Dr. Wadhwa receives American Society for Transplantation and Cellular Therapy New Investigator Award
Aman Wadhwa, M.D., assistant professor in the Division of Pediatric Hematology/Oncology has received the American Society for Transplantation and Cellular Therapy New Investigator Award. Dr. Wadhwa has been awarded $50,000 per year for two years.
Please join us in congratulating Julie Wolfson M.D., MSHS, associate professor in the Division of Pediatric Hematology-Oncology, on receiving a grant from Teen Cancer America. Dr. Wolfson has been awarded $507,155 over three years.
The School of Medicine Office for Diversity and Inclusion established the Staff Diversity Liaisons to represent underrepresented staff (non-faculty) minorities in the school. This group was established to increase support and programming for the professional advancement of staff. Each department was asked to select staff representatives to be liaisons for their department.
Meagan Reagan, administrator for the Division of Pediatric Neprhology, Holly Simpson, business officer for the Institute for Cancer Outcomes and Survivorship, and Jason Turner, personnel generalist II for the Department of Pediatrics, have been selected for the Developing Emerging Administrative Leaders (DEAL) Program.
Dr. Hammouda recipient of 2022-2023 Fall Research Roundtable/Fellow Core Conference Attendance Award
Please join us in congratulating Amr Hammouda, M.D., First Year Fellow- Cardiology, on receiving the 2022-2023 Fall Fellow Research Roundtable/Fellow Core Conference Attendance Award.
We are delighted to welcome six new members to serve on the Department of Pediatrics Staff Wellness and Recognition Council! New members to the council include:
The Department of Pediatrics is delighted to announce that Jeffrey Lebensburger, D.O., has agreed to assume the role of director of the Office of Faculty Development, effective Jan., 1, 2023.
Our Pediatric Subspecialty Programs recently completed their match for fellows beginning July 2023.
The Department of Pediatrics and seven Pediatrics faculty have been nominated for multiple 2022 Argus Awards. Created in 1996, the Argus Awards give medical students the chance to honor their mentors, professors, courses and course directors for outstanding service to medical education. Faculty members are nominated by course evaluations, and students vote to select award winners in each category.
The UAB Department of Pediatrics welcomed two new faculty members in the month of November. Please join us in making them feel at home!