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Cardiothoracic Surgery

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Richard Lee, MD

  • Chief & Professor, Cardio Thoracic Surgery

706-721-6679

ricklee@augusta.edu

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Vijay Patel, MD

  • Cardiac Surgery

706-721-3226

vijpatel@augusta.edu

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Dominic Gallo, MD

  • Assistant Clinical Professor of Surgery

706-721-3226

dgallo@augusta.edu

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Robert Rice, MD

  • Assistant Clinical Professor of Surgery

706-721-3226

rrice@augusta.edu

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Preston Sparks, DO

  • Assistant Clinical Professor of Surgery

762-375-3235

psparks@augusta.edu

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Daniel L. Miller, MD

  • Director of Thoracic Surgery, Section of Cardiothoracic Surgery
  • Professor of Surgery

762-375-3235

danmiller@augusta.edu

Minimally Invasive Surgery

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Renee Hilton, MD

  • Assistant Professor
  • Chief, MIDS
  • Co-Director of the Digestive Health Center
  • Director of Bariatric & Metabolic Surgery

762-375-4686

lhilton@augusta.edu

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Aaron Bolduc, MD

  • Assistant Professor Co-Director, Adrenal Center
  • Surgical Director, Adrenal Center

762-375-4686

abolduc@augusta.edu

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Jaine McKezie, MD

  • Minimally Invasive Surgery & Bariatric Surgeon
  • Assistant Professor of Surgery

762-375-4686

jmckenzie@augusta.edu

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Jonathan A. McKenzie

  • Minimally Invasive Surgery & Bariatric Surgeon
  • Assistant Professor, Surgery

762-375-4686

jomckenzie@augusta.edu

Pediatric Heart Surgery 

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James D. St. Louis, MD, FACC, FACS

  • Chief, Pediatric Heart Surgery
  • Co-Director, Pediatric Heart Program
  • Professor, Department of Surgery & Pediatrics

762-375-7608

jstlouis@augusta.edu

Pediatric Surgery

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Charles G. Howell, MD

  • WMG Leader/Augusta
  • Chair Emeritus, Surgery

762-375-3941

chowell@augusta.edu

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Robyn Hatley, MD

  • Professor, Surgery & Pediatrics
  • Section of Pediatric Surgery

762-375-3941

rhatley@augusta.edu

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Walter Pipkin, MD

  • Vice Chair, Surgery
  • Surgeon in Chief, CHOG
  • Section Chief, Pediatric Surgery
  • Associate Professor, Surgery

762-375-3941

wpipkin@augusta.edu

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Roshan J. D’Cruz, MBBS

  • Assistant Professor, Surgery & Pediatrics
  • Section of Pediatric Surgery

762-375-3941

rdruz@augusta.edu

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Martha-Conley E. Ingram, MD

  • Assistant Professor, Surgery & Pediatrics
  • Section of Pediatric Surgery

762-375-3941

maingram@augusta.edu

Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery

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Dr. David Zabel

  • Chief, Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery
  • Professor, Plastic Surgery

706-721-2198

dzabel@augusta.edu

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Dr. Robert Dinsmore

  • Professor, Plastic Surgery

706-721-2198

rdinsmore@augusta.edu

Surgical Oncology 

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Danny Yakoub, MD PhD

  • Chief, Surgical Oncology
  • Associate Professor, Surgery

706-721-4726

dyakoub@augusta.edu

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Steven Colquhoun, MD

  • Professor, Surgery
  • Surgical Oncology

706-721-4726

scolquhoun@augusta.edu

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Susan L. Gearhart, MD, FASCR

  • Professor of Surgery Colorectal

706-721-4726

sgearhart@augusta.edu

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Alicia Arnold, DO

  • Assistant Professor
  • Breast Program Director -Georgia Cancer Center
  • General Surgery Residency Program Director
  • Department of Surgical Oncology/Breast Surgical Oncologist

706-721-4726

aliarnold@augusta.edu

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Daniel Milgrom, MD

  • Assistant Professor, Surgical Oncology

dmilgrom@augusta.edu

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Swadha Guru, MD

  • Assistant Professor, Surgical Oncology

706-721-4726

swadha.guru@wellstar.org

Thoracic Surgery

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Daniel L. Miller, MD

  • Director of Thoracic Surgery, Section of Cardiothoracic Surgery
  • Professor of Surgery

