People
CHESS leadership

Kathryn J. Rowland, MD, MPHS
Associate Professor of Surgery
Division of Pediatric Surgery
Director, Center for Humanism and Ethics in Surgical Specialties

Marguerite W. Spruce, MD
Adjunct Instructor in Surgery
Section of Acute and Critical Care Surgery
Division of General Surgery
Assistant Director, CHESS

Doug Brown, PhD
Surgical Ethics Specialist
CHESS faculty fellow emeritus

Ira J. Kodner, MD
Emeritus Professor of Surgery
Section of Colon and Rectal Surgery
Division of General Surgery
CHESS faculty fellows

John P. Kirby, MD
Associate Professor of Surgery
Section of Acute and Critical Care Surgery
Division of General Surgery
Director, Burn and Wound Healing Programs, Acute Rehabilitation, Advanced Trauma Life Support & TEAMS Programs, Barnes-Jewish Hospital

Kerri A. Ohman, MD
Assistant Professor of Surgery
Section of Colon and Rectal Surgery
Division of General Surgery

Jennifer Yu, MD, MPHS
Assistant Professor of Surgery
Section of Transplant Surgery
Division of General Surgery
Director, General Surgery Residency Program
Program Director, General Surgery Residency

Aisling Last, MD
Assistant Professor of Otolaryngology—Head & Neck Surgery
CHESS resident fellows
- Britta Han, MD
- Annie Hess, MD
- Paul Kepper, MD
- Christopher Noda, MD
- Hannah Phelps, MD
- Nikki Rosetti, MD