AAES Visiting Professorship
Lecturers:
- 2022 Feibi Zheng, M.D., FACS
Arnold G. Diethelm Lecture in Surgical Science
Dr. Arnold G. Diethelm is Professor Emeritus of Surgery and was Professor and Chair of the Department of Surgery from 1982-1999.
Lecturers:
- 2022 Elizabeth Pomfret, M.D, Ph.D.
- 2019 Mark H. Deierhoi, M.D.
- 2018 Nancy Ascher, M.D.
- 2017 Christian P. Larsen, M.D., D.Phil.
- 2016 Elmi Muller, M.D.
- 2015 A. Joseph Tector, M.D., Ph.D.
- 2011 Eugene H. Blackstone, M.D.
- 2009 Emeritus Professor Russell W. Strong
- 2008 Carl G. Groth, M.D., Ph.D.
- 2006 Jean-Michel Dubernard, M.D., Ph.D.
- 2005 Hans Sollinger, M.D., Ph.D.
- 2004 Ronald W. Busuttil, M.D., Ph.D.
- 2003 John S. Najarian, M.D.
- 2002 Sir Peter J. Morris, Ph.D., FRS, PRCS
- 2001 Thomas E. Starzl, M.D., Ph.D.
- 2000 Joseph E. Murray, M.D.
Champ Lyons Lectureship in General Surgery
Dr. Champ Lyons was Professor and Chair of the Department of Surgery from 1950-1965. This event is part of the Department of Surgery’s annual Champ Lyons Lecture Series and is supported by the Champ Lyons Lectureship Fund.
Lecturers:
- 2023 William Chapman, M.D.
- 2022 Steven Stain, M.D.
- 2021 Jo Buyske, M.D.
- 2020 Herbert Zeh, M.D.
- 2019 Barbara L. Bass, M.D.
- 2018 Julie Freischlag, M.D.
- 2017 Patricia L. Turner, M.D.
- 2016 Ronald J. Weigel, M.D., Ph.D.
- 2010 L. D. Britt, M.D., MPH
- 2009 E. Moreno Gonzalez, M.D.
- 2007 Stephen F. Lowry, M.D.
- 2006 Russell G. Postier, M.D.
- 2005 Hiram C. Polk, Jr., M.D.
- 2004 George F. Sheldon, M.D.
- 2003 Martin L. Dalton, M.D.
- 2002 Claude H. Organ, Jr., M.D.
- 2000 Andrew L. Warshaw, M.D.
- 1997 David B. Skinner, M.D.
- 1996 James C. Thompson, M.D.
- 1995 Ward O. Griffen, Jr., M.D.
- 1994 David C. Sabiston, Jr., M.D.
- 1993 C. Rollins Hanlon, M.D.
- 1992 Robert Zeppa, M.D.
- 1992 Joseph E. Murray, M.D.
- 1990 Michael E. DeBakey, M.D.
- 1989 Professor Peter J. Morris
- 1988 E. Stanley Crawford, M.D.
Champ Lyons Lectureship in Surgical Ethics
Dr. Champ Lyons was Professor and Chair of the Department of Surgery from 1950-1965. This event is part of the Department of Surgery’s annual Champ Lyons Lecture Series and is supported by the Champ Lyons Lectureship Fund.
Lecturers:
- 2022 Amir Ghaferi, M.D., MSc, MBA, FACS, FASMBS
- 2021 Margaret "Gretchen" Schwarze, M.D., MPP, FACS
Champ Lyons Medical History Lectureship
Dr. Champ Lyons was Professor and Chair of the Department of Surgery from 1950-1965. This event is part of the Department of Surgery’s annual Champ Lyons Lecture Series and is supported by the Champ Lyons Lectureship Fund.
Lecturers:
- 2022 Gerard Doherty, M.D.
- 2021 Tracy S. Wang, M.D., MPH, FACS, FSSO, DABS
- 2020 Mary Killackey, M.D.
- 2019 Joseph Woo, M.D.
- 2018 Sandra L. Wong M.D., M.S.
