Teamwork between our general surgery residents and faculty is an essential component to the success of our program, and residents learn from our committed faculty with extensive experience in general surgery, minimally invasive surgery, surgical-oncology, bariatric surgery, colon and rectal surgery, open and endovascular surgery, and cardiothoracic surgery. With neighboring institutions offering services not provided at Good Samaritan Hospital, our residents have the unique opportunity to learn from and interact with leaders in academic surgical education through participating in rotations in trauma, burn surgery, pediatric surgery, and transplant surgery.

A multitude of our faculty members participate in basic science and clinical research, presenting at national meetings and producing numerous award-winning projects and published manuscripts each year. Working as research team leaders, faculty members oversee resident research in an individual mentor or team approach, allowing residents the opportunity to produce a wide variety of presentations and publications.

Since the inception of Good Samaritan Hospital in 1852, our surgical faculty has provided a level of commitment to research, education, and patient care that can not be mirrored. Major advancements in the field of surgery have culminated from the hard work and dedication of our faculty, which continues to propel our program to new heights.

Surgery Faculties by Specialty:

General Surgery

Lawrence BartishLawrence A. Bartish, MD, FACS

Faculty, General Surgery

Medical School
Ohio State

Residency
General Surgery
Good Samaritan Hospital, Cincinnati OH

Board Certification
American Board of Surgery - General Surgery

Contact Information
(513) 542-4200

Robert Bradley MDRobert Bradley, MD

Faculty, General Surgery

Medical School
University of Cincinnati

Residency
General Surgery
Jewish Hospital, Cincinnati OH

Surgical Interest
Hernia surgery
Breast Surgery
Colorectal surgery
Minimally invasive surgery (stomach, gall bladder spleen, etc.)

Stuart DonovanStuart L. Donovan, MD, FACS

Faculty, General Surgery

Medical School
Wright State University School of Medicine

Residency
General Surgery
Good Samaritan Hospital, Cincinnati OH

Board Certification
American Board of Surgery - General Surgery

Contact Information
(513) 232-8181

Bryan J. EllisBryan J. Ellis, DO, FACS

Faculty, General Surgery

Medical School
Ohio University of Osteopathic Medicine

Residency
General Surgery
Jewish Hospital, Cincinnati OH

Board Certification
American Board of Surgery - General Surgery

Surgical / Clinical Interests
Hernia Surgery
Abdominal Wall Reconstruction
Robotic Surgery
Breast Surgery

Contact Information
(513) 232-8181

Kshitji Kakar, MD

Faculty, General Surgeon

Medical School
Kasturba Medical College
Manipal, India

Residency
General Surgery
University of Texas Health Science Center, San Antonio, TX

MIS Fellowship
Case Western University
Cleveland OH

Surgical / Clinical Interests
Abdominal Hernia
Skin Cancer
Appendicitis
Rectal, Abdomen, Small Intestines, or Colon Cancer
Gastrointestinal Hemorrhage
Malignant Neoplasm of Female Breast
Inguinal Hernia
Malignant Neoplasm of Colon

george kerlakian

George M. Kerlakian, MD, FACS

Chairman - Department of Surgery
Faculty - General / Bariatric Surgery

Medical School
St. Joseph University, Lebanon

Residency
Good Samaritan Hospital, Cincinnati OH

Board Certification
American Board of Surgery - General Surgery

Surgical / Clinical Interests
Bariatric surgery
General surgery
Surgical education

Research Interests
Bariatric surgery
Surgical education

Contact Information
(Department of Surgery) (513) 862-3220
(Office) (513) 246-7017
George_Kerlakian@TriHealth.com

Thomas C. Maynard, MD, FACS

Faculty, General Surgery Residency

Medical School:
University of Arkansas School of Medicine

Residency
General Surgery
University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati OH

