Girkin appointed to endowed chair of ophthalmology

Interim chair of ophthalmology named to endowed chair.

girkin_storyThe University of Alabama System Board of Trustees named Christopher A. Girkin, M.D., the second holder of the EyeSight Foundation of Alabama Endowed Chair of Ophthalmology in the School of Medicine during its meeting June 15, 2012.

Girkin joined UAB in 1999.