Faculty

Professor

Areas of Interest
coronary artery bypass, aortic surgery and valvular surgery, minimally invasive cardiac surgery

Assistant Professor

Areas of Interest
adult cardiac surgery, surgical critical care, ECMO

Associate Professor

Areas of Interest

complex congenital heart disease, fetal intervention, adult congenital heart disease, outcomes research

Professor
Chief, Section of Pediatric Cardiac Surgery
Director, Fourth Year Medical Student Clerkship
A.D. Pacifico, M.D., Endowed Chair of Cardiovascular Surgery

Areas of Interest
pediatric cardiac surgery, quality improvement and outcomes research

Professor
Director, Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery
John W. Kirklin Endowed Chair of Cardiovascular Surgery
Surgical Director, Cardiovascular Operating Room
Director, UAB Cardiovascular Institute

Areas of Interest
adult cardiac surgery, cardiac valvular disease, transcatheter aortic valve replacement, outcomes research

Associate Professor
Section Chief, Thoracic Surgery
James H. Estes Family Endowed Chair for Lung Cancer Research in the O’Neal Comprehensive Cancer Center at UAB

Areas of Interest
Lung and esophageal cancer surgery, chest wall surgery, tracheal resection and reconstruction, mediastinal tumors, outcomes research, airway disorders, lung cancer, esophageal cancer, lung nodules, mediastinal tumors, chest wall tumors, malignant pleural effusions, pneumothorax, esophageal disease (benign)

Assistant Professor

Areas of Interest

aortic aneurysmal disease, aortic dissection, aortic valve repair and valve sparring aortic root replacement, aortic stent grafting and endovascular aneurysm repair (TEVAR), minimally invasive valve repair, transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR), transcatheter mitral valve replacement (TMVR)

Professor
Associate Vice Chair of Research
UAB Cardiovascular Surgical Research Endowed Chair

Areas of Interest
immune regulation of post-transplant vascular disease and allograft rejection, transplantation and heart failure outcomes research

Surgical Director, Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation (ECMO)
Associate Professor

Areas of Interest

adult cardiac surgery, valve repair/replacement, coronary artery bypass grafting with emphasis on arterial grafting, surgery for atrial fibrillation, thoracic aortic aneurysms, mechanical circulatory support including implantable long-term ventricular assist devices and short term temporary support, extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO), heart and lung transplantation

Assistant Professor

Areas of Interest
adult cardiac surgery, coronary artery disease, coronary artery bypass, cardiac valvular disease, surgery for atrial fibrillation, transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR), transcatheter mitral valve replacement (TMVR), mechanical circulatory support, extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO), lung cancer, lung nodules, pleural effusions, pneumothorax, lobectomies

Professor
Chief of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Birmingham VA Medical Center
Assistant Program Director, Cardiothoracic Residency

Areas of Interest
adult cardiac surgery, surgery for heart failure, mechanical circulatory support and surgery for heart failure, surgical education

Professor
Chief, Section of Thoracic Transplantation
Director, Heart Transplantation
Director, Lung Transplantation

Areas of Interest
thoracic transplantation, ambulatory ECMO systems for patients awaiting lung transplantation, microbiome in pulmonary transplantation

Professor
James K. Kirklin Endowed Chair of Cardiothoracic Surgery
Director, James and John Kirklin Institute for Research in Surgical Outcomes (KIRSO)

Areas of Interest
health services research, surgical outcomes

Associate Professor
Chief, Section of Adult Cardiac Surgery

Areas of Interest

coronary artery disease, minimally invasive treatment of atrial fibrillation, lung cancer, esophageal cancer, aortic valve surgery, mitral valve and tricuspid valve repair, transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR), atrial septal defects, disorders of the thymus gland, chest tumors, saphenous vein harvest, pericardial effusions

Instructor

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

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

Assistant Professor

Areas of Interest 
coronary artery bypass grafts, aortic valve repairs and replacement, and the state-of-the-art TAVR procedure

Assistant Professor
Associate Program Director, Cardiothoracic Surgery Residency

Areas of Interest
adult cardiac surgery, valve reconstructive surgery, transcatheter valve therapies, arrhythmia surgery, surgical education

Associate Professor
Program Director, Cardiothoracic Surgery Residency

Areas of Interest
robotic-assisted and video-assisted thoracic surgery, lung and esophageal cancer surgery, gastroesophageal reflux disease, paraesophageal hernias, esophageal motility disorders

Assistant Professor

Areas of Interest
optimizing health care delivery systems, evaluating comparative effectiveness of surgical interventions, statistics, econometrics, simulation modeling, clinical outcomes research