The instructors for the General Surgery Residency Training Program are an engaged group of outstanding surgeons and educators, all of whom are full-time practitioners in the Lankenau Medical Center Department of Surgery. Our surgeons are leaders in their respective sub-specialty fields who hold academic appointments at the Jefferson Medical College and are recognized as leaders in national surgical societies.

Patrick Ross, Jr., MD, PhD
Chairman, Department of Surgery
Thoracic Surgery

Rodney Durham, MD, FACS
Program Director – General Surgery Residency
Director of Surgical Critical Care

Jonathan Gefen, MD
Associate Program Director
Laparoscopic Surgery

Ned Z. Carp, MD
Barbara Brodsky Chief of Surgery Chair
Lankenau Medical Center
Surgical Oncology

Robin Ciocca, MD
Breast Surgery

Jennifer Denne, MD, FACS
Minimally Invasive Surgery
Bryn Mawr Hospital

Vincent M. DiGiovanni, DO
Vascular Surgery

Ryan S. Hoffman, MD
Plastic Surgery

Gerald A. Isenberg, MD
System Chief of Colorectal
Colorectal Surgery

Michael J. Karon, DO
Plastic Surgery

Emily K. Kunkel, MD
Minimally Invasive Surgery

Quynh-Diem Lam, MD
Vascular Surgery

John H. Marks, MD
Colorectal Surgery

Jason Martinez, MD
Medical Student Clerkship Director
Vascular Surgery

William F. Morano, MD, FACS
Surgical Oncology

Henry Hirsch, MD
Vascular Surgery

Robert Meisner, MD
Vascular Surgery

Robert B. Noone, MD
Colorectal Surgery

Elijah Riddle, MD, FACS
Acute Care Surgery

Katherine Rose, MD
Plastic Surgery

Jennifer L. Sabol, MD
Breast Surgery

Henry Schoonyoung, MD
Colorectal Surgery

Samantha Witte, MD, FACS
Bryn Mawr Site Director
Bariatric Surgery