General thoracic surgeon. Professor @UABSurgery. Robotics specialist. Program director @UABCTSResidency.
Birmingham, AL
Joined November 2023
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Benjamin Wei, MD retweeted
Congratulations to Section Head of 🫁Surgery, James Donahue MD for his promotion to Professor and to @UABCVI congenital 🫀 surgeon @RobSorabellaMD for his promotion to Associate Professor with Tenure! 🎉
#whyUABCT
It's time to announce our annual promotions for the UAB Dept. of Surgery! 🎉 Help us congratulate Drs. James Donahue, Lily Gutnik, Zain Hashmi, Robert Hollis, Joshua Richman, Jarrad Rowse, Robert Sorabella, Danielle Sutzko, and Jon P. Winkler.
Read more: bit.ly/4hXAnhu.
ALT UAB dragon topiary
Benjamin Wei, MD retweeted
Fantastic initiative by @TSRA_official @faazash. Happy to serve as section editor along with @irbaz_hameed. We are making publishing accessible for students and trainees via our open-access, peer-reviewed journal (with zero submission fee)
#TSRAEd @UABCTSResidency @UABSurgery
We are thrilled to launch the TSRA Education Articles, a TSRA Journal. Get a chance to publish clinical pearls, mini-reviews, techniques spotlights and resident perspectives in our open-access, free journal. A DOI will assign each publication a google scholar/research gate publication status. Happy writing!
Submit here: journal.tsraweb.com/index.ph…
#TSRAEd @ThoracicStudent @TheHub_STS @STS_CTsurgery @AATSHQ @WomenInThoracic
@MarviTariq @irbaz_hameed @faazash @RohunBhagat @JA_RobiMD @HannahLMcMullen @Neel_Prabhu @MMubashirMD @sikandar_raza @BrianTillMD @AndrewDVogel
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Benjamin Wei, MD retweeted
Rising chief @MarviTariq representing @UABCTSResidency @UABSurgery @UABCVI on the @TSRA_official executive committee. The TSRA is a leading resident-led organization that works closely with @STS_CTsurgery @AATSHQ @WomenInThoracic to promote resident education
#whyUABCT
We are thrilled to announce the TSRA Executive Committee 2026-2027. With @irbaz_hameed leading the organization with support from @RohunBhagat @faazash @JA_RobiMD, and new committee chairs @MarviTariq @MMubashirMD @HannahLMcMullen @Neel_Prabhu, we are looking forward to an incredible year.
Welcome to the new TSRA EC members Marlena Sabatino @AndrewDVogel @BrianTillMD @sikandar_raza.
Thanks to @Anna_Olds for an amazing past year and for continuing to help lead the organization.
@STS_CTsurgery @AATSHQ @ThoracicStudent @TheHub_STS
Benjamin Wei, MD retweeted
Fantastic skills lab this AM thanks to Johnson&Johnson and led by our very own Dr. Gleason, with medical students stapling parenchyma, residents dissecting and stapling for a lobectomy and fellows suturing a sleeve resection 🫁
@BenjaminWeiUAB
Benjamin Wei, MD retweeted
We are thrilled to welcome some of the best and brightest residents to our Cardiothoracic Surgery fellowship!
@EzraKoh2 @WendelynOslock
@BenjaminWeiUAB @RootGal210 @RobSorabellaMD @herbchen @UABSurgery – at Birmingham, AL
Benjamin Wei, MD retweeted
Extremely humbled to receive the Enrique Gongora Resident Achievement Award for the 2nd year. Thanks to our @UABCTSResidency faculty for fantastic teaching inside and outside the OR
@KyleEudaileyMD @RootGal210 @BenjaminWeiUAB @RobSorabellaMD @FixingPedHearts @UABHeersink
Benjamin Wei, MD retweeted
Congratulations @RootGal210 for receiving the William Holman Faculty Educator of the Year Award. This award is a testament to Dr. Still’s incredible teaching, mentorship and support of our #UABCT residents
Benjamin Wei, MD retweeted
Celebrating our fantastic graduating chiefs Drs. Hansen-Estruch and Ryan, who will both go on to do incredible things in cardiac surgery. Good luck in your aortic fellowships at @EmoryCTSurgery and @UWMedHeart!
