Department of Surgery

University Tower, Queen’s Medical Center
1356 Lusitana Street, 6th Floor
Honolulu, HI 96813-2421
Tel: (808) 586-2920
Fax: (808) 586-3022
Web: surgery.jabsom.hawaii.edu

Faculty

T. E. Read, MD (Chair)—general surgery, colon and rectal surgery
D. S. Alam, MD—otolaryngology
M. B. J. Chun, PhD—community and cultural psychology
S. N. Crawford, MD—orthopedic surgery
C. M. T. Cryer, MD—general surgery
D. S. Inouye, MD—general surgery, surgical critical care, trauma surgery
J. M. Isa, MD—anesthesiology
J. A. Kendall, MD—radiology
R. K. Kitamura, MD—general surgery, minimally invasive surgery, bariatric surgery
C. Klem, MD—otolaryngology
D. G. Lattimer, MD—urology
J. Lederer, MD—radiation oncology
L. S. K. Lee, MD—orthopedic surgery
W. M. L. Limm, MD—general surgery, transplant surgery
E. M. Masuda, MD—vascular surgery, general surgery
D. J. Mikami, MD—general surgery, minimally invasive surgery
K. Mitsunaga, MD—orthopedic surgery
S. Y. Morita, MD—general surgery, surgical oncology
F. D. Parsa, MD—plastic surgery
S. K. Steinemann, MD—general surgery, surgical critical care, trauma surgery
G. A. Suares, MD—emergency medicine
D. M. Takanishi, Jr., MD—general surgery, surgical oncology, surgical critical care
P. I. Tsai, MD—thoracic/cardiovascular surgery
C.J. Wai, MD—general surgery, surgical oncology
L. L. Wong, MD—transplant surgery, general surgery
R. K. Woo, MD—pediatric surgery
S. L. Woodruff, MD—general surgery, endocrine surgery

* Graduate Faculty

The Academic Program

Surgery emphasizes the use of interventional techniques to treat injury and disease. The educational program encompasses the pathology, pathophysiology, diagnosis, treatment, and perioperative management of surgical disease and trauma.

The department provides instruction to medical students in all surgical disciplines, as well as the related fields of anesthesiology, radiology, and emergency medicine. It directs general surgical and orthopedic residency programs, as well as a surgical critical care fellowship. Research and continuing medical education programs are provided.