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

Associate Professor

Areas of Interest

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

Chief, Section of Pediatric Cardiac Surgery
A.D. Pacifico, M.D., Endowed Chair of Cardiovascular Surgery
Associate Professor

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

Division Director, Cardiothoracic Surgery
John W. Kirklin Chair of Cardiovascular Surgery
Chief, Section of Adult Cardiac Surgery
Surgical Director of the Cardiothoracic Operating Room
Chief Cardiothoracic Surgery, Birmingham Veterans Hospital
Professor

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 UAB Comprehensive Cancer Center

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

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

Professor
Chief of Cardiac 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

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

Associate Professor
Program Co-director, Pre-College Research Internship for Students from Minority Backgrounds (PRISM)

Areas of Interest
adult cardiac surgery, reoperative cardiac surgery, valve surgery, minimally invasive cardiac surgery

Clinical Assistant Professor

Areas of Interest
heart and lung surgery, mitral and aortic diseases, heart transplants and coronary artery bypass surgeries

Assistant Professor

Areas of Interest
outcomes research, heart failure, mechanical circulatory support, health informatics, machine learning, collaborative learning, graph databases

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
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