Carlo M. Contreras, M.D.

UAB Medical Center
The Kirklin Clinic, 5th Floor
2000 6th Avenue South
Birmingham, AL
(205) 934-3028

Specialty: Surgical Oncology

Faculty Appointment: Assistant Professor

School of Medicine: Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, 2003

Internship: University of Wisconsin Hospital & Clinics, 2003-2004

Residency:  University of Wisconsin Hospital & Clinics, 2004-2008

Fellowship: The University of Texas M.D. Anderson Cancer Center (Surgical Oncology, 2008-2010)

Certification: American Board of Surgery, Board Certified, 2010

Interests: melanoma, gastrointestinal tumors (stomach, liver, pancreas, bile duct, gall bladder, colon and rectum), pancreatic cysts, soft tissue sarcoma, neuroendocrine cancer, adrenal tumors; minimally invasive surgery, and tumor ablation.

Research: biomarkers of gastrointestinal cancer, biological changes in pancreatic cancer, colorectal cancer, and colorectal hepatic metastases; clinical outcomes of pancreatic diseases