As NTM cases rise, the UAB Nontuberculous Mycobacterial (NTM) Program, led by Bryan Garcia, M.D., in partnership with German Henostroza, M.D., has formed a multidisciplinary team to provide individualized care, improve diagnosis, and enhance treatment outcomes for patients with NTM.

Three UAB professors offer expertise on springtime allergies and ways to mitigate pollen’s grip.

Sandeep Bodduluri, Ph.D., is working to use artificial intelligence (AI) to improve health care processes and the patient experience. Through courses offered by the Marnix E.

Twenty-two UAB leaders graduated among the ninth cohort of the UAB Medicine Institute for Leadership on Dec. 11, 2024.

A 3D printer for prosthetics, navigation for patients on dialysis and a new electron microscope are three of the 11 projects to receive funding. The HSF-GEF faculty grants program is a way for UAB to support innovative ideas from its researchers and clinicians.

The AI in Medicine and Nursing Symposium, hosted by the UAB Heersink School of Medicine, UAB Medicine, UAB School of Health Professions, UAB School of Nursing, and Maastricht University Faculty of Science and Engineering, concluded successfully, bringing together leading experts, researchers,...

UAB is combating youth tobacco use with its ninth annual award from the Alabama Department of Public Health.

Funded by the National Institutes of Health, HEALTHe Birmingham will measure the effects of community revitalization on residents’ health.

Marnix E. Heersink Institute for Biomedical Innovation (Innovation Institute) leadership regularly takes part in various events regarding artificial intelligence (AI) in medicine and health care, offering their expertise and professional insight.

By showing a critical role for sialylation in the biophysical properties of mucus and mucus transport, the study identifies a possible therapeutic target for the treatment of cystic fibrosis and other muco-obstructive diseases.

Linda Morgan’s transplant journey has inspired many and will continue to do so as she shares her story with the world.

UAB Medicine’s Leadership Development Office welcomed 22 individuals in its ninth cohort of Institute for Leadership in August 2024.

This live biotherapeutic product, tested in mouse models, shows promise in addressing common pathways of lung disease progression.

Research from the centers will help drive new knowledge and foster positive and lasting societal benefits.

For 11 consecutive years, U.S. News has named UAB Hospital the best hospital in Alabama, with several specialties and procedures ranked among the best.

Whitfield’s eight-bed ICU is monitored remotely 24/7 by the UAB Tele-ICU team to help support the bedside staff.

The study will observe two sedation medications, ketamine and etomidate, that are most commonly used for sedations, ketamine and etomidate, to determine which is best during intubations.

Mark Dransfield, M.D., has been named interim chair of the UAB Department of Medicine, effective Sept. 1, 2024.

UAB Medicine’s Leadership Development Office recently recognized 12 individuals in its fourth cohort of Sharing Authentically to Inspire and Lead (SAIL). The spring 2024 graduates received their certificates on April 9.

Tracy Luckhardt, M.D. As the field of pulmonary medicine has evolved dramatically since 2020, faculty at UAB have revamped the fellowship training experience to better meet the needs of its learners.

Bryan Garcia, M.D. According to the American Lung Association, the number of people living with Nontuberculous Mycobacterial (NTM) lung disease is on the rise, especially among women and older age groups.

Hitesh Batra, M.D., M.B.A. The UAB Interventional Pulmonology (IP) program will begin expansion to a new space in Fall 2024 to improve their clinical practices later in the year.

Sandeep Bodduluri, Ph.D.. Artificial intelligence (AI) is poised to revolutionize medical practice, and assistant professor Sandeep Bodduluri, Ph.D., will ensure UAB’s pulmonary physicians are ready for this transformation.

Joseph Barney, M.D., Crystal Stephens, CRNP, Kevin Dsouza, M.D., and Dhaval Raval, M.D. Joseph Barney, M.D., Kevin Dsouza, M.D., Dhaval Raval, M.D., and Crystal Stephens, CRNP have launched a new ELD clinic at UAB.

MIcheal Wells, M.D., Amit Gaggar ,M.D., Ph.D., and Gabriella Oates, Ph.D. The UAB Lung Health Center has appointed three new pulmonary leaders to advance the treatment and study of lung health: Mike Wells, Amit Gaggar, and Gabriela Oates.

Surya Bhatt, M.D., MSPH, professor of medicine in the Division of Pulmonary, Allergy, & Critical Care Medicine, is the latest winner of the Heersink School of Medicine's Featured Discovery. This initiative celebrates important research from Heersink faculty members.

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Nathaniel Erdmann, M.D., Ph.D., Amit Gaggar, M.D., and Matthew Might, Ph.D., are the latest winners of the Heersink School of Medicine's Featured Discovery. This initiative celebrates important research from Heersink faculty members.

Surya Bhatt, M.D. Considerable controversy exists on the best methods to diagnose airflow obstruction.

Surya Bhatt, M.D. Surya Bhatt, M.D., an associate professor in the UAB Division of Pulmonary, Allergy, and Critical Care Medicine, reported in the New England Journal of Medicine that patients with COPD and type 2 inflammation who received the biologic agent dupilumab had fewer exacerbations, better lung function, and less severe respiratory symptoms than those who received a placebo.