Research Advisory Council

The Research Advisory Council provides residents and faculty with advice and assistance in the design, conduct, and analysis of both basic science and clinical research studies. Council members offer input in the methodology of proposed projects and present resources and potential collaborations available within the Department of Surgery. The council is comprised of surgical residents and faculty to offer comprehensive feedback on proposed research projects. The council also has guest faculty rotating to offer new insights and recommendations to the relevant research field.

Research Advisory Council Members


Donald Hess, MD FACS (ex officio)
Chief, Section of Minimally Invasive and Weight Loss Surgery
Program Director, Surgery Residency
Assistant Professor of Surgery


F. Thurston Drake, MD, MPH
Chief, Section of Endocrine Surgery
Associate Professor of Surgery


Tony E. Godfrey, PhD
Professor of Surgery and Computational Biomedicine


Kelly Kenzik, PhD, MS
Associate Professor of Surgery


Marina Malikova, PhD, MSci, MA, CCRA, RAC
Executive Director, Surgical Translational Research Operations and Compliance
Assistant Professor of Surgery


Daniel Roh, MD, PhD
Assistant Professor of Surgery 


Teviah Sachs, MD, MPH
Chief, Section of Surgical Oncology
Associate Professor of Surgery


Jeffrey Siracuse, MD, MBA
Program Director, Vascular and Endovascular Surgery Fellowship
Medical Director, Pre-Procedure Clinic
Professor of Surgery and Radiology


Priyanka Chugh, MD (Resident Member)
Resident Co-Director, SOAR Initiative


Sophie Smith, MD (Resident Member)
Resident Co-Director, SOAR Initiative

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