UAB Department of Surgery Chair Dr. Herbert Chen presents his annual State of the Department of Surgery address at Surgery Grand Rounds on Jan. 15, 2019, in Margaret Cameron Spain Auditorium. (Photo Courtesy of Danilea Carmona-Matos, @danileacm on Twitter)
On Tuesday, Jan. 15, UAB Department of Surgery Chair Herbert Chen, M.D., delivered his annual State of the Department of Surgery address at Surgery Grand Rounds in Margaret Cameron Spain Auditorium.
Chen congratulated the department on another outstanding year, highlighting the department’s outstanding clinical performance, seeing a total of 21,442 surgical cases in 2018; its increase in NIH funding; and its continued participation in annual meetings, such as the Academic Surgical Congress, at which UAB is expected to win the annual ASC abstract submission contest for the second year in a row. Chen concluded by outlining his vision for the following year.
View Chen’s 2018 presentation here, or view the recap from last year's State of the Department of Surgery address.
State of Dept of Surgery at Surgery Grand Rounds with @herbchen. Dr Chen truly is an inspiration. So many goals met and many more to accomplish. @uabmedicine @UABSurgery pic.twitter.com/K2eKns025c
— Danilea Carmona (@danileacm) January 15, 2019
@herbchen gave state of @UABSurgery address today - great accomplishments in #2018 by staff & trainees - more planned in #2019! Rock on @UABGISurgery @UABVascular @UAB_TEAM @UAB_KIRSO @UABCancerCenter @UABNews @UABSOM - https://t.co/YJoMq4Np1R pic.twitter.com/2tE7iNDKKk
— Daniel I Chu (@DChu80) January 15, 2019
There is no easy eay to our goals but, we do have the potential to win . @herbchen @UABSurgery #medicine #starwars pic.twitter.com/QHj4gEt1w6
— Danilea Carmona (@danileacm) January 15, 2019