Faculty

The faculty of the Department of Surgery numbers 243. Each of the divisions of the department come under the direction of the chairman, Thomas V. Whalen., M.D., who is also Lehigh Valley Health Network's chief medical officer.

Thomas V. Whalen., M.D.
Professor of Surgery
Chairman, Department of Surgery
Chief Medical Officer, Lehigh Valley Health Network
Boston University

 

Michael M. Badellino, M.D.
Professor of Surgery
Program Director, General Surgery Residency
Vice-Chairman, Educational Affairs
Temple University

 

Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery

Chief
Gary W. Szydlowski, M.D.
Hahnemann University School of Medicine

 

Division of Colon and Rectal Surgery

Chief
Robert J. Sinnott, D.O.
Clinical Associate Professor of Surgery
Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine

 

Associate Chief
John J. Stasik, Jr., M.D.
Clinical Assistant Professor of Surgery
Hahnemann Medical College of Philadelphia

 

Division of General Surgery

Chief
Richard Boorse, M.D.
Clinical Assistant Professor
Temple University School of Medicine
Section of Pediatric Surgery
Chief
Chris C.N. Chang, M.D.
Clinical Assistant Professor of Surgery
National College of Medicine Taiwan University
Section of Surgical Oncology
Chief
Paul J. Mosca, M.D., Ph.D.
Professor of Surgery
Duke University
Section of Transplantation Surgery
Chief
Michael J. Moritz, M.D.
University of Maryland School of Medicine

 

Division of Hand Surgery

Chief
Jay S. Talsania, M.D.
Clinical Assistant Professor of Orthopedics
Temple University School of Medicine

 

Division of Neurological Surgery

Chief
P. Mark Li, M.D., Ph.D.
Assistant Professor of Surgery
Harvard Medical School
Associate Chief – LVH-M
Robert P. Marcincin, M.D.
Pritzker School of Medicine, University of Chicago

 

Division of Ophthalmology

Chief
Masayuki Kazahaya, M.D.
Hahnemann University School of Medicine
Associate Chief
Andrew N. Bausch, M.D.
University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine

 

Division of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery

Chief
Mark H. Grim, D.M.D.
Fairleigh Dickinson University School of Dentistry

 

Division of Orthopedic Surgery

Chief
Prodromos A. Ververeli, M.D.
Clinical Assistant Professor of Orthopedics
Jefferson Medical College of Thomas Jefferson University
Associate Chief
Gregor M. Hawk, M.D.
Clinical Assistant Professor of Orthopedics
University of British Columbia
Associate Chief – LVH-M
Ranjan Sachdev, M.D.
Maulana Azad Medical College, Delhi University
Section of Foot and Ankle Surgery
Chief
George A. Arangio, M.D.
Clinical Assistant Professor of Orthopedics
Cornell University Medical College
Section of Orthopedic Trauma
Chief
Patrick B. Respet, M.D.
Clinical Assistant Professor of Orthopedics
Hahnemann University School of Medicine

 

Division of Otolaryngology-Head & Neck Surgery

Associate Chief
Robert M. Dedio, M.D.
Clinical Assistant Professor of Surgery
New York University School of Medicine

 

Division of Plastic Surgery

Chief
Walter J. Okunski, M.D.
Clinical Professor of Surgery
State University of New York – Upstate College of Medicine
Associate Chief
Geoffrey G. Hallock, M.D.
Thomas Jefferson University Jefferson Medical College

 

Division of Podiatric Surgery

 

Division of Trauma-Surgical Critical Care

Chief
Michael D. Pasquale, M.D.
Assistant Professor of Surgery
Georgetown University School of Medicine

 

Division of Urology

Chief
Brian P. Murphy, M.D.
Clinical Assistant Professor of Surgery
George Washington University School of Medicine
Associate Chief
Richard M. Lieberman, M.D.
Clinical Associate Professor of Surgery
Temple University School of Medicine

 

Division of Vascular Surgery

Chief
Eric P. Wilson, M.D.
Clinical Assistant Professor of Surgery
St. George’s University
Associate Chief – LVH-M
David Meir-Levi, D.O.
Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine