{"id":404,"date":"2015-11-13T17:12:30","date_gmt":"2015-11-13T22:12:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/med.virginia.edu\/orthopaedic-surgery\/?page_id=404"},"modified":"2026-05-06T15:21:52","modified_gmt":"2026-05-06T19:21:52","slug":"administration","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/med.virginia.edu\/orthopaedic-surgery\/mission-statement\/administration\/","title":{"rendered":"Department Leadership"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div class='content-column one_half'><h2><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Department Chair<\/span><\/h2>\n<h4>A. Bobby Chhabra, MD<\/h4>\n<p class=\"fontsize12\">Office: 434.243.0250<br \/>\nFax: 434.243.0252<\/p><\/div><div class='content-column one_half'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-197\" src=\"https:\/\/med.virginia.edu\/orthopaedic-surgery\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/242\/2015\/11\/BobbyChhabraMD07222015.jpg\" alt=\"A. Bobby Chhabra, MD\" width=\"172\" height=\"237\" \/><\/div><\/p>\n<div class='content-column one_half'><h2><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Vice Chair of Clinical Operations<\/span><\/h2>\n<h4><span class=\"wdcfontSize2\">James Browne, MD<\/span><\/h4>\n<p class=\"fontsize12\">Office: 434.243.0218<br \/>\nFax: 434.243.0290<\/p><\/div><div class='content-column one_half'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-220\" src=\"https:\/\/med.virginia.edu\/orthopaedic-surgery\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/242\/2019\/01\/copy_of_BrowneCV.jpg\" alt=\"James A. Browne, MD\" width=\"172\" height=\"237\" \/><\/div><\/p>\n<div class='content-column one_half'><h2><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Vice Chair for Orthopaedic Research<\/span><\/h2>\n<h4>Quanjun Cui, MD<\/h4>\n<p class=\"fontsize12\">Office: 434.243.0266<br \/>\nFax: 434.243.0242<\/p><\/div><div class='content-column one_half'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-235\" src=\"https:\/\/med.virginia.edu\/orthopaedic-surgery\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/242\/2015\/11\/CuiCV01302014.jpg\" alt=\" Vice Chair for Orthopaedic Research Quanjun Cui, MD Office: 434.243.0266 Fax: 434.243.0242\" width=\"172\" height=\"237\" \/><\/div><\/p>\n<div class='content-column one_half'><h2><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Vice Chair for Faculty Development<\/span><\/h2>\n<h4>Mark Abel, MD<\/h4>\n<p class=\"fontsize12\">Office: 434.982.4215<br \/>\nFax: 434-982.1727<\/p><\/div><div class='content-column one_half'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-178\" src=\"https:\/\/med.virginia.edu\/orthopaedic-surgery\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/242\/2015\/11\/AbelCV01082014.jpg\" alt=\"Mark Abel, MD\" width=\"172\" height=\"237\" \/><\/div><\/p>\n<div class='content-column one_half'><h2><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Residency Program Director<\/span><br \/>\n<i>Director of Orthopaedic Education<\/i><\/h2>\n<h4>A. Rashard Dacus, MD<\/h4>\n<p class=\"fontsize12\">Office: 434.243.0281<br \/>\nFax: 434.243.0290<\/p><\/div><div class='content-column one_half'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-156\" src=\"https:\/\/med.virginia.edu\/orthopaedic-surgery\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/242\/2015\/11\/07ddfe95c10bc194347c20015ade6d46.bmp\" alt=\"A. Rashard Dacus, MD\" width=\"162\" height=\"227\" \/><\/div><\/p>\n<div class='content-column one_half'><h2><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Director of Orthopaedic Quality<\/span><\/h2>\n<h4>Seth Yarboro, MD<\/h4>\n<p class=\"fontsize12\">Office: 434.243.0274<br \/>\nFax: 434.243.0290<\/p><\/div><div class='content-column one_half'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-22486916 size-full aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/med.virginia.edu\/orthopaedic-surgery\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/242\/2019\/01\/YarboroCV03052014.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"172\" height=\"237\" data-wp-editing=\"1\" srcset=\"https:\/\/med.virginia.edu\/orthopaedic-surgery\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/242\/2019\/01\/YarboroCV03052014.jpg 172w, https:\/\/med.virginia.edu\/orthopaedic-surgery\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/242\/2019\/01\/YarboroCV03052014-109x150.jpg 109w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 172px) 100vw, 172px\" \/><\/div><\/p>\n<div class='content-column one_half'><h2><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Chief Operating Officer<\/span><\/h2>\n<h4>Michael H. 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