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Message from the Chair

The future is bright for the Department of Surgery as we work to improve the lives of our patients while seeking cutting-edge solutions that are moving the field into the next era of surgical excellence.

Our faculty is deeply committed to enhancing surgical resident education. We look forward to the opportunity to educate the surgeons of the future, realizing the next era of surgical excellence is in harnessing the talent and energy of the current generation onto the solid foundation of our proud history.

Across the department, we are demonstrating an exemplary model of multidisciplinary collaboration. From our surgeons to researchers to residents, we have a great team that works closely together, supports each other and cares deeply about our patients. Our scientific curiosity and deep commitment to improving the lives of our patients guide our surgeon-scientists.

This website provides information and resources pertaining to our surgical expertise, best-in-class resident education programs and innovations in research with appropriate contact information.

If, however, you need more information specific to a particular area of interest, please visit our contact information page.

Prabhakar Baliga, MD, Transplant Surgery, wearing a white coat

Prabhakar Baliga, M.D., FACS

Chair & Professor, Department of Surgery
R. Randolph Bradham, M.D. Endowed Chair in Surgery

Prabhakar Baliga, M.D. is the R. Randolph Bradham, M.D., Endowed Chair in Surgery and Chair of the MUSC Department of Surgery. He leads a broad range of programs and services spanning ten clinical divisions and the Department’s research and education divisions. Dr. Baliga’s primary focus is on building a premier Department of Surgery that best meets the needs of South Carolinians and the students and surgical residents that come to MUSC to train. Prior to assuming the role as department Chair, he was Chief in the Division of Transplant Surgery and MUSC’s ICCE Leader for Transplant, Nephrology & Hepatology.

Dr. Baliga obtained his medical degree from Madras Medical College, completed his internship and surgical residency at Tulane University Hospital Systems in New Orleans, and then fulfilled a two-year Transplant Surgery Fellowship at the University of Michigan.