General Surgery Program Leadership
In our General Surgery Residency program your abilities and expertise are strengthened through a guiding leadership that creates standards embodying the Jesuit traditions upon which Creighton University is founded. As a resident participant you will find the support and mentorship allowing you to reach your full potential as a surgery practitioner.
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Surgery Residency Program Leadership

Waddah Al-Refaie, MD
- Chair, Department of Surgery
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Marcus W. Balters, MD
- Program Director, Department of Surgery
- 402.717.4900
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Devi Mukkai-Krishnamurty, MBBS
- Associate Program Director, Department of Surgery
- 402.280.5292
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Neil D. Patel, MD
- Associate Program Director, Department of Surgery
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Susanne L. Sasse, MD
- Assistant Professor
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