Dr. Benjamin Wei is an associate professor of surgery in the Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery and the director of the UAB Cardiothoracic Surgery Residency Program.

He received his undergraduate degree from Yale University and his medical degree from Columbia College of Physicians & Surgeons in 2005. He completed his internship and residency in general surgery at New York Presbyterian Hospital-Columbia from 2005-2010 and a cardiothoracic fellowship at Duke University from 2010-2013. He joined the University of Alabama at Birmingham in 2013.

Dr. Wei's interests include surgical education, he has helped develop multiple resources for cardiothoracic and surgical trainees. He specializes in robotic-assisted and video-assisted thoracic surgery, lung and esophageal cancer surgery, surgery for gastroesophageal reflux disease, paraesophageal hernias and also esophageal motility disorders. He also has expertise in chest wall reconstruction for pectus excavatum/carinatum and organ procurement for lung transplantation.

His office is located at Zeigler Research Building 707. Patient Appointments and Questions can be made by calling 205-934-5937, and his academic office can be reached at the same number. His email is bwei@uabmc.edu.