About Us
Meet our Surgeons

Rex A. Sherer, MD, FACS
Education and Experience:
-Birmingham Southern College, Birmingham, AL, 1973-1977
-Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, 1977-1981
-University of Alabama School of Medicine at UAB, Internship and General Surgery Residency, Birmingham, AL, 1981-1986
-Jefferson-Shelby Surgical Associates, Birmingham, AL, 1986 – 1994
-Cahaba Valley Surgical Group, P.C., Birmingham, AL, 1994-present
Memberships:
-American Society for Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery
-American College of Surgeons Fellow
-Certified American Board of Surgery
-Birmingham Southern College, Birmingham, AL, 1973-1977
-Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, 1977-1981
-University of Alabama School of Medicine at UAB, Internship and General Surgery Residency, Birmingham, AL, 1981-1986
-Jefferson-Shelby Surgical Associates, Birmingham, AL, 1986 – 1994
-Cahaba Valley Surgical Group, P.C., Birmingham, AL, 1994-present
Memberships:
-American Society for Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery
-American College of Surgeons Fellow
-Certified American Board of Surgery

William C. Braswell, MD, FACS
Education and Experience:
-Auburn University, Auburn, AL 1988-1992
-University of Alabama School of Medicine at UAB, Birmingham, AL, 1992-1996
-Baptist Health System, Internship and General Surgery Residency, Birmingham, AL, 1997-2001
-Surgical Specialist of Alabama, Tuscaloosa, AL, 2001-2003
-Assistant Clinical Professor of Surgery, College of Community Health Sciences, Tuscaloosa, AL, 2001-2003
-Surgery South, LLC, Bessemer, AL, 2003-2010
-UAB Surgical Physician Assistant Program, Preceptor, Birmingham, AL, 2004-Present
-Surgery South, LLC, Bessemer, AL, 2003-2010
-Cahaba Valley Surgical Group, P.C., Birmingham, AL, 2010 – Present
Memberships:
-American Society for Bariatric Surgery
-American College of Surgeons Fellow
-Certified American Board of Surgery
Jefferson County Medical Society
-Medical Association of the State of Alabama
-Shelby County Medical Society
-UASOM Alumni Association
-Auburn University, Auburn, AL 1988-1992
-University of Alabama School of Medicine at UAB, Birmingham, AL, 1992-1996
-Baptist Health System, Internship and General Surgery Residency, Birmingham, AL, 1997-2001
-Surgical Specialist of Alabama, Tuscaloosa, AL, 2001-2003
-Assistant Clinical Professor of Surgery, College of Community Health Sciences, Tuscaloosa, AL, 2001-2003
-Surgery South, LLC, Bessemer, AL, 2003-2010
-UAB Surgical Physician Assistant Program, Preceptor, Birmingham, AL, 2004-Present
-Surgery South, LLC, Bessemer, AL, 2003-2010
-Cahaba Valley Surgical Group, P.C., Birmingham, AL, 2010 – Present
Memberships:
-American Society for Bariatric Surgery
-American College of Surgeons Fellow
-Certified American Board of Surgery
Jefferson County Medical Society
-Medical Association of the State of Alabama
-Shelby County Medical Society
-UASOM Alumni Association

Elizabeth L. Newman, MD
Education and Experience:
-Thomas Edison State College — Batchelor of Arts Social Sciences 2007-2011
-University of Alabama at Birmingham — Medical Doctor 2011-2015
-University of South Alabama — General Surgery Residency 2015-2020
-Intern of the Year 2015-2016
-Junior Resident of the Year 2016-2017
-Administrative Chief Resident 2019-2020
Memberships:
-American College of Surgeons
-Society of American Gastrointestinal and Endoscopic Surgeons
-Southeastern Surgical Congress
-Thomas Edison State College — Batchelor of Arts Social Sciences 2007-2011
-University of Alabama at Birmingham — Medical Doctor 2011-2015
-University of South Alabama — General Surgery Residency 2015-2020
-Intern of the Year 2015-2016
-Junior Resident of the Year 2016-2017
-Administrative Chief Resident 2019-2020
Memberships:
-American College of Surgeons
-Society of American Gastrointestinal and Endoscopic Surgeons
-Southeastern Surgical Congress

M. Wes Love, MD, FACS
Education and Experience:
-University of Alabama Birmingham, Birmingham, AL 2006-2009
-University of Alabama School of Medicine, Birmingham, AL 2010-2014
-University of South Carolina, Prisma Health System, Greenville SC, 2014-2019
-University of South Carolina, Internship and General Surgery Residency, Greenville, SC 2014-2019
- University of South Carolina, Prisma Health System, Greenville SC Minimally Invasive Surgery Fellowship 2019-2020
Memberships:
-Fellow of the American College of Surgeons
-Society of American Gastrointestinal and Endoscopic Surgeons, Fellow
-Americas Hernia Society
-American Society for Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery
-University of Alabama Birmingham, Birmingham, AL 2006-2009
-University of Alabama School of Medicine, Birmingham, AL 2010-2014
-University of South Carolina, Prisma Health System, Greenville SC, 2014-2019
-University of South Carolina, Internship and General Surgery Residency, Greenville, SC 2014-2019
- University of South Carolina, Prisma Health System, Greenville SC Minimally Invasive Surgery Fellowship 2019-2020
Memberships:
-Fellow of the American College of Surgeons
-Society of American Gastrointestinal and Endoscopic Surgeons, Fellow
-Americas Hernia Society
-American Society for Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery
Press
In November of 2018, our surgeons were listed in B Metro Magazine's list of Top Doctors.
