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UVA Department of Surgery

The Department of Surgery at the University of Virginia (UVA) provides excellent patient care, pursues cutting-edge research, and educates the next generation of world-class surgeons. Unified in diversity, best practices guide care for each patient as we expand our knowledge of health and disease.

Altogether, our department consists of nine divisions: Acute Care and Trauma Surgery, Breast and Melanoma Surgery, Cardiac Surgery, General Surgery, Pediatric Surgery, Surgical Oncology, Thoracic Surgery, Transplant Surgery, and Vascular and Endovascular Surgery.  Faculty are full-time tenure track professors with interests in both clinical and bench research. Many of our faculty lead national surgical organizations.

What We Do

University of Virginia Surgery Residents Jolian Dahl, MD & Erik Scott, MD practice setting a line.

Leaders in Education

Our residency and fellowship programs offer individualized learning, engaged faculty, and have a proud history of training the future of leaders in surgery.

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University of Virginia Surgery research team gathers to check their notebooks and discuss their research results.

Drivers of Research

Our skilled research teams are working on many exciting projects that span our numerous surgical divisions.

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Surgical Excellence

Our nine surgical divisions provide innovative surgical techniques to patients from our highly skilled and experienced surgeons.

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Traci Hedrick, MD Selected For Phenomenal Women Award

Resident Rick Vavolizza, MD Selected for All-University Teaching Award

Dr. Jeffrey Gander Awarded for Excellence in Public Service

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Information about the Department of Surgery services, explore patient resources, find clinic locations, directions, and contact telephone numbers at UVA Health.

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