Associate Professor
Program Director, General Surgery Residency
Marshall Urist, M.D., Endowed Professor

Areas of Interest
minimally invasive GI surgery, foregut and anti-reflux, abdominal wall hernias, surgical education

Biography

Dr. Britney Corey is a board-certified, fellowship-trained minimally invasive gastrointestinal surgeon. She completed her minimally invasive GI fellowship and general surgery residency at UAB. A Texas native, Dr. Corey graduated from the Texas A&M Health Science Center College of Medicine. Dr. Corey is a fellow of the American College of Surgeons.

Dr. Corey's research interests center around improving surgical education and holistic review in graduate medical education. She is passionate about supporting learners during undergraduate and graduate medical education. She completed a Masters of Academic Medicine at USC Keck School of medicine to further these interests in surgical education. She has been program director of the General Surgery Residency since July 2020.

Dr. Corey's clinical interests center around complex abdominal wall hernias, flank hernias, and hiatal hernias, and anti-reflux surgery, including magnetic sphincter augmentation. She offers laparoscopic, robotic, and open approaches to these complex surgical diseases.

In 2021, she was awarded the faculty Leonard Tow Humanism in Medicine Award. She was awarded a Dean's Excellence Award in Teaching - Senior Faculty in 2025.

Selected Publications

Hired her? Great -- Now support her. Abraham P, Corey B. Am J Surg. 2023 Feb;225(2):266-267. doi: 10.1016/j.amjsurg.2022.09.046. Epub 2022 Oct 7. PMID: 36244833
2.Building a department of surgery communications program. Keppley MC, Harchanko E, Waters AM, McSwain Yeatts M, Corey B. Am J Surg. 2020 Dec;220(6):1528-1531. doi: 10.1016/j.amjsurg.2020.06.034. Epub 2020 Jun 27. PMID: 32641213

Impact of faculty well-being on medical student education. Bynum RC, Richman JS, Corey B, Fazendin JM. Global Surg Educ. 2023;2(1):7. doi: 10.1007/s44186-022-00082-5. Epub 2022 Dec 8. PMID: 38013872

Closing the gap: Increasing female representation in surgical leadership.Rakestraw SL, Chen H, Corey B, Sutzko DC.Am J Surg. 2022 Feb;223(2):273-275. doi: 10.1016/j.amjsurg.2021.03.051. Epub 2021 Mar 26. PMID: 33827754

Participant perspectives on a department of surgery faculty mentoring program. Gillis A, Zmijewski P, Corey B, Fazendin J, Chen H, Lindeman B, Hendershot K, Dream S. Am J Surg. 2023 Apr;225(4):656-659. doi: 10.1016/j.amjsurg.2022.10.060. PMID: 36396486

Concurrent Validity Evidence for Entrustable Professional Activities in General Surgery Residents. Brazelle M, Zmijewski P, McLeod C, Corey B, Porterfield JR Jr, Lindeman B. J Am Coll Surg. 2022 May 1;234(5):938-946. doi: 10.1097/XCS.0000000000000168. PMID: 35426408

Funding a general surgery residency academic development time program. McElroy KE, Chen H, Hardiman K, Corey B, Gillis A. Am J Surg. 2024 Feb;228:222-225. doi: 10.1016/j.amjsurg.2023.10.002. Epub 2023 Oct 4. PMID: 37806889

Preserving the Pipeline of Surgeon Scientists: The Role of a Structured Research Curriculum. Wang R, Lucy A, Cochrun S, Abraham P, Hardiman KM, Corey B, Chen H.
J Surg Res. 2023 Oct;290:101-108. doi: 10.1016/j.jss.2023.04.007. Epub 2023 May 23. PMID: 37230044

Barriers and Facilitators for Under-Represented in Medicine (URiM) Medical Students Interested in Surgical Sub-specialties. Soto E, Lewis M, Estrada CA, de la Torre JI, O'Beirne R, Martin C, Corey B. Am J Surg. 2023 Apr;225(4):660-666. doi: 10.1016/j.amjsurg.2022.10.020. Epub 2022 Oct 15. PMID: 37455798

Same day barium esophagography and high-resolution manometry during the COVID-19 pandemic. Colvin SD, Zarzour JG, Morgan DE, Callaway JP, Corey BL, Grams J, Galgano SJ. Abdom Radiol (NY). 2022 Jan;47(1):76-84. doi: 10.1007/s00261-021-03322-2. Epub 2021 Oct 23. PMID: 34687322

Impact of COVID-19 on Away Rotations in Surgical Fields. Boyd CJ, Inglesby DC, Corey B, Greene BJ, Harrington MA, Johnson MD, King TW, Rais-Bahrami S, Tavana ML. J Surg Res. 2020 Nov;255:96-98. doi: 10.1016/j.jss.2020.05.049. Epub 2020 May 21. PMID: 32543384

Prevalence, Bias, and Rank List Impact of Illegal Questions in Surgical Specialty Residency Interviews. Theiss LM, Prather JC, Porterfield JR, Corey B, Chen H, McGwin G, Johnson MD, Theiss SM. J Surg Educ. 2022 Jan-Feb;79(1):69-76. doi: 10.1016/j.jsurg.2021.07.015. Epub 2021 Aug 13. PMID: 34400121

