The UAB Department of Dermatology is pleased to announce the promotion of two faculty members effective Oct. 1, 2023.

Please join us in congratulating these individuals and appreciating all they do for our department and to the UAB medical community. 

Venkatram Atigadda, M.D. — Promoted to Associate Professor
Atigadda is originally from Hyderabad, a city located in southern part of India. After a B.S. degree in pharmacy, he came to the U.S. for graduate education at Auburn University, where he obtained a Ph.D. in Medicinal Chemistry from the Harrison School of Pharmacy, Auburn University.

Lauren Kole, M.D.— Promoted to Associate Professor
Kole serves as the Residency Program Director. She grew up in Carolina Beach, NC, and graduated from Duke University with degrees in Chemistry and Biology. She then attended medical school at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill where she also completed her internship in Internal Medicine. Subsequently, Dr. Kole completed her dermatology training at the University of Alabama at Birmingham, where she served as chief resident. She later joined the faculty in the Department of Dermatology at Yale University before returning to UAB in 2018.