The Surgery Education Office provides support for the students, residents and faculty in the Michael E. DeBakey Department of Surgery Education Programs. The main telephone number is (713) 798-6078 and the fax number is (713) 798-8941.
Faculty Contacts
Michael E. DeBakey Department of Surgery
Educational Faculty and Administrative Team Members
Listed by Residency/Fellowship Programs, Medical Student Programs, and Undergraduate Programs
Faculty:
Chair Todd K. Rosengart, M.D.
(713) 798-1317
Vice Chair for Education Bradford G. Scott, M.D.
(713) 798-6078 (Ed office)
bgscott@bcm.edu
Vice Chair for Research Scott A. LeMaire, M.D.
(832) 355-9942
slemaire@bcm.edu
Residency Programs:
Congenital Cardiac Surgery Residency Program Director Dean McKenzie, M.D.
(832) 826-1929
dean.mckenzie@bcm.edu
General Surgery Residency Program Director Stephanie Gordy, M.D.
(713) 798-6078 (Ed office)
stephanie.gordy@bcm.edu
General Surgery Residency Program Associate Program Director Eric J. Silberfein, M.D.
(713) 798-6078 (Ed office)
ejs@bcm.edu
General Surgery Residency Program Associate Program Director Neal R. Barshes, M.D., M.P.H.
(713) 798-6078 (Ed office)
nbarshes@bcm.edu
General Surgery Residency Program Associate Program Director Mario Vera, M.D.
(713) 798-6078 (Ed office)
rmvera@bcm.edu
Director of General Surgery Residency Program - Research Track Nader Massarweh, M.D., M.P.H.
(713) 794-8017
nader.massarweh@bcm.edu
Director of General Surgery Residency Program – Global Track Jed G. Nuchtern, M.D.
(832) 824-3135
nuchtern@bcm.edu
Liver Transplant Fellowship Directors John Goss, M.D. and Christine O’Mahony, M.D.
(832) 355-1400
jgoss@bcm.edu and comahony@bcm.edu
Pediatric Surgery Residency Program Director Mark Mazziotti, M.D.
(832) 822-3135
mazziott@bcm.edu
Plastic Surgery Residency Program Director Renata Maricevich, M.D.
(832) 822-3000
renata.maricevich@bcm.edu
Surgery Critical Care Program Director Jeremy Ward, M.D.
(713) 798-6078
jeremy.ward@bcm.edu
Vascular Surgery/Integrated Vascular Surgery Residency
Program Director Joseph L. Mills, Sr. M.D.
(713) 798-8831
joseph.mills@bcm.edu
Vascular Surgery Integrated Vascular Surgery Residency Program
Associate Program Director Neal R. Barshes, M.D., M.P.H.
(713) 794-7862
neal.barshes@bcm.edu
Thoracic Surgery Residency Program Director Joseph Coselli, M.D.
(832) 355-9910
jcoselli@bcm.edu
Thoracic Surgery Residency Associate Program Director Shawn Groth, M.D.
(713) 798-6281
shawn.groth@bcm.edu
Thoracic Surgery Residency Associate Program Director Ravi Ghanta, M.D.
(713) 873-3435
ravi.ghanta@bcm.edu
Thoracic Surgery Residency Assistant Program Director Ourania Preventza, M.D.
(832) 355-9910
preventz@bcm.edu
Thoracic Surgery Residency Assistant Program Director Alex Schutz, M.D.
(832) 355-9930
alexander.schutz@bcm.edu
Fellowship Programs (TMB approved /non-ACGME programs):
Aortic Surgery Fellowship Program Director Joseph Coselli, M.D.
(832) 355-9910
jcoselli@bcm.edu
Cardiac Transplant Fellowship Program Director Kenneth Liao, M.D.
(713) 798-6078 (Ed Office)
amy.silva@bcm.edu
Cardiocvascular Surgery Fellowship Program Director Charles Hallman, M.D.
(713) 798-6078 (Ed Office)
amy.silva@bcm.edu
General Thoracic Surgery Fellowship Program Director – Bryan Burt, M.D.
(713) 798-6078 (Ed Office)
Minimally Invasive Cardiac Fellowship Program Director Kenneth Liao, M.D.
(713) 798-6078 (Ed Office)
amy.silva@bcm.edu
UME Medical Student Programs
Core Medical Student Faculty Director Ronald Cotton, M.D.
(713) 798-6078 (Ed Office)
ronaldc@bcm.edu
Associate Director for Core Medical Students Cary Hsu, M.D.
(713) 798-6078 (Ed Office)
cary.hsu@bcm.edu
Associate Director for Core Medical Students Zachary Pallister, M.D.
(713) 798-6078 (Ed Office)
zachary.pallister@bcm.edu
Director for Sub-Internship Stacey Carter, M.D.
(713) 798-6078 (Ed Office)
stacey.carter@bcm.edu
Director for Electives Yesenia Rojas-Khalil, M.D.
(713) 798-6078 (Ed Office)
yesenia.rojas-khalil@bcm.edu
Undergraduate Student Program:
DeBakey Summer Student Program Thao Galvan, MPH, M.D.
(713) 798-6078
medstudentprogram@bcm.edu
Education Administrative Team
The Surgery Education Office provides support for the students, residents, and faculty of the departmental education programs. The main telephone number is (713) 798-6078 and the fax number is (713) 798-8941.
Director for Education and Alumni Affairs
Holly Shilstone
(713) 798-6190
holly.shilstone@bcm.edu
Academic Coordinators
Vascular Surgery, Pediatric Surgery and Surgical Critical Care
(713) 798-5302
gsprograms@bcm.edu
Jaye Chambers (General Surgery)
(713) 798-8929
jaye.chambers@bcm.edu
Amy Silva (Thoracic Surgery Residency Program, and Division of Thoracic Surgery Fellowships)
(713) 798-6417
amy.silva@bcm.edu
Woods McCormack (UME Surgery Clerkship)
(713) 798-4163
woods.mccormack@bcm.edu
Morgan Fields (Plastic Surgery Residency Program, Pediatric Plastic Surgery Fellowship and UME Sub Internship/Electives for Plastics)
(713) 798-2309
morgan.fields@bcm.edu
Summer DeBakey Program, UME Sub-Internship & Electives, Assistant to General Surgery Residency Program
(713) 798-4733
gsprograms@bcm.edu
Training Verifications
See the department’s policy for Verification of Training.