Departmental Divisions

The Department of Surgery is comprised of the following divisions:

Acute Care Surgery

Interim Director: Dionne Skeete, MD

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Cardiothoracic Surgery
 

Director: Kalpaj R. Parekh, MBBS​

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Gastrointestinal, Minimally-invasive and Bariatric Surgery

Director: John W. Cromwell, MD

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General Surgery located at Mercy Medical Center, Cedar Rapids

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Pediatric Surgery

Director: Joel Shilyansky, MD

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Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery

Director: Thomas Lawrence, MD

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Surgical Oncology and Endocrine Surgery

Director: James R. Howe V, MD

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Transplantation and Hepatobiliary Surgery

Director: Alan Reed, MD, MBA

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Vascular Surgery

Director: W. John Sharp, MD

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