Clinical Assistant Professor
Co-director, UAB Advanced Limb Preservation Clinic

Areas of Interest
prevention of diabetes-related foot complications, diabetic foot complications, wound care, bone infection, Charcot foot, limb salvage, outcomes research

Clinical Assistant Professor

Areas of Interest 
hemorrhage control and the use of whole blood, integrating minimally invasive surgery in trauma, and the optimization of resident education and autonomy 

Professor
Co-Director, Women in Surgery Program
Director of Education, Division of Trauma & Acute Care Surgery

Areas of Interest
trauma systems, surgical critical care, trauma and surgical education

Professor
Chief Medical and Quality Officer

Areas of Interest 
diseases of the stomach, small bowel, liver, pancreas, colorectal surgery

Assistant Professor

Areas of Interest 
burns, continuity of care, coagulation, hemostasis, and general surgery education

Professor

Areas of Interest
acute care surgery, injury research, trauma surgery

Assistant Professor
Member, Institute for Cancer Outcomes & Survivorship
Leader, Colorectal Cancer Management Team for the O’Neal Cancer Service Line 
Associate Scientist, Minority Health and Health Disparities Research Center (MHRC)
Co-Director, Short-Term Research Experiences Advancing Medical Students (STREAMS)

Areas of Interest
clinical interests include colon, rectal, and anal cancer; hereditary colorectal cancer syndromes (i.e. Lynch syndrome, familial adenomatous polyposis); surgical management of inflammatory bowel disease (ulcerative colitis and Crohn’s disease); pelvic pouch surgery; diverticulitis; rectal prolapse; benign anorectal disorders; enterocutaneous fistula; minimally invasive surgery; re-operative surgery

research interests include hereditary colorectal cancer; ostomy care; health inequities; quality of care

Professor Emeritus

Areas of Interest
adult cardiac surgery, surgery for heart failure, mechanical circulatory support and surgery for heart failure, surgical education

Clinical Assistant Professor

Areas of Interest 
Breast cancer surgery, hidden scar techniques, oncoplastic breast surgery, skin sparing mastectomy, nipple sparing mastectomy, prophylactic/risk reduction mastectomy, benign diseases of the breast, breastfeeding medicine, breast cancer survivorship, breast cancer genetic, predisposition, high risk screening, male breast cancer, treatment of breast cancer

Assistant Professor

Areas of Interest 
clinical outcomes in trauma, trauma systems, the management of the injured patient, surgical education, penetrating cardiac injury, emergency general surgery

Associate Professor
Director, UAB Burn Center
Chief, Burn Service

Areas of Interest
burn surgery, wound healing, wound care

Instructor

Areas of Interest
pancreatitis, pancreatic cancer, acinar to ductal metaplasia (ADM) biology, notch and hedgehog signaling pathways in pancreatic diseases

Professor
Associate Vice Chair for Clinical Trials
Director of Research, Division of Trauma & Acute Care Surgery
Director, UAB Center for Injury Science

Areas of Interest
trauma, critical care medicine, clinical trials

Associate Professor

Areas of Interest 
neuroendocrine cancers, personalized cancer therapy, mouse models of neuroendocrine cancers, targeted drug delivery, nanomedicines, the tumor suppressor role of Notch

Assistant Professor

Areas of Interest
gastrointestinal surgery, general surgery, outcomes research

Professor
Executive Vice Chair of the Department of Surgery
John H. Blue Chair of General Surgery
Cancer Network Director, O’Neal Cancer Service Line
Interim Program Director, UAB Colorectal Surgery Fellowship

Areas of Interest
colon cancer, rectal cancer, anal cancer, inflammatory bowel disease, benign conditions of colon, rectum and anus, endoscopic treatment of colonic disease, chemoprevention

Professor
Brigham Family Endowed Professor in Trauma and Acute Care Surgery
Director, Division of Trauma and Acute Care Surgery

Areas of Interest
trauma, surgical critical care, acute care surgery, pre-hospital emergency care

Assistant Professor
Co-Director, UAB Women in Surgery

Areas of Interest
peritoneal surface malignancies, HIPEC, gastric cancer, small bowel cancer, colorectal cancer, health services research, palliative care

Professor
Director, Division of Breast and Endocrine Surgery
Kirby I. Bland, M.D., Endowed Professor in Surgery
Director of Clinical Affairs, O’Neal Cancer Service Line

Areas of Interest
breast disease-prevention and surgical treatments

Associate Professor
Program Co-director, Future Surgeons and Scientists Investigating Oncology (FUSSION)
Associate Program Director, UAB Breast Surgical Oncology Fellowship

Areas of Interest 
breast cancer, DCIS (ductal carcinoma in situ), benign breast disease, outcomes research

Clinical Assistant Professor

Areas of Interest 
military-civilian integration, robotic surgery, disaster response

Associate Professor
Chief, Section of Adult Cardiac Surgery

Areas of Interest
coronary artery disease, minimally invasive treatment of atrial fibrillation, lung cancer, esophageal cancer, aortic valve surgery, mitral valve and tricuspid valve repair, transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR), atrial septal defects, disorders of the thymus gland, chest tumors, saphenous vein harvest, pericardial effusions

Associate Professor

Areas of Interest
breast reconstruction, breast reduction, breast lift, breast augmentation, body contouring, body contouring after massive weight loss, facial rejuvenation, fat grafting, liposuction, abdominoplasty, blepharoplasty, facelift, rhinoplasty, Mohs reconstruction, injectables (botox, fillers)

