Dr. Matt Sherrer

Daniel Matthew “Matt” Sherrer, M.D., M.B.A., FASA, FAACD, is an anesthesiologist specializing in anesthesiology and perioperative medicine. He serves as Associate Professor in the Department of Anesthesiology and Perioperative Medicine and Assistant Dean for Faculty Affairs at the University of Alabama at Birmingham Heersink School of Medicine, where he also directs the Perioperative Leadership Fellowship. His clinical focus includes perioperative medicine, anesthetic care for surgical and procedural settings, and intraoperative and airway management within team-based practice. Dr. Sherrer’s professional work centers on building high-performing, collaborative perioperative teams. His research and scholarly interests include interprofessional teamwork and collective intelligence in health care, physician leadership development and transition-to-practice education, and value-driven care delivery and organizational innovation. Across his clinical and academic roles, he emphasizes communication, psychological safety, and clinician well-being as essential to effective care. A recognized leader in academic anesthesiology, Dr. Sherrer is a board member of the Association of Anesthesia Clinical Directors and the founding program director of UAB’s Perioperative Leadership Fellowship, the first program of its kind in the Southeastern United States. He also co-leads the Anesthesia Care Team Optimization Committee and created the LEAD INFINITELY workshop series for interprofessional clinical teamwork. Dr. Sherrer earned his medical degree from the University of Alabama at Birmingham School of Medicine, completed his anesthesiology residency at the University of Tennessee Graduate School of Medicine, where he served as chief resident, and later completed an M.B.A. at Samford University Brock School of Business.