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On Aug. 25, 2023, the VR/AR Association (VRARA) Central Florida (CFL) chapter sponsored the first VRARA Alabama conference at the[…]
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Nine Heersink staff members were honored at the 2023 Dean’s Excellence Awards for Staff reception. Recipients, guests, and Heersink leaders[…]
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Robbie Burrell, MPA, joins the UAB Department of Neurosurgery as program manager II.
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The University of Alabama at Birmingham Department of Neurosurgery Charles A. and Patsy W. Collat Endowed Professor of Neurosurgery Mark Hadley,[…]
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Donna Bailer, executive administrator in the Department of Neurosurgery, has been selected as a recipient of the inaugural Dean’s Excellence[…]
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Satoru Osuka, MD., PhD., assistant professor in the UAB Department of Neurosurgery, recently received a grant from The Little Princess[…]
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University of Alabama at Birmingham Department of Neurosurgery Associate Professor Brandon Rocque, M.D., M.S., Neurosurgery Resident Andrew Hale, M.D., Ph.D.,[…]
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The University of Alabama at Birmingham Department of Neurosurgery PGY6 Resident Nicholas Laskay, M.D., was recently awarded 2023 Scholar Award[…]
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The University of Alabama at Birmingham Department of Neurosurgery Charles A. and Patsy W. Collat Endowed Professor of Neurosurgery Mark[…]
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The University of Alabama at Birmingham Department of Neurosurgery PGY3 Resident Andrew Hale, M.D., Ph.D., was recently awarded 2023 Top[…]
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The UAB Department of Neurosurgery is spotlighting staff to focus on the importance of hobbies for stress relief, wellness and[…]
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Donna Bailer, executive administrator in the Department of Neurosurgery, has been selected as a recipient of the inaugural Dean’s Excellence[…]
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Nicole Bentley, M.D., Assistant Professor in the University of Alabama at Birmingham Department of Neurosurgery, presented at the 2023 Congress[…]
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University of Alabama at Birmingham Department of Neurosurgery Assistant Professor Jakub Godzik, M.D., MS, presented at the 2023 Congress of[…]
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The University of Alabama at Birmingham Department of Neurosurgery James Garber Galbraith Endowed Chair of Neurosurgery James Markert, M.D., MPH,[…]
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Heersink School of Medicine is proud to announce nine staff members have been selected as the inaugural Dean’s Excellence Awards[…]
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Rachel Smith, Ph.D., professor in the UAB School of Engineering and principal investigator in the Neural Signal Processing and Modeling[…]
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UAB Medicine has added the ExcelsiusGPS® by Globus Medical for minimally invasive spine surgeries.
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University of Alabama at Birmingham Department of Neurosurgery Assistant Professor Jakub Godzik, M.D., MS, recently attended the Neurosurgery Research &[…]
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Jianmei Leavenworth, M.D., Ph.D., associate professor in the UAB Department of Neurosurgery was recently accepted as a participant for the[…]
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The UAB Department of Neurosurgery is spotlighting staff to focus on the importance of hobbies for stress relief, wellness and[…]
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Michelle Flores will join the UAB Department of Neurosurgery on Aug. 21, 2023, as a healthcare management intern.
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The Department of Neurosurgery at the University of Alabama at Birmingham has been recognized as high performing by the U.S.[…]
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In 2020, the Spina Bifida Association recognized the UAB Adult Spina Bifida Clinic as a Clinic Care Partner, making it[…]
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Laser interstitial thermal therapy (LITT) is an innovative technique used to treat certain types of epilepsy by using a laser[…]
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To invest in its mission and in professional development, the UAB Department of Neurosurgery hosted a training session led by[…]
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The UAB Department of Neurosurgery is spotlighting staff to focus on the importance of hobbies for stress relief, wellness and[…]
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Cure HHT has named the HHT Clinic at UAB Hospital a Center of Excellence. Only hospitals equipped with the proper[…]
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A recent paper published by members of the UAB Department of Neurosurgery Division of Pediatric Neurosurgery examines the significant strides[…]
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UAB Department of Neurosurgery David Hart White Endowed Professor Erwin Van Meir, Ph.D., recently received a $330,000 grant from CURE[…]
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The resolution, spearheaded by UAB’s Jeffrey Blount, M.D., and the country of Colombia, calls for mandatory folic acid food fortification along with[…]
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In the last several years, UAB Medicine and Heersink School of Medicine have worked to bring leadership development to faculty[…]
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Anupam Agarwal, M.D., dean of the Heersink School of Medicine, welcomed faculty members and their families to the Endowed Chairs[…]
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In this installment of MHIGH's Partner Profiles series, Drs. James Johnston and Martina Gonzalez Gomez share about their lives and[…]
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UAB holds its administrative professionals in the highest regard. April 26, 2023, is Administrative Professionals Day – allowing us to[…]
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Advanced warning of an elevated risk for seizures could help patients take protective measures to minimize the effects, or possibly[…]
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Neuroengineering blends engineering principles with neuroscience to find better ways to treat neurological conditions and to build on understanding how[…]
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UAB pediatric neurosurgeon Jeffrey Blount co-founded the group who presented the resolution on fortification of folic acid in staple foods[…]
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UAB Neurosurgery celebrates 10 years as an academic department.
