Dr. Helen Krontiras is a Professor of Surgery at the University of Alabama at Birmingham and Division Director of the Division of Breast and Endocrine Surgery. In 2021, she became the Director of Clinical Affairs for the O’Neal Cancer Service Line. A native of Alabama, Dr. Krontiras attended Birmingham-Southern College and UAB School of Medicine. After general surgery residency, also at UAB, she completed a fellowship in breast surgery at Northwestern University. Since starting at UAB in 2001, she has maintained an active surgical practice and has been engaged in the education of medical students, residents and fellows on a daily basis.