Dr. Jonathan A. Laryea is a Professor of Surgery in the Division of Colon & Rectal Surgery in the Department of Surgery at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS). He is the Vice Chair for Quality for the Department of Surgery. He holds the Nolie & Norma Mumey Endowed Chair in Surgery.

He completed his medical training at the University of Ghana Medical School in 1998. He completed an additional semester of research training at Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine in Baltimore, Maryland. Afterwards, he completed his internal medicine internship and general surgery residency at a Yale University Affiliate, Waterbury Hospital Health Center in Waterbury, Connecticut. Before joining UAMS, Dr. Laryea also completed a colon and rectal surgery fellowship at Georgia Colon and Rectal Surgery Clinic in Atlanta.

Dr. Laryea is board certified in general surgery, colorectal surgery, and clinical informatics. He also has a Master’s degree in Biomedical Informatics. He is a member of the American Society of Colon and Rectal Surgeons, the Society of Black Colon & Rectal Surgeons, the Association for Academic Surgery, and the West African College of Surgeons.

Dr. Laryea is the Division Chief of Colorectal Surgery and he is the Medical Director of the Cancer Service Line at the Winthrop P. Rockefeller Cancer Institute. His clinical interests are in minimally invasive surgery including advanced laparoscopic and robotic surgery for colorectal cancer and other colorectal diseases. His research interests include racial disparities, biomedical informatics, and machine learning/artificial intelligence.

Dr. Laryea has a passion for Medical Missions/Global Surgery. He has multiple engagements in Liberia, Nigeria, Ghana, and other African countries, where he not only gives free surgical care but also teaches surgeons and trainees various techniques of surgery.