Our expert surgeons are ranked among the St. Louis area’s Top Doctors in every surgical subspecialty. Surgeon-scientists at WashU Medicine translate discoveries into new standards of care. Our dedicated faculty of investigators lead research laboratories to advance knowledge and improve treatment options.
Together, our surgeons, researchers, nurses, medical staff and trainees are making an impact on patient care across the country and around the globe.

John A. Olson Jr., MD, PhD
Chair, Department of Surgery
William K. Bixby Professor
Surgeon-in-Chief, Barnes-Jewish Hospital
Section of Surgical Oncology
Division of General Surgery

Patrick A. Craft, DO
Assistant Professor of Surgery
Section of Acute & Critical Care Surgery
Division of General Surgery

Darren R. Cullinan, MD, MSCI
Assistant Professor of Surgery
Section of Transplant Surgery
Division of General Surgery

Kelly Currie, MD
Assistant Professor of Surgery
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Division of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery

Ralph James Damiano Jr., MD
- Phone: 314-362-7260
Evarts A. Graham Professor of Surgery
Chief, Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery

Néha Datta, MD
Assistant Professor of Surgery
Assistant Professor of Otolaryngology
Division of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery

Patrick A. Dillon, MD
Professor of Surgery
- Phone: 314-454-6022
Division of Pediatric Surgery
Program Director, Pediatric Surgery Fellowship Program

Maria B. Majella Doyle, MD, MBA, FRCS
Mid-America Transplant/Department of Surgery Distinguished Endowed Chair in Abdominal Transplantation
- Phone: 314-362-2880
Sections of Transplant and Hepatobiliary-Pancreatic & GI Surgery
Division of General Surgery
Director, Liver Transplant Program, Barnes-Jewish Hospital and St. Louis Children’s Hospital
Director, Transplant HPB Fellowship Program
Director, Clinical Faculty Development
Executive Vice Chair, Clinical Affairs