Department Leadership
Danny M. Takanishi, Jr., M.D.,
Associate Professor of Surgery, is the Chairman of the Department of Surgery and Program Director of the University of Hawaii Surgical Residency Program.
- Alan Cheung, M.D., F.A.C.S., Professor of Surgery, is Director of Surgical Education and Chief Surgical Officer at Hawaii Medical Center East
- Maria B.J. Chun, Ph.D., Associate Specialist of Surgery, is Associate Chair of Administration and Finance
- Ronald Gagliano, M.D., F.A.C.S., Assistant Clinical Professor of Surgery, is Director of Surgical Education and Chief of General Surgery, at Tripler Army Medical Center and the Program Director of the Tripler Army Medical Center General Surgery Residency program
- Peter Halford, M.D., F.A.C.S., Associate Professor of Surgery; is Director of Surgical Education and Chief of Surgery at The Queen’s Medical Center
- Hao Chih Ho, M.D., F.A.C.S., Assistant Professor of Surgery; is Division Chief of Trauma, and Associate Program Director of the Surgical Critical Care Fellowship
- James H. Kimura, Ph.D., Full-Researcher of Surgery, is Associate-Chair of Basic Science Research
- Whitney M.L. Limm, M.D., F.A.C.S., Associate Professor of Surgery, is Associate-Chair of Clinical and Hospital Affairs
- George McPheeters, M.D., F.A.C.S., Associate Professor of Surgery, is Director of Surgical Education and Chief of Staff at Straub Clinic and Hospital
- Mark Mugiishi, M.D., F.A.C.S., Assistant Professor of Surgery, is Director of Surgical Education at Kuakini Medical Center
- Kenric M. Murayama, M.D., F.A.C.S., Professor of Surgery, is Associate-Chair of Robotics and Emerging Technology; and Division Chief of General Surgery
- Walton Shim, M.D., F.A.C.S., Professor of Surgery, is Director of Surgical Education at Kapiolani Medical Center for Women and Children
- Susan Steinemann, M.D., F.A.C.S., Associate Professor of Surgery, is Director of Surgical Medical Student Education
- Andrew Tan, M.D., Assistant Professor of Surgery, is Associate Program Director of the General Surgery Residency Program
- Linda L. Wong, M.D., F.A.C.S., Professor of Surgery, is Associate-Chair of Clinical Science Research; and Division Chief of Transplant Surgery
- Mark Yamamura, M.D., F.A.C.S., Passistant Clinical Professor of Surgery, is Director of Surgical Education at Kaiser Permanente Medical Center
- Mihae Yu, M.D., Professor of Surgery, is Associate-Chair of Education; Division Chief of Surgical Critical Care, and Program Director of the Surgical Critical Care Fellowship Program
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Other Faculty
The faculty is comprised of approximately 30 academic faculty, and 150 private surgical attending physicians appointed as clinical faculty members.
In addition to the Directors of Surgical Education, there are division chiefs for anesthesiology, ENT, emergency medicine, hyperbaric medicine, neurosurgery, ophthalmology, orthopaedics,
pediatric surgery, plastic surgery, radiology, SICU education, surgical research, thoracic, transplant, trauma, urology, ultrasound and vascular surgery.
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