Committees

The Department of Surgery’s Clinical Practice Committee brings together divisional leadership to discuss ambulatory operations for the department. The committee shares our best practices, challenges, and ideas for advancing the Department’s efforts to further our clinical output. This committee meets on the third Tuesday of each month.

Chair: William E. Fisher, M.D.
Todd K. Rosengart, M.D.
Bryan Burt, M.D.
Juliet Holder-Haynes, M.D.
Shawn Groth, M.D.
Atif Iqbal, M.D.
Joseph L. Mills, Sr., M.D.
Miguel Montero, M.D.
Zachary Pallister, M.D.
Edward Reece, M.D.
George Van Buren II, M.D.
Holly Clayton, PA
Logan Healy, PA
Vimbai Hofisi, NP
Michelle Kelly, PA
Laura Ogbechie, NP
Chanda Sou, NP
Thien Tran, NP
Ashley Waldon, PA
Charrika Williams, NP
Yvonne Berry
Paul Bristol
Matthew Bush
Kristin Covington
Nicole Miller
Jill Riley
Elena Sanchez
Anuradha Sudhakaran
Saqib Sufi
Lashanes Washington
Djacarda Williams

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: Scott A. LeMaire, M.D.
Ghanashyam Acharya, Ph.D.
Neal R. Barshes, M.D., M.P.H.
Bryan Burt, M.D.
Changyi Johnny Chen, M.D., Ph.D.
William E. Fisher, M.D.
Ravi Ghanta, M.D.
Ramyar Gilani, M.D.
Raymon Grogan, M.D.
Sundeep Keswani, M.D.
Panagiotis Kougias, M.D.
Kenneth K. Liao, M.D., Ph.D.
Nader Massarweh, M.D., M.P.H.
Najafi, Bijan, M.D., M.Sc.
George P. Noon, M.D.
Jed G. Nuchtern, M.D.
Abbas Rana, M.D.
Edward Reece, M.D.
R. Taylor Ripley, M.D.
Todd K. Rosengart, M.D.
Sohail Shah, M.D.
Hu Ying Shen, M.D.
James W. Suliburk, M.D.
Alastair Thompson, M.D.
Barbara W. Trautner, M.D., Ph.D.
John M. Vierling, M.D.
David E. Wesson, M.D.
Qizhi Cathy Yao, M.D., Ph.D,
Kristina Brewer
Deborah Surman

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.

The Social Equity Committee was formed to improve the culture and climate of social equity by addressing perceptions of biases that may exist, based on gender, race, and ethnicity, and to learn more about the factors which perpetuate these perceptions. Through education and prevention, the department can ensure equity in the hiring, promotion, retention, further participation in department activities, and clinical support of women and minority faculty members and their professional development.

The committee believes that all individuals have the right to be free from all forms of discrimination. To help ensure equality, the committee is also committed to eradicating discrimination and racism. We seek to eliminate bias, understand and overcome implicit bias, elevate social consciousness and cultural competence, and prevent incidents of discrimination.

Chair: Michele Loor, M.D.
Mary L. Brandt, M.D.
Christy Chai, M.D.
Lorraine Cornwell, M.D.
Ronnetta Etter
N. Thao N. Galvan, M.D., M.P.H.
Stephanie Gordy, M.D.
Juliet Holder-Haynes, M.D.
Scott A. LeMaire, M.D.
Ourania Preventza, M.D.
Denny Scaria, M.D.
Eric J. Silberfein, M.D.
Barbara W. Trautner, M.D., Ph.D.
Adam Vogel, M.D.
Megan Vu, M.D.
Chad Wilson, M.D.