Biography 

Dr. Daniel Chu joined the UAB Department of Surgery in July 2014 and is the Selwyn M. Vickers M.D., FACS Endowed Chair and director of the Division of Gastrointestinal Surgery. Born in Michigan and raised in North Carolina, Dr. Chu completed his undergraduate studies at Yale in 2002 and obtained his medical degree from The Johns Hopkins School of Medicine in 2006. He completed his general surgery residency at Boston University Medical Center in 2013, which included a two-year research fellowship. Dr. Chu then completed a fellowship in colon and rectal surgery at the Mayo Clinic in 2014. Dr. Chu is double board-certified by the American Board of Surgery and the American Board of Colon and Rectal Surgery. In addition to his clinical interests in colorectal diseases, Dr. Chu is a dedicated researcher and educator. He is the associate director for the medical student clerkship in surgery at UAB and serves on national committees, including the Association for Academic Surgery (AAS) and the American Society of Colon and Rectal Surgeons (ASCRS).

Selected Publications

Jones BA, Richman J, Rubyan M, Wood L, Harsono AAH, Oslock W, English N, Smith BP, Hollis R, Hearld LR, Scarinci I, Chu DI. Preoperative Education is Associated with Adherence to Downstream Components and Outcomes in a Colorectal Surgery Enhanced Recovery Program. Ann Surg Open. 2024 May 16. PMID: 38911622.

Smith B, Smith BP, Hollis RH, Jones BA, Shao C, Katta M, Wood L, Bateman LB, Oates GR, Chu DI. Development of a comprehensive survey to assess key socioecological determinants of health. Surgery. 2023 Dec 28:S0039-6060(23)00866-8. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 38158309.

Smith BP, Girling I, Hollis RH, Rubyan M, Shao C, Jones B, Abbas A, Herbey I, Oates GR, Pisu M, Chu DI. A socioecological qualitative analysis of barriers to care in colorectal surgery. Surgery. 2023 Apr 21:S0039-6060(23)00131-9. PMID: 37088570.

Theiss LM, Wood L, Shao C, Marques I, Kim DH, Hollis R, Gunnells D, Hardiman K, Cannon J, Morris M, Kennedy G, Chu DI. Disparities in Perioperative Use of Patient Engagement Technologies - Not All Use is Equal. Ann Surg. 2023 Jan 1;277(1):e218-e225. Epub 2021 Jun 9. PMID: 36827493.

Theiss LM, Wood T, McLeod MC, Shao C, Santos Marques ID, Bajpai S, Lopez E, Duong AM, Hollis R, Morris MS, Chu DI. The association of health literacy and postoperative complications after colorectal surgery: A cohort study. Am J Surg. 2021 Oct 16. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 34728069.

Dos Santos Marques IC, Theiss LM, Johnson CY, McLin E, Ruf BA, Vickers SM, Fouad MN, Scarinci IC, Chu DI. Implementation of virtual focus groups for qualitative data collection in a global pandemic. Am J Surg. 2020 Oct 12. PMID: 33070983.

Dos Santos Marques IC, Herbey II, Theiss LM, Hollis RH, Knight SJ, Davis TC, Fouad M, Chu DI. Understanding the Surgical Experience for African-Americans and Caucasians With Enhanced Recovery. J Surg Res. 2020 Jan 31;250:12-22. PubMed PMID: 32014697.

Chang ME, Baker SJ, Dos Santos Marques IC, Liwo AN, Chung SK, Richman JS, Knight SJ, Fouad MN, Gakumo CA, Davis TC, Chu DI. Health Literacy in Surgery. Health Lit Res Pract. 2020 Feb 11;4(1): e46-e65. PubMed PMID: 32053207.

Education

Medical School
Johns Hopkins University

Residency
Boston University
General Surgery

Fellowship
Mayo Clinic
Colon and Rectal Surgery

Contact

Campus Address
KB 427

Phone
Patient Appointments and Questions: 205-975-3000
Academic Office: 205-934-8047

Email
dchu@uabmc.edu