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Vikas Dudeja, MBBS, director of the Division of Surgical Oncology, has named Sushanth Reddy, M.D. (left), associate director of surgical oncology, Ashley Holder, M.D.(middle), section chief of melanoma and sarcoma operations, and J. Bart Rose, III, M.D., MAS, FACS (right), the section chief of hepatopancreatobiliary disease.
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Associate Professor and Vice Chair of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Colin Martin, M.D., FACS, was selected for membership in the esteemed Lilliputian Surgical Society, which has only 30 pediatric surgeon members from across the nation.
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Assistant Professor in the Division of Plastic Surgery Prasanth Patcha, M.D., MEng (left), as well as Division of Trauma and Acute Care Surgery Clinical Assistant Professor Omar Rokayak, D.O. (middle), and Assistant Professor Jon Winkler, M.D., Ph.D. (right), have been named fellows of the American College of Surgeons (ACS), effective Oct. 24.
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Kimberly Hendershot, M.D., recently earned the Certificate in Applied Surgical Education Leadership (CASEL) through the American College of Surgeons Division of Education.
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UAB was well represented at the 2021 American Association for the Surgery of Trauma (AAST) Annual Meeting and Clinical Congress of Acute Care Surgery, with three Division of Trauma and Acute Care Surgery assistant professors presenting orally.
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The UAB Division of Trauma and Actue Care Surgery has matched four new fellows into the Trauma and Surgical Critical Care Fellowship for 2022: Danny Lammers, M.D., Omar Rokayak, D.O., Thomas Sensing, D.O., and Rindi Uhlich, M.D., MSPH.
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Brenessa Lindeman, M.D., MEHP, FACS, has been named assistant dean for Graduate Medical Education in the UAB Heersink School of Medicine, a new position created to support initiatives improving residents’ and fellows’ ability to practice medicine in a safe learning environment.
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The team involved in the rescue operation reunited with Arnoldo Vasquez-Hernandez and his family to speak for the Hearts of Heroes episode.
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The UAB Department of Surgery is pleased to highlight Hispanic Heritage Month by sharing the stories and experiences of faculty, staff, and trainees across the department.
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General Surgery Resident Burke Smith, M.D., received second place with his group in the annual UAB Postdoc Research Day.
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Several Department of Surgery faculty and trainees attended the 2021 Society of Asian Americans annual meeting in Chicago, IL and presented presentations, received awards, and were named to new leadership positions.
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The Department of Surgery has selected Office Administrator II Kaycee Hair to serve as staff wellness champion through the UAB School of Medicine (SOM) Office of Wellness.
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In this panel, Adam Beck, M.D., and Kyle Eudailey, M.D., discuss ascending aortic arch repair and endovascular treatments at UAB Medicine. They share details of complex aortic surgery, endovascular and interventional techniques, and the importance of a multidisciplinary team approach for managing these challenging patients.
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The month long series of events is designed to give health care workers a chance for reflection as the pandemic approaches the two-year mark.
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The Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation as well as the Departments of Neurosurgery and Urology are sharing the stories of three incredible patients with spina bifida.
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The device is a non-invasive scanner using near infrared light to assess brain injuries.
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“Are you a doctor?” A man asks UAB Pediatric Surgery Fellow Joseph Esparaz, M.D.
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Record $95 million Heersink lead gift to advance strategic growth and biomedical innovation.
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The UAB Department of Surgery is pleased to welcome Nathan Manley, M.D., M.S., MPH, to the Division of Trauma and Acute Care Surgery as an assistant professor.
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Written by: David Kloda 20 UAB medical students participated in 2021 summer research experiences under the mentorship of UAB Department of Surgery faculty.
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General Surgery Resident Cozette Killian, M.D., and Arnold G. Diethelm Endowed Chair in Transplantation Surgery and Director of the UAB Comprehensive Transplant Institute Jayme Locke, M.D., MPH, published “Evaluation of Community-Level Vulnerability and Racial Disparities in Living Donor Kidney Transplant” in the journal JAMA Surgery alongside members of the Transplant Epidemiology and Analytics in Medicine (TEAM) lab.
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After waiting more than two years, Colin Tucker received a new heart thanks to UAB’s new organ transplant program that uses hepatitis C-positive organs.
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Director of the Division of Surgical Oncology Vikas Dudeja, MBBS, was awarded a Department of Defense (DOD) grant, which will fund his project, “Evaluation of NADPH Oxidase 1/4 Inhibition as a Novel Therapeutic Strategy Against Chronic Pancreatitis.”
