General Internal Medicine faculty Amanda Brito, M.D., (Assistant Professor) and Elizabeth Turnipseed, M.D., (Associate Professor) have been appointed Department Value Officers for UAB Medicine. In this role, they will leverage partnerships with nursing and administrative peers to advance quality outcomes and efficiency in operations, reporting jointly to the Chief Medical Officer and DOM Chair. Congratulations, Drs. Brito and Turnipseed on your appointments!
More Good News for November 17, 2023
Stringer-Reasor is DOM Vice Chair for DEI
Erica Stringer-Reasor, M.D., (Associate Professor, Hematology/Oncology) will serve as our Vice Chair for Diversity, Equity and Inclusion, effective November 1, to advance our vision for the department as a welcoming, equitable community for all people.
DOM Honors 2023 Research and Clinical Excellence Awardees
The Department is excited to honor the recipients of the 2023 Max Cooper Award for Career Excellence in Research, the Walter B. Frommeyer Jr. Fellowships in Investigative Medicine, and the C. Glenn Cobbs/Edwin A. Rutsky Awards for Clinical Excellence.
Basu Highlights Technological Advances in Diabetes Care
The Director of the Diabetes Technology Program Ananda Basu, M.D., (Professor, EDM) discusses in the UAB Reporter the prevalence of diabetes in America, challenges of care, and current and future technologies used to manage the disease.
Endomimetics Receives SBIR to Evaluate Utility of Bio-Tech
Endomimetics — a company co-founded by Brigitta Brott, M.D., (Professor, CVD) — received funding from the NIH SBIR to evaluate the effectiveness of its trademarked peptide-based coating in the reduction of infection and inflammation following knee arthroplasty.
Welcome Dr. Stefania Carmona to the Division of ID
We are thrilled to welcome Assistant Professor Stefania Carmona, M.D., to the UAB Division of Infectious Diseases. She completed her internal medicine residency and fellowship at UAB. Her research interests in tropical medicine, global health and STI prevention and treatment.