- 2017 Bryan. M. Clary, M.D., MBA
- 2016 John L. Cameron, M.D.
- 2010 Charles M. Balch, M.D.
- 2008 Ronald C. Jones, M.D.
- 2007 Ira M. Rutkow, M.D., MPH., Dr.P.H.
- 2006 Edward E. Cornwell, III, M.D.
- 2005 Courtney M. Townsend, M.D.
- 2004 Joaquin S. Aldrete, M.D.
- 2003 Haile T. Debas, M.D.
- 2002 J. Patrick O’Leary, M.D.
- 2001 Seymour I. Schwartz, M.D.
Dr. Charles W. Breaux, Sr. and Ann K. Breaux Endowed Support Fund in Cardiothoracic Surgery
The Dr. Charles W. Breaux, Sr. and Ann K. Breaux Endowed Support Fund in Cardiothoracic Surgery allows the Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery to pursue its mission to improve its patients’ quality of life through compassionate clinical care, careful scientific investigation of clinical outcomes, the discovery of novel therapies and the investigation of the basic mechanisms of the diseases that make cardiothoracic surgical interventions necessary.
Lecturers:
- 2023 Richard Battafarano, M.D., Ph.D.
- 2022 Valerie Rusch, M.D., FACS, FRCSI (Hon)
- 2019 Thomas Anthony D'Amico, M.D.
- 2018 Mark S. Allen, M.D.
Francis A. Marzoni Lectureship in Plastic Surgery
Dr. Marzoni was Professor Emeritus of Plastic Surgery and Division Director of Plastic Surgery from 1974-1984.
Lecturers:
- 2022 Antonio Espinosa de los Monteros, M.D.
- 2021 Howard N. Langstein, M.D.
- 2019 William Hoffman, M.D.
- 2018 Michael Longaker, M.D.
- 2017 Bruce S. Bauer, M.D., FAAP
- 2016 Bernard T. Lee, M.D, MBA, MPH
- 2015 Luis O. Vasconez, M.D.
- 2014 Eduardo D. Rodriguez, M.D., DDS
- 2013 Edward A. Luce, M.D.
- 2011 Renato Saltz, M.D.
- 2010 Henry Carlos Vasconez, M.D.
- 2009 Wilfredo Calderon, M.D.
- 2008 Yuhei Yamamoto, M.D., Ph.D.
- 2007 Louis C. Argenta, M.D.
- 2006 Bruce F. Connell, M.D.
- 2005 Gustavo Colon, M.D.
- 2004 T. Roderick Hester, Jr., M.D.
- 2003 Elizabeth Hall-Findlay, M.D.
- 2002 Paul N. Manson, M.D.
- 2000 R. Bruce Shack, M.D.
- 1999 Berish Strauch, M.D.
- 1998 David G. Dibbell, Sr., M.D.
- 1997 John B. McCraw, M.D.
- 1996 Henry W. Neale, M.D.
- 1995Allen L. Van Beek, M.D.
- 1994 John J. Coleman, III, M.D.
- 1993 John Bostwick, III, M.D.
- 1992William Futrell, M.D.
- 1991 Harry J. Buncke, Jr., M.D.
- 1990 Charles E. Horton, Sr., M.D.
- 1989 Robert A. Chase, M.D.
- 1988 Carl R. Hartrampf, Jr., M.D.
- 1987 Kenneth E. Salyer, M.D.
- 1986 Maurice J. Jurkiewcz, M.D.
Frank G. Moody Lectureship
Dr. Moody served as UAB’s first Division Director of Gastrointestinal Surgery from 1966-1971.
Lecturers:
- 2016 Layton F. Rikkers, M.D.
George Yang Visiting Professor in Diversity Equity and Inclusion
This annual Department of Surgery lecture invites one speaker each year to present a talk related to diversity at Surgery Grand Rounds. This event is part of the Department of Surgery’s annual Champ Lyons Lecture Series and is supported by the Champ Lyons Lectureship Fund.
