Faculty

Professor Emeritus, Surgical Oncology
Fay Fletcher Kerner Chair Emeritus, Department of Surgery
Surgeon-in-Chief Emeritus, UAB Hospitals and Clinics
Distinguished Faculty Scholar, UAB School of Medicine
University of Alabama at Birmingham
Senior Advisor to the Director
O’Neal- UAB Comprehensive Cancer Center
Editor-in-Chief, Emeritus, American Journal of Surgery

Areas of Interest
breast cancer, chemoprevention

PUBMED PUBLICATIONS

Chair, Department of Surgery
Professor of Surgery
Professor of Biomedical Engineering
Professor of Pediatrics
Fay Fletcher Kerner Endowed Chair
Surgeon-in-Chief, UAB Hospital and Health System
Senior Advisor, O’Neal Comprehensive Cancer Center at UAB
Senior Associate Dean of Academic Affairs, Heersink School of Medicine

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
Co-Director, Pre-College Research Internship for Students from Minority Backgrounds (PRISM)

Areas of Interest
breast and endocrine surgery, surgical oncolgy

Assistant Professor
Associate Vice Chair, Global Surgery Equity
Assistant Program Director for Global Surgery, General Surgery Residency Program
Associate Scientist, O'Neal Comprehensive Cancer Center at UAB
Associate Scientist, Minority Health and Health Disparities Research Center (MHRC)

Areas of Interest 
global surgery, global oncology, disparities, health services research, financial toxicity, oncoplastics

Clinical Assistant Professor

Areas of Interest 
sentinel lymph node biopsy, reverse axillary lymphatic mapping, oncoplastic breast surgery, male breast cancer

Associate 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
Director of Clinical Affairs, O’Neal Cancer Service Line

Areas of Interest
Breast disease-prevention and surgical treatments

Assistant Professor
Program Co-director, Surgery Undergraduate Research Experience (SURE)
Associate Program Director, UAB Breast Surgical Oncology Fellowship

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

Associate Professor
Chief, Section of Endocrine Surgery
Vice Chair, Education
Program Director, UAB Endocrine Surgery Fellowship
Assistant Dean, 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
Chief, Section of Breast Surgery
Program Director, UAB Breast Surgical Oncology Fellowship

Areas of Interest
breast cancer, tumor biology, outcomes research

Clinical Assistant Professor

Areas of Interest
breast surgery