Faculty Detail   
Name HELEN KRONTIRAS ANDERSON
  
Campus Address BDB 513 Zip 0012
Phone  (205) 975-5972
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 Education

Undergraduate  Birmingham Southern College    1989  Bachelor of Science 
Medical School  UAB     1994  MD 
Residency  UAB    2000  MD 
Fellowship  Northwestern University    2001  MD 

Faculty Appointment(s)
Appointment Type Department Division Rank
Primary  Surgery - General Surgery  Surg-Gen Surg-Breast and Endocrine Professor
Center  Comprehensive Cancer Center  Comprehensive Cancer Center Professor
Center  Ctr for Clinical & Translational Sci  Ctr for Clinical & Translational Sci Professor
Center  Minority Health & Research Center  Minority Health & Research Center Professor

Biographical Sketch 
Dr. Helen Krontiras is a Professor of Surgery at the University of Alabama at Birmingham and Division Director of the Division of Breast and Endocrine Surgery. In 2021, she became the Director of Clinical Affairs for the O’Neal Cancer Service Line. A native of Alabama, Dr. Krontiras attended Birmingham-Southern College and UAB School of Medicine. After general surgery residency, also at UAB, she completed a fellowship in Breast Surgery at Northwestern. Since entering academic practice in 2001, she has maintained an active surgical practice and has been engaged in the education of medical students and residents on a daily basis. She is an associate scientist with the UAB Comprehensive Cancer Center and her primary research interests are in prevention and risk assessment of breast cancer, disparity in cancer care, and outcomes of breast cancer treatment.

Keywords
Breast cancer, surgical oncology