Associate Professor
Program Director, UAB Colorectal Surgery Fellowship
Areas of Interest
minimally invasive colorectal surgery, sphincter-sparing surgery for colorectal cancer, Crohn’s disease, ulcerative colitis, diverticulitis, rectal prolapse, colonic inertia, anal cancer
Biography
Jamie Cannon, M.D., FACS is an associate professor of surgery and directs the robotic surgical education program for the residency program. Dr. Cannon is double board certified in general and colorectal surgery. Dr. Cannon is a leader in minimally invasive approaches to colorectal disease, with an emphasis on robotics, colorectal cancer and sphincter-sparing operations. She is one of the highest volume academic colorectal surgeons in the country. Originally from Arizona, she is a graduate of the University of Arizona College of Medicine. She did her general surgery residency at Carolinas Medical Center in Charlotte, N.C., and her colorectal surgery fellowship with Georgia Colon and Rectal Surgical Associates in Atlanta, Ga.
Dr. Cannon’s clinical interests include minimally invasive approaches to colorectal disease, and sphincter-sparing surgery for colorectal cancer; Crohn’s disease, ulcerative colitis, diverticulitis, rectal prolapse, and colonic inertia.
Society Memberships
American College of Surgeons, Fellow (2002 – present)
Society of American Gastrointestinal and Endoscopic Surgeons (2002 - present)
American Society of Colon and Rectal Surgeons (2005 – present)
Association of Women Surgeons (2008 – present)
Piedmont Society of Colon and Rectal Surgeons (2011-present)
Jefferson County Medical Society, Board Member (2008 – present)
Alabama Chapter of the American College of Surgeons (2008 - present)
Selected Publications
Korb ML, Hawn MT, Singletary BA, Cannon JA, Heslin MJ, O’Brien DM, Morris MS Adoption of Preoperative Oral Antibiotics Decreases Surgical Site Infection for Elective Colorectal Surgery. Am Surg 2014;80(9):e270-3
Hunter J, Cannon J. Biomaterials: So Many Choices, So Little Time. What are the Differences? Clin Colon Rectal Surg 2014; 27: 134-139
Toneva G, Deierhoi R, Morris M, Richman J, Cannon J, Altom L, Hawn M. Oral Antibiotic Bowel Preparation Reduces Length of Stay and Readmissions after Colorectal Surgery. J Amer Coll Surg. 2013; 216(4):756-762
Snyder C, Cannon J. Diffuse Intestinal Lipomatosis Presenting as Adult Intussusception. World J of Colorectal Surg. 2013; 3(1), Article 14
Cannon J, Altom L, Deierhoi R, Morris M, Richman J, Vick C, Itani K, Hawn M. Preoperative Oral Antibiotics Reduce Surgical Site Infection Following Elective Colorectal Resections. Dis Col Rect. 2012; 55(11):1160-1166
Huff KR, Akhtar LN, Fox AL, Cannon JA, Smith PD, Smythies LE. Extracellular matrix-associated cytokines regulate CD4+ effector T-cell responses in the human intestinal mucosa. Mucosal Immunol. 2011; 4(4):420-427. doi: 10.1038/mi.2010.86.
Shen R, Drelichman ER, Bimczok D, Ochsenbauer C, Kappes JC, Cannon JA, Tudor D, Bomsel M, Smythies LE, Smith PD. GP41-Specific Antibody Blocks Cell-Free HIV Type 1 Transcytosis through Human Rectal Mucosa and Model Colonic Epithelium. J Immun 2010, 184: 3648-3655
Rana AR, Cannon JA, Mostafa G, Carbonell AM, Kercher KW, Norton HJ,
Heniford BT. Outcomes of right- compared with left-side colectomy.
Surg Innov. 2007 Jun;14(2):91-5.
Cannon JA. Anal Cancer. In: Mostafa G, Greene FL, Cathey L (eds). Review of Surgery: Basic Science and Clinical Topics for ABSITE. Springer, 2006.
Education
Medical School
University of Arizona
Residency
Carolinas Medical Center
General Surgery
Fellowship
Georgia Colon and Rectal
Colorectal Surgery
Contact
Campus Address
Kracke 428
Phone
Patient Appointments and Questions: 205-975-3000
Academic Office: 205-975-1932
Email
jacannon@uabmc.edu