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
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
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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
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Darin Saltzman, MD
Mark Sawicki, MD
Mark Sawicki, MD
Paul J. Schmit, MD
Paul J. Schmit, MD
General Surgery
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Jeffrey Sebastian, MD
James Wu, MD
James Wu, MD
Endocrine Surgery
Kyle A. Zanocco, MD
Kyle A. Zanocco, MD
Endocrine Surgery