Associate Professor
Chief, Section of Endocrine Surgery
Vice Chair, Education
Program Director, UAB Endocrine Surgery Fellowship
Assistant Dean, UAB Graduate Medical Education

Areas of Interest

thyroid cancer, parathyroid disease, parathyroid disease, parathyroid disease, disorders of the adrenal gland, inherited endocrine syndromes, surgical education research

Professor
Associate Director, Transplant Analytics, Informatics & Quality

Areas of Interest
abdominal transplantation, incompatible organ transplantation, transplantation of HIV-infected end-stage patients, outcomes and behavioral research focused on health disparities

Clinical Instructor

Areas of Interest 
pre-hospital resuscitation, whole blood vs component blood products in trauma resuscitation, walking blood bank implementation within hospital systems

Clinical Associate Professor

Areas of Interest

Professor
Vice Chair, Perioperative Services
Chief of General Surgery, Birmingham VA Hospital
Associate Chief Quality Officer, UAB Medicine

Areas of Interest
minimally invasive colorectal surgery, colon and rectal cancer, inflammatory bowel disease (Crohn’s and ulcerative colitis), diverticulitis, and rectal prolapse

Associate Professor

Areas of Interest
congenital colorectal, neonatal defects, outcomes research, bioinformatics

Assistant Professor

Areas of Interest 
gallbladder disease, abdominal wall hernias, health services research and surgical education

Associate Professor, Department of Surgery
Associate Professor, Department of Neurosurgery
Associate Professor, Department of Otolaryngology

Areas of Interests
craniofacial surgery, pediatric plastic surgery, microneurovascular reconstruction, facial reanimation, distraction osteogenesis, craniosynostosis, cleft lip and cleft palate, pierre robin sequence, distraction osteogenesis for pierre robin sequence, craniomaxillofacial trauma, general reconstructive plastic surgery, adolescent breast surgery, aesthetic surgery, ring-assisted cranioplasty for craniosynostosis, facial nerve disorders, and reconstructive microsurgery

Instructor

Areas of Interest
outcomes research, quality initiative and quality improvements, data management and analysis

Clinical Assistant Professor

Areas of Interest 
robotic surgery, bariatric surgery outcome improvement, patient education

Assistant Professor

Areas of Interest 
minimally invasive pediatric surgery, neonatal surgery, thoracic surgery, critical care, burn, trauma

Assistant Professor

Areas of Interest
mechanical circulatory support, ventricular assist devices, heart transplant, adult cardiac surgery, vascular and endovascular surgery

Assistant Professor
Benjamin-Carver FIRST Scientist

Areas of Interest
Health disparities, pain research

Associate Professor
Vice Chair, Patient Experience
Chief, Section of Breast Surgery
Program Director, UAB Breast Surgical Oncology Fellowship

Areas of Interest
breast cancer, tumor biology, outcomes research

Associate Professor

Areas of Interest
gastroesophageal reflux disease, hiatal and paraesophageal hernias, abdominal wall hernias, gallbladder disease, resident education and health outcomes research

Professor
Director, UAB Vein Program & Clinic

Areas of Interest
open and catheter-based treatments for aortic aneurysm, carotid artery disease, renovascular hypertension and peripheral artery occlusive disease

Professor
Chief of Vascular Surgery Birmingham Veterans Administration Hospital

Areas of Interest
lower extremity occlusive disease, arterial aneurysms

Associate Professor
Director, Vascular Surgery Integrated Residency and Fellowship Programs
William D. Jordan, Jr. Endowed Professor in Vascular Surgery and Endovascular Therapy

Areas of Interest
tibial revascularization, open thoracoabdominal reconstruction, complex endovascular reconstruction of aortic disease involving the visceral segment, iatrogenic injury

Associate Professor

Areas of Interests
acute care surgery, resident and medical student education

Associate Professor
Interim Director, Division of Transplantation
Director, VCA Transplantation, UAB Comprehensive Transplant Institute
Director, Clinical & Translational Research, UAB Comprehensive Transplant Institute
Vera Hauptfeld-Dolejsek Endowed Professor in Transplant Immunology

Areas of Interest
Uterus transplantation, VCA transplantation, reproductive immunology, transplant immunology, pregnancy alloimmunization, renal function during pregnancy, living donor kidney transplantation, sex and race disparities in transplantation, transplantation tolerance

Professor

Areas of Interest
minimally invasive and robotic surgery of the adrenal, spleen, gall bladder, thyroid, parathyroid and inguinal hernia surgery

Assistant Professor
Medical Director for Pediatric Transplant at Children's Of Alabama

Areas of Interest
liver transplantation, kidney transplantation, pediatric liver/kidney transplantation, living donor liver transplant, adult and pediatric hepatobiliary surgery, and transplant oncology

Assistant Professor

Areas of Interest
uterus transplantation, living donor liver transplantation

Associate Professor
Associate Director, Division of Surgical Oncology
Associate Director, General Surgery Residency Program

Areas of Interest
stomach cancer, pancreas and liver cancers, Wnt signaling

Professor

Areas of Interest
trauma and surgical critical care, motor vehicle crash injury prevention, military trauma training

Professor
William D. Jordan, Jr. M.D., Endowed Professor in Vascular Sciences

Areas of Interest
angiogenesis, cancer, endothelial cell and vascular biology, epigenetics, epi transcriptomics, gene transcription and translation, ischemic heart and vascular diseases, vascular niche in stem cells

Associate Professor

Areas of Interest
health services research, biostatistics