The Department of Surgery has updated the titles of several members of its administrative leadership and management team to reflect the scope, complexity, and impact of their work supporting the department’s clinical, research, and education missions.
Reporting to Director of Administration Claudia Chujoy, MHA, this team helps guide day-to-day operations and strategic priorities for more than 700 faculty, residents, researchers, and clinical and administrative staff across the department. The updated titles recognize the breadth of responsibility these leaders carry and their essential partnership with division chiefs, vice chairs, and program leaders across the enterprise.
The following title updates are now in effect:
Junila Cardona
Division Director — Otolaryngology; Pediatric Surgery
Alfonsina (Allie) Fraschilla, MBA
Division Director — Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery; Surgical Oncology; Thoracic Surgery
Ofer Holtz, MBA
Division Director — Bariatric & Minimally Invasive Surgery; Colon & Rectal Surgery; General Surgery; Trauma & Surgical Critical Care
Ania Shea
Assistant Director, Education — Department of Surgery
Ricarda Tomlin
Assistant Director, Research — Department of Surgery
“These leaders carry an enormous amount of the operational and strategic work that keeps the department moving forward,” says Chujoy. “They are consummate dyad partners to our clinical leaders and model collaborative co-leadership. Together, they ensure that our physicians, trainees, researchers, and staff are supported in every aspect of their work.”
The updated titles highlight the vital role this team plays in advancing Yale’s mission across the surgical enterprise.