Daniel Chu, MD
Colon and Rectal SurgeryGeneral Surgery
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Age Groups Seen
- Teenagers
- Adults
- Geriatrics
Languages
- English
About Daniel Chu
Biography
Dr. Daniel I. Chu MD is a Professor and Director of the Division of Gastrointestinal Surgery at the University of Alabama at Birmingham. He completed his undergraduate at Yale and medical school at The Johns Hopkins School of Medicine. After residency at Boston University Medical Center, he completed a colon and rectal surgery fellowship at the Mayo Clinic. His practice specializes in the spectrum of colorectal disease including inflammatory bowel disease, colorectal cancer, diverticular disease and anorectal disorders. His NIH-funded research interests focus on identifying, understanding and reducing health disparities in surgery with particular attention to health literacy.
Faculty Appointment
Professor
Research Interests
Surgical disparities, quality improvement, recovery pathways, human gastrointestinal microbiome, emotional intelligence.
Awards & Recognition
Yale College cum laude with Distinction in Major (2002)
Katz Fellowship in Thoracic Surgery (2006)
Best Intern (2007)
Excellence in Surgical Critical Care Award (2008)
Shukri F. Khuri MD Award (2011)
Alpha Omega Alpha (AOA) (2011)
Senior Resident Teaching Award (2012)
Administrative Chief Resident (2013)
Lester F. Williams Jr. MD Teaching Award (2013)
Grant V. Rodkey MD Award (2013)
Birmingham B-Metro Best Doctors (2015)
Society of Asian Academic Surgeons (SAAS) Junior Faculty Award (2016)
Central Surgical Association Foundation (CSA) Enrichment Award (2016)
Society of Surgery of the Alimentary Tract (SSAT) Health Disparities Award (2016)
Marshall M. Urist Junior Faculty Teacher of the Year (2016)
First Place - UAB Health System Innovation Award (2016)
Argus Award Nominee for Best Clinical Educator (2016)
Birmingham B-Metro Best Doctors (2016)
Dean’s Excellence Award Nominee (2017)
K12 Career Development Award (2017)
Argus Award Nominee for Best Clinical Educator (2017)
Society of Asian Academic Surgeons (SAAS) Raymond and Rose Tseng Lectureship (2018)
James A. Pittman MD Scholar Award (2018)
AAS Aspiring Leaders Development Program Awardee (2018)
AAS/Taiwan Surgical Association International Visiting Professorship Award (2018)
First Place Poster Award – 10th Annual Health Literacy Research Conference (HARC) (2018)
UAB Health Services Foundation General Endowment Fund Recipient (2018)
American College of Surgeons (ACS) Traveling Fellowship to Japan (2019)
Medical Student Teaching Award – UAB Department of Surgery (2019)
K23 NIH Career Development Award (2019)
Young Surgeon Spotlight - American Society of Colon and Rectal Surgeons (2019)
Chairman’s Citation Award - Crohn’s and Colitis Foundation Alabama/NW Florida (2019)
Memberships
Alpha Omega Alpha (AOA) Honor Medical Society
American College of Surgeons (ACS)
American Society of Colon and Rectal Surgeons (ASCRS)
Association for Academic Surgery (AAS)
Crohn's and Colitis Foundation (CCF)
Society for Surgery of the Alimentary Tract (SSAT)
Society of Asian Academic Surgeons (SAAS)
Society of University Surgeons (SUS)
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Locations
- Digestive GI Surgery Clinic at The Kirklin Clinic of UAB Hospital
- 2000 6th Avenue South, Floor 1, Birmingham, AL 35233
- Get Directions
- phone: 205-975-3000
- GI Surgery at UAB Medicine Leeds
- 1141 Payton Way, Floor 1, Leeds, AL 35094
- Get Directions
- phone: 205-975-3000
Expertise
Education
- Fellowship: Mayo Clinic, 2014
- Residency: Boston University Medical Center, 2013
- Medical School: Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, 2006
Board Certifications
- Colon and Rectal Surgery: American Board of Colon and Rectal Surgery, 2015
- Surgery (General Surgery): American Board of Surgery, 2014