Mark Lockett MD

Dr. Lockett is an associate professor of surgery at the Medical University of South Carolina where he works in the Surgical Oncology Division. He is the vice chair of Veteran's Affairs, and serves as the chief of surgery at the Ralph H Johnson Veterans Affairs hospital. His academic interest lies in improving the quality and safety of surgical care and addressing the surgical aspects of the opioid crisis. He is the principal investigator and surgeon lead for the South Carolina Surgical Quality Collaborative where he guides Continuous Quality Improvement work in eight hospitals across the state. He serves a similar role in the VA as the chief surgical consultant for Veterans Integrated Service Network 7 (Alabama, Georgia, and South Carolina) where he provides guidance to seven surgical.