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Jayme Locke, M.D., MPH, director of the UAB Comprehensive Transplant Institute, is the latest guest on ‘The Checkup’ podcast, hosted by Selwyn Vickers, M.D., FACS, dean of the School of Medicine. Together, they discuss the impact of CTI on kidney transplant regionally, how UAB’s transplant program is unique, transplant during COVID-19, and much more.
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General surgery resident Connie Shao, M.D., was a Claude H. Organ Jr. M.D., Resident Award recipient at this year’s Society of Black Academic Surgeons (SBAS) for her presentation, “Increased risk of post-operative mortality with obesity, age, male sex among COVID-19 surgical patients.”
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Division of Pediatric Surgery Associate Professor Robert Russell, M.D., MPH, has joined the editorial board of the Journal of Surgical Research: Clinical and Laboratory Investigation (JSR).
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The department is pleased to welcome Rachel Aliotta, M.D., to the Division of Plastic Surgery as an assistant professor.
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This week, the UAB Department of Surgery is highlighting Omeed Moaven, M.D., a surgical oncologist and an assistant professor in the Department of Surgery and the Department of Cancer Biology at the Mayo Clinic in Florida.
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The UAB Department of Surgery Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Committee has named four new members.
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Associate Professor and Program Director of the UAB Colorectal Surgery Fellowship Jamie Cannon, M.D., and Assistant Professor Drew Gunnells, M.D., published “Robotic Surgery in Crohn’s Disease” in the Clinics in Colon and Rectal Surgery journal.
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The UAB Department of Surgery is pleased to highlight Hispanic Heritage Month by sharing the stories and experiences of faculty, staff, and trainees across the department.
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Although Match Day 2021 did not look exactly like match day in years past due to the COVID-19 outbreak, fourth-year medical students across the country engaged online through social media, sharing where they were matched. While it was impossible to have everyone in the same room at one time, the excitement could still be felt virtually.
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Center for Injury Science (CIS) Director Jan Jansen, MBBS, Ph.D., and Executive Director Shannon Stephens will lead a two-year, $2.8 million clinical trial funded by the Department of Defense.
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The Department of Surgery welcomes its new communications specialist this month, Allie Hulcher. Prior to this position, Hulcher worked at Girl Scouts of North-Central Alabama as a communications manager.
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The UAB Department of Surgery is committed to training and equipping the next generation of surgeons. Our fellowship training programs prepare surgeons for rich careers in their areas of specialty.
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Department Communications Director Marissa Keppely, MBA, will join the 2021-2022 Blaze Leadership Academy cohort.
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Division of Surgical Oncology Assistant Professor and Director of the UAB Pancreatobiliary Disease Center J. Bart Rose, M.D., MAS, FACS, was awarded a $100,000 two-year grant from the North American Neuroendocrine Tumor Society (NANETS).
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Associate Professor Robert Russell, M.D., MPH, will join the editorial board of the Journal of Pediatric Surgery (JPS) as an assistant editor, effective Jan. 1, 2022.
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Four general surgery residents have been selected to serve on various UAB Graduate Medical Office (GME) committees.
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The UAB Department of Surgery is pleased to announce the promotion of seven of its faculty members, effective October 1. Below is a complete listing.
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According to the The Medical University of South Caroline (MUSC), more than 20 percent of traumatic injury patients may experience depression or anxiety in the first year post-injury.
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The UAB Department of Surgery is pleased to welcome Assistant Professors Katelin Holmes, D.O., Trung Tran, M.D., FACC, and James Wright, M.D., effective Sept. 1.
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Division of Surgical Oncology Assistant Professor and Co-Director of UAB Women in Surgery Kristy Broman, M.D., MPH, was recently named one of this year’s UAB Center for Clinical and Translational Science Deep South Mentored Career Development Program Scholars. In total, seven new scholars were selected.
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The publication provides a comprehensive guide for physicians across radiology, vascular, and cardiothoracic surgery.
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The UAB Department of Surgery is pleased to welcome Quince Gibson, M.D., MBA, as an assistant professor in the Division of Gastrointestinal Surgery.
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In this arteriolar niche, breast cancer stem cells and arteriolar endothelial cells cross-talk using a well-known signaling pathway. Targeting this pathway may offer therapeutic potential.
