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For appointments at the UAB Callahan Eye Hospital or any of our convenient clinic locations throughout the greater Birmingham area.

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Academic Office

For those interested in reaching our department chair or academic office.

Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences
School of Medicine
University of Alabama at Birmingham
700 S. 18th Street, Suite 601
Birmingham, AL 35294-0009
For express mail delivery, use zip code 35233.

P: (205) 325-8620
F: (205) 325-8654

If you would like to sign up for our department newsletter, please contact Jennifer Spears at jenniferspears@uabmc.edu.  

For inquiries about residency training in the UAB Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences, contact:

Russell W. Read, MD, PhD
Director of Residency Program
Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences
University of Alabama at Birmingham
700 South 18th Street, Suite 601
Birmingham, Alabama 35294-0009

Harriett Holmes
Residency Coordinator
hholmes@uabmc.edu 
(205) 325-8507

For those needing to contact UAB Callahan Eye Hospital, contact: 

UAB Callahan Eye Hospital 
1720 University Boulevard
Suite 305
Birmingham, AL 35233
(205) 325-8100

Information about giving can be found online at Ways to Give or contact:
Jennifer Philpot, MSHA
Senior Director of Development
UAB Heersink School of Medicine
jlphilpot@uabmc.edu