RobertJosephDabalMD

Thoracic Surgery • Birmingham, AL

Adult Cardiac Surgery, Pediatric Cardiac Surgery, Vascular Surgery, Cardiovascular Surgery

Associate Professor of Surgery, University Alabama at Birmingham

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Office
619 19th St S
Birmingham, AL 35249
Phone+1 205-934-4011

Fax+1 205-297-9411

Education & Training

Boston Children’s Hospital/Massachusetts General HospitalFellowship, Congenital Cardiac Surgery, 2004 - 2005
University of ColoradoFellowship, Congenital Cardiac Surgery, 2003 - 2004
University of WashingtonFellowship, Thoracic Surgery, 2001 - 2003
New York Presbyterian Hospital (Cornell Campus)Residency, Surgery, 1995 - 2000
Duke University School of MedicineClass of 1995

Certifications & Licensure

AL State Medical License 2008 - 2025
TX State Medical License 2024 - 2025
FL State Medical License 2005 - 2010
CO State Medical License 2003 - 2006
MA State Medical License 2004 - 2006
American Board of Thoracic Surgery Thoracic and Cardiac Surgery
American Board of Thoracic Surgery Congenital Cardiac Surgery

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

America's Top Doctors Castle Connolly, 2012-2014
Fellow (FACS) American College of Surgeons

Publications & Presentations

PubMed

Too little, too late? Extra anatomic aortic bypass for aortic coarctation in adults.
A Cozette Killian, Robert J Dabal
The Annals of Thoracic Surgery. 2025-01-11
Outcomes following deep hypothermic circulatory arrest versus antegrade cerebral perfusion during aortic arch reconstruction.
W Hampton Gray, Robert A Sorabella, Luz A Padilla, Katherine Sprouse, Shefali V Shah
JTCVS Open. 2024-12-01
Early Outcomes for Management of Atrioventricular Septal Defect-Tetralogy of Fallot in the Last Decade: A Congenital Heart Surgeons' Society Study.
Connor P Callahan, Madison B Argo, Brian W McCrindle, David J Barron, Anusha Jegatheeswaran
World Journal for Pediatric & Congenital Heart Surgery. 2024-11-21

Press Mentions

Castin’ N Catchin’ Hooks Donations for Pediatric & Congenital Heart Center of AlabamaApril 20th, 2022
UAB Receives American Heart Association Grant for Hypertension ResearchAugust 5th, 2021
$20M Awarded for Scientific Research to Ensure Health Equity in Preventing HypertensionJuly 29th, 2021
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Professional Memberships

American College of Surgeons - ACS
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