Lecturers:
- 2022 Michael Longaker, M.D., MBA, FACS
- 2021 Carla Pugh, M.D., PhD
- 2020 Fiemu Nwariaku, M.D.
- 2020 Special DEI Grand Rounds with Former Senator Doug Jones
- 2019 Renea Ryan, Ph.D.
- 2018 George P. Yang, M.D., Ph.D.
James K. Kirklin Endowed Visiting Professorship in Cardiothoracic Surgical Sciences
The James K. Kirklin Endowed Visiting Professorship in Cardiothoracic Surgical Sciences honors UAB Professor of Surgery and former Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery Director James K. Kirklin, M.D., and gives cardiothoracic surgeons and scientists from all over the country the opportunity to share their unique expertise with the department's faculty and trainees as visiting professors.
Lecturers:
- 2022 Thoralf Sundt, M.D.
- 2021 Vaughn A. Starnes, M.D.
- 2019 Joseph Edward Bavaria, M.D.
- 2018 Hartzell V. Schaff, M.D.
- 2017 Erle H. Austin, III, M.D.
- 2016 Carl Lewis Backer, M.D.
- 2015 Christo I. Tchervenkov, M.D.
- 2014 O.H. Frazier, M.D.
- 2013 Francis D. Pagani, M.D., Ph.D.
Joaquin S. Aldrete Lecture in Gastrointestinal Surgery
Dr. Aldrete is Professor Emeritus of Gastrointestinal Surgery and was Professor and Vice Chairman of the Department of Surgery from 1986-1999.
Lecturers:
- 2022 Benjamin Poulose, M.D.
- 2021 Najjia N. Mahmoud, M.D.
- 2020 John G. Hunter, M.D.
- 2018 Jennifer Tseng, M.D.
- 2017 Michael J. Stamos, M.D., FASCRS
- 2016 Nathaniel J. Soper, M.D.
- 2015 Robin McLeod, M.D.
- 2014 David B. Adams, M.D.
- 2013 Miguel Angel Mercado, M.D.
- 2012 Charles J. Yeo, M.D.
- 2011 H. Randolph Bailey, M.D.
- 2010 Selwyn M. Vickers, M.D.
- 2009 Michael G. Sarr, M.D.
- 2008 Layton F. Rikkers, M.D.
- 2007 Josef E. Fischer, M.D.
- 2006 Heidi Nelson, M.D.
- 2005 Mark A. Talamini, M.D.
- 2004 John L. Cameron, M.D.
- 2003 Frank G. Moody, M.D.
- 2002 Hector Orozco, M.D.
Joint Visiting Professors for Surgery & Urology
Lecturers:
- 2022 Clifford Y. Ko, M.D., M.S., MSHS, FACS, FASCRS
Kirby I. Bland Visiting Lectureship
The Kirby I. Bland, M.D., Visiting Lectureship was established to honor the distinguished career of Dr. Bland, who served as chair of the UAB Department of Surgery for nearly 16 years. During his illustrious career, Dr. Bland was a mentor to countless medical students and residents, set the bar for patient care and pioneered surgical research.
Lecturers:
- 2023 E. Christopher Ellison, M.D., FACS, MAMSE
- 2022 Melina Kibbe, M.D.
- 2021 Carmen C. Solórzano, M.D., FACS
- 2020 Richard D. Schulick, M.D., MBA
- 2019 Mary Hawn, M.D., MPH
- 2018 L.D. Britt, M.D.
- 2017 Keith D. Lillemoe, M.D.
- 2016 Caprice C. Greenberg, M.D., MPH
Luther A. Longino Lectureship in Pediatric Surgery
Dr. Longino was Professor Emeritus of Pediatric Surgery and Director of the Division of Pediatric Surgery from 1968-1984.
Lecturers:
- 2022 Mary Fallat, M.D.
- 2021 Eugene S. Kim, M.D., FACS, FAAP
- 2019 Harold N. Lovvorn, III, M.D.
- 2018 Gail E. Besner, M.D.