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UAB Neurosurgery heads to local elementary schools to encourage young students to consider the STEM fields as they ponder career[…]
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Programs across the university, from athletics to academics to patient care and more, were recognized on the national and international[…]
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Day after day during the World Games, contributions from Blazers made it possible to make athletes’ dreams come true and[…]
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The UAB Heersink School of Medicine Office of Research introduces new faculty for Summer and Fall 2022. Please join Heersink[…]
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The Marnix E. Heersink Institute for Biomedical Innovation recently elected its 2022-2023 cohort for the Heersink Innovation Fellows Program. Nine[…]
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UAB’s newest members of the prestigious National Academy of Medicine were selected for their outstanding professional achievements and exceptional commitment[…]
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The study will examine a protein that may help slow bleeding in the brain when given within a two-hour window[…]
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The new technique to predict seizure clusters could, if confirmed, have a profound impact on patients with drug-resistant epilepsy who[…]
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An internal decapitation is rare but not unheard of, and it takes a team to help a patient recover.
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An aneurysm is a bulge in a blood vessel caused by a weakness in the blood vessel wall, resulting in[…]
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U.S. News & World report named UAB Hospital as the best hospital in Alabama.
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For one UAB employee, having a nephew compete in The World Games makes Birmingham’s and UAB’s support of the games[…]
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Medical professionals are calling on the World Health Assembly to pass a resolution calling for folic acid fortification in staple[…]
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Radiofrequency ablation precisely delivers heat energy that can destroy lesions within the brain that are the cause of seizures.
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Inspired by a family diagnosis and a viral video, Adeel Memon, M.D., Ph.D., is exploring the possibilities of brain-computer interfaces[…]
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The grant program funds early-career faculty to advance their skills and careers across campus and beyond.
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The UAB Faculty Development Grant Program supports junior faculty with funding to pursue research, creative works and scholarly activity.
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The fields of neuroengineering and brain-computer interfaces could have a tremendous impact on a number of neurologic conditions, such as[…]
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The grant will fund research surrounding next-generation human models that could potentially aid in the development of treatment for glioblastoma.
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UAB’s new intraoperative MRI suite allows for real time magnetic resonance imaging during surgical procedures.
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Disruption of Blimp1 in regulatory T cells remodels the tumor microenvironment and augments the response to immunotherapy.
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At UAB, the company IN8bio Inc. is running a Phase I clinical trial to treat glioblastoma multiforme, the most aggressive type[…]
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Pulmonary embolism is a life-threatening condition that accounts for approximately 100,000 deaths annually in the United States. PERT was established[…]
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The new grant links UAB researchers with colleagues at two other institutions to search for ways to advance therapies from[…]
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Record $95 million Heersink lead gift to advance strategic growth and biomedical innovation.
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A small molecule inhibitor has been identified that reduces the growth of uveal melanoma, a rare and deadly cancer of[…]
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The UA System Board of Trustees awarded the rank of Distinguished Professor to Jerry Oakes and Trygve Tollefsbol and University[…]
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G207, an immunotherapy derived from a modified herpes virus is well tolerated in children with gliomas, and shows signs of[…]
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The study points to an adhesive cell surface protein that might be a key element in tackling the resistance to[…]
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This year, the university recognizes 50 years of service by Jeanne Hutchison, Ph.D., and Ferdinand Urthaler, M.D., and 45 years[…]
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James Markert, M.D., MPH, the James Garber Galbraith Endowed Chair of Neurosurgery at the University of Alabama at Birmingham, is[…]
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With misinformation about COVID-19 vaccines rife, turn to trusted medical professionals at UAB’s Department of Medicine for the straight dope.
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Migraine headaches were ruining Christopher Sheheane’s life, until a visit to UAB found the cause: a pituitary gland tumor.
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With his idea for a coil that travels through the vasculature much like a sailboat riding the breeze, a UAB[…]
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Physicians say it is crucial for trainees to have role models and mentors who have shared experiences.
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This is thought to be the first time that information found via artificial intelligence has led to a clinical trial.
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Case studies show five people who found better treatments for neuropsychiatric symptoms from data collected while patients were at home.
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Cole Burton came back to the UAB Trauma Center to say thanks as his rehab progresses to a possible naval[…]
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Investigators at the University of Alabama at Birmingham and Stanford University want to learn more about silent strokes and their[…]
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UAB surgeons removed a rare pituitary gland tumor from a Cullman woman that had defied diagnosis for years.
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This new, non-invasive way to deliver radiation has helped one Alabama man complete optometry school and launch his new career.
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Deep brain stimulation has long been used to treat Parkinson’s disease, and was approved for use in epilepsy late in[…]
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From traveling to Antarctica to publishing children’s books, from taking biology educational tools to India to planting pollinator gardens on[…]
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Ingram was sick and no one knew the cause, until the right doctors on the right night saved his life.
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A UAB surgeon has received the Congress of Neurological Surgeons’ most prestigious award.
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UAB investigators are on the track of new technologies to better guide brain tumor therapy decisions.
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UAB will fill a gap in the stroke belt as it joins StrokeNet, a national research consortium.
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The goal is an early warning system to block incipient seizures for patients where medications have failed.
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Early results for a UAB-developed viral immunotherapy to treat brain tumors in children demonstrate safety and tolerability in Phase I[…]
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The dying cells send signals to recipient tumor cells to increase aggressiveness, motility, and resistance to radiation or chemotherapy.
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Both dogs and people get brain tumors, and UAB researchers are studying a therapy developed for humans that might also[…]
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A business officer in the UAB Dept. of Neurosurgery becomes a patient when co-workers diagnose a blood clot in his[…]
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Effective Oct. 1, 2013, the newly formed Department of Neurosurgery will increase the profile of an internationally renowned program.