General Surgery Research

Meet Our Research Faculty

General surgery clinical and basic science researchers are investigating how to improve patient outcomes, develop new cancer therapies, and understand the role of nutrition in disease and recovery. 


The surgeons and investigators in the Division of General Surgery are all engaged in research aimed at improving treatments for general surgery patients.

Mark P. Callery, MD
Major Research Focus: Outcomes research in high-acuity pancreaticobiliary surgery.

Susan Hagen, PhD
Major Research Focus: Cellular mechanisms in the development of gastric cancer.

Tara S. Kent, MD, MS
Major Research Focus: Outcomes research in high-acuity pancreaticobiliary surgery