The Department of Surgery
Faculty
 Michael B. Freeman, MD, FACSProfessor Chairman Division of Vascular & Endovascular Surgery |
 Kaela E. Blake, MD, FACSAssistant Professor Program Director, Hernia and Abdominal Wall Reconstruction Fellowship Division of General Surgery |
 Brian J. Daley, MD, FACSProfessor Associate Program Director, General Surgery Division of Trauma & Critical Care Surgery |
 Kyle L. Kleppe, MDAssociate Professor Program Director, Advanced GI MIS/Bariatric Fellowship Surgical Director , UT Center for Advanced Medical Simulation Division of General Surgery |
 C. Lindsay McKnight, MDAssociate Professor Program Director, Surgical Critical Care Fellowship Associate Program Director, General Surgery Residency and Chief, Division of Trauma and Critical Care Surgery Division of Trauma & Critical Care Surgery |
 Michael M. McNally, MD, FACSAssociate Professor Program Director, Vascular Surgery Fellowship Chief, Division of Vascular and Endovascular Surgery Division of Vascular & Endovascular Surgery |
 Andrew J. Russ, MD, FACSProfessor Program Director, General Surgery Residency Chief, Division of Colorectal Surgery Division of Colorectal Surgery |
 Joshua D. Arnold, MD, FACSAssociate Professor M4 Clerkship Director, Surgery Division of Vascular & Endovascular Surgery |
 Glen Balch, MDProfessor Director, Cancer Institute |
 Ben R. Barton, MDAssistant Professor Division of Cardiac Surgery |
 John L. Bell, MD, FACSProfessor Division of Surgical Oncology |
 Davis P. Berry, MD, FACSAssistant Professor Division of Trauma & Critical Care Surgery |
 Reagan W. Bollig, MDAssociate Professor Division of Trauma & Critical Care Surgery |
 Stefanos Boukovalas, MDAssociate Professor Division of Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery |
 Blake Briggs, MDAssistant Professor Division of Emergency Medicine |
 Ashton J. Brooks, MBBSAssistant Professor M3 Clerkship Director, Surgery Division of Surgical Oncology |
 M. Ryan Buckley, MDAssociate Professor Division of Vascular & Endovascular Surgery |
 Mark A. Casillas, Jr., MD, FACSAssociate Professor Division of Colorectal Surgery |
 Alexander C. Cavalea, MDAssistant Professor Division of Trauma & Critical Care Surgery |
 Joseph T. Chun, MD, MHIM, FACSAssociate Professor Chief, Division of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery Division of Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery |
 Jeffrey Cloyd, MDAssistant Professor Division of Emergency Medicine |
 Jonathan C. DeLong, MDAssistant Professor Division of Surgical Oncology |
 Raymond A. Dieter, III, MD, FACSProfessor Chief, Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery Division of Cardiac Surgery |
 Jacob Edwards, MDAssistant Professor Division of Trauma & Critical Care Surgery |
 Laura M. Enomoto, MDAssociate Professor Division of Surgical Oncology |
 Aldo Fafaj, MDAssistant Professor Division of General Surgery |
 Thomas E. Gaines, MD, FACSAssociate Professor Division of Cardiac Surgery |
 Daniel Galvez, MDAssistant Professor Division of Transplant Surgery |
 Justin D. Gerard, MD, FACSAssistant Professor Division of Trauma & Critical Care Surgery |
 Devin Gillaspie, MD, FACSAssistant Professor Division of Trauma & Critical Care Surgery |
 Christina S. Glenn, MDAssistant Professor Division of Thoracic Surgery |
 Mitchell H. Goldman, MD, FACSProfessor Emeritus Division of Vascular & Endovascular Surgery |
 Oscar H. Grandas, MD, FACSProfessor Chief, Division of Transplant Surgery Division of Vascular & Endovascular Surgery Division of Transplant Surgery |
 Keith D. Gray, MD, FACSAssociate Professor Division of Surgical Oncology |
 Ryan Green, DOAssistant Professor Division of Emergency Medicine |
 John E. Griepentrog, MDAssistant Professor Division of Trauma & Critical Care Surgery |
 Lauren B. Grimsley, MD, MBAAssistant Professor Division of Vascular & Endovascular Surgery |
 Jeffrey S. Hecht, MDAssociate Professor Chief, Division of Surgical Rehabilitation Division of Surgical Rehabilitation |
 Robert E. Heidel, PhDProfessor Division of Biostatistics |
 Kathleen S. Herbig, MDAssistant Professor Division of Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery |
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Eric Jensen, MD Assistant Professor |
 Sean A. Jordan, MDAssistant Professor Division of Thoracic Surgery |
