DanielI-HsinChuMD

Colon & Rectal Surgery • Birmingham, AL

Professor and Division Director Division of Gastrointestinal Surgery Department of Surgery

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Office
1922 7th Avenue South
KB 427, Section of Gastrointestinal Surgery, UAB
Birmingham, AL 35233
Phone+1 205-975-1932

Education & Training

Mayo Clinic2013 - 2014
Boston University Medical CenterResidency, Surgery, 2006 - 2013
Johns Hopkins University School of MedicineClass of 2006
YaleBS, MCDB, Cum laude, 1998 - 2002

Certifications & Licensure

AL State Medical License 2014 - 2025
MN State Medical License 2013 - 2014
MA State Medical License 2008 - 2013
American Board of Colon and Rectal Surgery Colon & Rectal Surgery
American Board of Surgery Surgery

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

Fellow (FACS) American College of Surgeons

Publications & Presentations

PubMed

1 citations
Addressing Low Health Literacy in Surgical Populations.
Nathan C English, Bayley A Jones, Daniel I Chu
Clinics in Colon and Rectal Surgery. 2025-01-01
Socioecological Determinants of Health and the Quality of Colonoscopy in Rural Alabama.
Nathan C English, Burkely P Smith, Abiha Abdullah, Princy Gupta, Wendelyn M Oslock
Diseases of the Colon and Rectum. 2025-01-01
1 citations
Which individual components of a colorectal surgery enhanced recovery program are associated with improved surgical outcomes?
Bayley A Jones, Bethany Brock, Joshua Richman, Lauren Wood, Alfonsus Adrian H Harsono
Surgery. 2024-10-01

Press Mentions

Low Health Literacy May Be a Risk Factor for Postoperative InfectionAugust 24th, 2020
Impact of Low Health Literacy on Surgical Outcomes to Be Addressed During ACS Virtual Press Conference (August 24)August 20th, 2020
UAB Partnership Further Enhancing Recovery After SurgeryFebruary 8th, 2018

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