Empowering

Surgical Leaders

Nurturing the Next Generation

Latino Chairs of Surgical Departments

Dr. Christian de Virgilio

Chair of Surgery since 2016

Chair and Professor of Surgery, Department of Surgery,

Harbor-University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) Medical Center,

UCLA School of Medicine

Dr. Daniel Albo

MD PhD FACS

Chair of Surgery since 2021

Chair, Department of Surgery, UTRGV School of Medicine,

Studied at Zorrilla de San Martin Highschool, Montevideo, Uruguay,

Medical School: Universidad de la Republica Medical School, Montevideo, Uruguay

Dra. Julie Ann Sosa

MD, MA

Chair of Surgery since 2018

Leon Goldman, MD Distinguished Professor of Surgery and Chair Department of Surgery Professor, Department of Medicine

Affiliated faculty, Philip R. Lee Institute for Health Policy Studies

Dra. Larissa V. Rodriguez

Chair of Surgery since 2022

Chair Department of Urology Weill Cornell Medicine. Herbert Fisk Johnson Endowed Professor of Urology and Obstetrics and Gynecology. Urologist-in-Chief New York-Presbyterian

Dra. Carmen C. Solorzano

Chair of Surgery since 2019

Professor of Surgery and Chair, Department of Surgery,

John L. Sawyers Chair in Surgical Sciences

Director, Vanderbilt Endocrine Surgery, Vanderbilt University Medical Center

Dra. Paula Ferrada

MD FACS FCCM MAMSE

Chair of Surgery since 2025

Chair Department of Surgery Inova Fairfax, Division and System Chief for Acute Care Surgery and Trauma, and Medical Director of Perioperative Services for the Inova Healthcare System

Dr. Carlos Pellegrini

MD FA FACS FSSO MAMSE

Chair of Surgery from 1993 to 2015

Henry Harkins Professor and Chair, Department of Surgery, University of Washington, Jan 1993 - Nov 2015, studied at Rosario, Argentina, Medical School: University of Rosario, Argentina

Dra. Omaida C Velazquez

MD, FACS

Chair of Surgery from 2015 to 2023

Professor and Chair, DeWitt Daughtry Family Department of Surgery, Surgeon-in-Chief for U-Health and Jackson Health Systems, University of Miami Miller School of Medicine

Dr. Juan A. Sanchez

MD MPA FACS

Chair of Surgery from 2007 to 2021

Chair, Department of Surgery- Ascension Saint Agnes Hospital/Associate Professor - Johns Hopkins University

Dr. Alfredo Quiñones-Hinojosa

MD FAANS FACS

Chair of Surgery from 2016 to 2024

William J. and Charles H. Mayo

Newly appointed Dean. Chair of Neurologic Surgery at the Mayo Clinic in Jacksonville, Florida.

Dr. Javier Romero

MD FACS FICS

Chair of Surgery from 2013 to 2023

Chair, Department of Surgery Ventura County Medical Center

Studied at University Of California, Irvine, Medical School: University Of California, Davis

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