Surgical Residency & Fellowship Programs

The Department of Surgery is deeply committed to the education of our residents and fellows.

Educational Leadership

Residency & Fellowship Program Leadership

Jan Rakinic

Professor

Department of Surgery

Vice Chair for Clinical Operations, SIU Department of Surgery

Program Director, Colorectal Fellowship Program

Melanie Barnard

Assistant Professor of Clinical Surgery

Program Director, General Surgery Residency

Medical Director, The Breast Center

Michael Neumeister

Chair, Department of Surgery

Professor, Institute for Plastic Surgery

Devin Amin

Associate Professor of Neurosurgery

Program Director, Neurosurgery Residency Program

Gordon Allan

Fellowship Director, Joint Reconstruction

Program Director, Orthopedic Residency

Adjunct Professor

Nicole Sommer

Professor and Chief, Institute for Plastic Surgery at SIU

Program Director, Plastic Surgery Residency

Ranjiv Mathews

Professor, Department of Surgery, Division of Urology

Director, Pediatric Urology

Program Director, Urology Residency

Khalil Qato

Associate Professor

Program Contacts

General Surgery Residency
Amber Cruze
217-545-4401
acruze64@siumed.edu

Neurosurgery Residency
Debby Hawkins
217-545-8863
dhawkins63@siumed.edu

Orthopedic Residency
Adult Reconstruction Fellowship
Kelly Cagle
217-545-6155
kcagle33@siumed.edu

Plastic Surgery Residency
Hand Fellowship
Naya Jackson
217-545-6112
njackson31@siumed.edu

Urology Residency
Kara Pierson
217-545-3262
kpierson83@siumed.edu

Vascular Surgery Residency
Colorectal Fellowship
Rhonda Loyd
217-545-8444
rloyd@siumed.edu