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We are pleased to announce the 2021-2022 Founders' Fund recipients.

Top L to R: Adam Cohen, Miles Fowler, Zia Kabani, Kasztan Malgorzata, Vivek Shukla and Ryne SimpsonThe UAB Department of Pediatrics welcomed six new faculty members in the month of July. Please join us in making them feel at home! 

The UAB Department of Pediatrics believes that recognizing the exceptional contributions of our faculty and colleagues is a vital aspect of our culture. The department honors individuals with the following awards.

L to R: Drs. Erica Bjornstad and Nora SwitchenkoTwo faculty from the Department of Pediatrics received 2021 Pilot Project Grants from the Sparkman Center for Global Health.

The UAB Pediatric Primary Care Clinic (PCC) celebrated its annual Reach Out and Read Day on Tuesday, July 13 by passing out copies of “Leo Gets a Checkup” to patients and their families. The clinic staff, faculty and residents added to the celebration by dressing up in a toddler theme.

Alana Nichols, M.D., first year resident in the Combined Internal Medicine/Pediatrics Residency Program, has been named to the subcommittee for Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (DEI) of the National Med-Peds Residents’ Association (NMPRA).

Hope Wilson, M.D., assistant professor in the Division of Pediatric Hematology/Oncology, has been selected to serve on the American Society of Hematology (ASH) Clinical Research Training Institute (CRTI) Steering Subcommittee.

L to R: Drs. Carter Barnett and Joseph HirstPlease join us in congratulating Carter Barnett, M.D., PGY-3 Resident, on being selected as the 2021-2022 American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) Resident Program Delegate. 

Medical students at the UAB School of Medicine participate in the learning communities (LC) course across all four years of medical school. Housestaff members from across UAB are selected each year to serve as mentors for students in these LCs.

L to R: Drs. Kevin Gutermuth and Eric JorgeKevin Gutermuth, M.D., first year fellow in the Division of Pediatric Emergency Medicine, and Eric Jorge, M.D., second year fellow in the Division of Pediatric Emergency Medicine, were named the recipients of the UAB Emergency Medicine Pediatric Emergency Medicine Instructor of the Year Award.

L to R: Drs. Gabriela Oates, Steven Rowe and Tom HarrisThe paper Tobacco Smoke Exposure Limits the Therapeutic Benefit of Tezacaftor/Ivacaftor in Pediatric Patients with Cystic Fibrosis by Gabriela Oates, Ph.D., assistant professor, Steven Rowe, M.D., professor, and Tom Harris, M.D., associate professor in the Division of Pediatric Pulmonology, has been selected as Best of Journal of Cystic Fibrosis for 2020.

We would like to congratulate the Pediatric Residents, the Combined Med-Peds Residents and the Combined Peds-Genetics Residents for completing their residency.

Below is what our graduates will be doing after residency:

Yung Lau, M.D., professor in the Division of Pediatric Cardiology and Erin Shaughnessy, M.D., associate professor in the Division of Pediatric Hospital Medicine, have been named vice chairs for Clinical Affairs for the Department of Pediatrics. They began their new roles June 1, 2021.

After a national search, Kathy Monroe, M.D., has been named the next division director of the Division of Pediatric Emergency Medicine. She began her new role June 1, 2021.

Shea Duerring, M.D., assistant professor in the Division of Emergency Medicine, has been elected to the Alabama Chapter of the American College of Emergency Physicians (ACEP) Board of Directors.

Reed Dimmitt, M.D., professor in the Division of Pediatric Gastroenterology, has been elected the president-elect for the Board of Directors of the Bell Center. Dr. Dimmitt has served on the Bell Center Board of Directors for four years and has been a longtime supporter of the center.

Richard Whitley, M.D., professor in the Division of Infectious Diseases, has been named the recipient of the 2020-2021 Rotary Vocational Service Award by the Rotary Club of Birmingham. This award is given each year to a non-Rotarian person in recognition of excellence in a vocational service that is recognized beyond the territory of the club.

Top L to R: Claire Cordes, Meg Ingram, Jennifer Joseph, ​​​Dan McNeill, and Grace SpearsThe McDonald Scholars Program will place selected PGII-IV residents in an established rural and/or underserved pediatric practice in Alabama for an immersive experience as an observer and patient caregiver coordinated by Dr. Candice Dye.

Top L to R: Justin Bailey, Austin Oslock, Lauren Rosati, Jasmine Capers, Tanzeh Metzger, Destini Smith, Brad Fancher, and Vida LaudarjiThe Health Equities Scholars Program was established to educate residents on how to lead advances in child health equity and develop skills in communication, scholarship, and advocacy through a two-year longitudinal curriculum led by Drs. Chrystal Rutledge, Tina Simpson, and Morissa Ladinsky. 

Aubrey Coleman, M.D., PGY-3 Resident, is this year’s recipient of the Carolyn Ashworth, M.D. Pediatric Primary Care Award.