David Geffen School of Medicine

72-131 Center for Health Sciences
Box 951749
Los Angeles, CA 90095-1749

Surgery
310-267-8054

• O. Joe Hines, MD, Chair
  David C. Chen, MD, Vice Chair, Surgical Services, UCLA Santa Monica
  Christian M. de Virgilio, MD, Vice Chair, Harbor-UCLA
  Timothy R. Donahue, MD, Vice Chair, Surgical Cancer Care
  Clifford Y. Ko, MD, MSHS, Vice Chair, Clinical Research
  Jerzy W. Kupiec-Weglinski, MD, PhD, Vice Chair, Basic Science Research
  Gerald S. Lipshutz, MD, Vice Chair, Research
  Jessica B. O’Connell, MD, Vice Chair, VA Greater Los Angeles Healthcare System
  Areti Tillou, MD, Vice Chair, Education
  Eleby Washington, MD, Vice Chair, Charles R. Drew University of Medicine and Science

The Department of Surgery instructs medical students during all four years of medical school. Students are expected to obtain broad knowledge of diseases treated by surgical means and to understand the pathophysiology of these conditions, the therapy that may be applied, and the anticipated results of treatment. They are also encouraged to learn about the effects of surgical illness on the patient and the patient’s family and environment.

Second-year students participate in one eight-week core clerkship in clinical surgery and are assigned to rotations at a combination of Reagan UCLA, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Harbor-UCLA, West Los Angeles VA, Olive View-UCLA, Kaiser Permanente, and UCLA Santa Monica medical centers. Each facility has a special orientation depending on the patient population and the individual staff. During the fourth year students may elect to take additional clinical rotations with increasing responsibilities. Additional in-depth elective courses are offered in collaboration with other departments.

For more details on the Department of Surgery and courses offered, see the department website.

Surgery faculty information is available from the department.