Tyler G. Hughes, MD FACS

I am currently the Dean of the University of Kansas School of Medicine in Salina, KS- the smallest medical school in North America focusing on training physicians for rural practice. I am also the 1st Vice President of the American College of Surgeon (2023-2024). My specialty is rural surgery. Trained in Dallas at St. Paul Hospital and Southwestern Medical School. I have experience in private practice, employed practice and academic practice. Trained as a true general surgeon, I have a wide interest in all forms of surgery. My current interests are undergraduate medical education, rural surgery, health policy, graduate medical education and coaching. I live in a small town in Kansas (McPherson, KS). I am not currently practicing as a primary surgeon, but still assist when called upon by my younger associates. I get great joy out of my current education role.

Breast Disease/Cancer

Critical Care

Abdomen and Digestion Disorder/Procedure

Liver, Gallbladder, Pancreas Disor/Proc

• gallstone disease
• laparoscopic cholecystectomy

Hernia Procedures

• inguinal hernia
• ventral hernia

Minimal Access Surgery

Presbyterian Hospital Of Plano

Plano, Tx,

Courtesy

01/0001—01/1995

St Paul Medical Center

Dallas, Tx,

Attending

07/1983—04/1995

RHD Memorial Hospital

Dallas, Texas,

Attending

07/1983—04/1995

Trinity Hospital

Carrollton, Tx,

Attending

01/1985—01/1995

Dallas Rehabilitation Institute

Dallas, Tx,

Consulting

01/1985—01/1995

McPherson Hospital

McPherson, KS,

Trauma/Acute Care Surgeon

04/1995—Present

Lindsborg Community Hospital

Lindsborg KS,

Courtesy

01/2007—01/2012

Salina Regional Health Center

Salina, KS

Consulting

06/2016—Present

Molecular Biology McPherson College 2008

Instructor

University of Kansas School of Medicine

Kansas City, KS

Clinical Professor

08/2016—Present