Children’s of Alabama – Surgical Director, Hepatobiliary Clinic
University of Alabama at Birmingham – Professor of Surgery and Pediatric
Dr. Beierle is a tenured Professor of Surgery and Pediatrics at the University of Alabama, Birmingham, and holds the Charles D. McCrary Endowed Chair in Pediatric Surgery. She runs an independently funded research laboratory focused on pediatric solid tumors and cell signaling and has published extensively on this topic. She has robust collaborations with numerous investigators studying novel therapeutics for pediatric solid tumors, fueling her passion for translational research. She is a member of the American Pediatric Surgical Association, the American Academy of Pediatrics, the American College of Surgeons, and the American Surgical Association.
Dr. Beierle earned her medical degree from the University of North Dakota School of Medicine. She completed her general surgery residency at the University of Florida, where she did a year of laboratory study on congenital diaphragmatic hernia and fetal lung development. She completed a pediatric surgery fellowship at St. Christopher’s Hospital for Children in Philadelphia.