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Dr. PJ Brennan

Penn Chief Medical Officer, University of Pennsylvania Health System

Patrick J. Brennan, MD is the Chief Medical Officer and Senior Vice President of the University of Pennsylvania Health System. He is also a Professor of Medicine at the Perelman School of Medicine and the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania. As Chief Medical Officer, Dr. Brennan leads implementation of Penn’s Blueprint for Quality, a strategic effort to improve clinical accountability and the outcomes of care. He chairs the Penn Medicine Internal COVID Advisory Committee and serves as a medical advisor to the Recovery Planning Group of the University of Pennsylvania.

Dr. Scott Levin

Chair, Department of Orthopedic Surgery, University of Pennsylvania

L. Scott Levin, MD, FACS, FAOA, is the Paul B. Magnuson Professor of Bone and Joint Surgery, Chair of the Department of Orthopaedic Surgery at the University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine (Penn), and Professor of Surgery (Plastic Surgery). He is also the Medical Director of the Penn Musculoskeletal and Rheumatology Service Line, Director of the Hand Transplant Program and leads the reconstructive microsurgery team at Children's Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP).

Dr. Samir Mehta

Chief, Division of Orthopedic Trauma and Fracture Care, University of Pennsylvania

Dr. Samir Mehta is a fellowship-trained orthopedic trauma and fracture surgeon, treating broken bones and injuries of the arms, legs and pelvis. His goal is to improve function by restoring form, including fixing fractures that have just happened, along with fractures that may not be healing or may have healed incorrectly.

When most people think of "trauma", their thoughts often go to events like car crashes or falls from heights or natural disasters. But, trauma is any sort of injury, like tripping while running or missing the last step on the stairs or breaking something during an athletic event. Dr. Mehta treats "hot trauma" (injuries that have just occurred), as well as "cold trauma" (the effects of injuries that occurred in the past).

Dr. Stephen J. Kovach

Co-director, Penn Orthoplastic Limb Salvage Center, University of Pennsylvania

Stephen J. Kovach III, MD, is an assistant professor of Surgery at the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania and the Presbyterian Medical Center of Philadelphia, and an assistant professor of Orthopaedic Surgery. He is also an attending surgeon in the Hand Transplantation Program at Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia.

Dr. Oksana Jackson

Chair, Plastic Surgery, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia

Oksana A. Jackson, MD, is an attending surgeon, the Donato D. LaRossa Endowed Chair in Plastic Surgery and Co-Director of the Cleft Lip and Palate Program at Children's Hospital of Philadelphia.

Areas of Expertise: Breast/chest wall deformities, Breast reconstruction, Cleft lip and palates, Craniofacial surgery, Facial motion disorders, Facial palsy, Plastic surgery, Vascular anomalies, Velopharyngeal dysfunction

Dr. Said Azoury

Assistant Professor of Surgery, University of Pennsylvania

Dr. Azoury is a plastic and reconstructive surgeon who is board-certified in general surgery, board-eligible in plastic surgery and fellowship-trained in surgical oncology and reconstructive microsurgery.  He well versed in both surgical solutions for complex cases and has a comprehensive understanding of the cancer diagnosis and treatment options. 

Dr. Derek Donegan

Associate Professor of Orthopedic Surgery, University of Pennsylvania

Experienced Clinician Leader with a demonstrated history of working in the hospital & health care industry.

Dr. Jeremy Cannon

Professor of Surgery, University of Pennsylvania

Jeremy Cannon, MD, SM is a Professor of Surgery at the Perelman School of Medicine. Dr. Cannon specializes in the treatment of traumatic injury, emergency general surgery conditions, and surgical critical care. His research interests include improving outcomes from hemorrhagic shock, developing technology for the treatment of acutely injured patients, and military-civilian health care and training partnerships, with a specific interest in using quality metrics to identify opportunities for improvement in combat casualty systems of care.

Dr. Patrick Reilly

Chief, Division of Traumatology, Surgical Critical Care and Emergency Surgery, University of Pennsylvania

Experienced Clinician Leader with a demonstrated history of working in the hospital & health care industry.

Dr. Lewis Kaplan

Professor of Surgery, University of Pennsylvania & Veteran's Administration Medical Center

Dr. Kaplan is a general, trauma and critical care surgeon at the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania who serves as the Section Chief of Surgical Critical Care at the Corporal Michael J Crescenz VA Medical Center in Philadelphia, PA.

Dr. Jay Yelon

Adjunct Professor of Surgery, University of Pennsylvania

A critical Care Surgery Specialist

Dr. Gregory Ginsberg

Professor of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania

Executive Director of Endoscopic Services, University of Pennsylvania Health Systems

Dr. James Lewis

Chief of Gastroenterology, Penn Presbyterian Medical Center

James Lewis, MD, MSCE, is a Professor of Medicine and Epidemiology, Senior Scholar in the Center for Clinical Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Associate Director of the Inflammatory Bowel Disease Program, and Director of Clinical Research in the Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology at the University of Pennsylvania’s Perelman School of Medicine.

Dr. Lillias MaGuire

Assistant Professor of Surgery, University of Pennsylvania

A specialist whose concentrations include open and minimally invasive surgeries for colon and rectal cancers, and inflammatory bowel disease, Dr. Maguire brings an interest in genetics, acquired in part from a research interest in diverticulitis, to her role as Research Director.