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General Surgery Residency Faculty
Page Hierarchy
The faculty of the Department of Surgery includes general surgeons and surgical specialists. Each division of the department is under the direction of the chair, Michael Pasquale, MD.
Michael D. Pasquale, MD
Professor of Surgery
Chair, Department of Surgery
Jason Weinberger, DO
Critical Care Medicine, Trauma Surgery
Program Director, General Surgery Residency
Arjumand Ali, MD
General Surgery
Associate Program Director, General Surgery Residency
Division of Burn Surgery
Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery
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Chief, Section of Thoracic Surgery
Cardiothoracic Surgery
Thoracic Surgery (Lung Surgery)
Thoracic Surgical Oncology (Lung Cancer Surgery)
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Division of Cardiac and Thoracic Surgery, Chief of Quality
Cardiothoracic Surgery
Division of Colon and Rectal Surgery
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Chief, Division of Colon and Rectal Surgery, Institute for Surgical Excellence
Colon and Rectal Surgery
Division of General and Bariatric Surgery
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Deputy Physician in Chief, Operations, Institute for Surgical Excellence
General Surgery
Bariatric Surgery (Weight Loss Surgery)
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Chief, Division of General Surgery, Institute for Surgical Excellence
General Surgery
Bariatric Surgery (Weight Loss Surgery)
Division of General Surgery - LVH–Muhlenberg
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Associate Chief, Division of General Surgery, Institute for Surgical Excellence
General Surgery
Bariatric Surgery (Weight Loss Surgery)
Division of Pediatric Surgery
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Vice Chair, Pediatric Surgical Specialties, Institute for Surgical Excellence
General Surgery
Pediatric Surgery
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Chief, Section of Pediatric Trauma, Institute for Surgical Excellence
General Surgery
Pediatric Surgery
Division of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery
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Chief, Division of Plastic Surgery, Institute for Surgical Excellence
Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery
Cosmetic Surgery
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Chief, Section of Pediatric Plastic Surgery, Institute for Surgical Excellence
Pediatric Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery
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Associate Chief, Division of Plastic Surgery
Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery
Cosmetic Surgery
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Associate Chief, Division of Plastic Surgery, Institute for Surgical Excellence
Hand Surgery
Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery
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Robert
X.
Murphy
Jr., MD, MS, FACS, CPE
Executive Vice President and Chief Physician Executive, Lehigh Valley Health Network; President and Chief Executive Officer, Populytics
Division of Surgical Oncology
Division of Transplant Surgery
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Chief, Section of Transplantation Surgery, Institute for Surgical Excellence
General Surgery
Surgical Oncology
Transplant Surgery
Division of Trauma Surgery and Critical Care
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Vice Chair, Education and Research, Institute for Surgical Excellence
Critical Care Medicine
Trauma Surgery
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Vice Chair, LVH-Hazleton and LVH-Carbon, Institute for Surgical Excellence
Trauma Surgery
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Deputy Physician in Chief, Quality and Patient Safety, Lehigh Valley Institute for Surgical Excellence
Trauma Surgery
Division of Vascular Surgery
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Chief, Division of Vascular and Endovascular Surgery, Lehigh Valley Heart and Vascular Institute
Vascular and Endovascular Surgery