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Latino Chairs of Surgical Departments
Dr. Alfredo Quiñones-Hinojosa, MD FAANS FACS
William J. and Charles H. Mayo
Professor and Chair of Neurologic Surgery at the Mayo Clinic in Jacksonville, Florida
Chair of Surgery since 2016
Dra. Carmen C. Solorzano, MD
Professor of Surgery and Chair, Department of Surgery,
John L. Sawyers Chair in Surgical Sciences
Director, Vanderbilt Endocrine Surgery, Vanderbilt University Medical Center
Chair of Surgery since 2019
Dr. Christian de Virgilio, MD
Chair and Professor of Surgery, Department of Surgery,
Harbor-University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) Medical Center,
UCLA School of Medicine
Chair of Surgery since 2016
Dr. Daniel Albo, MD PhD FACS
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
Chair of Surgery since 2021
Dra. Julie Ann Sosa, MD, MA
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
Chair of Surgery since 2018
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Dra. Omaida C Velazquez, MD, FACS
Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania
General Surgery Residency and Vascular Surgery Fellowship
Chair of Surgery since 2015
Dr. Javier Romero, MD FACS FICS
Chair, Department of Surgery Ventura County Medical Center
Studied at University Of California, Irvine, Medical School: University Of California, Davis
Chair of Surgery since 2013
Dra. Larissa V. Rodriguez, MD
Chair Department of Urology Weill Cornell Medicine. Herbert Fisk Johnson Endowed Professor of Urology and Obstetrics and Gynecology. Urologist-in-Chief New York-Presbyterian
Chair of Surgery since 2022
Former Chairs
Dr. Carlos Pellegrini, MD FA FACS FSSO MAMSE
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
Chair of Surgery from 1993 to 2015
Dr. Juan A. Sanchez, MD MPA FACS
Chair, Department of Surgery- Ascension Saint Agnes Hospital/Associate Professor - Johns Hopkins University
Chair of Surgery from 2007 to 2021