Our surgical researchers work collaboratively to tackle the most challenging problems in human health. Together we: 

• Drive impactful research that improves care for neurological disease, cardiovascular conditions, cancer, rare genetic disorders and infectious disease.
• Train the next generation of surgeon-scientists through a highly competitive research residency program and a dedicated surgery research elective for medical students.
• Partner with fellows across programs and divisions to accelerate discovery and career development. 

Faculty in each of our divisions have research projects focused on surgical care and the conditions treated with surgery.  

In cancer research, these include studying: 

• Predictors and outcomes of patients between 80 and 89 years old who have had esophagectomy surgery for esophageal cancer
• How patients feel and function after minimally invasive esophagectomy
• How to use systemic methods and hepatic arterial infusion to deliver different types of chemotherapy in treating patients with liver-dominant and unresectable intrahepatic cholangiocarcinoma
• Differences between tumors and the tumor environment in patients with early vs. late colorectal cancer  

Other research includes: 

• Studies to better understand inherited and familial vascular disease, including phenotypic variation, and improve treatment for these patients
• Studies in solid organ transplantation and hepato-pancreatico-biliary malignancies and expanding access to transplantation 
• A project to help people with upper arm amputations regain function through targeted muscle reinnervation
• A system that enables quadriplegic patients to perform daily living activities using eye control
• Developing a regional and national system for pediatric emergency management during pandemics and disasters, emphasizing the use of telemedicine