Dr. Howe graduated from the University of Tennessee College of Medicine at Memphis in 1987. He works in Tuscaloosa, AL and specializes in Gastroenterology. Dr. Howe has hospital privileges at DCH Regional Medical Center.

Dr. Tooson specializes in gastrointestinal bleeding, colon cancer prevention, and inflammatory bowel disease. Dr. Tooson serves on the clinical faculty of the University of Alabama School of Medicine. He also serves as chief administrative officer of North River Surgical Center. Dr. Tooson has hospital privileges at DCH Regional Medical Center.

Jennifer Palmer, MD joined GI Associates of West Alabama in August 2015. She received her undergraduate from Louisiana State University and went on to medical school at Louisiana State University at Shreveport. She completed internship and residency at Tulane University in New Orleans, Louisiana. Her fellowship was performed at University of Texas at Houston. She is board certified in Internal Medicine and Gastroenterology. She is a member of American College of Gastroenterology (ACG) and American Society for Gastroenterology Endoscopy (ASGE). She is the Director of Endoscopy at DCH Regional Hospital in Tuscaloosa. She performs upper endoscopy (EGD) and colonoscopy, but also specializes in diagnostic Endoscopic ultrasound (EUS) and Endoscopic Retrograde Cholangiopancreatography (ERCP)

Dr. Palmer works in Tuscaloosa, AL and specializes in Gastroenterology and Internal Medicine. Dr. Palmer has privileges at DCH Regional Medical Center.

Rachel A. Taylor, MD is a board-certified internal medicine doctor with a sub-specialty in gastroenterology. She attended Baylor University and Baylor College School of Medicine. She completed her residency for internal medicine at Tulane University School of Medicine in New Orleans, and her fellowship at the University of Alabama Birmingham in Gastroenterology and Hepatology. Dr. Taylor is a member of the American College of Gastroenterology and American Society for Gastrointestinal Endoscopy. She currently serves on the University of Alabama Birmingham Program Evaluation Committee and the Wellness Committee.

Dr. Dillard works in Tuscaloosa, AL. She is a board certified Pathologist and joined G.I. Associates of West Alabama in 2020 as a member of our team.

Dr. Smith graduated from the University of Alabama School of Medicine in 1980. He works in Tuscaloosa, AL and specializes in Gastroenterology. Dr. Smith has hospital privileges at DCH Regional Medical Center.

Dr. Rowell graduated from the University of Alabama School of Medicine in 1982. He works in Tuscaloosa, AL and specializes in Gastroenterology. Dr. Rowell has hospital privileges at DCH Regional Medical Center.

Dr. Sundar graduated from Madras Medical College, Chennai. He has received the Patients' Choice Award (2012, 2014) and the Compassionate Doctor Recognition Award (2012, 2014).