Faculty

Kirby I. Bland, M.D.
Endowed Professor in Surgery
Director, Division of Breast and Endocrine Surgery
Department of Surgery | University of Alabama at Birmingham

Director, Clinical Affairs for the O’Neal Comprehensive Cancer Center Service Line
Associate Chief Quality Officer, Ambulatory Patient Safety and Quality
UAB Medicine | UAB Hospital

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
Assistant Program Director for Global Surgery, General Surgery Residency Program
Associate Scientist, O'Neal Comprehesive Cancer Center at UAB

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

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
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)

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

Associate Professor
Chief, Section of Endocrine Surgery
Chief Wellness Officer, Department of Surgery
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

Areas of Interest
breast cancer, tumor biology, outcomes research

Clinical Assistant Professor

Areas of Interest
breast surgery