The Department of Surgery is dedicated to providing quality patient care and advanced educational programs, and to conducting innovative research that will advance the future of surgical practice. The department is comprised of 10 divisions and offers a prominent surgical residency program.

National and International Recognition

“Best Doctors in America”

• Kathryn Anderson, M.D.
• Robert W. Beart Jr., M.D.
• Garry S. Brody, M.D.
• Tom R. DeMeester, M.D.
• Susan E. Downey, M.D.
• Jeffrey H. Peters, M.D.
• John F. Reinisch, M.D.
• Randolph Sherman, M.D.
• Melvin J. Silverstein, M.D.
• Albert E. Yellin, M.D.

"America's Top Doctors"*

• Tom R. DeMeester, M.D.
• Robert Rick Selby, M.D.
• Melvin J. Silverstein, M.D.

*New York: Castle Connolly Medical Ltd.; 2004

Longtime Keck School surgeon to be honored by Spanish monarchs»
The king and queen of Spain awarded the Gold Medal of the Mutua Foundation, the monarchs’ favorite philanthropic foundation, to USC’s Juan A. Asensio on March 3.