- 2017 Kasper S. Wang, M.D., FAAP
- 2016 Kevin P. Lally, M.D., M.S.
- 2015 Daniel von Allmen, M.D.
- 2014 Richard G. Azizkhan, M.D.
- 2013 Anthony D. Sandler, M.D.
- 2012 Alberto Peña, M.D.
- 2011 Frederick C. Ryckman, M.D.
- 2010 Steven S. Rothenberg, M.D.
- 2009 Christopher K. Breuer, M.D.
- 2007 Tom Jaksic, M.D., Ph.D.
- 2006 Jose Boix-Ochoa, M.D.
- 2003 Lewis Spitz, Ph.D., FRCS
- 2002 Moritz M. Ziegler, M.D.
- 2001 Charles J. H. Stolar, M.D.
- 2000 Arnold G. Coran, M.D.
- 1998 Jay L. Grosfeld, M.D.
- 1996 J. Alex Haller, Jr., M.D.
- 1995 Adrian M. Bianchi, M.D.
- 1994 Robert H. Bartlett, M.D.
- 1993 Dale G. Johnson, M.D.
- 1992 Marc I. Rowe, M.D.
- 1991 Arvin R. Philippart, M.D.
- 1990 James A. O’Neill, Jr., M.D.
- 1989 Robert J. Izant, Jr., M.D.
- 1988 Robert M. Filler, M.D.
- 1987 Morton M. Woolley, M.D.
- 1986W. Hardy Hendren, M.D.
- 1985 Judson G. Randolph, M.D.
Martin J. Heslin Endowed Lectureship
Established in 2020 by a generous $75K donation from the Robert E. Reed Gastrointestinal Oncology Research Foundation, the Martin J. Heslin Endowed Lectureship honors the work and career of current UAB Department of Surgery Vice Chair and UAB Hospital Chief of Medical Staff Martin J. Heslin, M.D.
Lecturers:
- 2022 Ron DeMatteo, M.D., FACS
- 2021 Yuman Fong, M.D.
- 2020 Marshall Urist, M.D.
Michigan Faculty Exchange
Lecturers:
- 2022 Christina Angeles, M.D., FACS, FSSO
- 2021 Amy Suwanabol, M.D.
Resident Research Day
The Department of Surgery's annual Resident Research Day was established in 1999 by Dr. Selwyn M. Vickers, then-chief of Gastrointestinal Surgery. This event is part of the Department of Surgery’s annual Champ Lyons Lecture Series and is supported by the Champ Lyons Lectureship Fund.
Lecturers:
- 2021 Zara Cooper, M.D., M.Sc.
- 2019 Kelly M. McMasters, M.D., Ph.D.
- 2018 Nita Ahuja, M.D., MBA
- 2017 Timothy M. Pawlik, M.D., MPH, Ph.D.
- 2016 John A. Olson, Jr, M.D., Ph.D.
- 2015 Justin B. Dimick, M.D., MPH
- 2014 Brad W. Warner, M.D.
- 2013 Ali Tavakkoli, M.D.
- 2012 Herbert Chen, M.D.
- 2011 Craig P. Fischer, M.D., MPH
- 2010 George A. Sarosi, M.D.
- 2009 Douglas B. Evans, M.D.
- 2008 Jeffrey B. Matthews, M.D.
- 2007 Diane M. Simeone, M.D.
- 2006 Timothy R. Billiar, M.D.
- 2005 Michael W. Mulholland, M.D., Ph.D.
- 2004 Keith D. Lillemoe, M.D.
- 2003 B. Mark Evers, M.D.
- 2002 F. Charles Brunicardi, M.D.
- 2001 R. Daniel Beauchamp, M.D.
- 2000 William G. Cioffi, M.D.
Selwyn M. Vickers, M.D., SBAS Visiting Lectureship
Selwyn M. Vickers, M.D., FACS, has been Senior Vice President of Medicine and Dean of the University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB) Heersink School of Medicine since October 2013. As dean, Dr. Vickers leads the UAB Heersink School of Medicine’s main campus in Birmingham as well as the school’s regional campuses in Montgomery, Huntsville, and Tuscaloosa. The Society of Black Academic Surgeons, founded in 1989, seeks to improve health, advance science, and foster careers of African American and other underrepresented minority surgeons. This annual lectureship began in 2019.
