Faculty

Professor
Vice Chair, Access & Engagement

Areas of Interest
melanoma, sarcoma, cutaneous malignancies, and benign and malignant breast disease, inclusive organizational culture

Assistant Professor
Committee Member, Surgical Grand Rounds

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

Assistant Professor

Areas of Interest
host microbe interactions, mechanisms of microbial regulation of substance use disorders and cancer, bioengineering microbial-based therapeutics

Associate Professor
Co-Director, Pre-College Research Internship for Scholarship and Mentoring (PRISM)

Areas of Interest
pancreatic, liver, gallbladder and bile duct diseases and cancers, stomach cancer, small bowel tumors, health disparities research

Assistant Professor

Areas of Interest
neuroendocrine tumors, notch signaling pathway, theranostics, pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma

Professor
Chief Medical and Quality Officer

Areas of Interest 
diseases of the stomach, small bowel, liver, pancreas, colorectal surgery

Assistant Professor
Co-Director, UAB Women in Surgery
Chair, Wellness Committee

Areas of Interest
peritoneal surface malignancies, HIPEC, gastric cancer, small bowel cancer, colorectal cancer, health services research, palliative care

Clinical Assistant Professor
Primary Practice Location: Infirmary Health, Mobile

Areas of Interest
Melanoma and non-melanoma skin cancers, pancreatic cancer, stomach cancer, liver metastases, and surgical education

Professor
Associate Director, General Surgery Residency Program

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

Associate 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
Director, Division of Surgical Oncology

Areas of Interest
hepatic, biliary, pancreatic, and gastric diseases; soft tissue malignancies and skin cancers

Clinical Assistant Professor
Primary Practice Location: Mobile Infirmary

Areas of Interest
Pancreatic cancer, pancreatitis, liver and bile duct cancers, liver metastases, stomach cancer, gastrointestinal stromal tumors (GIST), and other abdominal and soft tissue cancers

Professor Emeritus

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