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Savannah C. Kipfer, DO
Voluntary CIinical Assistant Professor of Surgery (C-STARS)
Section of Acute and Critical Care Surgery
Division of General Surgery
John P. Kirby, MD
- Phone: 314-362-5298
Associate Professor of Surgery
Section of Acute and Critical Care Surgery
Division of General Surgery
Director, Burn and Wound Healing Programs, Acute Rehabilitation, Advanced Trauma Life Support & TEAMS Programs, Barnes-Jewish Hospital
Ira Kodner, MD
Emeritus Professor of Surgery
Section of Colon and Rectal Surgery
Division of General Surgery
Piroska K. Kopar, MD, MBA, FACS
Associate Professor of Surgery
Division of General Surgery
Section of Acute and Critical Care Surgery
Kunal Kotkar, MD
- Phone: 314-362-7983
Assistant Professor of Surgery
Section of Cardiac Surgery
Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery
Benjamin D. Kozower, MD, MPH
- Phone: 314-362-8089
Professor of Surgery
Section of Thoracic Surgery
Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery
Vice-Chair for Quality Improvement and Patient Safety
Lindsay M. Kranker, MD
Assistant Professor of Surgery
Section of Acute and Critical Care Surgery
Associate Director, Surgery Clerkship
Daniel Kreisel, MD, PhD
Professor of Surgery, Pathology & Immunology
- Phone: 314-362-7260
Section of Thoracic Surgery
Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery
Surgical Director, Lung Transplant Program
