Rate Professor Timothy Billiar

Academic Profile

Academic Background: MD, University of Chicago, 1983.

Research Interests: Trauma, inflammation, surgical outcomes, liver injury.

Appointments: Distinguished Professor of Surgery, University of Pittsburgh (2011–present); Chair, Department of Surgery.

Awards: Flance-Karl Award, American Surgical Association (2017).

Publications:

• Over 600 peer-reviewed articles in Annals of Surgery, Journal of Trauma.
• Key works on innate immunity and sepsis.

Additional Contributions: Leadership in surgical education; NIH-funded researcher.