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Department of Anesthesiology and Perioperative Medicine Heersink School of Medicine

Department of Anesthesiology and Perioperative Medicine

Faculty

  • Sellers, Alethia Baldwin, M.D.

    Alethia-SellersAssociate Professor
    Career Advisor, Medical Students Interested in Anesthesiology

  • Sherrer, Matthew, M.D., MBA, FASA, FAACD

    Sherrer Matt
    Associate Professor

    Clinical Interests     
    Perioperative Medicine, Collective Intelligence, Value in Health Care

  • Short, Roland, M.D.

    Short-RolandAssociate Professor
    Medical Director, Inpatient Pain Service

    Research and Clinical Interests
    Acute and Perioperative Pain Management, Trauma Anesthesia

  • Simmons, Jeffrey W., M.D., MSHQS, FASA

    Simmons-JeffProfessor
    Vice President, UAB Health Systems Lead Physician for Community Practices 
    Medical Director, UAB Preoperative Assessment, Consultation, and Treatment Clinic

    Research and Clinical Interests
    Trauma Anesthesia; Perioperative Medicine

  • Singh, Vinodkumar, M.D.

    SinghAssociate Professor

    Research and Clinical Interests
    Neuro-Critical Care, Neuroanesthesia, Ophthalmic Anesthesia

  • Sipe, Sandra S., M.D.

    Sandra_SipeAssociate Professor

    Research and Clinical Interests
    Obstetric Anesthesia, Non-OR Anesthesia

  • Smith, Blair, M.D., FASA

    Smith BlairProfessor
    Comprehensive Transplant Institute
    Director of Transplant Anesthesia

     

    Research and Clinical Interests
    Liver Transplantation

  • Smith, Perry, M.D.

    Smith Perry

    Associate Professor 
     

    Research and Clinical Interests

    Outpatient Anesthesia, Anesthesia for Head and Neck Surgery 

  • Smithson, Kenneth, D.O., Ph.D.

    Kenneth-SmithsonAssociate Professor

    Research and Clinical Interests
    Neurocritical Care, Neuroanesthesia, Anesthetics and Tumorgenesis

  • Song, Weifeng, M.D., Ph.D.

    Weifeng-SongAssistant Professor

    Research and Clinical Interests
    Critical Care Medicine, Pathophysiology of Acute Lung Injury, Neuro Critical Care, Neuroanesthesia 

  • Starling, Stephen, M.D.

    Starling-SteveAssistant Professor

    Research and Clinical Interests
    Community Anesthesia

  • Steenwyk, Brad, M.D.

    SteenwykAssociate Professor

    Research and Clinical Interests
    Pediatric Cardiac Anesthesia, Cardiac Anesthesia, General Clinical Anesthesia

  • Sutlive, Ben, M.D., MSHA

    Sutlive-BenAssistant Professor

    Research and Clinical Interests
    Cardiac and Thoracic Anesthesiology; Perioperative Echocardiography; Regional Anesthesia

  • Taylor, Jefferson, M.D.

    Taylor-JeffersonAssistant Professor

    Research and Clinical Interests
    Community Anesthesia

  • Torres Buendia, Nathalia, M.D.

    Torres BuendiaAssistant Professor

    Research and Clinical Interests
    Obstetric anesthesiology, transplant anesthesiology 

  • Townsley, Matthew, M.D., FASE, FASA

    Townsley-MattProfessor

    Research and Clinical Interests
    Pediatric Cardiac Anesthesia, Cardiothoracic Anesthesia, Echocardiography, Medical Education
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  • Tuck, Benjamin, M.D.

    Tuck-BenAssociate Professor
    Vice-Chair and Director, Division of Cardiothoracic Anesthesia

    Research and Clinical Interests
    Cardiothoracic Anesthesia

  • Varner, Pamela, M.D.

    VarnerProfessor

    Research and Clinical Interests
    Neuroanesthesia, Obstetric Anesthesia

  • Wade, Stacy, M.D., CMQ

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    Assistant Professor
    Director of Retention

  • Wagener, Brant, M.D., Ph.D.

    WagenerProfessor 
    Simon Gelman Endowed Professorship
    Director, Clinical Research
    Director, Systemic Training in Anesthesia Research (STAR Program)
    Director, Resident Mentored Research Experience Track (RMRET)
    Director, Research Fellowship
    Director, UAB MPOG Initiative  

    Research and Clinical Interests
    Lung Injury and Repair, Bacterial Pneumonia, Cognitive Dysfunction, ARDS, Chronic Critical Illness

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