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James Donahue, MD
Cardiac SurgeryCardiothoracic SurgeryThoracic Surgery
Accepting New Patients
Need help scheduling? Call (205) 934-5937
Highlights
Age Groups Seen
- Teenagers
- Adults
- Geriatrics
Languages
- English
About James Donahue
Biography
Dr. James Donahue is an associate professor of surgery and the section chief of thoracic surgery at the University of Alabama at Birmingham. Dr. Donahue came to UAB from the University of Maryland School of Medicine where he had an active clinical practice focused on thoracic surgical oncology and served as chief of thoracic surgery at the Baltimore VA Medical Center. Dr. Donahue is a former Navy reservist and was deployed with a forward surgical team in Afghanistan in 2013.
Title
Section Chief, Thoracic Surgery
Faculty Appointment
Associate Professor
Research Interests
Lung and esophageal cancer surgery, chest wall surgery, tracheal resection and reconstruction, mediastinal tumors, outcomes research, airway disorders, lung cancer, esophageal cancer, lung nodules, mediastinal tumors, chest wall tumors, malignant pleural effusions, pneumothorax, esophageal disease (benign)
Memberships
American Association of Cancer Research
American College of Surgeons (Fellow 2012)
Society of Thoracic Surgeons
Massachusetts General Hospital Surgical Society
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Locations
- Thoracic Surgery Clinic at the Kirklin Clinic of UAB Hospital
- 2000 6th Avenue South, Floor 3, Birmingham, AL 35233
- Get Directions
- phone: 205-934-5937
Expertise
Education
- Fellowship: Mayo Clinic, 2008
- Residency: Massachusetts General Hospital, 2005
- Medical School: Harvard Medical School, 1998
Board Certifications
- Thoracic and Cardiac Surgery: American Board of Thoracic Surgery, 2009
- Surgery (General Surgery): American Board of Surgery, 2006