#whyUABCT @BenjaminWeiUAB
Benjamin Wei, MD retweeted
The UAB Department of Surgery is thrilled to announce the future residents of the UAB General Surgery Residency Program!
Help us welcome them as they begin this next chapter in their lives and careers!
#UABMatchDay2026
Benjamin Wei, MD retweeted
IT’S A MATCH! Thrilled to welcome William “Billy” Cohen to the @UABCTSResidency @UABSurgery family. You will train under world-class surgeons with the best and brightest co-fellows. Welcome Billy!
#UABMatchDay2026 @rushumedcollege @STS_CTsurgery @TSRA_official @ThoracicStudent
Benjamin Wei, MD retweeted
Thanks to @pannvar for hosting the @uabctsresidency fellows for a wonderful, bittersweet farewell dinner at his place. We will miss him but are excited for his new role at @TuftsMedicalCtr
Benjamin Wei, MD retweeted
Wonderful seeing #UABCT alumni and current trainees and faculty at the UAB Social at #STS2026 @STS_CTsurgery
Benjamin Wei, MD retweeted
Thanks to @BenjaminWeiUAB, @FixingPedHearts and Rajameyer Venkataswaran for mentoring and to @MarviTariq for organizing as part of the @TSRA_official executive committee
#whyUABCT @STS_CTsurgery #STS2026
Thanks to everyone who made it to the TSRA Trainee Breakfast this morning. We had an excellent turnout with productive discussions across the room!
@ThoracicStudent @WomenInThoracic @STS_CTsurgery #STS2026
Benjamin Wei, MD retweeted
Ben Wei discussing #radiomic data for indeterminate #lungnodules. Some of these models are >90% accurate. @Optellum @vericyt also Nasal swab tests, exhaled carbonyl compounds, blood tests @DELFIDiagnostic @NateraGenetics and other options still need vetting. #STS2026
Benjamin Wei, MD retweeted
We are looking forward to an excellent #UABCT presence at @STS_CTsurgery #STS2026.
UAB adult cardiac @KyleEudaileyMD, congenital @FixingPedHearts and thoracic @BenjaminWeiUAB will be mentoring at the @TSRA_official Breakfast in @TheHub_STS on Friday 1/30
#WhyUABCT @UABSurgery
We at TSRA are looking forward to seeing our cardiothoracic surgery colleagues at @STS_CTsurgery #STS2026 this week. We have a host of excellent events planned for trainees. Come one come all!
@TheHub_STS @ThoracicStudent @WomenInThoracic @ECTSS_CTsurg #TSRAEd
Benjamin Wei, MD retweeted
Thrilled to host @gitamody for the @AcademicSurgery Visiting Lectureship. She presented her excellent work at @UNCCTsurgery studying patient-reported outcomes in 🫁 surgery. Thanks for visiting @citycouncilbham
#whyUABCT @BenjaminWeiUAB @herbchen @UNCSurgery @UABSurgery
Benjamin Wei, MD retweeted
1 of many moments of recognition for #UABCT at the 80th @UABSurgery State of the Department Grand rounds by @herbchen. Congrats to @BenjaminWeiUAB for his Endowed Professorship and @FixingPedHearts for his Outstanding Clinical Clinical Service Award
@uabctsresidency #whyUABCT
Benjamin Wei, MD retweeted
Congrats to Dr. Ben Wei who was recognized in this week's @UABHeersink Fall Endowed Chair and Professorship Reception! Dr. Wei is the inaugural recipient of the Charles W. Breaux, Sr. and Ann K. Breaux Endowed Professorship in Cardiothoracic Surgery.
📸 : Group Photo - UAB HSOM
Benjamin Wei, MD retweeted
Congrats to my mentor, our @uabctsresidency fearless leader and the world’s best 🤖🫁 surgeon on receiving the Charles and Ann Beaux Endowed Professorship in Cardiothoracic Surgery. No one more worthy!
@UABSurgery @UABHeersink @herbchen @anupamuab
Benjamin Wei, MD retweeted
Honored to host @TheDoctorMack, chair ABTS and @bswhealth to @UABCVI @UABSurgery as our James Kirklin Endowed Visiting Professor. Excellent grand rounds on innovation in CT surgery and some great talks by #UABCT @UABCardiology faculty!
@RootGal210 @MouhamedAmr1 #whyUABCT
