The year 2023 marks a significant milestone in the UAB Department of Neurosurgery’s history – the ten-year anniversary of the department’s elevation from division to department.
 
To celebrate the accomplishments of UAB Neurosurgery, initially founded in 1954 by James Garber Galbraith, M.D., as the UAB Division of Neurosurgery within the Department of Surgery, a milestone publication was created to detail the department’s deep community roots and rich history.

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A brief history of the UAB Department of Neurosurgery: 
 
On Oct. 1, 2013, that the Department of Neurosurgery became the 24th academic department in the UAB Heersink School of Medicine. James M. Markert, M.D., MPH, who was recruited to UAB in 1995, served as the director of the Division of Neurosurgery from 2006 until 2013 when he became the inaugural chair of the Department of Neurosurgery.
 
The department now serves UAB Hospital, Children's of Alabama, Medical West, The Kirklin Clinic, UAB Highlands and the Birmingham Veteran's Administration Hospital, and performs more than 5,500 procedures annually. Today, neurosurgeons and residents within the department aspire to continue the traditions of clinical excellence, honorable conduct and dedication to their patients and residents, which the department has exemplified since its inception.