Full Name
David Rogers
Position
Chief Wellness Officer
Institution
University of Alabama, Birmingham
Bio
Dr. David A. Rogers is a professor in the Departments of Surgery, with secondary appointments in the Departments of Medical Education and Pediatrics and an adjunct appointment in the Collat School of Business. He served as the Senior Associate Dean of Faculty Affairs and Professional Development at the UAB Heersink School of Medicine from 2012 until 2021 and served as the co-director of the UAB Healthcare Leadership Academy from 2012 until 2025. He was named the UAB Medicine Chief Wellness Officer and was appointed to the W. Stancil Starnes-ProAssurance Endowed Chair of Physician Wellness in 2018. Dr. Rogers received his medical degree from the University of South Florida and completed his general surgery training at the Medical College of Georgia. He subsequently completed his pediatric general surgery training at the University of Tennessee at Memphis and a pediatric surgery oncology fellowship at St. Jude Children's Research Hospital. He received a Masters of Health Professions Education degree from the University of Illinois at Chicago, a Masters of Arts in Sociology from the University of Alabama at Birmingham, and completed the Surgical Education Research Fellowship program sponsored by the Association for Surgical Education.
Before he began his administrative leadership roles, Dr. Rogers focus was surgical education where he has held a number of leadership roles and sustained an active research program. He has served as the surgical clerkship director at the Medical College of Georgia and Southern Illinois University. He was among the founding faculty and subsequently served as the Course Chair of the American College of Surgeon’s Residents as Teachers and Leaders program. He served as a faculty member of the American College of Surgeons’ Surgeons as Educators course from 2002 until 2024 and continues to participate as a Guest Faculty member. He served as the Chair of the American College of Surgeons Faculty Development Committee from 2021 until 2023. Finally, he serves as the Clinical Associate Director of the Association for Surgical Education SERF program. A recipient of numerous departmental and institutional teaching awards, Dr. Rogers is a 2012 recipient of an Association for Surgical Education Distinguished Educator Award.
Before he began his administrative leadership roles, Dr. Rogers focus was surgical education where he has held a number of leadership roles and sustained an active research program. He has served as the surgical clerkship director at the Medical College of Georgia and Southern Illinois University. He was among the founding faculty and subsequently served as the Course Chair of the American College of Surgeon’s Residents as Teachers and Leaders program. He served as a faculty member of the American College of Surgeons’ Surgeons as Educators course from 2002 until 2024 and continues to participate as a Guest Faculty member. He served as the Chair of the American College of Surgeons Faculty Development Committee from 2021 until 2023. Finally, he serves as the Clinical Associate Director of the Association for Surgical Education SERF program. A recipient of numerous departmental and institutional teaching awards, Dr. Rogers is a 2012 recipient of an Association for Surgical Education Distinguished Educator Award.
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