Annabelle Fonseca, MD

Dr. Annabelle Fonseca is a surgical oncologist specializing in hepatopancreatobiliary (HPB), foregut, neuroendocrine, and other complex abdominal cancers. She is an Associate Professor of Surgery in the UAB Division of Surgical Oncology and is board-certified in both General Surgery and Complex General Surgical Oncology.

Her clinical practice focuses on the multidisciplinary treatment of pancreatic, liver, biliary, gastric, neuroendocrine, and other complex abdominal tumors. She evaluates and treats patients with pancreatic cancer and pancreatic tumors; primary and metastatic liver tumors; gallbladder cancer and cholangiocarcinoma (bile duct cancer); gastric (stomach) cancer; small bowel tumors; pancreatic and gastrointestinal neuroendocrine tumors; and abdominal and retroperitoneal sarcomas.

Dr. Fonseca completed her General Surgery residency at Yale New Haven Hospital, where she also earned a Master of Health Science degree, followed by fellowship training in Complex General Surgical Oncology at The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center.

In addition to her clinical practice, Dr. Fonseca is a surgeon-scientist whose research focuses on improving the quality, delivery, and patient-centeredness of cancer care. Her research has been supported by the National Institutes of Health and the Department of Defense and includes work examining access to cancer treatment, receipt of guideline-concordant cancer care, shared decision-making, healthcare delivery, and the use of predictive models to improve cancer care delivery.