Written by Christina Crowe

On Monday, May 23, leadership from across the UAB campus came together to celebrate the election of Casey Weaver, M.D., the Wyatt and Susan Haskell Endowed Chair for Medical Excellence for his recent election to the National Academy of Sciences.

At an event held at the UAB Hilton, Ray Watts, M.D., UAB President, joined Selwyn M. Vickers, M.D., FACS, dean of the UAB Heersink School of Medicine, CEO of the UAB Health System and CEO of the UAB/Ascension St. Vincent’s Alliance and others to congratulate Dr. Weaver and recognize him for 30 years of research and clinical work at UAB. 

Speakers included: 

Selwyn Vickers, MD
James C. Lee Jr. Endowed Chair, Senior Vice President of Medicine and Dean, UAB Heersink School of Medicine

Ray Watts, MD
Heersink Endowed Chair in Neurology, James C. Lee Jr. Endowed Chair,
President, UAB

Gene Siegal, MD, PhD
Executive Vice Chair, Robert M. Mowry Endowed Professor, Department of Pathology, UAB Heersink School of Medicine

Charles Elson III, MD
Basil I. Hirschowitz Endowed Chair in Gastroenterology, Professor of Medicine, Division of Gastroenterology, UAB Heersink School of Medicine

Casey Weaver, MD
Wyatt and Susan Haskell Endowed Chair for Medical Excellence,
Department of Pathology, UAB Heersink School of Medicine

Dr. Weaver was accompanied by his wife, Cynthia, and many members of his lab. Wyatt and Susan Haskell also attended to join in the celebration, along with many colleagues and friends. From all of us at UAB Pathology, we are thrilled for Dr. Weaver and proud to call him a colleague and friend.