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Live HealthSmart Alabama celebrates completion of Bush Hills Connection Complex
Live HealthSmart Alabama is continuing to make good health simple with its completion of the new Bush Hills Connection Complex and Urban Garden. -
UAB-led study shows female LVAD recipients have worse clinical outcomes compared to male recipients
UAB researchers conducted a study including approximately 20,000 left ventricular assist device recipients and found that women had worse clinical outcomes compared with men across social and clinical subgroups of interest. -
Mental Health Spotlight: Helping a Patient at Risk of Suicide
Internal Medicine Resident Andrew Girard, M.D. (PGY-2) One of the many challenges in providing health care is to be mindful of how a patient’s physical health is deeply connected to their mental outlook. And when a patient reveals an intent to take their own life, it can be an alarming experience for the entire health care team. In our Providing Access to Healthcare (PATH) Clinic—a nurse-led transitional care clinic that treats uninsured patients who have uncontrolled diabetes and assesses patients for some behavioral health needs—a routine patient encounter escalated quickly when Internal Medicine resident Andrew Girard, M.D., noted a[…] -
“We have a lot of lives to reach”: $250,000 gift from Coca-Cola UNITED will help Live HealthSmart Alabama launch community leadership academies in underserved communities
The Healthy Happy Kids program focuses on a different health and physical activity topic each week, encouraging children to make healthier choices. -
UAB Medicine leadership programs celebrate more than 100 participants
In the last several years, UAB Medicine and Heersink School of Medicine have worked to bring leadership development to faculty and staff through the UAB Medicine Institute for Leadership and Momentum in Medicine programs.
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16 faculty named winners of 2023 Dean’s Excellence Awards
Sixteen remarkable faculty members have been named winners of the 2023 Dean’s Excellence Awards for Faculty. -
Antony named 2023 Dean's Excellence Award Winner in Research
Veena Antony, M.D., professor in the Department of Medicine's Division of Pulmonary, Allergy, and Critical Care Medicine, is the senior faculty winner of the Dean's Excellence Award in Research. Antony's research is focused on environmental and translational medicine, cystic fibrosis, pleural disease, and lung injury. -
Lu named 2023 Dean's Excellence Award Winner in Research
Rui Lu, Ph.D., assistant professor in the Department of Medicine's Division of Hematology and Oncology, is the 2023 junior faculty winner of the Dean's Excellence Award in Research. -
Four from UAB awarded prestigious Fulbright U.S. Student Program awards
The Fulbright U.S. Student Program provides grants to study, teach and conduct research in more than 160 countries. -
At what age do I get what exam? A women’s health guide for 20s, 30s and 40s
UAB experts discuss changes women should be aware of as their bodies mature and what exams they should receive during different time periods. -
UAB welcomes renowned diabetes researchers Ananda and Rita Basu
The University of Alabama at Birmingham Heersink School of Medicine and the UAB Comprehensive Diabetes Center (UCDC) are pleased to welcome Ananda Basu, M.D., and Rita Basu, M.D., as full professors into the Division of Endocrinology, Diabetes, and Metabolism. -
How interleukin-6 helps prevent allergic asthma and atopy by suppressing interleukin-2 signaling
Knowledge of this previously unrecognized mechanism may aid therapy for patients with interleukin-6 signaling mutations and hyper-IgE Syndrome, or HIES. -
UAB Heersink School of Medicine Celebrates Spring Endowed Chairs & Professorships
(Back L to R) Drs. Erwin Van Meir, Brant Wagener, Lewis Shi, David Schneider, Farah Lubin, Suzanne Lapi, Mike Mugavero, Surya Bhatt, Amit Gaggar, Edie Hapner. (Front L to R) Drs. Michelle Gray, Karen Gamble, Karen Cropsey, Ray Watts, Luciano Costa, Bassel El-Rayes, and Renee Heffron.The Heersink School of Medicine recently honored faculty who have been appointed to endowed chairs or professorships by the University of Alabama System Board of Trustees. These endowments recognize the holder’s exceptional contributions to academic medicine and honor our generous donors who invest in the school’s tripartite mission of patient care, education and research. We[…] -
Harada Named Associate Dean for Strategic Initiatives, Medical Education
Pictured: Dr. Harada (front, third from left) with medical students from the Lyons Learning Community. Caroline Harada, M.D., Associate Professor in the UAB Division of Gerontology, Geriatrics, and Palliative Care, has been appointed as the new Associate Dean for Strategic Initiatives, Medical Education. Dr. Harada brings a wealth of experience from her previous roles, including serving as Assistant Dean for Community-Engaged Scholarship, spearheading the Learning Communities program, and providing leadership in the Office of Service Learning. In her new position, Dr. Harada will leverage her expertise to lead strategic projects aimed at enhancing the quality of medical education at the[…] -
Saag, Warriner Shed Light on Osteoporosis: Prevention, Risk, and Treatment
Pictured: Drs. Ken Saag and Amy Warriner In observance of National Osteoporosis Awareness and Prevention Month, the Department of Medicine sat down with Ken Saag, M.D., MSc, Professor in the Division of Clinical Immunology and Rheumatology, and Amy Warriner, M.D., Professor in the Division of Endocrinology, Diabetes, and Metabolism to learn more about why osteoporosis is considered a “silent disease,” and the steps people can take to prevent and treat osteoporosis. . -
Healthy Happy Kids program expands to 24 Birmingham elementary schools, graduating over 2,300 students
The Healthy Happy Kids program focuses on a different health and physical activity topic each week, encouraging children to make healthier choices. -
Faculty recognized at Endowed Chairs and Professorships Reception
Anupam Agarwal, M.D., dean of the Heersink School of Medicine, welcomed faculty members and their families to the Endowed Chairs and Professorships Reception on April 25. -
UAB surpasses 20,000 robotic surgeries milestone, looks to future of continued surgical care
In just the five years since UAB completed 10,000 robotic surgeries, surgeons across 15 disciplines have now collectively exceeded 20,000 robotic surgeries, setting a record for the hospital. -
New DEAL program recognizes and develops UAB administrative professionals
UAB holds its administrative professionals in the highest regard. April 26, 2023, is Administrative Professionals Day – allowing us to recognize and celebrate our administrative professionals while also highlighting the administrative resources offered by UAB. Most recently, the Developing Emerging Administrative Leaders (DEAL) program was established to offer development opportunities for current administrative professionals through training experiences and networking, to assist administration with their career paths and plans of advancing within UAB and UAB Medicine. -
UAB researchers awarded $19.5 million to study factors that impact sexual health among women
The NIH grants will fund two studies evaluating the role of behavioral, geographic and demographic vulnerabilities in relation to HIV acquisitions among cis- and transgender women in the South.
