Brenessa Lindeman

Brenessa Lindeman, MD, MEHP, is Professor and Vice Chair of Education in the Department of Surgery, and Assistant Dean for Graduate Medical Education at the University of Alabama, Birmingham. An eastern Kentucky native, she graduated summa cum laude from the University of Louisville and Alpha Omega Alpha as the Founder’s Medalist at the Vanderbilt University School of Medicine. She completed General Surgery residency and earned a Masters of Education in the Health Professions at Johns Hopkins University, then completed simultaneous fellowships in Endocrine Surgery and Surgical Education at Harvard Medical School. At UAB, she also serves as the Fellowship Director for Endocrine Surgery. She is a Councilor for the American Board of Surgery, Chair of the Competency-Based Board Admissibility Task Force, General Surgery Board Vice-Chair, Member of the ACS Master Surgeon Educators, and Immediate Past President of the Association for Academic Surgery. Her research interests are in assessment