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Associate Vice Chair for Health Services Research Daniel Chu, M.D., FACS, FASCRS, was named Associate Editor for Colorectal Surgery for the Journal of Surgical Research.
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Assistant Professor Robert Cannon, M.D., FACS, was selected for the American Society of Transplant Surgeons (ASTS) Membership and Workforce Committee. Cannon will serve a three-year term.
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Assistant Professor, Section Chief and Fellowship Director for Endocrine Surgery Brenessa Lindeman, M.D., MEHP, FACS, has been named a councilor for the American Board of Surgery (ABS) and will serve a six-year term.
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The Association for Hospital Medical Education declared Friday, Aug. 20, 2021, as its inaugural GME Professionals Day to recognize staff leadership in residency and fellowship training programs, as well as GME administration. Meet a few of the leaders working in our programs at UAB.
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Four faculty members joined the Learning Communities program earlier this year as new mentors. In Part 2 of a Q&A with the new mentors, read what motivated Jessica Fazendin, M.D., and Desiree Morgan M.D., to join the program and why they feel the LCs are important to medical school.
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Associate Professor Rondi Gelbard, M.D., FACS, and Executive Administrator Christal Moore, MBA, MHA, FACHE, were selected for the UAB Healthcare Leadership Academy (HLA) Class of 2022.
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Division of Gastrointestinal Surgery Instructor Angela Carter, Ph.D., was awarded a pilot grant from the Center for Addiction and Pain Prevention and Intervention (CAPPI).
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UAB Hospital has again been named the best hospital in Alabama by U.S. News & World Report.
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SURE student MarKayla Bell presentsThree Surgery Undergraduate Research Experience (SURE) students, mentored by UAB Surgery faculty, recently won awards at the UAB Summer Expo in the live oral presentation category.
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The NIH has announced it will fund the research of Colin Martin, M.D., FACS, and Brian Sims, M.D., Ph.D. The two-year grant funds their project “The Therapeutic Potential of Pasteurized Human Donor Breast Milk Exosomes.
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Corresponding Author Danielle Sutzko, M.D., MS, and other department faculty and trainees recently published “Does Chair of Surgery Gender Influence Divisional or Residency Program Director Gender Diversity?” in the Journal of Surgical Research.
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Division of Trauma and Acute Care Surgery John Holcomb, M.D., FACS, published “Damage control laparotomy in trauma: a pilot randomized controlled trial,” in the Trauma and Acute Care Surgery Open journal.
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Jorge de la Torre, M.D., professor and director of the UAB Division of Plastic Surgery, will serve a one-year term as president of the Southeastern Society of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery.
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The UAB Pancreatobiliary Disease Center (PDC) has named two new leaders in the areas of medical oncology and pathology.
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A year ago, Delrico Gibson could not use his hands. Now he can make art again and thanked the therapists who helped him recover with works of abstract symmetric string art made especially for them.
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Completing a medical degree requires four years of graduate work, from classroom time–studying, homework, and tests– to clinical rotations– observing in the clinic, shadowing in the hospital, or suturing in an operating room.
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Several General Surgery Residents were selected for the honor of being mentors within the UAB School of Medicine (SOM) Housestaff Learning Community (LC).
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The department is pleased to welcome Assistant Professor Zain Hashmi, M.D., and Instructor, Fellow Sasha Still, M.D., to its faculty.
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Director of the Division of Trauma and Acute Care Surgery Jeffrey Kerby, M.D., Ph.D. and Chief of the Trauma Service Daniel Cox, M.D., sat down with WBHM to discuss hospital-based violence intervention programs (HVIPs) for gunshot survivors.
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Britney Corey M.D., MACM, FACS, the faculty winner of the 2021 Leonard Tow Humanism in Medicine Award, said working with our medical learners and her patients is an honor that makes her career a privilege.
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Kumar and Locke will be positioned to help guide the national discussion on transplantation policies.
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The Roy R. Kracke Clinical Services Building has housed new discoveries and groundbreaking findings for decades. As we prepare for the new Altec Styslinger Genomic Medicine and Data Sciences Building, we honor will the important work of researchers, educators, and physicians, now and in the past, who worked in this space, as well as Dr. Roy R. Kracke—to whom the building was dedicated.
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Patrick Jones, 74, is the first person in the Southeast and the fourth person in the United States to receive the NEXUS aortic arch stent graft, a minimally invasive solution for aortic arch repair.
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The number of patients seen at the UAB trauma center continues to rise, requiring increased investment in people and resources to provide treatment.