 Michael D. Karlstad, PhDProfessor Division of Trauma & Critical Care Surgery |
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James Killeffer, MD Associate Professor Division of Neurosurgery |
 James A. Killeffer, MDAssociate Professor Chief, Division of Neurosurgery Division of Neurosurgery |
 Kyle Lange, DOAssistant Professor Division of Trauma & Critical Care Surgery |
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Daniel Levin, MD Assistant Professor |
 James M. Lewis, MD, MEHP, FACSProfessor Chief, Division of Surgical Oncology Division of Surgical Oncology |
 Kimberly M. Linden, MDAssistant Professor Division of Cardiac Surgery |
 Jillian M. Lloyd, MDAssociate Professor Division of Surgical Oncology |
 G. Kahler Low, MDAssistant Professor Division of Colorectal Surgery |
 Gregory J. Mancini, MD, FACS, FASMBSProfessor Division of General Surgery |
 Matthew L. Mancini, MD, FACSProfessor Chief, Division of General Surgery Division of General Surgery |
 Heath Many, MD, FACSAssociate Professor Associate Program Director, General Surgery Residency Division of Trauma & Critical Care Surgery |
 Tom Masi, PhDAssociate Professor Division of Surgical Research |
 James McDonald, MDAssistant Professor Division of Surgical Oncology |
 James M. McLoughlin, MD, FACSProfessor Division of Surgical Oncology |
 Deidra J. Mountain, PhDProfessor Division of Vascular & Endovascular Surgery Vascular Research Laboratory |
 John L. Murrary, MDAssistant Professor Division of Cardiac Surgery |
 Henry S. Nelson, MD, FACSProfessor Emeritus Division of General Surgery |
 Hannah M. Nemec, MD, FACSAssistant Professor Division of Trauma & Critical Care Surgery |
 Todd A. Nickloes, DO, MBA, FACOS, FACSAssociate Professor Division of Trauma & Critical Care Surgery |
 Melissa S. Phillips, MD, FACSProfessor Division of General Surgery |
 Christian P. Probst, MDAssistant Professor Division of Thoracic Surgery |
 Ryan K. Schmocker, MDAssociate Professor Division of Surgical Oncology |
 Stephanie E. Scott, MDAssistant Professor Associate Program Director, Surgical Critical Care Fellowship Division of Trauma & Critical Care Surgery |
 Stacy Stephenson, MDAssociate Professor Division of Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery |
 Scott L. Stevens, MD, FACSProfessor Division of Vascular & Endovascular Surgery |
 W. Glaze Vaughan, MDAssistant Professor Chief, Division of Pediatric Surgery Division of Pediatric Surgery |
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Adam P. Weltler, MD Assistant Professor Division of Emergency Medicine |
 Wesley G. Wilson, MD, MBAAssistant Professor Division of Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery |
 Polina Zmijewski, MD, MAAssistant Professor Division of General Surgery |
Clinical Faculty
 Todd B. Abel, MDClinical Assistant Professor Division of Neurosurgery |
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Hobart E. Akin, MD Clinical Assistant Professor Division of General Surgery |
 Nicholas G. Anderson, MDClinical Assistant Professor Division of Opthalmology |
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Carlos A. Angel, MD Clinical Associate Professor Division of Pediatric Surgery |
 Andrew Anzeljc, MDClinical Assistant Professor Division of Opthalmology |
 George R. Baddour, MDClinical Instructor Division of Orthopedics |
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Terry M. Bingham, MD Clinical Assistant Professor Division of General Surgery |
 David P. Crawford, MDClinical Assistant Professor Division of General Surgery |
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Justin R. Daggett, MD Clinical Assistant Professor Division of Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery |
 Richard J. Depersio, MDClinical Associate Professor Chief, Division of Otolaryngology Division of Otolaryngology |
 Brian S. Edkin, MDClinical Assistant Professor Division of Orthopedics |
 Michael S. Eilerman, MDClinical Assistant Professor Division of Orthopedics |
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Michael R. Ellis, MD Clinical Assistant Professor Division of General Surgery |
 Stanton G. Elseroad, MD, MBAClinical Assistant Professor Division of Emergency Medicine |
 Blaine L. Enderson, MD, FACSProfessor Emeritus Division of Trauma & Critical Care Surgery |
 Paul D. Froula, MDClinical Instructor Division of Opthalmology |
