Marcus Sirianno is a General Surgery Resident at the University of Alabama at Birmingham. He grew up in Simpsonville, Kentucky and completed his Medical Degree at the University of Kentucky. He completed two years of clinical residency, before joining The Fonseca Lab during his professional development time. With The Fonseca Lab he is working to complete qualitative research to better patient and physician understanding and communication in pancreatic cancer, as well as helping with many other projects.