UAB Surgery welcomes Dr. Patrick Jackson and U.S. Supreme Court Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson
The UAB Department of Surgery was honored to host Patrick Jackson, M.D., and U.S. Supreme Court Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson, as the featured guests for this year’s annual George Yang, M.D., Endowed Lectureship in Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion.
Hardiman will serve as a standing member on the NIH Bioengineering, Technology, and Surgical Sciences Study Section
UAB Division of Gastrointestinal Surgery Associate Professor Karin Hardiman, M.D., Ph.D., was recently appointed to serve as a standing member on the National Institutes of Health’s Bioengineering, Technology, and Surgical Sciences (BTSS) Study Section.
Lindeman announced as member of Momentum Leaders in Medicine at UAB
UAB Division of Breast & Endocrine Surgery Associate Professor Brenessa Lindeman, M.D., MEHP, FACS, was recently selected as a participant in the 2023 cohort of the Momentum Leaders in Medicine at UAB.
UAB Surgery to host 2023 Family Day
Get ready for an afternoon of adventure and fun!Department of Surgery hosts International Society of Uterus Transplantation congress
Together with the Comprehensive Transplant Institute and UAB Medicine, the UAB Department of Surgery hosted the 4th International Congress of the International Society of Uterus Transplantation (ISUTx).
Division of Trauma and Acute Care Surgery matches with 2024 fellows
The UAB Division of Trauma and Acute Care Surgery has matched four new fellows into the Trauma and Surgical Critical Care Fellowship for 2024: Tyler Johnson, D.O., Taylor Norton, M.D., Alexis Scheuermann, M.D., and Sarah Weiner, M.D.
The UAB Department of Surgery welcomes Lima, Overstreet
The Department of Surgery is honored to welcome two new faculty members - Maria Helena Lima, M.D., and Demario Overstreet, Ph.D.
Chu to serve as UAB Division of Gastrointestinal Surgery Director
The UAB Department of Surgery is proud to announce that Daniel Chu, M.D., MSPH, FACS, FASCRS, will serve the Division of Gastrointestinal Surgery as division director, effective October 1, 2023.
A legacy of education and a life well-lived: Remembering Dr. Joaquin S. Aldrete
The UAB Department of Surgery mourns the loss of Division of Gastrointestinal Surgery Professor Emeritus Joaquin S. Aldrete, M.D., M.S.
Lindeman selected as participant in Association of Women Surgeons’ Shining Star Leadership Program
UAB Division of Breast & Endocrine Surgery Associate Professor Brenessa Lindeman, M.D., MEHP, FACS, has been accepted into the Association of Women Surgeons’ Shining Star Leadership Program.
UAB Department of Surgery summer events
The UAB Department of Surgery is making the most of the end of summer with several team-building exercises in the great outdoors.
Getting ready for endocrine surgery? Here’s what you need to know.
Have you been diagnosed with hyperparathyroidism or an endocrine-related condition that needs surgery? The UAB Section of Endocrine Surgery is honored to serve and treat patients of Alabama and beyond as one of the southeast’s premiere endocrine research and surgery centers.
UAB Section of Pediatric Cardiac Surgery and Division of Pediatric Cardiology ranked in top 20 children’s hospitals for cardiology and heart surgery by US News
The UAB Section of Pediatric Cardiac Surgery and Division of Pediatric Cardiology has been ranked in the top 20 children’s hospitals for pediatric cardiology and heart surgery by USA News & World Report.
Department of Surgery to host first Staff Town Hall
The UAB Department of Surgery is excited to announce its inaugural Staff Town Hall, which will take place on Tuesday, September 5, at 8:30 a.m. in the Margaret Cameron Spain Auditorium.
Finding Your Fit: UAB Surgery Dress Code Refresh
With the start of a new academic year and with many exciting visitors and events coming to UAB Surgery, it’s a great time to reacquaint ourselves with UAB dress code policy and put our best foot forward!
Read moreUAB Surgery faculty leads, participates in AAPI Faculty Association Leadership Course
Members of the UAB Department of Surgery including Fay Fletcher Kerner Endowed Chair Herbert Chen, M.D., FACS, Assistant Division Director of Gastrointestinal Surgery Daniel Chu, M.D., MSPH, FACS, FASCRS, and Division of Surgical Oncology Division Director Vikas Dudeja, M.D., FACS, presented and participated in the 2023 Asian American and Pacific Islander Faculty Association (AAPI) Leadership Course.
U.S. Air Force Surgeon General visits UAB to see successful military-civilian partnerships firsthand
Lt. Gen. Robert Miller, the United States Air and Space Force Surgeon General, visited UAB to learn about the unique and successful military-civilian partnerships here.
Cox appointed as an Associate Chief Medical Officer for UAB Hospital
Daniel Cox, M.D., associate professor in the UAB Department of Surgery’s Division of Trauma and Acute Care Surgery, was recently named as one of three new associate chief medical officers for UAB Hospital.
Full circle: Dale Davis, RN, BSN returns to the bedside where his UAB career started 29 years ago
Dale Davis, RN, BSN, is having a full circle moment. Last month, after 29 years at UAB, Davis retired. After one week of retirement, Davis is returning to work where his UAB career first started - in the UAB Emergency Department as a nurse.
Wong and Sanchez-Luna discuss the POEM program on UAB MedCast
UAB Division of Gastrointestinal Surgery Assistant Professor Kristen Wong, M.D., and Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology Assistant Professor Sergio Sanchez-Luna, M.D., recently joined UAB MedCast to discuss achalasia and highlight the peroral endoscopic myotomy (POEM) program at UAB.