Dr. Nix has been named the Director of Robotic Surgery for the University of Alabama Health System. He currently serves as the Director of Robotic Surgery for the Department of Urology. In this new role, he will work with faculty, staff, and administration to update and assess the process of credentialing, evaluating robotic surgery metrics (such as cost, operative time, and conversion rates), and developing a plan for the future direction of robotic surgery within the health system.

Dr. Nix joined the Department of Urology in 2013 and has helped advance the use of robotic-assisted surgery within both the Department and at UAB Hospital. He was an instrumental member of the team responsible for acquisition of the new da Vinci Xi systems brought to UAB, and he has participated in strategic endeavors with Intuitive Surgical and the UAB Health System. His robotic surgery experience has evolved to include post-chemotherapy retroperitoneal lymph node dissection, off-clamp partial nephrectomy, and nephrectomy with caval thrombectomy. We look forward to the evolution and advancement of robotic-assisted surgery at UAB under the guidance of Dr. Nix.