Powerhouse medical oncologist joins UAB as director of the UAB Comprehensive Cancer Center
Written by Kendra Carter
Michael Birrer, a leading medical oncologist at Harvard University, will take the reins as the new director of the UAB Comprehensive Cancer Center, succeeding the retiring Edward Partridge.
STEM student innovators collaborate with clinicians to solve real medical problems
Written by Katherine Stephen
The interdisciplinary approach aims to accelerate clinical innovation by training STEM — science, technology, engineering and math — students and clinicians to collaborate.
The new UAB Breast Cancer Survivorship Clinic provides breast cancer patients extended follow-up care, helping them adjust to physical and emotional changes after treatment.
UAB’s Critical Care Transport program, which has transported almost 50,000 patients by air and ground, has been reaccredited for the seventh consecutive review period.
175 students graduated in the Class of 2017 during the annual Commencement Ceremony on Saturday, May 20 at Bartow Arena.
Gustavo R. Heudebert, M.D., longtime leader of graduate medical education at UAB, has been named the interim regional dean of the Montgomery Regional Medical Campus effective Oct. 1.
Kondal Kyanam, assistant professor in the Division of Gastroenterology & Hepatology, will begin his term in June.
UAB neurologist is guest editor as epilepsy journal devotes entire issue to cannabinoid research
Written by Bob Shepard
At a time when medical cannabis and cannabis-based products are gaining traction in the treatment of seizures, one of UAB’s CBD oil investigators serves as a guest editor for a special research journal devoted to cannabinoid research.