Why choose UAB for your colorectal fellowship?
- We are a new fellowship program but are not new to teaching. All of our faculty have extensive experience working with general surgery residents and other fellows.
- We are a young but very experienced, dynamic group of faculty who are enthusiastic about sharing our love of colorectal surgery with future colleagues! Our diverse training backgrounds will expose the fellow to a variety of techniques.
- Fellow will receive a high volume of cases from bread and butter to complex referrals.
- Faculty performed 500 anorectal cases, 900 abdominal cases (including 11 pouches and >100 LARs) and 500 endoscopies in last year.
- Inflammatory Bowel Disease Center with collaboration with GI and exposure to advanced IBD
- Complex CRC
- Advanced sphincter sparing techniques including intersphincteric proctectomies and robotic transanal excisions
- Colorectal cancer center of excellence
- Minimally Invasive Colorectal Surgery
- Excellent variety with one of the highest volume robotic colorectal experiences in the country, advanced straight laparoscopy and hand-assist laparoscopy
Current and Former Residents
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S. Thomas Kang, M.D.
Class of 2023
Medical School: Creighton University School of Medicine
Residency: TriHealth Good Samaritan Hospital -
Fady Elabbasy, M.D.
Class of 2022
Medical School: Cairo University, Egypt
Residency: Staten Island University Hospital
Next Steps: Advent Health, Orlando, FL -
Danielle Kay, M.D.
Class of 2021
Medical School: Tulane University School of Medicine
Residency: University of Kentucky
Next Steps: Ochsner Medical Center, Department of Surgery -
Edward Andrew Fazendin, M.D.
Class of 2020
Medical School: Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee
Residency: Drexel University College of Medicine, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, General Surgery
Next Steps: Advanced Surgeons, P.C. at Grandview Medical Center -
Michael J. Hernon, M.D.
Class of 2019
Medical School: University of Massachusetts, Worcester
Residency: Hartford Hospital, Hartford, Connecticut, General Surgery
Next Steps: Boston Medical Center, Boston, Massachusetts, Surgical Critical Care Fellowship
Attendings
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Cannon, Jamie A., M.D.
Professor
Program Director, UAB Colorectal Surgery FellowshipAreas of Interest
minimally invasive colorectal surgery, sphincter-sparing surgery for colorectal cancer, Crohn’s disease, ulcerative colitis, diverticulitis, rectal prolapse, colonic inertia, anal cancer -
Chu, Daniel I., M.D., MSPH, FASCRS
Professor
Division Director of GI Surgery
Selwyn M. Vickers, M.D., F.A.C.S. Endowed ChairAreas of Interest
colorectal cancer, inflammatory bowel disease, diverticular disease and anorectal pathology, health care disparities research, Enhanced Recovery After Surgery (ERAS), microbiome research- Gunnells, Drew J., Jr., M.D.
Assistant Professor
Areas of Interest
minimally invasive colorectal surgery, colon cancer, rectal cancer, anal cancer, inflammatory bowel disease, diverticulitis, benign anorectal pathology- Hardiman, Karin M., M.D., Ph.D.
Associate Professor
Program Co-Director, Surgery Undergraduate Research Experience (SURE)
Assistant Program Director for Resident Research, General Surgery Residency Program
Strange Family Endowed Professorship in Surgical Sciences ResearchAreas of Interest
colon and rectal surgery, intestinal surgery- Hollis, Robert H., M.D., M.S.P.H.
Assistant Professor
Member, Institute for Cancer Outcomes & Survivorship
Associate Scientist, Minority Health and Health Disparities Research Center (MHRC)
Co-Director, Short-Term Research Experiences Advancing Medical Students (STREAMS)Areas of Interest
clinical interests include colon, rectal, and anal cancer; hereditary colorectal cancer syndromes (i.e. Lynch syndrome, familial adenomatous polyposis); surgical management of inflammatory bowel disease (ulcerative colitis and Crohn’s disease); pelvic pouch surgery; diverticulitis; rectal prolapse; benign anorectal disorders; enterocutaneous fistula; minimally invasive surgery; re-operative surgeryresearch interests include hereditary colorectal cancer; ostomy care; health inequities; quality of care
- Kennedy, Gregory, M.D., Ph.D.
Professor
Executive Vice Chair of the Department of Surgery
John H. Blue Chair of General Surgery
Cancer Network Director, O’Neal Cancer Service LineAreas of Interest
colon cancer, rectal cancer, anal cancer, inflammatory bowel disease, benign conditions of colon, rectum and anus, endoscopic treatment of colonic disease, chemoprevention- Morris, Melanie S., M.D., FASCRS
Professor
Vice Chair, Perioperative Services
Chief of General Surgery, Birmingham VA HospitalAreas of Interest
minimally invasive colorectal surgery, colon and rectal cancer, inflammatory bowel disease (Crohn’s and ulcerative colitis), diverticulitis, and rectal prolapseContact
For more information, please contact:
Jamie A. Cannon, M.D.
Program Director
jacannon@uab.edu - Gunnells, Drew J., Jr., M.D.