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  • Morris, Melanie S., M.D., FASCRS

    Morris Web

    Professor
    Vice Chair, Perioperative Services
    Chief of General Surgery, Birmingham VA Hospital

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

  • Mortellaro, Vincent E., M.D.

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    Associate Professor

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

  • Mustian, Margaux, M.D., MSPH

    Dr. Margaux MustianClinical Instructor, Gastrointestinal Surgery 

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

  • Myers, René, M.D.

    Dr. Rene Myers

    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

  • Novak, Zdenek, M.D., Ph.D., MSHI

    Zdenek Novak, M.D., Ph.D., M.S.H.I.

    Instructor

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

  • Onwubiko, Chinwendu, M.D., Ph.D.

    Dr. Chinwendu OnwubikoAssistant Professor

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

  • Orozco-Hernandez, Erik, M.D.

    Dr. Erik Orozco-HernandezAssistant Professor

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

  • Overstreet, Demario S., Ph.D.

    Dr. Demario OverstreetAssistant Professor
    Benjamin-Carver FIRST Scientist

    Areas of Interest
    Health disparities, pain research

  • Parker, Catherine C., M.D.

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    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

  • Parmar, Abhishek, M.D.

    Dr. Abhisek ParmarAssociate Professor

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

  • Passman, Marc A., M.D.

    Marc Passman, M.D.

    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

  • Patterson, Mark A., M.D.

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    Professor
    Chief of Vascular Surgery Birmingham Veterans Administration Hospital

    Areas of Interest
    lower extremity occlusive disease, arterial aneurysms

  • Pearce, Benjamin J., M.D.

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    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 thoraco-abdominal reconstruction, complex endovascular reconstruction of aortic disease involving the visceral segment, iatrogenic injury

  • Pierce, Virginia S., M.D.

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    Associate Professor

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

  • Porrett, Paige, M.D., Ph.D.

    Dr. Paige PorrettAssociate Professor
    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

  • Porterfield, John R., M.D.

    Dr. John Porterfield

    Professor

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

  • Pozo Jatem, Marcos E., M.D.

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    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

  • Rabbani, Muhammad U., M.D.

    Muhammad Umaid Rabbani 1 JPEGClinical Assistant Professor

    Areas of Interest
    uterus transplantation, living donor liver transplantation

  • Reddy, Sushanth, M.D.

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    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

  • Reed, Rhiannon Deierhoi, MPH, DrPH

    Dr. Rhiannon Reed

    Assistant Professor

    Areas of Interest
    organ transplant policy, dissemination and implementation science, healthcare utilization, qualitative and mixed methods research

  • Reiff, Donald A., M.D.

    Dr. Donald Reiff

    Professor

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

  • Ren, Bin, M.D., Ph.D., FAHA

    Dr. Bin Ren

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

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

  • Richman, Joshua, M.D., Ph.D.

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    Associate Professor

    Areas of Interest
    health services research, biostatistics

  • Richter, Jillian R., Ph.D.

    Jillian Richter, MDAssociate Professor
    Co-Director, Short-Term Research Experiences Advancing Medical Students (STREAMS)

    Areas of Interest 
    trauma, hemorrhage, resuscitation, endothelial glycocalyx, lung injury, bioengineered in vitro models, mechanotransduction signaling

  • Rogers, David A., M.D.

    David Rogers, MD

    Professor of Surgery, Medical Education and Pediatrics
    Chief Wellness Officer, UAB Medicine
    Senior Associate Dean of Faculty Affairs and Professional Development
    ProAssurance Endowed Chair for Physician Wellness
    Co-Director, UAB Healthcare Leadership Academy

    Areas of Interest
    general pediatric surgery, medical education

  • Rose, J. Bart, M.D., MAS

    Dr. J. Bart RoseAssociate Professor
    Director, UAB Pancreatobiliary Disease Center
    Chief, Section of Hepatopancreatobiliary Disease

    Areas of Interest
    diseases of the stomach, small bowel, liver, pancreas, gallbladder, and bile duct, Notch signaling pathways in gastroenteropancreatic neuroendocrine tumors

  • Rose, Melanie, M.D.

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    Clinical Assistant Professor

    Areas of Interest
    Peripheral artery disease, tibial bypass, angiography and minimally invasive surgery, endovascular surgery, aneurysm disease and EVAR, carotid artery disease and carotid endarterectomy, transcarotid artery revascularization (TCAR), hemodialysis access, diabetic foot ulcer, thoracic outlet syndrome, venous insufficiency/varicose veins, limb preservation

  • Rowse, Jarrad, M.D.

    Dr. Jarrad Rowse

    Assistant Professor

    Areas of Interest
    Open and endovascular aortic aneurysm repair, thoracic outlet syndrome, peripheral artery disease, limb preservation

  • Rue, Loring W., M.D.

    Rue Loring

    Professor
    Chief Medical Officer

    Areas of Interest
    surgical critical care, trauma, trauma system development, quality, patient safety, and clinical and operational effectiveness

  • Russell, Robert T., M.D., MPH

    Dr. Robert Russell

    Professor
    Director, Trauma Program, Children's of Alabama

    Areas of Interest
    minimally invasive pediatric surgery, pediatric trauma, neonatal surgery, quality improvement and outcomes research

  • Sheikh, Saulat Sajjad, M.B.B.S.

