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THORACIC SURGERY FACULTY
Robert Cerfolio, MD, is professor of surgery and chief of the Section of Thoracic
Surgery in the Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery at UAB. He holds the James H. Estes
Family Lung Cancer Research Endowed Chair. He received his undergraduate degree
and medical degree at the University of Rochester, a residency in general surgery at St.
Francis Hospital and Medical Center, a residency in urology at Cornell University Medical
School, an additional residency in general surgery at the Mayo Clinic, and his fellowship
in cardiothoracic surgery at the Mayo Clinic. His clinical interests include robotic
surgery, OR efficiency, and finding better ways to teach surgery. He is an internationally
recognized expert in thoracic surgery.
Dr. Cerfolio is a past-president of the Southern Thoracic Surgery Association (STSA). He is recognized as a
leading expert in robotic thoracic surgery, and he has personally mentored numerous thoracic surgeons in
this modality. He is a member of the American Association for Thoracic Surgery, American College of Chest
Physicians, American College of Surgeons, American Medical Association, American Thoracic Society,
Esophageal Club, European Society of Thoracic Surgeons, General Thoracic Surgical Club, International
Association for the Study of Lung Cancer, National Strength and Conditioning Association, Radiosurgery
Society, Society of Thoracic Surgeons, Society of Thoracic Surgical Education, and Southern Thoracic Surgical
Association.

Douglas J. Minnich, MD, is associate professor of surgery in the Division of
Cardiothoracic Surgery at UAB and medical director of cardiovascular and thoracic
surgery at The Kirklin Clinic of UAB Hospital. He received his undergraduate degree
at the University of Notre Dame, his medical degree from Indiana University School of
Medicine, his internship and residency at University of Florida/Shands Hospital, and his
fellowship at Massachusetts General Hospital. His clinical interests include navigational
bronchoscopy, management of esophageal perforations, lung and esophageal
cancer staging, and thoracic surgery outcomes. His other areas of interest include
pulmonary neoplastic disease, hyperhidrosis, robotic pulmonary assisted pulmonary
and mediastinal resections, and VATS procedures for pleural disease. He is a member of the American College
of Chest Physicians, American College of Surgeons, General Thoracic Surgical Club, Society of Thoracic
Surgeons, and Southern Thoracic Surgical Association.

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