762-375-3235

danmiller@augusta.edu

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Preston Sparks, DO

  • Assistant Clinical Professor of Surgery

762-375-3235

psparks@augusta.edu

Transplant Surgery

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Angello Lin, MD

  • Section Chief, Transplant Surgery
  • Professor, Surgery

762-375-4761

anlin@augusta.edu

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Jeffrey Rogers, MD

  • Professor, Transplant Surgery

762-375-4761

jefrogers@augusta.edu

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Alexander Fagenson, MD

  • Assistant Professor, Transplant Surgery, Hepatobiliary

762-375-4761

afagenson@augusta.edu

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Valia Bravo-Egana, PhD, D (ABHI)

  • Dir., Tech. Sup. & Clinical Cons., Histocompatibility/ Immunology Lab
  • Asst. Professor, Surgery

762-375-4564

vbravoegana@augusta.edu

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James Wynn, MD

  • Professor, Transplant, Kidney & Pancreas Transplantation, Dialysis Access, Hepatobiliary & Pancreas Surgery

762-375-4761

james.wynn@wellstar.org

Trauma & Surgical Critical Care

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Andrew Lawson, DO

  • Chief of Trauma/Surgical Critical Care/General Surgery
  • Associate Professor of Surgery
  • Program Director of Surgical Critical Care Fellowship

762-375-7702

andlawson@augusta.edu

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Terence O'Keeffe, MD, ChB, FACS

  • Professor of Surgery
  • Trauma/Surgical Critical Care/General Surgery

762-375-3154

tokeeffe@augusta.edu

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Adil Abuzeid, MBBS, FACS

  • Associate Professor of Surgery
  • Trauma/Surgical Critical Care/General Surgery

762-375-3154

aabuzeid@augusta.edu

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Elizabeth Fox, MD, FACS

  • Associate Professor of Surgery
  • Trauma/Surgical Critical Care/General Surgery
  • Trauma Program Medical Director
  • Associate Program Director of Surgical Critical Care Fellowship

762-375-3154

elizfox@augusta.edu

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Erin Switzer, DO, DABS

  • Assistant Professor of Surgery
  • Trauma/Surgical Critical Care/General Surgery
  • Medical Director of Wound Care

762-375-3154

eswitzer@augusta.edu

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Erika Mabes, DO

  • Assistant Professor of Surgery
  • Trauma/Surgical Critical Care/General Surgery
  • Program Director of Surgical Education and Simulation
  • Associate Program Director of General Surgery Residency

762-375-3154

emabes@augusta.edu

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Allison Superneau, DO

  • Assistant Professor of Surgery
  • Trauma/Surgical Critical Care/General Surgery

762-375-3154

asuperneau@augusta.edu

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Shannon Greenberg, MD

  • Assistant Professor of Surgery
  • Trauma/Surgical Critical Care/General Surgery

762-375-3154

sgreenberg@augusta.edu

Vascular Surgery

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William D. Jordan, Jr., MD

  • Moretz/Mansberger Distinguished Chair in Surgery and Professor

762-375-3672

wjordan1@augusta.edu

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Gautam Agarwal, MD

  • Professor and Chief, Section of Vascular and Endovascular Surgery

706-721-5395

gagarwal@augusta.edu

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Omar El Shazly, MD

  • Clinical Assistant Professor

706-762-5395

oelshazley@augusta.edu

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Ralph Ierardi, MD

  • Clinical Associate Professor

762-375-3672

rierardi@augusta.edu

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Andrew Soo Hoo, MD

  • Clinical Assistant Professor

706-721-1606

asoohoo@augusta.edu

MCG-UGA Partnership

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Toby Cohen Tally, MD

  • Assistant Professor, Surgery
  • Surgery Site Clerkship Director

706-410-6984

ttally@augusta.edu

Administrative Staff

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Jason Turner, MBA

  • Department Administrator

762-375-5561

jaturner@augusta.edu

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Caroline W. Cook, MPH

  • Business Manager

762-375-4831

cacook1@augusta.edu

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Megan Mumford

  • Office Manager

762-375-4652

mmumford@augusta.edu

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Rachael Singletary

  • Business Operations Specialist

762-375-4651

racsingletary@augusta.edu

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