Surgery Faculty

The Surgery attending staff is made up of board-certified individuals who are committed to surgical education and the highest-quality patient care. A genuine collegial relationship exists among the residents, voluntary attending and full-time teaching staffs. Full-time, third-year clinical clerks from Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons also contribute to the educational environment.

Sherman M. Bull, M.D., F.A.C.S. M.D.: Columbia University, College of Physicians & Surgeons, MD, 1962 Residency: Columbia-Presbyterian Medical Center, 1962-8 Fellowship: Pediatric Surgery Residency: Babies Hospital, NY, 1968-69 Board Certification: General Surgery, 1969 Positions: Attending Surgeon, The Stamford Hospital; Assistant Professor of Clinical Surgery, Columbia University College of Physicians & Surgeons

Philip R. Corvo, M.D., M.A. M.D.: University of Connecticut, MD, 1992 Residency: The Stamford Hospital, 1993-97 Fellowship: Surgical Critical Care: Hartford Hospital, CT, 1997-98 Board Certification: General Surgery, 1998; Surgical Critical Care, 1999 Positions: Attending Surgeon, The Stamford Hospital; Assistant Residency Program Director, Co-Director Surgical Intensive Care Service, Clinical Instructor in Surgery, Columbia University College of Physicians & Surgeons

Robert M. Lincer, M.D., F.A.C.S. M.D.: Boston University School of Medicine, M.D., 1976-81 Residency: New York University/Bellevue Medical Center, 1981-88 Fellowship: Hepatobiliary: Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, 1987-88 Clinical & Research Fellow in Surgical Oncology: Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, 1988-89 Board Certification: General Surgery, 1993 Positions: Attending Surgeon, The Stamford Hospital; Assistant Professor of Clinical Surgery, Columbia University College of Physicians & Surgeons

Charles E. Littlejohn, M.D., F.A.C.S., F.A.S.C.R.S. M.D.: Dartmouth Medical School, M.D., 1974-8 Residency: University of Rochester, NY, 1978-80, UMD-Rutgers Medical School, NJ, 1980-83 Fellowship: Colon and Rectal Surgery: UMD-Rutgers Medical School, NJ, 1983-84 Board Certification: General Surgery, 1984, 1994; Colon and Rectal Surgery, 1985 Positions: Attending Surgeon, The Stamford Hospital; Assistant Professor of Clinical Surgery, Columbia University College of Physicians & Surgeons; President: NY Society of Colon & Rectal Surgeons

Harvey P. Rubin, M.D. M.D.: University of Vermont College of Medicine, MD, 1958 Residency: Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery at University of Texas Southwestern Medical School Board Certification: General Surgery, 1976; Thoracic Surgery, 1976 Positions: Attending Surgeon, The Stamford Hospital; Assistant Professor of Clinical Surgery, Columbia University College of Physicians & Surgeons

James A. Sarnelle, M.D., F.A.C.S. M.D.: New York Medical College, MD, 1981 Residency: The Stamford Hospital, Stamford, 1981-86 Fellowship: Fellowship Vascular Surgery; Allentown Affiliated Hospitals, 1986-87 Board Certification: General Surgery, 1987; Recertified, 1996 Positions: Attending Surgeon, The Stamford Hospital

Steven McClane, M.D. M.D.: Cornell, M.D., 1992 Residency: University of Pennsylvania, 1993-99 Fellowship: Colon and Rectal Surgery, Cleveland Clinic, 1999-2001 Board Certification: General Surgery, 2000; Colon and Rectal Surgery, 2001 Positions: Attending Surgeon, The Stamford Hospital

Kevin Miller, M.D., F.A.C.S. M.D.: Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons, 1994 Residency: Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Boston, MA, 1995-1999 Board Certification: General Surgery, 2001 Positions: Attending Surgeon, The Stamford Hospital

Beth Ann Ditkoff, M.D. M.D.: Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine Residency: Columbia-Presbyterian Medical Center Fellowship: Research Fellow in Endocrine Surgery, Columbia University, College of Physicians and Surgeons Board Certification: Surgery

Donna-Marie E. Manasseh, M.D. M.D.: Harvard Medical School, Boston Residency: The New York - Presbyterian Hospital Fellowship: Breast Surgical Oncology Fellowship, Memorial-Sloan Kettering Cancer Center Board Certified: General Surgery

John K. Cumming, M.D. M.D.: State University of New York , Buffalo Residency: Hennepin County, Medical Center, Minneapolis, MN Fellowship: Critical care Fellowship, Hennepin County Medical Center Board Certification: Surgery, Trauma

Peter S. Liebert, M.D., FACS, FAAP M.D.: Harvard Medical School Residency: Peter Bent Brigham Hospital, Boston,MA Montefiore Hospital and Medical Center, Bronx, NY Fellowship: Pediatric Surgery, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia Certification: Surgery, Pediatric Surgery