Congratulations to Meghan Good, MD, our new Assistant Program Director for #UofAZSurgery General Surgery Residency! She’ll help lead resident mentorship, curriculum and assessment as we train the next generation of surgeons. Congratulations, Dr. Good! 👏

We’re hiring! 3 roles supporting our surgical trainees:

General Surgery Residency: bit.ly/4iG5RZU
Plastic Surgery & Podiatry Residency: bit.ly/48d3WGa
Surgical Oncology Ops Manager: bit.ly/3Wwl8DU

Join our #UofAZSurgery team!

Congrats to our #UofAZSurgery chair, Dr. Geoffrey Gurtner, on his election to @theNAMedicine, one of the highest honors in health and medicine. The recognition honors a distinguished career spent turning lab discoveries into new treatments for patients. 🔗 bit.ly/4iut6WJ

Congratulations to Dr. Craig Weinkauf on being elected a James IV Travelling Fellow! 🌍 Dr. Weinkauf studies how carotid disease affects brain health, and we look forward to him representing #UofAZSurgery with leading surgical centers.

Welcome Dr. Jonas to our General Surgery faculty! A board-certified surgeon specializing in minimally invasive, robotic & bariatric surgery, he's an award-winning teacher, Army National Guard veteran, and one of our fellowship grads. Glad he's back in Tucson! #UofAZSurgery

Welcome Dr. Rowell, our new Division Chief of Trauma, Surgical Critical Care, Burn & Acute Care Surgery! A nationally recognized TBI expert from @UChicagoMed, she led the Prehospital TXA for TBI Trial, which informed brain injury guidelines worldwide. bit.ly/46OMHKH

Welcome, Dr. Jocelyn Di Nolfi! Our newest colon and rectal surgeon joins BUMC-T and our Surgical Oncology faculty this month. An Arizona native, she treats IBD, colorectal cancer and more. Welcome home! 🌵 #UofAZSurgery

Happy #NationalAPPWeek! 🎉 The Department of Surgery is celebrating our APPs across every surgical division. From clinic to the OR to recovery, you make a difference for our patients every day. We couldn't do it without you! #UofAZSurgery

Congratulations to Dr. Mohammad Khreiss, our new vice chair for clinical operations! A surgical oncologist who trained here, he'll lead physician outreach, community partnerships and growth to expand access to surgical care across Southern Arizona. #UofAZSurgery

It's a Match!! Congratulations to our newly-matched Trauma Surgery fellows. We can't wait to welcome Drs. Esparanza, Kindall, and Prince-Wright to our #UofAZSurgery family in Tucson. #Match2027 #TraumaSurgery

Join #UofAZSurgery next week for the Virtual GME Open House! Feat. our General Surgery Residency and Vascular Surgery - Integrated Residency Programs, our program directors and current residents will answer questions, talk about life in Tucson, & more!
🔗bit.ly/4gjZv1h

Join us tomorrow morning with our #GrandRounds guest speaker, Dr. Patel, Chief of Surgery at Emory Saint Joseph's Hospital and a leader in robotic-assisted GI surgery.
⏱️ Time: 8:00 a.m. MST
📍 COM-T Room 5403

Excited to welcome Dr. Bryan Sandler as Chief of our Division of General Surgery! 🎉 Joining us from UC San Diego, Dr. Sandler brings expertise in minimally invasive, robotic, and endoscopic surgery, plus a deep commitment to surgical education. #UofAZSurgery

Congrats to Dr. Hamidi, now an assistant clinical professor in our Cardiothoracic Surgery division! A familiar face who's been with us since residency, he specializes in coronary bypass, TAVR, valve disease, aortic surgery & ECMO. Proud to have him join mentoring our trainees!

Save the Date and Register! Join us for a full-day CME event on August 29th, exploring the latest advancements in the diagnosis and treatment of hepato-pancreato-biliary diseases.

Register Now: bit.ly/43S4xLn

It’s a match! We are happy to announce our 2027 Plastic Surgery residents, Drs. Pollichemi and Whisonant. Please join us in giving a warm, Tucson welcome to Alexandra and Cees! We can't wait to have you join our department next summer. #UofAZSurgery #PlasticSurgery

We're thrilled to announce our 2027-2029 Cardiothoracic Surgery Fellow match: Hope Conrad, MD! Having trained with us during her General Surgery Residency, we're so proud to keep such an exceptional surgeon in our department. Congratulations, Dr. Conrad! #UofAZSurgery

Join us next week for our #UofAZSurgery Research Symposium, featuring our 2026 Keynote Speaker, Ali Naji, MD, PhD! This FREE CME event highlights the breadth and impact of scholarly work conducted by faculty, residents, fellows, and students.
Register: bit.ly/3RerULS

Welcome Dr. Aman Kumar to #UofAZSurgery! Dr. Kumar is a transplant surgeon with expertise in liver, kidney, and pancreas transplants, HPB surgery, and a special focus on total pancreatectomy and autologous islet cell transplant (TPAIT). We are thrilled to have him join our team!

BIO5 member Geoffrey Gurtner helped lead Tucson’s first robotic living donor kidney surgery.

"This milestone reflects our commitment to bringing advanced, patient-centered surgical care to Arizona,” said Dr. Geoffrey Gurtner.

Read more: bit.ly/41EScZR