Faculty Detail   
Name PAUL JOSEPH SPEICHER
  
Campus Address HRMC 253 Zip 2746
Phone  (256) 551-4570
E-mail  speicher@uab.edu
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 Education

Medical School  Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine    2010  MD 
Graduate  Duke University    2014  MHS 
Residency  Duke University Medical Center    2017  General Surgery 
Fellowship  Duke University Medical Center    2019  Cardiothoracic Surgery 

 Certifications

General Surgery Board Certification - American Board of Surgery  2018 
Thoracic Surgery Board Certification - American Board of Thoracic Surgery  2021 

Faculty Appointment(s)
Appointment Type Department Division Rank
Primary  Huntsville Medical Programs-General  Huntsville Med-Surgery Pgm Assistant Professor Clinical

Biographical Sketch 
Dr. Speicher is a thoracic surgeon at Huntsville Hospital and an Assistant Professor of Surgery at the UAB School of Medicine’s Huntsville Regional Medical Campus. He specializes in minimally-invasive, VATS, and robotic chest surgery. Dr. Speicher attended medical school at Northwestern, and then spent the next nine years at Duke for both general surgery and cardiothoracic surgery training. While at Duke, he also earned a Master’s degree in biostatistics and clinical research through the NIH. He has published more than 90 publications in peer-reviewed journals, authored 7 book chapters, and serves as a reviewer for all three premier cardiothoracic surgery journals.

Research/Clinical Interest
Title
Description
- Thoracic oncology (lung cancer, esophageal cancer, mediastinal masses) - Benign esophageal disorders (paraesophageal hernia, achalasia) - Benign lung conditions (pleural effusion, pneumothorax, rib fractures) - Minimally-invasive chest surgery - Quality improvement program development and biostatistics

Keywords
thoracic oncology, lung cancer, mediastinal masses and tumors, thoracic surgery, VATS and open thoracic procedures, robotic surgery, bronchoscopy, lung volume reduction surgery, esophageal disorders, paraesophageal hernias, achalasia, esophageal canc