Global Surgery Institute
Founded in 2017, the UTHSC Global Surgery Institute was borne out of a community of faculty, residents and students with a passion for service, bidirectional learning and clinical experience in surgery across the world. With the support, direction and oversight of the Department of Surgery, the Global Surgery Institute aims to provide opportunities for global surgical experience, curriculum and research for residents, students and faculty to further the mission of UTHSC and for the benefit of Tennessee and the Mid-South region.
The Global Surgery Institute faculty are engaged in work in Tanzania, Cameroon, Philippines, Ecuador, Libya, Iran, Iraq, Russia and Honduras.
Faculty
Nia Zalamea, MD
Assistant Professor
Director, Global Surgery Institute
Chris Fleming, MD
Associate Professor
Martin Fleming, MD, FACS
Associate Professor
Division Chief, Surgical Oncology
Denis Foretia, MD
Assistant Professor
Kelly Kempe, MD
Assistant Professor
John Nelson, MD
Assistant Professor
Assistant Professor
William Novick, MD
Professor
Professor
David Shibata, MD, FACS, FASCRS, FSSO
Harwell Wilson Endowed Chair in Surgery
Professor and Chairman
Harwell Wilson Endowed Chair in Surgery
Professor and Chairman
Ying Weatherall, MD
Assistant Professor
Assistant Professor