Faculty

Assistant Professor

Areas of Interest 
skin and soft tissue malignancies including melanoma, nonmelanoma skin cancers, retroperitoneal and extremity sarcoma, and neuroendocrine tumors

Assistant Professor
Co-Director, UAB Women in Surgery
Associate Director for Quality, O'Neal Cancer Service Line
Member, Institute for Cancer Outcomes & Survivorship

Areas of Interest
surgical oncology, melanoma and non-melanoma skin cancer, sarcoma, breast cancer, research on cancer care delivery

Associate Professor
James P. Hayes, Jr., Endowed Professor in Gastrointestinal Oncology
Director, Division of Surgical Oncology

Areas of Interest
pancreatic cancer, hepatobiliary malignancies, immunology and stromal biology

Clinical Instructor

Areas of Interest 
Peritoneal surface malignancies including peritoneal mesothelioma; appendiceal cancer; metastatic colorectal cancer; gastric cancer, HIPEC (heated intraperitoneal chemotherapy); liver, bile duct and pancreas cancer; acute and chronic pancreatitis; retroperitoneal sarcoma

Instructor

Areas of Interest
pancreatitis, pancreatic cancer, acinar to ductal metaplasia (ADM) biology, notch and hedgehog signaling pathways in pancreatic diseases

Associate Professor
Associate Director, Division of Surgical Oncology
Associate Director, General Surgery Residency Program

Areas of Interest
stomach cancer, pancreas and liver cancers, Wnt signaling

Assistant Professor
Director, UAB Pancreatobiliary Disease Center
Chief, Section of Hepatopancreatobiliary Disease

Areas of Interest
diseases of the stomach, small bowel, liver, pancreas, gallbladder, and bile duct, Notch signaling pathways in gastroenteropancreatic neuroendocrine tumors

Professor Emeritus

Areas of Interest
surgical oncology, breast carcinoma, melanoma, sarcoma, surgical education