Faculty

Professor
Chair Emeritus, Department of Surgery
Distinguished Faculty Scholar, School of Medicine
Senior Advisor, O’Neal Comprehensive Cancer Center at UAB

Areas of Interest
breast cancer, chemoprevention

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Chair, Department of Surgery
Professor of Surgery
Professor of Biomedical Engineering
Fay Fletcher Kerner Endowed Chair
Surgeon-in-Chief, UAB Hospital and Health System
Senior Advisor, O’Neal Comprehensive Cancer Center at UAB

Areas of Interest
thyroid and parathyroid surgery, minimally invasive radioguided parathyroidectomy, adrenal surgery, endocrine surgery, neuroendocrine cancer biology

Assistant Professor
Director, Medical Student Surgery Clerkship

Areas of Interest
hyperparathyroidism, benign and malignant thyroid conditions, benign and malignant adrenal disease and complex management of inherited endocrine syndromes

Assistant Professor

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

Professor
Director, Division of Breast and Endocrine Surgery
Kirby I. Bland, M.D., Endowed Professor in Surgery
Associate Chief Quality Officer, Ambulatory Patient Safety and Quality

Areas of Interest
Breast surgery, breast cancer prevention and risk assessment, chemoprevention

Assistant Professor
Program Co-director, Surgery Undergraduate Research Experience (SURE)

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

Assistant Professor
Chief Wellness Officer, Department of Surgery
Program Director, UAB Endocrine Surgery Fellowship
Associate Designated Institutional Official, 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

Associate Professor
Vice Chair, Patient Experience

Areas of Interest
breast cancer, tumor biology, outcomes research

Clinical Assistant Professor

Areas of Interest
breast surgery