Carlos Fairen Oro, MD
General Surgery
Highlights
Languages
- English
- Spanish
About
Biography
Dr. Fairen Oro earned his medical degree from Universitat de Valencia, Facultat de Medicina in Spain and then trained at Johns Hopkins Hospital and Boston Medical Center (BU), where he completed his residency in general surgery. After residency, Dr. Fairen Oro completed a colon and rectal surgery fellowship at the UMass Chan Medical School.
In addition to his clinical work, Dr. Fairen Oro’s research focuses on colorectal surgery, ischemic colitis, anorectal disease and malignancies, social determinants of health in colorectal surgery, and perioperative care and outcomes in gastrointestinal surgery.
Dr. Fairen Oro is an active member of the American Society of Colon and Rectal Surgeons (ASCRS) and the American College of Surgeons (ACS) and he is the co-founder of the Asociación de Médicos Españoles en United States of America (AMEUSA).
Publications
Fairen Oro C, Morris S, Lajoie S, Daly R, Favuzza J. Provider-delivered phone reminders increase colonoscopy completion at a safety net hospital. J Gastrointest Surg. 2025 Oct;29(10):102177. doi: 10.1016/j.gassur.2025.102177. Epub 2025 Jul 30. PMID: 40749783.
Alonso A, Huang J, Fairen Oro C, Maaneb de Macedo K, Lotfollahzadeh S, Kalish J, Farber A, King E, Chitalia VC, Siracuse JJ. Factors Associated with Cancellation of Arteriovenous Access Creations. J Vasc Surg. 2025 Jun 6:S0741-5214(25)01292-3. doi: 10.1016/j.jvs.2025.05.211. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 40484061.
Fairen Oro C, Favuzza J. Kaposi Sarcoma of the Anus: What Does the Colorectal Surgeon Need to Know? Dis Colon Rectum. 2024 Jul 1;67(7):873-875. doi: 10.1097/DCR.0000000000003372. Epub 2024 Apr 17. PMID: 38631879. Updated Apr 27th, 2026 Carlos Fairen Oro, MD
Fairen Oro C, Beresneva O. Diagnosis and Management of Ischemic Colitis. Dis Colon Rectum. 2023 Jul 1;66(7):872-875. doi: 10.1097/DCR.0000000000002913. Epub 2023 Apr 24. PMID: 37088928.
Piedra-Delgado L, Chambergo-Michilot D, Morante Z, Fairen C, Jerves-Coello F, LuqueBenavides R, Casas F, Bustamante E, Razuri-Bustamante C, Torres-Roman JS, Fuentes H, Gomez H, Narvaez-Rojas A, De la Cruz-Ku G, Araujo J. Survival according to the site of metastasis in triple-negative breast cancer patients: The Peruvian experience. PLoS One. 2024 Feb 1;19(2):e0293833. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0293833. PMID: 38300959; PMCID: PMC10833533.
STARSurg Collaborative and EuroSurg Collaborative. Validation of the OAKS prognostic model for acute kidney injury after gastrointestinal surgery. BJS Open. 2022 Jan 6;6(1):zrab150. doi: 10.1093/bjsopen/zrab150. PMID: 35179188; PMCID: PMC8855527.
EuroSurg Collaborative. Timing of nasogastric tube insertion and the risk of postoperative pneumonia: an international, prospective cohort study. Colorectal Dis. 2020 Dec;22(12):2288-2297. doi: 10.1111/codi.15311. Epub 2020 Sep 18. PMID: 34092023.
EuroSurg Collaborative. Safety of hospital discharge before return of bowel function after elective colorectal surgery. Br J Surg. 2020 Apr;107(5):552-559. doi: 10.1002/bjs.11422. Epub 2020 Jan 24. PMID: 31976560.
Locations
- Digestive GI Surgery Clinic at The Kirklin Clinic of UAB Hospital
- 2000 6th Avenue South, Floor 1, Birmingham, AL 35233
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- Phone: 205-975-3000
Expertise
Education
- Fellowship: UMass Chan Medical School, 2026
- Residency: Boston Medical Center, 2025
- Residency: Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, 2022
- Medical Education: Universitat de Valencia Facultat de Medicina e Odontologia, 2018
Board Certifications
- Surgery (General Surgery): American Board of Surgery