He completed his fellowship in complex general surgical oncology at the University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center in Houston. A native of Birmingham, Dr. Liles earned his medical degree from the University of Alabama School of Medicine and completed his residency training in general surgery at the University of Alabama at Birmingham. His clinical interests include breast, endocrine and gastrointestinal malignancies as well as melanoma. Dr. Liles is board certified in surgical oncology. He has authored numerous articles and abstracts on pancreatic adenocarcinoma, sarcoma and rectal cancer.