Board Certification
American Board of Surgery - General Surgery

Contact Information
(513) 232-8181

Juan L. PeschieraJuan L. Peschiera, MD, FACS

Faculty, General Surgery

Medical School
Cayetano Heredia University, Peru

Residency
General Surgery
Good Samaritan Hospital, Cincinnati OH

Fellowship
Trauma
New York Medical College

Board Certification
American Board of Surgery - General Surgery

Surgical / Clinical Interests
Trauma
Surgical Nutrition
Endoscopy
Colorectal

Contact Information
(513) 872-0669

Alexander K. SabaAlexander K. Saba, MD, FACS

Faculty, General Surgery

Medical School
University of Cincinnati

Residency
General Surgery
Good Samaritan Hospital, Cincinnati OH

Board Certification
American Board of Surgery - General Surgery

Surgical / Clinical Interests
Minimally Invasive Surgery

Research Interest
Clinical Outcomes

Contact Information
(513) 862-3562

Kevin Schrand, MD

Faculty, General Surgery

Medical School
West Virginia University

Residency
General Surgery
Good Samaritan Hospital, Cincinnati, OH

Board Certification
American Board of Surgery – General Surgery

Contact Information
(513) 853-9000

Kevin Tymitz

Kevin M. Tymitz, MD

Faculty, Minimally Invasive Surgery

Medical School
Medical College of Ohio

Residency
General Surgery
Good Samaritan Hospital, Cincinnati OH 

Fellowship
Minimally Invasive Surgery
Johns Hopkins, Baltimore MD

Board Certification
American Board of Surgery - General Surgery

Surgical / Clinical Interests
Minimally invasive surgery
Robotic surgery
Bariatric surgery

Research Interests
Bariatric/Metabolic surgery
Minimally invasive surgical techniques including single incision laparoscopic surgery (SILS) and robotic surgery

Contact Information
(Department of Surgery) (513) 862-3562
(Office) (513) 246-7017
Kevin_Tymitz@trihealth.com  

Vascular Surgery

Mark Broering, MD

Faculty, Vascular Surgery

Medical School
University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY

Residency
General Surgery
Good Samaritan Hospital, Cincinnati, OH

Vascular Fellowship
Good Samaritan Hospital, Cincinnati, OH

Surgical / Clinical Interests
Aortic aneurysms
Carotid artery disease
Chronic venous insufficiency
Deep vein thrombosis
Peripheral vascular disease
Varicose veins

Mark A. HardingMark A. Harding, MD, FACS

Faculty, Vascular Surgery

Medical School
Wright State University School of Medicine 

Residency
General Surgery
University of Utah

Fellowship
Vascular Surgery
University of Utah

Board Certification
American Board of Surgery - General Surgery
American Board of Surgery - Vascular Surgery

Sashi KilaruSashi Kilaru, MD, FACS

Faculty, Vascular Surgery

Medical School
Guntar Medical College, Guntar India 

Residency
General Surgery
Baystate Medical Center/Tufts University School of Medicine

Fellowship
Vascular Surgery
New York Presbyterian Hospital/Weill Medical College-Cornell Campus

Research Fellowship
Vascular Surgery
Yale University School of Medicine

Board Certification
American Board of Surgery - General Surgery
American Board of Surgery - Vascular Surgery

Brian A. KuhnBrian A. Kuhn, MD, RPVI

Faculty, Vascular Surgery

Medical School
Creighton University School of Medicine

Residency
General Surgery
Good Samaritan Hospital, Cincinnati Ohio

Fellowship
Vascular Surgery
Good Samaritan Hospital, Cincinnati Ohio

Board Certification
American Board of Surgery - General Surgery
American Board of Surgery - Vascular Surgery

Surgical Interest
Aortic aneurysms
Carotid artery disease
Chronic venous insufficiency
Deep vein thrombosis
Peripheral vascular disease
Varicose veins

Contact Information
(513) 865-9898
Brian_Kuhn@TriHealth.com  

Aaron Kulwicki, MD, RPVIAaron Kulwicki, MD, RPVI

Faculty, Vascular Surgery

Medical School
Medical College of Ohio

Residency
General Surgery
Mt. Carmel Hospital, Columbus Ohio

Fellowship
Vascular Fellowship
Good Samaritan Hospital, Cincinnati Ohio

Surgical Interest
Abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA) repair
Aortic & lower extremity bypass
Carotid Endarterectomy
Dialysis access placement
Endovascular surgery
Vascular ultrasound
Venous disease

Patrick E. Muck

Patrick E. Muck, MD, FACS, RVT

Chair - Section of Vascular Surgery
Program Director - Vascular Surgery Residency
Faculty - Vascular Surgery

Medical School
University of Kentucky College of Medicine 

Residency
General Surgery
Good Samaritan Hospital, Cincinnati OH

Fellowship
Vascular Surgery
Good Samaritan Hospital, Cincinnati OH

Board Certification
American Board of Surgery - General Surgery
American Board of Surgery - Vascular Surgery

Surgical / Clinical Interests
Endovascular Aneurysm Repairs
Carotid Stenting
Endovenous Ablation

Research Interests
Embolic Protection
Thrombolysis
Endovascular surgery / Endografts
SAPPHIRE WW Carotid Stent Study - PI
EMPiRE Study - PI
BRAVO Study - PI
Zilver PTX DES Study - PI
Gore AAA-03-02 Study – PI
ATTRACT Study
INSPIRATION Study
SAPPHIRE Study
CANOPY Study

