Dr. David A. Rogers is the chief wellness officer for UAB Medicine and senior associate dean of faculty affairs and professional development in the UAB Heersink School of Medicine. He is a pediatric general surgeon with a primary appointment as a professor in the Department of Surgery with secondary appointments in the Departments of Medical Education and Pediatrics. He also has a secondary appointment as a professor of management at the Collat School of Business. He is also co-director of the UAB Healthcare Leadership Academy.

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 and a pediatric surgery oncology fellowship at St. Jude Children's Research Hospital. He received a Master of Health Professions Education degree from the University of Illinois at Chicago and has also completed the Surgical Education Research Fellowship program sponsored by the Association for Surgical Education. He has been involved in a number of research programs related to clinical surgery, leadership development and medical education.

Dr. Rogers's research has been focused on medical education and clinical pediatric general surgery. His past educational research programs have focused on feedback, technical skills instruction, and conflict management. His clinical research projects have investigated innovations that advance the quality of surgery in this unique patient population. Dr. Roger’s clinical interest spans across the spectrum of general pediatric surgery.