Clinical Assistant Professor
Areas of Interest
Pancreatic cancer, pancreatitis, liver and bile duct cancers, liver metastases, stomach cancer, gastrointestinal stromal tumors (GIST), and other abdominal and soft tissue cancers
Biography
Dr. Udai Sibia joined the UAB Department of Surgery as a Clinical Assistant Professor in November 2024.
He obtained his medical degree from Avalon University School of Medicine and completed his general surgery residency at Anne Arundel Medical Center in Annapolis, Maryland. After residency, Dr. Sibia completed a fellowship in complex general surgical oncology at Providence Saint John’s Cancer Institute in Santa Monica, California.
In addition to his medical training, he also earned his MBA from the Carey Business School at Johns Hopkins University.
Dr. Sibia is board certified in general surgery by the American Board of Surgery and is an active member of the Society of Surgical Oncology (SSO), the Americas Hepato-Pancreato-Biliary Association (AHPBA), and the American College of Surgeons (ACS).
Selected Publications
Sibia US, Millen JC, Klune JR, Bilchik A, Foshag LJ. Analysis of 10-year trends in Medicare Physician Fee Schedule payments in surgery. Surgery. 2024 Apr;175(4):920-926. PMID: 38262816. doi: 10.1016/j.surg.2023.12.012.
Sibia US, Klune JR, Sariolghalam S, Bilchik A. Early Experiences with Bundled Payments for Care Improvement for Major Bowel Surgery. Am Surg. 2024 Jun;90(6):1390-1396. PMID: 38523411. doi: 10.1177/00031348241241618.
Millen JC, Sibia US, Jackson K, Stern SL, Orozco JIJ, Fancher CE, Grumley J. Comparing costs: Does extreme oncoplastic breast-conserving surgery confer a cost benefit when compared with mastectomy and reconstruction? Ann Surg Oncol. 2024 Oct;31(11):7473. PMID: 39012467. doi: 10.1245/s10434-024-15887-5.
Sibia US, Mylander C, Martin T, Rosman M, Sanders T, Lee Y, Tafra L, Jackson RS. OncotypeDX Testing Does Not Benefit Patients with Estrogen and Progesterone Receptor Positive Grade 1 Breast Cancers: A TAILORx Validated Study. Hematol Oncol Stem Cell Ther. 2023 May 23;16(4):412-419. PMID: 37363979. doi: 10.56875/2589-0646.1089.
Sibia US, Badve SB, Istl AC, Klune JR, Riker AI. Impact of Frailty Upon Surgical Decision-Making for Left-Sided Colon Cancer. Ochsner J. 2023 Summer;23(2):120-128. PMID: 37323515. doi: 10.31486/toj.22.0120.
Sibia US, Sanders T, Mylander C, Rosman M, Tweed C, Tafra L, Jackson RS. Recurrence Score Testing Does Not Appear to Benefit Patients with Grade 1, Progesterone Receptor Positive Breast Cancers: An Opportunity to Eliminate Overtreatment and Decrease Testing Costs. Hematol Oncol Stem Cell Ther. 2022 Mar 1:15(1):44-51. PMID: 34174200. doi: 10.1016/j.hemonc.2021.05.005.
Sibia US, Turcotte JJ, Klune JR, Gibson GR. Are We Ready for Bundled Payments for Major Bowel Surgery? Surg Endosc. 2020 Nov;34(11):4950-4956. PMID: 31823048. doi: 10.1007/s00464-019-07287-8.
Sibia US, Onayemi AO, Turcotte JJ, Klune JR, Wormuth J, Buckley BM. Bundled payments for appendectomy: a model of financial implications to institutions. J Gastrointest Surg. 2020 Mar;24(3):643-649. PMID: 30840183. doi: 10.1007/s11605-019-04181-5.
Honors and Awards
Best in Surgery article “Analysis of 10-year trends in Medicare Physician Fee Schedule payments in surgery” (2024)
Resident of the Year Award, Department of Surgery, Anne Arundel Medical Center, Annapolis, MD (2021)
SAGES University Video Contest Award, Society of American Gastrointestinal and Endoscopic Surgeons (2015)
Education
Medical School
Avalon University School of Medicine
Graduate School
John’s Hopkins University
Master’s in Business Administration
Residency
Anne Arundel Medical Center
General Surgery
Fellowship
Providence Saint John’s Cancer Institute
Complex General Surgical Oncology Fellowship
Contact
Campus Address
Infirmary Cancer Care
Affiliate of UAB O’Neal Comprehensive Cancer Center
3 Mobile Infirmary Circle
Mobile, AL 36607
Phone
Patient Appointments and Questions: 251-433-5557
Academic Office: 205-934-3028
Email
usibia@uabmc.edu