General and Thoracic Surgery
Meet the Team

Meet the Thoracic Surgery Team

Faculty

Alexander Bondoc, MD

Associate Professor, UC Department of Surgery
Research Interests
Liver tumors
Research Interests
Pediatric trauma; injury prevention; chest wall deformities
Research Interests
Oncology and vascular malformations
Research Interests
Injury prevention; health disparities; pediatric colorectal disorders; use of simulation to improve teamwork and safety; healthcare operations,...

Jason S. Frischer, MD

Professor, UC Department of Surgery

Laura Galganski, MD, MAS

Assistant Professor, UC Department of Surgery
Research Interests
Fetal gene and cellular therapies; fetal surgery; fetal repair of myelomeningocele

Aaron P. Garrison, MD

Associate Professor, UC Department of Surgery
Research Interests
Intestinal diseases research
Research Interests
Intestinal stem cells; pluripotent stem cells; neurogastroenterology; enteric nervous system; epithelial biology

Jonathan Merola, MD, PhD

Assistant Professor, UC Department of Surgery
Research Interests
Hepatocyte Transplantation; immunosuppression monitoring; genetic modification of human allografts; CRISPR / Cas9

Jose L. Peiro, MD, PhD

Professor, UC Department of Surgery
Research Interests
Myelomeningocele intrauterine repair; fetal tracheal occlusion for CDH

Todd A. Ponsky, MD

Professor, UC Department of Surgery

Nelson G. Rosen, MD

Professor, UC Department of Surgery
Research Interests
Bowel management; colorectal and urogenital malformations/disorders and their management; traumatic injuries and their identification and management

Soona Shin, PhD

Associate Professor, UC Department of Surgery
Research Interests
Liver cancer; tumor initiation; cell-cell communication; hepatic progenitor cells
Research Interests
Oncology; innovation; surgical workforce