery fellowship - cardiac track

Thoracic surgery fellowship - thoracic track

• Doraid Jarrar, MD - Program Director

Transplant surgery fellowship

• Matthew H. Levine, MD, PhD - Program Director

Trauma and surgical critical care fellowship

• Niels D. Martin, MD - Program Director

Urology residency

• R. Caleb Kovell, MD - Program Director

Vascular surgery residency/fellowship

• Darren B. Schneider, MD - Interim Program Director

Education staff

• Kimberly Burdziak - Program Coordinator, General Surgery
• Mzisa Duffy - Program Coordinator, Cardiothoracic Surgery
• Kris Gallagher - Program Coordinator, Plastic Surgery
• Gretchen Harz - Program Coordinator, Urology
• Kim Moore - Program Coordinator, Trauma/Surgical Critical Care Fellowship
• Emmy Munroe - Program Coordinator, Colon and Rectal Surgery, Breast Surgery, Simulation
• Robin Noel - Graphic Artist / Web Coordinator
• Dametria Williams - Program Coordinator, General Surgery
• Rebecca Yelton - Undergraduate Medical Education Coordinator