Sixty women have been selected to join the inaugural class of Upward, Alabama’s premier early career leadership development program. Among these is Allison Black, M.D., Neonatology.
Momentum created the new Upward program to target early-career women. The program leverages Momentum’s expertise and alumnae network to develop the next generation of talented leadership.Upward is delivered in half-day sessions over a nine-month period from January to October. Program sessions are interactive, classroom-style and facilitated by training professionals and Momentum alumnae. In between sessions, participants will complete assignments, meet with their co-mentoring group, and enjoy networking opportunities with experienced senior leaders.
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Ambika Ashraf, M.D., Pediatric Endocrinology, has been invited to join the American Board of Pediarics Subboard of Pediatric Endocrinology for a six-year term beginning January 1, 2019. The subboard is responsible for developing the initial certifying, MOC, MOCA-Peds and SITE examinations, ensuring each exam is comprehensive, fair, reliable and valid.
PEDIATRICS WELCOMES TWO NEW FACULTY MEMBERS IN OCTOBER 2018
The UAB Department of Pediatrics welcomes two new faculty members during the month of October. Please join us in making them feel at home!
Katie Grisanti, M.D., Assistant Professor in Pediatric Allergy and Immunology
Kimberlly Stringer, M.D., MPH, Associate Professor in Developmental and Behavioral Pediatrics
Katie Grisanti, M.D., Assistant Professor in Pediatric Allergy and Immunology, earned her medical degree from the University of Kentucky College of Medicine in Lexington, Kentucky. Dr. Grisanti completed her combined internal medicine/pediatric residency at the University of Alabama at Birmingham and allergy and immunology fellowship at the Ohio State University in Columbus, Ohio.
Kimberlly Stringer, M.D., M.P.H., Associate Professor in Developmental and Behavioral Pediatrics, earned her medical degree from the University of Tennessee in Memphis, Tennessee. Dr. Stringer completed her pediatric residency at Texas Tech Health Science Center in Lubbock, Texas and developmental-behavioral pediatrics fellowship at Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. In addition, she also completed a Master of Public Health at UAB. Prior to joining the department, Dr. Stringer worked at the University of Mississippi Medical Center. Her research/clinical interests include improving patient assess to developmental-behavioral pediatric services including telehealth services, implementation of developmental screening in childcare centers, using practice transformation to improve developmental and behavioral screenings in primary care practices and studying developmental outcomes in children with congenital heart disease.
New Endowed Chairs
Ralph Froshin, Jr. Chair
Susan Nabers Haskell Chair
Virginia Walker Jones Chair
Philippe W. Lathrop Chair
L. Gwaltney McCollum, Jr. Chair
Benjamin Russell Chair
New Chair Holders
Tamera Coyne-Beasley, M.D.- Derrol Dawkins, M.D., Chair in Adolescent Medicine
Jennifer Dollar, M.D.- Susan Nabers Haskell Chair in Pediatric Anesthesiology
Skip Gilbert, M.D.- L. Gwaltney McCollum, Jr. Chair in Pediatric Orthopaedics
Laura McGuinn, M.D.- Thomas H. Lowder Chair in Developmental and Behavioral Pediatrics
Nancy Tofil, M.D.- Ann Dial McMillan Chair in Pediatric Critical Care
Terry Wall, M.D.- John W. Benton Chair in General Pediatrics
Children’s of Alabama (COA) provides generous and meaningful support to the pediatric enterprise in many ways. In particular, with the creation of six new chairs this year, COA now supports 26 endowed chairs for the pediatric enterprise. These chairs honor long serving members of the Board of Trustees (23) or physicians (3) who have served the pediatric enterprise. They are a wonderful way to honor the legacies of these important people. In addition, they provide support for faculty and are key differentiators in recruiting and retaining faculty in the Department of Pediatrics and other departments at COA. Congratulations to the longstanding board members and the new chair holders!
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Congratulations to the Department of Pediatrics and Hussein Abdullatif, M.D., Pediatric Endocrinology, on their Argus Awards! Dr. Abdullatif was the winner of the Caduceus Club Award for Excellence in Clinical Education on the Birmingham Campus. The Department of Pediatrics won the Caduceus Club Award for Best Clinical Department on the Birmingham Campus. Pediatrics also won for Best Clinical Department: Tuscaloosa Campus. The winners were announced at a reception honoring recipients and nominees on Friday, September 7 at the UAB Alumni House.
The Argus Awards were created in 1996 to give medical students a chance to honor their mentors, professors, courses and course directors for outstanding service to medical education. Faculty member are nominated by course evaluations and winners are voted on by students.
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Congratulations to Namasivayam Ambalavanan, M.D., Neonatology, Tina Simpson, M.D., Adolescent Medicine, Michael Stalvey, M.D., Pediatric Endocrinology and Susan Walley, M.D., Pediatric Hospital Medicine, on being accepted into the UAB Healthcare Leadership Academy (HLA). The HLA is a collaboration between the Collat School of Business and the School of Medicine. The program offers training opportunities and develops leadership skills essential to academic healthcare. 24 members were accepted into the academy for the 2018-2019 class and represent a well-balanced and diverse group. The program will begin in October 2018 and conclude in May 2019.
Congratulations to our faculty being promoted effective October 1, 2018!
Faculty Promotions
Allison Black, M.D., Neonatology - Associate Professor
Santiago Borasino, M.D., Pediatric Cardiac Critical Care - Professor
Drew Davis, M.D., Pediatric Rehabilitation Medicine - Professor
Candice Dye, M.D., Academic General Pediatrics - Associate Professor
Ana Xavier, M.D., Pediatric Hematology/Oncology - Associate Professor
Wynton Hoover, M.D., Pediatric Pulmonary and Sleep Medicine - Professor
Matthew Kutny, M.D., Pediatric Hematology/Oncology - Associate Professor
Lauren Nassetta, M.D., Pediatric Hospital Medicine - Associate Professor
Christopher Pruitt, M.D., Pediatric Emergency Medicine - Associate Professor
Mary Lauren Scott, M.D., Pediatric Endocrinology - Associate Professor
Michael Seifert, M.D., Pediatric Nephrology - Associate Professor
Janaina Nogueria, M.D., Pediatric Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition - Associate Professor
Isabel Virella-Lowell, M.D., Pediatric Pulmonary and Sleep Medicine - Professor
Susan Walley, M.D., Pediatric Hospital Medicine - Professor
Marjorie White, M.D., Pediatric Emergency Medicine - Professor
The Leadership Education in MCH Nutrition presents the Motivational Interviewing Workshop. The goals of the workshop include introducing the basic skills of Motivational Interviewing as well as new concepts for the evidence-based practice. More information can be found here.
Please contact Julia Burke with any question.