The Department of Surgery is home to groundbreaking research that advances patient care and improves the health of our communities.
Our world-class programs include basic science laboratories, translational studies, clinical trials and public health research.
Our breakthroughs come from innovative surgeon-scientists, multidisciplinary public health experts and a dedicated group of full-time faculty investigators.
#2 in NIH funding
$33.8 million in NIH grants
61,000 square feet lab space
Labs
Browse a listing of our labs with pages featuring their current projects, impact, and the team of professionals and trainees that make it happen.
Focused areas of research excellence
- Breast cancer
- Cancer biology
- Cancer epidemiology and public health
- Cancer immunology
- Cardiovascular physiology
- Lung transplant immunology
- Peripheral nerve surgery
- Pancreas cancer
- Prostate cancer
- Sepsis and critical injury
- Surgical education
- Vascular biology
