The Department of Surgery
Polina Zmijewski, MD, MA
Assistant Professor
Division of General Surgery
Clinical Focus
Surgery of the thyroid, parathyroid, and adrenal glands, Multiple Endocrine Neoplasia, genetic endocrine disorders, pediatric endocrine surgery
Education
Medical School
University of Tennessee Health Science Center, Memphis, 2016
Residency
Brown University, Rhode Island Hospital
General Surgery, 2021
Fellowship
Postdoctoral Research Fellow, Endocrine Surgery, The University of Alabama at Birmingham, 2022
Fellow, Breast Surgical Oncology, The University of Alabama at Birmingham, 2023
Fellow, Endocrine Surgery, The University of Alabama at Birmingham, 2024
Other Education
Barnard College of Columbia University, New York, New York, B.A., Neuroscience and Behavior, 2010
Columbia University, New York, New York,
M.A., Sociocultural Anthropology, 2014
Certifications
American Board of Surgery 2021
Advanced Trauma Life Support 2016
Basic Life Support 2022
Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support 2020
Fundamentals of Laparoscopic Surgery 2020
Fundamentals of Endoscopic Surgery 2021
Professional Associations
Association for Academic Surgery
American College of Surgeons
American Association of Endocrine Surgeons
Association for Surgical Education