Dr. Christian Birkedal specializes in providing minimally-invasive surgery to patients, allowing them to recover quickly and with less pain. Prior to joining the staff at Florida Hospital Memorial Medical Center, Dr. Birkedal was the medical director of the Wound Treatment Center and the chairman for the Department of Surgery at Capital Regional Medical Center in Tallahassee. He has written several pieces that can be found in surgery textbooks and has also presented internationally on several topics, including his book, "Biopsy Fragment Supernates: A New Modality for the Rapid Diagnosis of Lung Cancer." He started out his professional life by receiving his undergraduate degree in biochemistry from Florida State. He went on to receive a medical degree from the University of Alabama, earning the prestigious Tinsley-Harrison scholarship for academic performance and the Gross Anatomy Instructor honor for his leadership and teaching ability.