Surgery

Faculty

Meet our distinguished general surgery faculty

The Division of General Surgery at UCLA is home to a distinguished team of surgeons, educators, and researchers who are nationally and internationally recognized for their expertise. Our faculty are board-certified and fellowship-trained across a wide range of surgical subspecialties, including minimally invasive and bariatric surgery, colorectal surgery, endocrine surgery, gastrointestinal surgery, and trauma care.

With a shared commitment to clinical excellence, innovative research, and surgical education, our faculty members provide compassionate, high-quality care to patients while training the next generation of surgical leaders.

Leadership

Dr. Raul Rosenthal

Raul Rosenthal, MD

Chief, Division of General Surgery

Yijun Chen, MD

Chief, Bariatric Surgery Section

Clifford Ko

Clifford Ko, MD, MSHS

Chief, Colorectal Surgery Section

Areti Tillou, MD

Areti Tillou, MD

Chief, Trauma and Acute Care Surgery Section

Michael W. Yeh, MD, in a white coat and tie.

Michael W. Yeh, MD

Chief, Endocrine Surgery Section

Faculty

Megan L. Brenner, MD

Megan L. Brenner, MD

Trauma Surgery

Charles F. Chandler, MD

Charles F. Chandler, MD

General Surgery

David C. Chen, MD

David C. Chen, MD

General Surgery

Formosa Chen, MD, MPH

Formosa Chen, MD, MPH

Robert Cherry, MD

Robert A. Cherry, MD

Ariane Christie, MD

Ariane Christie, MD

Surgical Critical Care, Trauma Surgery

Henry M. Cryer III, MD

Henry M. Cryer III, MD

Trauma Surgery

Guido Eibl, MD

Guido Eibl, MD

Melinda Maggard Gibbons

Melinda Gibbons, MD, MSHS

Sarah M. Gilyard, MD

Sarah M. Gilyard, MD

Minimally Invasive General Surgery, General Surgery

Avital Harari, MD

Avital Harari, MD

Endocrine Surgery

O. Joe Hines, MD

O. Joe Hines, MD

Hepatobiliary and Pancreatic Surgery, General Surgery

Darryl T. Hiyama, MD

Darryl T. Hiyama, MD

General Surgery

Catherine J. Juillard, MD, MPH

Catherine J. Juillard, MD, MPH

Trauma Surgery

Kevork K. Kazanjian, MD

Kevork K. Kazanjian, MD

Colon and Rectal Surgery

Mary R. Kwaan, MD, MPH

Mary R. Kwaan, MD, MPH

Colon and Rectal Surgery

Catherine E. Lewis, MD

Catherine E. Lewis, MD

Surgical Critical Care, Trauma Surgery

Anne Y. Lin, MD

Anne Y. Lin, MD

Colon and Rectal Surgery

Masha Livhits, MD

Masha Livhits, MD

Endocrine Surgery

Edward H. Livingston, MD

Edward H. Livingston, MD

General Surgery

David Machado-Aranda, MD

Surgical Critical Care

Ian T. MacQueen, MD

Ian T. MacQueen, MD

General Surgery

Marcia McGory-Russell

Marcia McGory Russell, MD

Colon and Rectal Surgery

Howard Reber, MD

Howard Reber, MD

Michael W. Robinson II, MD

Michael W. Robinson II, MD

General Surgery

Tara A. Russell, MD, MPH, PhD

Tara A. Russell, MD, MPH, PhD

Colon and Rectal Surgery, General Surgery

Darin Saltzman, MD

Mark Sawicki, MD

Mark Sawicki, MD

Paul J. Schmit, MD

Paul J. Schmit, MD

General Surgery

Jeffrey Sebastian, MD

James Wu, MD

Endocrine Surgery

Kyle A. Zanocco, MD

Kyle A. Zanocco, MD

Endocrine Surgery