Contact Information
(513) 865-9898
pmuck@fuse.net  

Matthew H. RechtMatthew H. Recht, MD, RPVI

Associate Program Director - Vascular Surgery Residency
Faculty - Vascular Surgery

Medical School
Wayne State University School of Medicine

Residency
General Surgery
Good Samaritan Hospital, Cincinnati OH

Fellowship
Vascular Surgery
Good Samaritan Hospital, Cincinnati OH

Board Certification
American Board of Surgery - General Surgery
American Board of Surgery - Vascular Surgery

Surgical / Clinical Interests
Endovascular management of
occlusive and aneurysmal disease

Research Interests
Aneurysm sac pressure monitoring
Embolic Protection
Thrombolysis
Endovascular surgery / Endografts
SAPPHIRE WW Carotid Stent Study - PI
EMPiRE Study - PI
BRAVO Study - PI
Zilver PTX DES Study - PI
Gore AAA-03-02 Study – PI
ATTRACT Study
INSPIRATION Study
SAPPHIRE Study
CANOPY Study

Contact Information
(513) 865-9898
mattrecht@yahoo.com  

Surgical Oncology

Erik Dunki-JacobsErik M. Dunki-Jacobs, MD

Surgical Oncology Faculty

Medical School
University of Cincinnati College of Medicine

Residency
General Surgery
Good Samaritan Hospital, Cincinnati OH

Fellowship
 
Surgical Oncology
University of Louisville, Louisville KY

Board Certification  
American Board of Surgery - General Surgery

Certificates
Hepatico-pancreatico-biliary surgery

Surgical / Clinical Interests 
General surgical oncology
Hepatic malignancy
Biliary malignancy
Pancreatic malignancy
Esophageal and gastric malignancy
Melanoma
Sarcoma
Breast cancer
Minimally invasive surgery (laparoscopic and robot-assisted)

Research Interests
Clinical outcomes research in the field of surgical oncology

Contact Information
(Department of Surgery) (513) 862-3562
(Office) (513) 246-7017

Thoracic Surgery

Robert Douglas Adams, MD

Faculty, Thoracic

Medical School
University of Illinois College of Medicine, Chicago, IL

Residency
Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center
Winston-Salem, NC

Cardio Thoracic Fellowship
Rush University Medical Center, Chicago, IL

Bariatric Surgery Faculty

George Kerlakian

George M. Kerlakian, MD, FACS

Chairman - Department of Surgery
Faculty - General / Bariatric Surgery

Medical School
St. Joseph University, Lebanon

Residency
Good Samaritan Hospital, Cincinnati OH

Board Certification
American Board of Surgery - General Surgery

Surgical / Clinical Interests
Bariatric surgery
General surgery
Surgical education

Research Interests
Bariatric surgery
Surgical education

Contact Information
(Department of Surgery) (513) 862-3220
(Office) (513) 246-7017
George_Kerlakian@TriHealth.com  

Katherine M. Meister, MD

Faculty, Minimally Invasive Surgery
Program Director, General Surgery Residency

Medical School
Wright State University

Residency
General Surgery
Good Samaritan Hospital, Cincinnati, OH

MIS Fellowship
Cleveland Clinic
Cleveland OH

Surgical / Clinical Interests
Minimally invasive surgery
Robotic surgery
Bariatric surgery

Kevin M. Tymitz MDKevin M. Tymitz, MD

Faculty, Minimally Invasive Surgery
Program Director, General Surgery Residency

Medical School
Medical College of Ohio

Residency
General Surgery
Good Samaritan Hospital, Cincinnati OH

Fellowship
Minimally Invasive Surgery
Johns Hopkins, Baltimore MD

Board Certification
American Board of Surgery - General Surgery

Surgical / Clinical Interests
Minimally invasive surgery
Robotic surgery
Bariatric surgery

Research Interests
Bariatric/Metabolic surgery
Minimally invasive surgical techniques including single incision laparoscopic surgery (SILS) and robotic surgery

Contact Information
(Department of Surgery) (513) 862-3562
(Office) (513) 246-7017
Kevin_Tymitz@trihealth.com  

Colon and Rectal Surgery

Gennaro D. LaBella

Gennaro D. LaBella, MD

Faculty Colon and Rectal Surgery

Medical School
Saba University School of Medicine 

Residency
General Surgery
Good Samaritan Hospital, Cincinnati OH 

Fellowship
Colon and Rectal Surgery
Carle Foundation Hospital / University of Illinois 

