The Department of Surgery is under the direction of a full-time chairman, Louis G. Fares, II, M.D., FACS  The General Surgery Residency Program is under the direction of Derick Christian, M.D. The program director is assisted by a full-time assistant program director and three full-time faculty at SJRMC and  five full-time faculty members at SFMC, all of whom are board certified in general surgery. This faculty is supported by seven part-time faculty, consisting of three cardiothoracic and vascular surgeons, one plastic surgeon, one urologist, one gynecologist, and one critical care intensivist. There is also a non-physician member of the faculty who serves as a research advisor and mentor from Seton Hall University.

All of the full-time members of the teaching faculty at SFMC and SJRMC have received or have pending academic appointments at Seton Hall University. Administrative support for the program is provided  by  Katherine Ledet, M.Ed., administrative director for the Surgical Residency Program, and Debbie Tandler, residency coordinator.

St. Francis Medical Center (SFMC) is a voluntary, nonprofit, 254-bed general hospital built by the Sisters of St. Francis of Glen Riddle. It is one of approximately 85 institutions of the Catholic Health East System, one of the largest multi-healthcare systems throughout the northeastern United States. The medical center is administered by a Board of Trustees who guide the administrative staff, led by the CEO and the Medical Staff, led by an elected president.

The mission of the medical center is to provide up-to-date effective, affordable health care to the members of the community it serves. In so doing, it provides educational experiences for its employees, attending staff and affiliates to enable them to maintain a high level of care. Where appropriate, the employees, medical staff and residents, and other students of the medical center participate in research activities, which ultimately benefit the community in which they serve. The hospital provides these services to the members of the community without regard to race, color, creed or ability to pay.

In order to meet its obligations regarding education and research, the hospital has established affiliations with several academic institutions in the area. The hospital's primary educational affiliation is with the Seton Hall University School of Health & Medical Sciences, which supports and enhances the residency programs in internal medicine and surgery. The medical center has an affiliation with the Fox Chase Cancer Center of Philadelphia, which supports its efforts to meet the needs of the cancer patients in this community.  St. Joseph’s Regional Medical Center (SJRMC) of Paterson, New Jersey, a level II trauma center, is an integrated institution in the General Surgery Residency Program through the Seton Hall University School of Health & Medical Sciences.