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Okor and Snyder receive 2020 Brewer-Heslin Award
Erin Snyder, M.D. and Mamerhi Okor, M.D. are this year’s winners of the highly regarded Brewer-Heslin Award.
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Jones guest on UAB MedCast, discusses treatment of subdural hematoma
UAB Department of Neurosurgery Assistant Professor Jesse Jones, M.D., was a recent guest on UAB MedCast - a medical education[…] -
Liptrap, Lyerly team up to discuss mechanical thrombectomy for stroke
On a new episode of UAB MedCast - a medical education podcast for healthcare professionals, - Department of Neurosurgery Assistant[…] -
Department of Neurosurgery welcomes Harmon
This month, our department welcomed Assistant Professor Daniel K. Harmon, M.D., FAANS. -
UAB Neurosurgery Stories of Discovery
The UAB Department of Neurosurgery celebrated World Brain Day in July through remembering several moments of discovery made possible by[…] -
Dixon and Hester elected as staff council representative for SOM
UAB Department of Neurosurgery Director of Clinical Research Administration Donna Dixon, MBA, CCRP, and Center for Clinical and Translational Science[…] -
UAB Neurosurgery Women’s Leadership Council raises $75k for the department
In April, the Neurosurgery Women’s Leadership Council worked with UAB Advancement to create a digital campaign in the midst of[…] -
Hello, goodbye 2020: Neurosurgery Residency
More than 1,200 interns, residents and fellows train in every medical specialty at the University of Alabama at Birmingham and[…]
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Department of Neurosurgery Adapts During COVID-19 Pandemic
As UAB looks to safely reinstate elective surgeries and research under Governor Kay Ivey’s Safer at Home Order, the Department[…] -
Harrigan featured in HealthDay article
University of Alabama at Birmingham Department of Neurosurgery Professor Mark Harrigan, M.D., was featured in a HealthDay article, “COVID-19 Now[…] -
Harris and Reed named 2020 Health Care Heroes by OPXE office
UAB Department of Neurosurgery Patient Service Coordinator Sharon Harris and Licensed Practical Nurse Calandra Reed were recognized by UAB Medicine[…] -
Artificial intelligence jump starts clinical trial for rare genetic disease
This is thought to be the first time that information found via artificial intelligence has led to a clinical trial. -
Extra benefit from epilepsy neurostimulators — reducing comorbid neuropsychiatric symptoms
Case studies show five people who found better treatments for neuropsychiatric symptoms from data collected while patients were at home. -
Recovering trauma patient with an eye toward naval career vows to “use every breath I have to help others”
Cole Burton came back to the UAB Trauma Center to say thanks as his rehab progresses to a possible naval[…] -
UAB study aims to learn more about ‘silent strokes’
Investigators at the University of Alabama at Birmingham and Stanford University want to learn more about silent strokes and their[…] -
Rare pituitary tumor no match for UAB sleuths
UAB surgeons removed a rare pituitary gland tumor from a Cullman woman that had defied diagnosis for years. -
New radiation therapy shows promise for treating essential tremor
This new, non-invasive way to deliver radiation has helped one Alabama man complete optometry school and launch his new career. -
UAB patient first in Alabama to get deep brain stimulation for epilepsy
Deep brain stimulation has long been used to treat Parkinson’s disease, and was approved for use in epilepsy late in[…] -
Celebrate Women's History Month with the women who shape UAB
From traveling to Antarctica to publishing children’s books, from taking biology educational tools to India to planting pollinator gardens on[…] -
Apoptotic cell-derived extracellular vesicles promote malignancy of glioblastoma via intercellular transfer of splicing factors
The School of Medicine communications staff sat down with Dr. Nakano to gain insights about his research, UAB and the[…] -
Journey through illness inspired Kedarius Ingram to public health degree
Ingram was sick and no one knew the cause, until the right doctors on the right night saved his life. -
Hadley wins prestigious neurosurgery award
A UAB surgeon has received the Congress of Neurological Surgeons’ most prestigious award. -
UAB study aims to build a better model for brain tumors
UAB investigators are on the track of new technologies to better guide brain tumor therapy decisions. -
UAB joins national emergency trials network
The UAB Department of Surgery has joined the National Institutes of Health SIREN network. SIREN will coordinate and lead high-quality[…] -
UAB Hospital again highly ranked by U.S. News & World Report
UAB Hospital continues to be highly ranked by U.S. News and World Report, and is noted as the No. 1[…] -
A novel anti-cancer chemotherapeutic agent inhibits glioblastoma growth and radiation resistance
This potential chemotherapeutic agent to treat glioblastoma — a primary brain tumor with dismal survival rates — is a novel[…] -
Brain tumors: Still devastating, but treatment has come a long way
There will be more than 33,000 brain tumors diagnosed in Americans this year, according to the National Cancer Institute; but[…] -
Faculty projects funded through an AMC21 initiative
Five faculty projects were recently funded through an AMC21 initiative giving NIH-funded investigators incentive to submit a second R01. -
UAB back surgery quality scores top national averages
UAB neurosurgery’s commitment to quality care is reflected in outcomes that beat national averages in key measurements. -
Attractive drug candidate identified to target glioma brain tumors
This rapidly fatal brain cancer has seen only two improvements in therapy in 30 years, and research findings are pointing[…] -
UAB receives prestigious BRAIN Initiative grant for deep brain stimulation in Parkinson’s disease
UAB investigators have won a prestigious White House BRAIN Initiative grant to study the potential benefits of new technology coupled[…] -
Neurosurgery elevated to department status
Effective Oct. 1, 2013, the newly formed Department of Neurosurgery will increase the profile of an internationally renowned program.