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The Journal of Pakistan Medical Association reported in 2016 that 69.6 percent of registered medical doctors were male.
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CABG is a commonly performed, lifesaving surgery for patients with heart attacks and severe disease of the heart’s blood vessels. Avoiding a surgery like CABG due to fears of COVID-19 has “drastic implications.”
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Vickers, who is a world-renowned surgeon, pancreatic cancer researcher and pioneer in health disparities research, will take the reins of the foremost surgical association in the United States for 2021.
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In October 2020, amid a global pandemic, the UAB Comprehensive Transplant Institute launched the Southeast’s first uterus transplant program — only the fourth of its kind in the United States.
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Jayme Locke, M.D., MPH, is director of the UAB Comprehensive Transplant Institute and Division of Transplantation. In all, Locke’s three R01 grants have totaled more than $10.5 million.
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The Endospan TRIOMPHE study will enroll patients at up to 30 centers in the United States to evaluate the safety and effectiveness of the NEXUS™ aortic arch stent graft system.
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Anorectal melanoma is often misdiagnosed and most often as hemorrhoids, adenocarcinoma polyps and rectal cancer.
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This digital solution will help doctors offer patients timely genetic testing for hereditary cancer, greater clinical support and counseling, coupled with shorter wait times and more counselors to expand into other clinical areas when needed.
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Responding to a challenge like none other, investigators made crucial discoveries, developed new treatments and went above and beyond to serve the campus community and beyond.
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George Yang, M.D., Ph.D., was nominated by his peers for his sense of integrity, dedication and leadership to the promotion of Asians in the academic surgery setting.
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This year, the university recognizes 50 years of service by Jeanne Hutchison, Ph.D., and Ferdinand Urthaler, M.D., and 45 years of service by Robert Kim M.D., and Joseph Lovetto. In addition, 294 employees with 20 or more years and 904 with five, 10 and 15 years will honored for their longevity.
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Diethelm was chair of the UAB Department of Surgery, and built the UAB transplant program.
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With misinformation about COVID-19 vaccines rife, turn to trusted medical professionals at UAB’s Department of Medicine for the straight dope.
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Cannon has performed more robotic colorectal resections than any other female surgeon in the country, and the second most amongst all academic surgeons.
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The challenge focuses on understanding the relationships between health conditions, health disparities and social determinants of health at the county level that may bring a higher burden of illness or mortality due to COVID-19.
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Meet four more hardworking staff who completed their degrees this month.
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The loss of rural hospitals has been felt most keenly in Southern regions of the United States, from Florida to Texas.
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UAB’s uterus transplant program is the first program in the Southeast and fourth in the United States.
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Most PPE goes on the provider, not the patient. A solution to this problem from UAB faculty earned them a commercialization grant from the U.S. Economic Development Administration.
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An interdisciplinary team of faculty and graduate students are using machine learning to identify geographic areas in which social determinants contribute to the COVID-19 burden as a way to improve the public health response.
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Kimberly Hendershot, M.D., assistant professor in the UAB Division of Acute Care Surgery, has been named an associate member in the new American College of Surgeons Academy of Master Surgeon Educators™.
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There is a narrow window of opportunity for successfully treating major cardiovascular events, and patients risk serious consequences if they wait for symptoms to get worse before seeking medical attention.
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Black people in the United States have the highest rates of colorectal cancer of any racial or ethnic group, according to the American Cancer Society.
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Drs. Vickers and Pisu will use a $3 million, five-year National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities grant to study barriers that may exist for GI cancer patients to access quality cancer surgery in Alabama and Mississippi.
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Low or limited health literacy is common among adults in the United States and may affect health outcomes in many ways, according to the government’s Healthy People 2020.
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Cooper Pierce was 13 years old when doctors diagnosed him with pulmonary hypertension. He had a heart and double-lung transplant at UAB Hospital. Now, he is a student at UAB and hopes his story can inspire others.
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A study identifying biomarkers for certain neuroendocrine cancers demonstrates a novel approach for identifying and detecting tumor drivers, giving this diagnostic-therapeutic coupled system a broad translational potential.
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UAB Hospital tops the list of best hospitals in Alabama again, according to US News & World Report.
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UAB's Trauma Burn intensive care unit is honored for their use of therapy dogs.
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Doctors at UAB are now able to safely transplant organs from hepatitis C-positive donors into uninfected recipients and then treat the patients with antiviral therapy.
