Faculty
We seek a knowledgeable and diverse faculty. All UVA faculty hold joint appointments at the Salem VA Hospital and many are consultants in nearby regional hospitals.
Reid B. Adams, MD
Professor of Surgery
Chair, Department of Surgery
Professor of Surgery
Chief of Acute Care & Trauma Surgery
James F. Calland, MD
Associate Professor of Surgery
John Davis, MD
Assistant Professor of Surgery
Molly Flannagan, MD
Assistant Professor of Surgery
Assistant Professor of Surgery
Michael D. Williams, M.D., FACS
Associate Professor of Surgery
Zequan Yang, M.D.
Associate Professor of Surgery
Vice Chair of Research
Professor of Surgical Oncology
William Grosh, MD
Associate Professor Internal Medicine & Hematology/Oncology
Paul Levine, MD
Professor & Acting Chairman of Otolaryngology,
Head, & Neck Surgery
Elizabeth Gaughan, MD
Assistant Professor of Hematology & Oncology
Timothy N. Showalter, MD
Assistant Professor of Radiation Oncology
Adult Nurse Practitioner of Surgical Oncology
Philip W Smith, MD
Assistant Professor of General Surgery
David C Shonka, Jr., MD
Assistant Professor of Head & Neck Surgical Oncology
Carmel J. Nail, MSN, FNP
Nurse Practitioner of Breast & Melanoma Teams
James W. Patterson, MD, FACP
Professor of Pathology & Dermatology
Kim Chianese-Bullock, Ph.D.
Clinical Research Scientist
Professor of Surgery
Division Chief of Cardiac Surgery
James Gangemi, M.D.
Associate Professor of Surgery with Tenure
John A. Kern, M.D.
Professor of Surgery
Mark Roeser, MD
Assistant Professor of Surgery and Pediatrics
Nicholas R. Teman, M.D.
Assistant Professor of Surgery
Professor of Surgery
Leora T. Yarboro, M.D.
Associate Professor of Surgery
Kenan W. Yount, M.D.
Associate Professor of Surgery
Professor of Surgery
Charles M. Friel, MD
Professor of Surgery
Peter T. Hallowell, M.D.
Associate Professor of Surgery
Traci L. Hedrick, M.D.
Associate Professor of Surgery
Assistant Professor of Surgery
Worthington G. Schenk, III, M.D.
Professor of Surgery
Philip W. Smith, M.D.
Associate Professor of Surgery
Research Faculty
Beth Turrentine, PhD
Associate Professor of Surgery
Professor of Surgery and Pediatrics
Chief, Division of Pediatric Surgery
Daniel Levin, M.D.
Assistant Professor of Surgery
Associate Professor of Surgery
Jeffery W Gander, M.D.
Assistant Professor of Surgery
Professor of Surgery
Chief, Division of Surgical Oncology
Reid B. Adams, MD
Professor of Surgery
David Brenin, MD
Associate Professor of Surgery
Lynn Dengel, M.D.
Assistant Professor of Surgery
Anneke T. Schroen, M.D.
Associate Professor of Surgery
Shayna L. Showalter, M.D.
Associate Professor of Surgery
Professor of Surgery
Victor M. Zaydfudim, M.D.
Associate Professor of Surgery
Research Faculty
Kim Bullock, PhD
Associate Professor of Research in Surgery
Ileana Mauldin, PhD
Assistant Professor of Surgery
Walt Olson, PhD
Assistant Professor of Research in Surgery
Associate Professor of Surgery
Research Faculty
Victor E. Laubach, PhD
Professor of Surgery
Professor of Surgery
Chief, Division of Transplant Surgery
Kenneth L. Brayman, MD, PhD
Professor of Surgery
Avinash Agarwal, MD
Associate Professor of Surgery
Shawn J. Pelletier, MD
Associate Professor of Surgery
Nicolas Goldaracena, MD
Associate Professor of Surgery
Associate Professor of Surgery
Research Faculty
Yong Wang, PhD
Associate Professor of Research in Surgery
Professional Research Staff
Sai Vineela Bontha, PhD
Research Associate in Surgery
Preeti Chhabra, PhD
Research Scientist in Surgery
Professor of Surgery
Division Chief of Vascular & Endovascular Surgery
Margaret Clarke Tracci, M.D., J.D.
Associate Professor of Surgery
Assistant Professor of Surgery
Carlin A. Williams, MD
Assistant Professor of Surgery