Lecturers:
- 2021 Cherisse D. Berry, M.D.
- 2019 Fabian Johnston, M.D., M.H.S.
The Morton Family Endowed Lectureship in Vascular Sciences
This lectureship was established in 2009 by the Morton family to honor the loving memory of their parents, B.E. Sunshine and Dorothy P. Morton, as well as to show appreciation for the quality care provided by the faculty and residents of the UAB Section of Vascular Surgery.
Lecturers:
- 2022 Michael Daising, M.D., BA
- 2021 Benjamin W. Starnes, M.D., FACS
- 2019 Ronald L. Dalman, M.D.
- 2018 Gilbert Upchurch, M.D.
- 2017 Jack L. Cronenwett, M.D.
- 2016 Jon S. Matsumura, M.D.
- 2015 Samuel R. Money, M.D.
- 2014 Bruce L. Gewertz, M.D.
- 2013 Mark A. Farber, M.D.
- 2012 Michel S. Makaroun, M.D.
- 2011 Richard P. Cambria, M.D.
- 2010 No Lecture
- 2009 Julie A. Freischlag, M.D.
Trauma and Burn Lectureship
Lecturers:
- 2022 Paula Ferrada, M.D., FACS, FCCM, MAMSE
- 2021 Patrick M. Reilly, M.D.
- 2020 Deborah Stein, M.D., MPH, FCCM
- 2019 Ronald M. Stewart, M.D.
- 2018 Hasan B. Alam, M.D., MBBS
- 2017 Eileen Bulger, M.D.
- 2016 M. Margaret Knudson, M.D.
- 2015 Stephen L. Barnes, M.D.
- 2012 Grace S. Rozycki, M.D., MBA
- 2011 Joseph P. Minei, M.D., FCCM
- 2009 Michael C. Chang, M.D.
- 2008 Rao R. Ivatury, M.D.
- 2007 Jay A. Johannigman, M.D., FCCM
- 2006 J. Wayne Meredith, M.D.
- 2005 David B. Hoyt, M.D.
- 2004 Frederick A. Moore, M.D.
- 2003 Palmer Q. Bessey, M.D.
- 2002 Timothy C. Fabian, M.D.
- 2001 J. David Richardson, M.D.
- 2000 David V. Feliciano, M.D.
- 1999 Donald D. Trunkey, M.D.
- 1997 Charles E. Lucas, M.D.
- 1996 David N. Herndon, M.D.
- 1995 C. James Carrico, M.D.
- 1994 Douglas W. Wilmore, M.D.
- 1993 Basil A. Pruitt, Jr., M.D.
UAB Chief Talks
Lecturers:
2023
- Ahmer Irfan, MBChB, MRCS and Kathryn Hudak, M.D.
2022
- Mohammad Rajaei, M.D., and Alex Abdullayev, M.D.
- Rindi Uhlich, M.D., MSPH, and Omidreza Tabatabaie, M.D.
- Juan Munoz, M.D., and Anna Mydlowska, M.D.
- Jozef Pavnica, M.D., and Ammar Asban, M.B.B.S.
2021
- Alisha Jiwani, M.D.
- Brett Melnikoff, M.D., and Kavina Juneja, M.D.
- Margaux Mustian, M.D., and Juliet Okoroh, M.D., MPH
- Greg Martens, M.D., Ph.D., and Vanessa Miller, M.D.
- Quince Gibson, M.D., and Laura Stafman, M.D, Ph.D.
2020
- Tyler Wahl, M.D., & Morgan Hull, M.D.
- Adam Witcher, M.D., & David Grubb, M.D.
2019
- Micah Pherson, M.D., and Meggie Romine, M.D.
- Allison Brown, M.D., and Robert H. Hollis, M.D.
