Research Advisory Committee


The Department of Surgery Research Advisory Committee is comprised of nationally recognized scientists within and outside the Department.  It serves as a resource for the research endeavors of both the faculty and the house staff.  Under the leadership of William G. Cance, MD, Professor and Chairman of the Department of Surgery, this group meets at least bi-annually, with three main responsibilities: 1) to assist the Chairman with the review of overall research priorities within the Department of Surgery, 2) to promote faculty development and to facilitate research directions for individual faculty members, and 3) to assist the research efforts of the general surgical residents, post-doctoral research fellows and medical students.  The Research Advisory Committee also determines the scientific agenda for the Department of Surgery Faculty and Resident Research Day.

Current members of the Research Advisory Committee are:

William G. Cance, M.D. Chairperson
Professor of Surgery and Chairman

Henry V. Baker, Ph.D.
Professor and Interim Chairman,
Department of Molecular Genetics and Microbiology
Professor of Surgery

Christopher Batich, Ph.D.
Professor of Mechanical Engineering

Kenneth Berns, M.D., Ph.D.
Professor and Institute Director Genetics Institute

Barry Byrne, M.D., Ph.D.
Professor and Associate Chairman of Pediatrics

George Casella, Ph.D.
Professor and Chairman of Statistics

Michael Clare-Salzler, M.D.
Professor of Medicine
Professor of Pathology, Laboratory Medicine and Immunology

Robert Cousins, Ph.D.
Professor and Eminent Scholar Member, National Academy of Sciences Nutrition and Food Science

William Ditto, Ph.D.
Professor and Chairman of Biomedical Engineering

Mark S. Gold, M.D.
Professor and Associate Chair Psychiatry

Michael S, Kilberg, Ph.D.
Professor of Biochemistry

Daiqing Liao, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor of Cell Biology and Anatomy

W. Stratford May, Jr., M.D.
Professor and Director UF-Shands Cancer Center

Lyle L. Moldawer, Ph.D.
Professor of Surgery and Vice Chairman (Research)

Richard Moyer, Ph.D.
Senior Associate Dean for Research Development
Professor of Molecular Genetics and Microbiology
Professor of Surgery

Harry S. Nick, Ph.D.
Professor of Molecular Genetics and Microbiology

C. Keith Ozaki, M.D.
Associate Professor of Surgery

Stephen Sugrue, Ph.D.
Professor and Chairman of Department of Cell Biology and Anatomy

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