Surgery Grand Rounds: Perspectives of the 21st Century Attendee. Bynum RC, Dills M, Corey B. J Surg Res. 2020 Dec;256:657-662. doi: 10.1016/j.jss.2020.07.029. Epub 2020 Aug 17. PMID: 32818798

Virtual Interactions and the 2020-2021 Residency Application Cycle in General Surgery: A Look Ahead. DeLay TK, Singh NP, Duong TA, Rais-Bahrami S, King TW, Chen H, Corey BL. J Surg Res. 2022 Oct;278:331-336. doi: 10.1016/j.jss.2022.04.075. Epub 2022 May 31. PMID: 35659708

An evaluation of social media utilization by general surgery programs in the COVID-19 era. Fang HA, Boudreau H BS, Khan S, Singh NP, Rais-Bahrami S, King TW, Corey B, Chen H. Am J Surg. 2021 Nov;222(5):937-943. doi: 10.1016/j.amjsurg.2021.04.014. Epub 2021 Apr 22. PMID: 33906728

Robotic Cholecystectomies: What Are They Good for? - A Retrospective Study - Robotic versus Conventional Cases. Chen HA, Hutelin Z, Moushey AM, Diab NS, Mehta SK, Corey B. J Surg Res. 2022 Oct;278:350-355. doi: 10.1016/j.jss.2022.04.074. Epub 2022 Jun 3. PMID: 35667278

Does Chair of Surgery Gender Influence Divisional or Residency Program Director Gender Diversity? Kennedy GE, Bergstresser SL, Rakestraw SL, Novak Z, Corey B, Chen H, Sutzko DC. J Surg Res. 2021 Nov;267:224-228. doi: 10.1016/j.jss.2021.05.026. Epub 2021 Jun 19. PMID: 34157491

Retrospective Evaluation of Short-Term Outcomes of an Enhanced Recovery Protocol for Patients Undergoing Complex Abdominal Wall Reconstruction. Wiener JG, Bellido D, Smolinsky T, Boudreau S, Wood L, Corey B, Chu DI, Parmar AD. J Am Coll Surg. 2022 Nov 1;235(5):764-771. doi: 10.1097/XCS.0000000000000340. Epub 2022 Oct 17. PMID: 36102557

The Influence of an Acting or Subintern on Third-Year Medical School Surgery Clerkship Students. Ladowski JM, Chen H, Corey B, Cannon R. J Surg Res. 2021 Mar;259:8-13. doi: 10.1016/j.jss.2020.11.030. Epub 2020 Dec 2. PMID: 33278797

Peripheral Nerve Blockade for Open Inguinal Hernia Repair in a Patient With Severe Cardiopulmonary Disease. Braun AS, Wakefield JD, Kukreja P, Simmons J, Ohlman B, Corey B, Gans A. Cureus. 2024 Mar 21;16(3):e56646. doi: 10.7759/cureus.56646. eCollection 2024 Mar. PMID: 38650808

Cross-Sectional Analysis of Global Surgery Opportunities Among General Surgery Residency Programs. Abraham PJ, Abraham MN, Corey BL, Lindeman B, Chen H. J Surg Educ. 2020 Sep-Oct;77(5):1179-1185. doi: 10.1016/j.jsurg.2020.03.017. Epub 2020 Jul 21. PMID: 32709570

An assessment of the online presentation of MIS fellowship information for residents. Mullins CH 4th, Goyer S, Cantrell CK, Hendershot K, Corey B. Surg Endosc. 2020 Sep;34(9):3986-3991. doi: 10.1007/s00464-019-07179-x. Epub 2019 Oct 18. PMID: 31628622

From Presentation to Publication: Where did Abstracts at the 2017 Academic Surgical Congress End up? A Three-Year Analysis. Obiarinze R, Goyer S, Minton H, Wood T, Chen H, Corey B. J Surg Res. 2021 Mar;259:163-169. doi: 10.1016/j.jss.2020.11.040. Epub 2020 Dec 3. PMID: 33279842

Natural history of groin hernias in women and factors leading to delay in repair: a single-institution study. English NC, Hood C, Corey B, Parmar AD. Surg Endosc. 2025 May;39(5):3377-3385. doi: 10.1007/s00464-025-11709-1. Epub 2025 Apr 15. PMID: 40234333

What do we talk about next? Integrating lessons learned from resident discourse and technical outcomes. Baker S, Corey B. Am J Surg. 2020 Jul;220(1):35-36. doi: 10.1016/j.amjsurg.2020.04.035. Epub 2020 May 1. PMID: 32386710

Honors & Awards

Dean's Excellence Award in Teaching, Sr. Faculty (2025)
Leonard Tow Humanism in Medicine Award (2021)

Certifications

American Board of Surgery

Education

Medical School
Texas A&M Health Science Center College of Medicine

Residency
University of Alabama at Birmingham
General Surgery

Fellowship
University of Alabama at Birmingham
Minimally Invasive GI Surgery

Contact

Campus Address
Kracke Building
Room 404

Phone
Patient Appointments and Questions: 205-975-3000 
Academic Office: 205-975-1932

Email
blprince@uabmc.edu