- Laura Heidelberg, M.D., and Matthew Romine, M.D.
2018
- Drew Gunnells, M.D., and Alicia Waters, M.D.
- Patrick Yu, M.D., and Omeed Moaven, M.D.
- Caroline Jones, M.D., and Carla Holcomb, M.D.
2017
- Andrew Papoy, M.D., and Charles Keith, M.D.
UAB Surgery-Otolaryngology Visiting Lecture
Through a partnership between the UAB Department of Surgery and Department of Otolaryngology, this annual lecture supports one visiting speaker each year to present at UAB at Surgery Grand Rounds and the Department of Otolaryngology's grand rounds. This event is part of the Department of Surgery’s annual Champ Lyons Lecture Series and is supported by the Champ Lyons Lectureship Fund.
Lecturers:
- 2021 Sally E. Carty, M.D.
- 2020 Catherine Sinclair, M.D.
- 2019 Julie Ann Sosa, M.D., M.A.
- 2018 Ralph Tufano, M.D., MBA
- 2017 Douglas L. Fraker, M.D.
UAB-UTSW Visiting Lecture in Surgery
A collaborative effort from the UAB Department of Surgery and the University of Texas Southwestern Department of Surgery, this annual lecture supports one visiting professor each year to speak at UTSW and UAB. This event is part of the Department of Surgery’s annual Champ Lyons Lecture Series and is supported by the Champ Lyons Lectureship Fund.
Lecturers:
- 2019 Janice Pasieka, M.D.
- 2018 O. James Garden, M.D.
- 2017 Kevin C. P. Conlon, M.D.
UC Davis-UAB Faculty Exchange
- 2023 Misty D. Humphries, M.D., MAS, RPVI, FACS
- 2022 Lisa Brown, M.D., MAS
- 2021 Michael J. Campbell, M.D.
William A. Maddox Lectureship
Dr. Maddox was Clinical Professor of Surgery from 1969-1993.
Lecturers:
- 2021 Tari A. King, M.D., FACS
- 2020 Laura Esserman, M.D., MBA
- 2019 Peter Allen, M.D.
- 2018 Douglas S. Tyler, M.D.
- 2017 Shelley Hwang, M.D. , MPH
- 2016 Nipun B. Merchant, M.D.
- 2015 Merrick I. Ross, M.D.
- 2014 Wayne A.I. Frederick, M.D., MBA
- 2013 David L. Bartlett, M.D.
- 2011 2011 John P. Hoffman, M.D.
- 2010 James R. Howe, V, M.D.
- 2009 Mitchell C. Posner, M.D.
- 2008 Nicholas J. Petrelli, M.D.
- 2007 David L. Bartlett, M.D.
- 2006 Daniel G. Coit, M.D.
- 2005 Timothy J. Eberlein, M.D.
- 2004 Donald L. Morton, M.D.
- 2003 William C. Wood, M.D.
- 2002 David P. Winchester, M.D.
- 2001 Raphael E. Pollock, M.D., Ph.D.
- 2000 Edward M. Copeland, III, M.D.
- 1999 Jon A. van Heerden, M.D.
- 1998 Murray F. Brennan, M.D.
- 1997 Kirby I. Bland, M.D.
- 1995 John L. Cameron, M.D.
- 1994 Charles M. Balch, M.D.
Women in Surgery Lectureship
The UAB Department of Surgery established the UAB Women in Surgery Program in 2016 to provide camaraderie and community for women surgeons and to encourage women medical students to choose surgical specialties. This event, which is held each spring, is part of the Department of Surgery’s annual Champ Lyons Lecture Series and is supported by the Champ Lyons Lectureship Fund.
Lecturers:
- 2022 Heena Santry, M.D., M.S., FACS
- 2021 Dana Telem, M.D.
- 2019 Diana L. Farmer, M.D.
- 2018 Sharon M. Weber, M.D.
- 2017 Taylor S. Riall, M.D., Ph.D.
- 2016 Jen Jen Yeh, M.D.