Board Certification
American Board of Surgery - General Surgery
American Board of Colon and Rectal Surgery

Surgical / Clinical Interests
Colorectal cancer
Gastric cancer
Pelvic organ surgery / prolapse and testing
Minimally invasive laparoscopic colorectal resection
da Vinci intestinal surgery

Research Interests
Colorectal cancer
Hereditary cancer syndromes

Contact Information
(513) 246-7017
Gennaro_Labella@TriHealth.com  

Hamza Guend, MD

Hamza Guend, MD

Faculty, Colon and Rectal Surgery

Medical School
University of Wisconsin Hospital

Residency
General Surgery
St Lukes Roosevelt Hospital

Fellowship
Colon and Rectal Surgery
Memorial Slone-Kettering Cancer Center

Surgical / Clinical Interests
Surgical management of colon and rectal benign and malignant disease
Colon cancer
Rectal cancer
Anorectal benign disease
Robotic surgery
Complex laparoscopic surgery
Sphincter-preserving surgery
Rectal prolapse

Minimally Invasive Surgery

Kevin Tymitz

Kevin M. Tymitz MD

Faculty, Minimally Invasive Surgery
Associate Program Director, General Surgery Residency

Medical School
Medical College of Ohio

Residency
General Surgery
Good Samaritan Hospital, Cincinnati OH

Fellowship
Minimally Invasive Surgery
Johns Hopkins, Baltimore MD

Board Certification
American Board of Surgery - General Surgery

Surgical / Clinical Interests
Minimally invasive surgery
Robotic surgery
Bariatric surgery

Research Interests
Bariatric/Metabolic surgery
Minimally invasive surgical techniques including single incision laparoscopic surgery (SILS) and robotic surgery

Contact Information
(Department of Surgery) (513) 862-3562
(Office) (513) 246-7017
Kevin_Tymitz@trihealth.com

Breast Surgery

Barbara Wexelman MD

Barbara Wexelman MD

Faculty, Breast Surgical Oncologist
Associate Program Director, General Surgery

Medical School
Yale University School of Medicine

Residency
General Surgery
St Lukes Roosevelt Hospital

Fellowship
Breast Surgical Oncology Fellowship
Harvard Medical School with the Massachusetts General Hospital and Dana-Farber Cancer Institute.

Surgical / Clinical Interests
Breast surgery for benign and malignant breast disease
High-risk and hereditary breast cancer management and screening, including BRCA
Nipple sparing mastectomy
Lumpectomy/Breast conserving therapy
Breast biopsy
Prophylactic mastectomy
Sentinel lymph node biopsy

Anne Kuritzky, MD

Faculty, Breast Surgical Oncologist

Medical School
University of Cincinnati

Residency
General Surgery
Brown University, Providence, Rhode Island

Fellowship
University of South Florida
Tampa, FL

Surgical / Clinical Interests
Breast cancer surgery
Breast conservation treatment
Nipple sparing mastectomy
High risk & hereditary breast cancer management & screening

Kathleen M Raque, MD

Faculty, Breast Surgical Oncologist

Medical School
University of Louisville

Residency
General Surgery
Good Samaritan Hospital, Cincinnati OH

Fellowship
Bryn Mawr Hospital
Bryn Mawr, PA

Surgical / Clinical Interests
Breast cancer surgery
Breast conservation treatment
Nipple sparing mastectomy
High risk & hereditary breast cancer management & screening
Benign breast disease

Critical Care

Amy Murphy, DO

Faculty Critical Care/Trauma

Medical School
Chicago College of Osteopathic Medicine

Residency
General Surgery
Good Samaritan Hospital
Cincinnati OH

Critical Care/Trauma Fellowship
Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI

Michael Petro, MD

Faculty, Critical Care/Trauma

Medical School
Indiana University

Residency
General Surgery
Wright State University
Dayton OH

Surgical / Clinical Interests
Retired from the United States Air Force. Before retiring he spent 8 years assigned to a Level 1 Trauma Center training Critical Care Air Transport teams to fly wounded soldiers from theaters around the world. He continues to provide trauma care, now with an expanded focus on geriatric trauma.

Ashley Tameron, MD

Faculty, Critical Care/Trauma

Medical School
Northeast Ohio University, Toledo OH

Residency
General Surgery
Good Samaritan Hospital
Cincinnati, OH

Critical Care/Trauma Fellowship
The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH

Surgical / Clinical Interests
Acute care
Emergency and trauma surgeries
Provides critical care in the intensive care unit

Good Samaritan Hospital
375 Dixmyth Ave.
Cincinnati, OH 45220
Call (513) 862-3562