Dr. Ray Sheppard Jr.

Dr. Ray Sheppard Jr. Specialist in the field of General Surgery. Providing compassionate surgical care with advanced te Dr. Ray Sheppard Jr, has never been able to dunk a basketball.

He has no musical aptitude. He was not blessed in those areas. But he was given the mind and ability that make him an excellent and compassionate surgeon. After graduating Magna Cum Laude with a degree in physics from Georgia Tech, Dr. Sheppard Jr. earned his medical degree from the University of Alabama in Birmingham. He completed his surgical training in the prestigious DeBakey Department of Surgery at the Baylor School of Medicine in Houston, Texas. During his surgical training, Dr. Sheppard, was fortunate to be mentored by world-class surgeons at the renown Ben Taub Trauma Center as well as the famous M. D. Anderson Cancer Center. Through his training, Dr. Ray Sheppard Jr. developed remarkable skills that allow him to handle the most complex surgical problems as well as routine general surgical illnesses. Dr. Sheppard Jr. served as a teaching assistant both in the physics department at Georgia Tech and the anatomy department at UAB. While at Baylor, he was recognized with the Outstanding Chief Surgical Resident Award for his exemplary teaching and leadership. Today, he continues as an Associate Professor for the Huntsville campus of the UAB Medical School.

I was honored to be the first in Alabama to perform surgery with the latest surgical robot - the Intuitive DV5!This is a...
04/11/2025

I was honored to be the first in Alabama to perform surgery with the latest surgical robot - the Intuitive DV5!

This is a short news clip discussing this new milestone.

https://youtu.be/zeCq6YUbJUY?si=Zm4wnNhglmZpxOHr

Dr. Ray Sheppard and his team performed surgery Thursday morning after going through training to ensure a smooth transition to the new surgical robot model.N...

Have hernia questions?Check this out!
06/19/2024

Have hernia questions?

Check this out!

Check out what we found inside this gallbladder!https://www.raysheppardsurgery.com/
04/23/2023

Check out what we found inside this gallbladder!

https://www.raysheppardsurgery.com/

Watch as Dr. Sheppard Jr. opens a recently removed gallbladder and see the surprising finding!

People often ask what a gallbladder looks like.This video if for those people!!!raysheppardsurgery.com
04/16/2023

People often ask what a gallbladder looks like.

This video if for those people!!!

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Have you ever wanted to know what is inside a gallbladder?Dr. Sheppard opens a gallbladder after it has been removed.https://www.raysheppardsurgery.com

This was a fun celebration that is actually the work of many, many people - staff in my office, staff in various departm...
12/09/2022

This was a fun celebration that is actually the work of many, many people - staff in my office, staff in various departments of the hospital, robotic mentors from all over the country, and supportive Intuitive reps/teachers. All of it pays off when we see the benefits to our patients. Thank you everybody - there are way more than I could name!

This is video that I just posted on my YouTube channel. It is a ventral hernia repair utilizing the Da Vinci Xi robotic...
12/07/2020

This is video that I just posted on my YouTube channel. It is a ventral hernia repair utilizing the Da Vinci Xi robotic system. This is one of several methods that I employ to repair ventral hernias. This particular approach is referred to as robotic Trans-Abdominal Pre-Peritoneal, aka rTAPP approach.

This is a video of a transabdominal pre-peritoneal approach to repair of a ventral hernia utilizing the Da Vinci Xi robotic system. The innermost membrane o...

Love always triumphs over hate!
06/02/2020

Love always triumphs over hate!

Remember Officer Clemmons, the policeman from "Mister Rogers' Neighborhood?" Actor Francois Clemmons was initially reluctant to take the role. Growing up in ...

Glad to able to perform the surgeries that our patients need - with some precautions of course!
05/21/2020

Glad to able to perform the surgeries that our patients need - with some precautions of course!

Honored to be able to collaborate with some of the best hernia surgeons in the world at a recent conference!
12/17/2019

Honored to be able to collaborate with some of the best hernia surgeons in the world at a recent conference!

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4704 Whitesburg Drive SW Ste 200
Huntsville, AL
35802

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