 Christopher Gallati, MDClinical Instructor Division of Neurosurgery |
 Herbert Glatt, MDClinical Assistant Professor Division of Opthalmology |
 Joseph M. Googe, Jr., MDClinical Assistant Professor Division of Opthalmology |
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Andrew P. Harris, MD Clinical Assistant Professor Division of Orthopedics |
 Lauren Harris, MDClinical Assistant Professor Division of Opthalmology |
 David J. Harris, Jr., MDClinical Professor Chief, Division of Opthalmology Division of Opthalmology |
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William D. Horton, III, MD, FACS Clinical Assistant Professor Division of Otolaryngology |
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David R. Jeffcoach, MD Clinical Assistant Professor Division of General Surgery |
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Michael Kern, MD Clinical Assistant Professor Division of Orthopedics |
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John P. Little, MD Clinical Associate Professor Division of Otolaryngology |
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Stephen R. Lowe, MD Clinical Assistant Professor Division of Neurosurgery |
 Michael McCollum, MDClinical Assistant Professor Division of Orthopedics |
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Phillip McDowell, MD Clinical Assistant Professor |
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Tod A. McMillan, MD Clinical Assistant Professor Division of Opthalmology |
 James H. Miller, Jr., MDClinical Instructor Division of Opthalmology |
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Jeff A. Nix, MD Clinical Assistant Professor Division of General Surgery |
 William Oros, MDClinical Assistant Professor Division of Orthopedics |
 Bradley L. Pearman, MDClinical Assistant Professor Division of Opthalmology |
 Stephen Perkins, MDClinical Assistant Professor Division of Opthalmology |
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Heather Reed-Day, MD Clinical Assistant Professor Division of Emergency Medicine |
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Allan Rosenbaum, MD Clinical Assistant Professor Division of Otolaryngology |
 James M. Rouse, MDClinical Assistant Professor Division of Opthalmology |
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Christine Seaworth, MD Clinical Assistant Professor Division of Orthopedics |
 Robert K. Shuler Jr., MDAssistant Professor Division of Opthalmology |
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Lou M. Smith, MD Clinical Associate Professor Division of Trauma & Critical Care Surgery |
 Scott T. Smith, MDClinical Assistant Professor Chief, Division of Orthopedic Surgery Division of Orthopedics |
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William Snyder, Jr., MD Clinical Assistant Professor Division of Neurosurgery |
 Jonathan Sowell, MDClinical Instructor Division of Opthalmology |
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Tom C. Thompson, MD Clinical Assistant Professor Division of General Surgery |
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Igor Tkachenko, MD Clinical Assistant Professor Division of Emergency Medicine |
 Brian Tonne, MDClinical Assistant Professor Division of Orthopedics |
 Kostas Triantafillou, MDClinical Instructor Division of Orthopedics |
 Anna Wallace, MDClinical Assistant Professor Division of Orthopedics |
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Miriam L. Weinstein, MD Clinical Associate Professor Division of Surgical Rehabilitation |
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Robert J. Wilmoth, MD Clinical Assistant Professor Division of General Surgery |
Medical Simulation
Simulation is the imitation of real-life experience including the use of task and virtual reality trainers, as well as standardized patients to refine technical and clinical skills of healthcare professionals. At the UT Center for Advanced Medical Simulation, the goal is continual improvement in quality of patient care and safety through education, practice, and assessment. Simulation can replicate almost any diagnostic or therapeutic situation, from simple IV insertions using low-fidelity task technology to complicated surgeries using high-fidelity, computerized manikins or virtual reality modules.
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