The Department of Surgery

John L. Bell, MD, FACS

Professor
Division of Surgical Oncology

Clinical Focus

Breast Cancer, General Oncologic Surgery, Outreach/Education, Screening

Education

Medical School
University of Alabama in Birmingham School of Medicine, Birmingham, AL

Internship
General Surgery, University of Alabama in Birmingham, Birmingham, AL

Residency
General Surgery, University of Alabama in Birmingham, Birmingham, AL

Fellowship
Surgical Oncology, University of Texas M.D. Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX

Certifications

American Board of Surgery

Professional Affiliations

Southern Surgical Association
Society of Surgical Oncology
Southeastern Surgical Congress
American Society of Breast Surgeons
National Consortium of Breast Centers
American Society of Breast Disease
American Society of Clinical Oncology
American College of Surgeons
American Cancer Society
American College of Physician Executives
American Medical Association
Association for Academic Surgery
Association of Cancer Executives
Knoxville Academy of Medicine
Medical Association of the State of Alabama
Tennessee Medical Association

Current Publications

Clegg DJ, Whiteaker EN, Salomon BJ, Gee KN, Porter CG, Mazonas TW, Heidel RE, Brooks AJ, Bell JL, Boukovalas S, Lloyd JM.
Contralateral prophylactic mastectomy in a rural population: A single-institution experience. Surg Open Sci. 2024 Feb 23;18:70-77. doi: 10.1016/j.sopen.2024.02.007. eCollection 2024 Mar.

Clegg DJ, Whiteaker EN, Salomon BJ, Brooks AJ, Bell JL, Boukovalas S, Roberson PNE, Lloyd JM.
The development of breast cancer-related lymphedema after mastectomy in a rural population. Am Surg. 2023 Aug;89(8):3591-3593. doi: 10.1177/00031348231161083. Epub 2023 Mar 15.

Cochrane K, Bell JL, Heidel RE, Orucevic A.
Adenosquamous carcinoma of the breast, an uncommon diagnosis with poor prognosis-Lessons learned from a 12-year analysis of the National Cancer Database. The Breast Journal. 2021 Feb;27(2):165-169. Epub 2021 Jan 22.

Current Presentations

Clegg DJ, Whiteaker EN, Salomon BJ, Porter CG, Heidel RE, Brooks AJ, Bell JL, Boukovalas S, Lloyd JM. Contralateral prophylactic mastectomy in a rural population: A single-institution experience Presented at Society of Breast Surgeons; 2023 April - 26; Boston.

Clegg DJ, Whiteaker EN, Salomon BJ, Brooks AJ, Bell JL, Boukovalas S, Roberson PNE, Lloyd JM, . The development of breast cancer-related lymphedema after mastectomy in a rural population: A single-institution experience Presented at Southeastern Surgical Congress; 2023 Feburary - 11; Savannah.

King L, Heidel R, Bell J. Coordinated Efforts During the COVID Pandemic Leads to Minimal Decreases in Screening for An Established Mobile Mammogram Program. Presented at 31st Annual Breast Conference / 2022 National Consortium of Breast Centers; 2022 March-11; Las Vegas, NV.