Inova is Committed to the Highest Quality Surgical Care
The Department of Surgery offers a full complement of surgical services by surgeons who are recognized leaders in their field to meet the varied and complex needs of its patients.
The department has more than 240 active medical staff members and a stellar group of volunteer community staff members within the following sections:
- Cardiac Surgery
- Colorectal Surgery
- General Surgery
- Neurosurgery
- Ophthalmology
- Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery
- Otolaryngology
- Pediatric Surgery
- Plastic Surgery
- Thoracic Surgery
- Transplant Surgery
- Trauma Surgery
- Urology
- Vascular Surgery
Commitment to Research
The Department of Surgery has a robust clinical research program that contributes valuable new knowledge to the academic medical community. Clinical research projects include investigator-initiated and industry-sponsored studies to evaluate new surgical techniques, enhance surgical education and improve patient outcomes.
Department members are regular contributors to local and national surgical conferences, including the American College of Surgeons Clinical Congress, American Association for the Surgery of Trauma and the National Surgical Quality Improvement Program. Recent publications in peer-reviewed journals have included the Journal of Surgical Education, Journal of Trauma and Acute Care Surgery, and International Surgery.
Medical Education
Training the surgeons of tomorrow is an important part of the Department of Surgery mission. Its five-year Surgical Residency Program is comprised of 20 residents and it has two specialty fellowship programs in Surgical Critical Care and Advanced Laparoscopic, Minimally Invasive and Bariatric Surgery. Partnerships with other academic medical centers and the military allows the department to reach beyond Inova to act as a training facility for students from across the region, allowing them to take full advantage of the outstanding clinical educators within the department.