    Dr. Saulat Sheikh

    Assistant Professor

    Areas of Interest
    liver transplantation, kidney transplantation, pediatric transplantation, live donor liver transplant, live donor kidney transplant, hepatobiliary surgery

  • Shi, Xiaoming, M.D.

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    Areas of Interest 
    trauma and acute care surgery, robotic surgical techniques, simulation curriculum

  • Sorabella, Robert A., M.D.

    Dr. Robert Sorabella

    Assistant Professor

    Areas of Interest
    complex congenital heart disease, neonatal cardiac surgery, single ventricle palliation, heart transplantation, pediatric mechanical circulatory support, adult congenital heart disease, valve repair, pediatric cardiac critical care, surgical outcomes research

  • Spangler, Emily, M.D., M.S.

    Dr. Emily SpanglerAssociate Professor

    Areas of Interest
    lower extremity occlusive disease, open and catheter-based treatments for aortic aneurysm, complex endovascular repair, carotid artery disease, limb salvage, outcomes research

  • Sparks, Eric A., M.D.

    Dr Eric SparksAssistant Professor

    Areas of Interest 
    critical care, ECMO, burns, intestinal failure, vascular access, machine learning

  • Stafman, Laura, M.D., Ph.D.

    Dr. Laura Stafman

    Assistant Professor

    Areas of Interest
    pediatric surgical oncology, pediatric solid tumors, minimally invasive neonatal and pediatric surgery

  • Stahl, Richard D., M.D.

    Dr. Richard Stahl

    Professor
    Medical Director, Bariatric Surgery
    Program Director, Minimally Invasive Surgery Fellowship

    Areas of Interest
    surgical treatment of obesity and metabolically related diseases; minimally invasive and open gastric bypass surgery, adjustable gastric banding, and sleeve gastrectomy

  • Stigall, Kyle, M.D.

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    Areas of Interest 
    hemorrhage control, REBOA, trauma resuscitation

  • Still, Sasha Anne, M.D.

    Dr. Sasha Still

    Assistant Professor

    Section Chief of Cardiac Surgery, Birmingham VA

    Areas of Interest
    adult cardiac surgery, aortic aneurysm and dissection repair, aortic valve repair, valvular heart disease, coronary artery bypass grafting, minimally invasive coronary artery bypass grafting, outcomes research

  • Strickland, Pamela L., M.D.

    Dr. Pamela Strickland

    Clinical Assistant Professor

    Areas of Interest
    breast surgery

  • Sutzko, Danielle, M.D., M.S.

    Danielle Sutzko, MD

    Assistant Professor
    Associate Program Director, Vascular Surgery Integrated Residency

    Co-Leader, Surgical Grand Rounds

    Areas of Interest
    surgical and endovascular management of aortic aneurysmal and occlusive disease, mesenteric vascular disease, open and endovascular treatments for peripheral arterial disease, cerebrovascular disease, dialysis access, health outcomes and policy research, quality improvement

  • Swenson, Lacey, M.D.

    Dr. Lacey Swenson

    Clinical Assistant Professor

    Areas of Interest
    Robotic minimally invasive surgery, abdominal wall inguinal and hiatal hernia repairs, gallbladder disease, colon and rectal cancer and diverticulitis, skin and soft tissue procedures and endoscopy

  • Tanner, Lauren C., M.D.

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    Associate Professor
    Chief, Emergency General Surgery Service
    Program Director, Trauma and Surgical Critical Care Fellowship

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

  • Tao, Zhuo, M.D., Ph.D.

    Zhuo Tao, M.D.Assistant Professor

    Areas of Interest
    organ transplant, BM/HSC transplant, transplant risk assessment, donor selection, recipient/donor pair selection, transplant outcome, engraftment monitoring, transplant organ rejection monitoring, HLA antibody detection/identification

  • Unger, Kenneth, DPM, FACFAS, DABFS

    Ken Unger, DPM, FACFAS, DABFS

    Assistant Professor

    Areas of Interest
    diabetic limb salvage, trauma, forefoot surgery, rearfoot and ankle reconstructive surgery, adult acquired flatfoot

  • Urist, Marshall, M.D.

    Dr. Marshall Urist

    Professor Emeritus

    Areas of Interest
    surgical oncology, breast carcinoma, melanoma, sarcoma, surgical education

  • Vander Noot, R. Marty, M.D.

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    Associate Professor
    Chief, Inpatient Wound Care Service

    Areas of Interest
    international medicine, emergency medicine, wound care, hyperbaric oxygen

  • Vardas, Panayotis, M.D.

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    Assistant Professor
    Associate Program Director, Cardiothoracic Surgery Residency

    Areas of Interest
    coronary artery bypass grafting, valve reconstructive surgery, robotic cardiac surgery, transcatheter valve therapies, arrhythmia surgery, surgical education and mentorship

  • Vasconez, Luis O., M.D.

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    Professor and Chief of the Division of Plastic Surgery (Emeritus)

    Areas of Interest
    plastic surgery, facial rejuvenation, reconstructive, aesthetic, endoscopy

  • Vickers, Selwyn M., M.D.

    Dr. Selwyn M. VickersPresident & CEO, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
    Voluntary Professor, UAB Department of Surgery

    Areas of Interest
    gastrointestinal surgery, pancreatic cancer, hepatobiliary tumors, health disparities, hernia surgery

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