Surgery Faculty
Leadership
Benjamin W. Dart, MD, FACS
Professor and Chair, Department of Surgery
Medical Director, Skills and Simulation Lab
Medical School: Louisiana State University
Specialty: General Surgery and Surgical Critical Care
R. Philip Burns, MD, FACS
Professor, Department of Surgery
Medical School: University of Tennessee
Specialty: General Surgery and Breast Disease
W. Heath Giles, MD, FACS
Associate Professor and Program Director, Department of Surgery and Masters in General
Surgery Fellowship
Medical School: University of Tennessee
Specialty: General Surgery and Endocrinology Surgery
Richard A. Moore, MD, PhD, FACS
Professor and Associate Program Director,
Department of Surgery
Medical School: Temple University School of Medicine (PA)
Specialty: Colon and Rectal Surgery
Robert A. Maxwell, MD, FACS
Professor and Program Director,
Surgical Critical Care Fellowship
Medical School: Medical College of Virginia
Specialty: General Surgery and Surgical Critical Care
Charles S. Joels, MD, FACS
Assistant Professor and Program Director,
Vascular Surgery Fellowship
Medical School: University of Kentucky
Specialty: Vascular Surgery
Professor and Program Director, Colon and Rectal Surgery Fellowship,
Clerkship Director, General Surgery Residency
Medical School: Indiana University Hospital
Faculty
Assistant Professor
Medical School: University of Tennessee Health Sciences Center
Specialty: Trauma Surgery and Acute Care Surgery
Assistant Professor
Medical School: University of Virginia School of Medicine
Specialty: Vascular Surgery
