Professor
Associate Vice Chair, Basic Research
Program Co-Director, Future Surgeons and Scientists Investigating Oncology (FUSSION)
Associate Director, Physician Scientist Development Office (PSDO)
Assistant Program Director for Resident Research, General Surgery Residency Program
Strange Family Endowed Professorship in Surgical Sciences Research
Areas of Interest
colon and rectal surgery, intestinal surgery
Biography
Karin Hardiman, M.D., Ph.D., is a Professor of Surgery in the UAB Division of Gastrointestinal Surgery. She was recruited from the University of Michigan in 2019 where she was in academic practice for eight years. Dr. Hardiman practices at the Birmingham VA and University Hospital. Her clinical interests are in colorectal cancer, anal cancer, inflammatory bowel disease and anorectal disease. She utilizes minimally invasive surgery where possible.
Dr. Hardiman’s primary research interests are in improving outcomes for colon and rectal cancer via basic and translational research. She has an NIH-funded laboratory studying treatment resistance and metastasis in colorectal cancer.
Education
Medical School
Marnix E. Heersink School of Medicine
Graduate School
Ph.D., Physiology and Biophysics
University of Alabama at Birmingham
Residency
Oregon Health and Science University School of Medicine, Portland
General Surgery
Fellowship
Oregon Health and Science University School of Medicine, Portland
Colorectal Surgery
Contact
Campus Address
BDB D559
Phone
Patient Appointments and Questions: 205-975-3000
Academic Office: 205-975-1932
E-mail
khardiman@uabmc.edu