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2025 Magnet® Redesignation Feedback

The Magnet® designation for nursing excellence from the American Nurses Credentialing Center is the pre-eminent recognition for hospital systems in the United States.

ChristianaCare Health System was designated as a Magnet organization in 2010, 2015, and 2020 by the ANCC Magnet Recognition Program® and are now applying for redesignation.

We invite patients, family members, staff, and other interested parties to provide feedback via email or direct mail. For more information, please click here.

Departments & Sections

Surgery

The people who make up the Surgery Department.

Who We Are

Gerard J. Fulda, M.D., Chair, Department of Surgery; Director, Surgical Critical Care
Dennis Witmer, M.D., Vice Chair for Surgical Quality and Performance Improvement
Frederick A. Giberson, M.D., Vice President, Surgical Education; Director, General Surgery Residency Program
Luis Cardenas Jr., D.O., PhD, Director, Surgical Critical Care

Ray A. Blackwell, M.D., Heart & Vascular Division
Ray A. Blackwell, M.D., Section Chief, Cardiovascular Surgery
F. Todd Harad, M.D., Section Chief, Vascular Surgery
Pawan Rastogi, M.D., Neuroscience Division
Matthew Eppley, M.D., Section Chief, Cranial Surgery
Pawan Rastogi, M.D., Section Chief, Spinal Surgery
Diana Dickson Witmer, M.D., Section Chief, Breast Surgery
Joseph Bennett, M.D., Section Chief, Surgical Oncology
Charles Mulligan, M.D., Section Chief, Thoracic Surgery
Eric Johnson, M.D., Orthopaedic Division
Paul Kupcha, M.D., Section Chief, Foot & Ankle Surgery
J. Doug Patterson, M.D., Section Chief, Hand & Upper Extremity Surgery
Steven Dellose, M.D., Section Chief, Joint Surgery
Mihir Thacker, M.D., Section Chief, Orthopaedic Oncology Surgery
Drew Brady, M.D., Section Chief, Orthopaedic Trauma Surgery
Rush Fisher, M.D., Section Chief, Spinal Surgery
Elliot Leitman, M.D., Section Chief, Sports Surgery
Matthew Rubino, M.D., Surgical Services Division
Caitlin Halbert, DO, Section Chief, Bariatric Surgery
Frederick Denstman, M.D., Section Chief, Colorectal Surgery
Luis Cardenas, DO, Section Chief, Critical Care Surgery
Peter M. Santoro, M.D., Section Chief, Elective General Surgery
Fredrick Giberson, M.D., Section Chief, Emergency General Surgery
Kieran Connolly, M.D., Section Chief, Otolaryngology Surgery
S. John Swanson, M.D., Section Chief, Kidney Transplant Surgery
Pecos Olurin, M.D., Section Chief, Ophthalmology Surgery
Charles Paidas, M.D., Section Chief, Pediatric Surgery
David Zabel, M.D., Section Chief, Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery
Kevin Bradley, M.D., Section Chief, Trauma Surgery
Andrew Glick, M.D., Section Chief, Urologic Surgery

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