Faculty
Find any of the various faculty or staff that make our Surgery program an outstanding place for your education and learning.
Department Chair
The Chair of the UND Department of Surgery is Dr. Cornelius "Mac" Dyke, a Fargo-based cardiothoracic surgeon.
Mentor Ahmeti, M.D., FACS
Director of Research and Academic Affairs, Associate Program Director, Assistant Professor
of Surgery
Kayla Burchill, M.D., FACS
Associate Program Director, Robotic Simulation Director, Clinical Associate Professor
of Surgery
Cornelius Dyke, M.D.
Department Chair, Professor of Surgery
Zachary Ernst, M.D., FACS
Site Director - Essentia, Clinical Assistant Professor of Surgery
Sabha Ganai, M.D., PhD, MPH, FACS, FSSO
Director of Undergraduate Surgical Education, Associate Professor of Surgery
Kristin Hogg-Korderas, M.D., FACS
Site Director Sanford Medical Center Fargo, Co-Director of Resident Wellness, Clinical
Instructor of Surgery
Brian Johnson, M.D.
Site Director Sanford Medical Center Broadway, Clinical Assistant Professor
Stefan Johnson, M.D., FACS
Residency Program Director, Clinical Associate Professor
Corey Kroetsch, M.D., FACS
Director of Simulation, Site Director Veterans Administration Medical Center, Assistant
Professor of Surgery
Robert Sticca, M.D., FACS
Director of Rural Surgery, Professor of Surgery
Randolph Szlabick, M.D., FACS
Interim Site Director Altru, Associate Professor of Surgery
Daniel Tuvin, M.D., FACS
Director of Journal Club, Co-Director of Resident Wellness, Assistant Professor of
Surgery
Khaled Zreik, M.D., MSC, FACS
Director of Resident Education, Clinical Associate Professor of Surgery
PG-V
PG-IV
PG-III
Samuel Bloomsburg, M.D.
Elena Danielson, M.D.
Andrea Gerberding, M.D.
Escar (Tadiwa) Kusema, M.D.
Riley Moore, M.D.
Hunter Row, M.D.
Jonathan Sticca, M.D.
PG-II
Audra King, M.D.
Nicole Lee, M.D.
Valerie Pendleton, D.O.
Lily Tam, M.D.
John (Jackson) Walsh, M.D.
PG-I
Grayson Baden, M.D.
Ikttesh Chahal, M.D.
Ryan Griffin, M.D.
Wade Hopper, D.O.
Holly Winn, M.D.
PG-I Preliminary
Alex Hecker, M.D.
Ergest Isak, M.D.
Tatsuma Yanagimoto, M.D.
Research Fellow
Anthony Duncan, M.D.
Cassandra Cunningham
Faculty & Conference Coordinator
Paul Dosch
Administrative Officer
Angie Flesberg
Interim Administrative Officer
Tonya Murphy
Research Specialist (providing interim support-residency program)
Marlys Peterson
Surgery Clerkship Coordinator
Diane Roney
SE Campus Surgery Clerkship Coordinator
Lisa Steinbrink
Associate Residency Program Administrator