The Department of Surgery has over 30 full- and part-time attending faculty in general surgery, vascular surgery, and surgical subspecialties. Many faculty members have clinical appointments at Yale University School of Medicine. All residents are assigned a faculty mentor to serve as a resource during residency. Our mentoring program is comprehensive with scheduled meetings addressing the professional and personal needs of our residents and ensuring that operative case volume benchmarks are being met.


Full-Time Faculty

Scott Helton, M.D. – Chairman of Surgery
Geoffrey S. Nadzam, M.D. – Program Director
Kenneth A. Ciardiello, M.D. – Vice Chairman of Surgery
Denise Barajas, M.D.
John A. Bonadies, M.D.
John Contessa, Ph.D.
Donald H. Kim, M.D., M.B.A.
Randolph B. Reinhold, M.D.
Steven M. Yood, M.D.

Part-Time Faculty


Dr. Raymond Ippolito
Dr. Vasrick Mansourian
Dr. Christopher McLaughlin
Dr. Thomas Fabian
Dr. John Federico
Dr. Alicia McKelvey
Dr. Ralph DeNatale
Dr. Antoine Ferneini
Dr. Walter Kwass
Dr. Thomas Sweeney
Dr. John Amodeo
Dr. Nkem Ikekpeazu
Dr. James Passarelli
Dr. George Yavorek
Dr. Paul Barcewicz
Dr. Nina Horowitz
Dr. Robert Schlessel
Dr. Edward Akeyson
Dr. Phillip Dickey
Dr. Judith Gorelick
Dr. Stephen Stein
Dr. Elmer Valin