Daniel I-Hsin Chu MD
Professor and Division Director Division of Gastrointestinal Surgery Department of Surgery
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1922 7th Avenue SouthKB 427, Section of Gastrointestinal Surgery, UABBirmingham, AL 35233
Phone+1 205-975-1932
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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
- Response to letter to the editor on: "Which individual components of a colorectal surgery enhanced recovery program are associated with improved surgical outcomes?"Bayley Jones, Daniel I Chu
Surgery. 2025-04-01 - De novo generation of colorectal patient educational materials using large language models: Prompt engineering key to improved readability.India E Ellison, Wendelyn M Oslock, Abiha Abdullah, Lauren Wood, Mohanraj Thirumalai
Surgery. 2025-04-01 - ASO Visual Abstract: Patient-Reported Barriers to Foregut Cancer Care in the Deep South.Ioannis Liapis, Alfonsus Adrian H Harsono, Jaspinder Sanghera, Katie West, Rida Ahmad
Annals of Surgical Oncology. 2025-04-01
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
Grant Support
- RFA-DP-23-002, Improving Health Outcomes for Patients with Inflammatory Bowel Disease through Evidence-based Awareness, Referral, and Education ProgramsCROHN'S AND COLITIS FDN OF AMERICA, INC.2023–2028
- RFA-DP-23-002, Improving Health Outcomes for Patients with Inflammatory Bowel Disease through Evidence-based Awareness, Referral, and Education ProgramsCROHN'S AND COLITIS FDN OF AMERICA, INC.2023–2028
- RFA-DP-23-002, Improving Health Outcomes for Patients with Inflammatory Bowel Disease through Evidence-based Awareness, Referral, and Education ProgramsCROHN'S AND COLITIS FDN OF AMERICA, INC.2023–2028
- Adapting Enhanced Recovery Programs (ERPs) through Health Literacy to Eliminate Surgical DisparitiesUNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA AT BIRMINGHAM2023–2028
- Designing a Plan of Action for Better Access and Quality of Surgery for African-Americans with Gastrointestinal Cancers in the Deep SouthUNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA AT BIRMINGHAM2020–2025
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