Research Division

University of Cincinnati: Surgery

The Department of Surgery at the University of Cincinnati has a long and distinguished history of surgical research that is recognized nationally and internationally. Premier surgeon-scientists and postdoctoral researchers are drawn to the UC Department of Surgery to pursue innovative and exciting research in state-of-the-art laboratories, with a focus on applying the discoveries made in the laboratory directly to the bedside for the advancement of patient care. Clinical trials not available elsewhere are also offered for a variety of surgical diseases, giving hope to patients with critical illness who were once considered untreatable.

The research mission is to generate new knowledge of the scientific basis of surgically-related disease and to provide outstanding scientific training for the surgeons and surgical scientists of the future. The primary objectives are: 1) To be on the cutting edge of surgical research; 2) To help develop new applications to clinical care; and 3) To provide outstanding research training for surgical residents and surgical scientists.

University of Cincinnati Surgery Laboratories

The Department of Surgery occupies 15,000 square feet of state-of-the-art research laboratories in the Surgical Research Unit, the Cardiovascular Center, the Genome Research Institute, and the Medical Sciences Building. Additional research space is utilized at the Cincinnati Children’s Hospital and Shriners Burns Hospital Cincinnati.

The strategic plan for research centers on the development of disease- and discipline-based specialty programs. We have implemented research focus groups organized around surgeons and scientists with common interests. These programs yield high-quality research and, importantly, serve as a breeding ground for both young surgeons with a sophisticated background in modern science as well as basic investigators with an enhanced appreciation for surgical disease.