Drew Gunnells, Jr., MD

Dr. Drew Gunnells is an assistant professor in the Division of Gastrointestinal Surgery at UAB. Dr. Gunnells is double board-certified by the American Board of Surgery and the American Board of Colon and Rectal Surgery.Born and raised in Alabama, Dr. Gunnells completed medical school at the University of Alabama at Birmingham after finishing his undergraduate degree in South Carolina at Clemson University. He did his surgical residency at UAB and then completed a colorectal surgery fellowship at the Ochsner Clinic in New Orleans, Louisiana. He has a strong interest in robotic and minimally invasive surgery to treat colorectal disease.