Acute Care Surgery News - Surgery

Parmar, Cochrun, and Jansen publish study in Surgical Endoscopy

UAB Division of GI Surgery Associate Professor Dr. Abhishek Parmar, General Surgery Resident Dr. Steven Cochrun, and Division of Trauma and Acute Care Surgery Professor Dr. Jan Jansen’s study on “Surgeon perspectives on the STITCH trial: A mixed methods study” was recently published in the journal of Surgical Endoscopy.

Services launched for violence intervention program at UAB Hospital

Services have launched for a violence intervention pilot program to support survivors of gun violence who are cared for by the trauma service at UAB Hospital.

Group from UAB's Center for Injury Science attends first investigator meeting for TROOP trial in Houston

Last week, a group from UAB’s Center for Injury Science (CIS) met with colleagues in Houston for the first investigator meeting for a large-scale upcoming trauma clinical trial.

UAB Department of Surgery welcomes four new faculty

The UAB Department of Surgery is honored to welcome four new faculty members who have joined the department: Srikanth Iyer, Ph.D., William H. Cook, M.D., FACS, Angela Carter, Ph.D., and Russell G. Day, M.D., FACEP.

In the News: UAB Trauma Team Leads Stop The Bleed Training for Local Moms Group

Medical professionals from UAB, including Division of Trauma and Acute Care Surgery Injury Prevention Coordinator Libby Kellen, RN, BSN, demonstrated ways community members can stop a bleeding wound and help save lives.

Medical student launches effort to ensure all hospital patients leave in fresh clothing

Trauma patients rushed to a hospital often find that the clothes they were wearing do not survive their medical emergency. A UAB medical student is working to provide discharge with dignity.

Three UAB experts weigh in on fall prevention for National Injury Prevention Day

Today is National Injury Prevention Day. Although this awareness day was created by the Injury Free Coalition for Kids to focus on injuries in that population, this year, UAB’s Division of Trauma and Acute Care Surgery is focusing on fall safety in older adults.

Division of Trauma and Acute Care Surgery receives grant for gun locks

The UAB Division of Trauma and Acute Care Surgery has been awarded a $15,000 grant from the American College of Surgeons (ACS) Alabama Committee on Trauma (COT) for the purchase of 1,000 gun locks to distribute across Alabama in the goal of injury and death prevention.

Cox appointed as Senior Medical Advisor to the AFSOC Command Surgeon

University of Alabama at Birmingham Division of Trauma and Acute Care Surgery Associate Professor and Trauma Medical Director Daniel Cox, M.D., has received a new appointment in the Air Force.

UAB’s Trauma Survivor Network receives grant to further programming

The University of Alabama at Birmingham’s Division of Trauma and Acute Care Surgery has been awarded a $1,000 grant from the American Trauma Society for the Trauma Survivors Network (TSN) at UAB.

Department of Surgery welcomes Bateni, Hurst, and Walker

The UAB Department of Surgery is proud to welcome three new faculty members who have joined the department this October: Sarah B. Bateni, M.D., MSW, MAS, Stuart D. Hurst, M.D., and Joseph S. Walker, M.D., FACS.

Women in Medicine: Meet eight women from UAB's trauma, burn, and wound care services

The UAB Division of Trauma and Acute Care Surgery celebrates Women in Medicine month by highlighting women in UAB's trauma, burn, and wound care services.

UAB Surgery faculty receive promotions, tenure

UAB Department of Surgery is pleased to announce the promotion of eleven faculty members, effective October 1.

Division of Trauma and Acute Care Surgery matches with 2023 fellows

The UAB Division of Trauma and Acute Care Surgery has matched four new fellows into the Trauma and Surgical Critical Care Fellowship for 2023: Preston Hewgley, M.D., Cassandra Krause, M.D., John Kuk, M.D., and Michelle Mangold, D.O.

How to conduct trauma research with patients who cannot say yes

Social media has been a useful tool to inform a community about research studies that are exempt from informed consent protocols.

UAB/CSL Behring study to investigate blood-clotting agent as treatment for injured patients who are bleeding

The study seeks to determine whether prothrombin complex concentrate, a blood-clotting agent, could help save the lives of patients at risk for severe bleeding after injury.

Cox receives Brewer-Heslin Award for Professionalism in Medicine

University of Alabama at Birmingham Division of Trauma and Acute Care Surgery Associate Professor and Trauma Medical Director Daniel Cox, M.D., has been awarded the Brewer-Heslin Endowed Award for Professionalism in Medicine.

UAB Center for Injury Science to support the management of the second-largest trauma trial ever, the TAP trial

The Center for Injury Science (CIS) at UAB has partnered with CSL Behring to support the management of one of the largest ever trauma clinical trials.

UAB respiratory therapist and SOST member selected as an Outstanding Airman of the Year

Brandon Blake, a respiratory therapist with UAB’s trauma team and master sergeant in the United States Air Force, has been named as one of the Air Force’s Outstanding Airmen of the Year for 2022.

Beckwith and Northern departing UAB for the next chapters in their careers

Aaron Beckwith, M.D., and David Northern, M.D., FACS, two clinical assistant professors from the UAB Division of Trauma and Acute Care Surgery, are leaving UAB and moving on to the next chapters in their careers.

UAB Hospital re-verified as a Level I Trauma Center

UAB Hospital re-verified as a Level I Trauma Center, marking 23 years of holding that designation.

Richter Publishes in JCI Insight

UAB Division of Trauma and Acute Surgery Assistant Professor Jillian Richter, Ph.D., alongside her colleagues including Department of Pediatrics Assistant Professor Robert Richter, M.D., published “Glycocalyx heparan sulfate cleavage promotes endothelial cell angiopoietin-2 expression by impairing shear stress-related AMPK/FoxO1 signaling” in The Journal of Clinical Investigation.

Trauma & Acute Care Surgery News

Parmar, Cochrun, and Jansen publish study in Surgical Endoscopy

Services launched for violence intervention program at UAB Hospital

Group from UAB's Center for Injury Science attends first investigator meeting for TROOP trial in Houston

UAB Department of Surgery welcomes four new faculty

In the News: UAB Trauma Team Leads Stop The Bleed Training for Local Moms Group

Medical student launches effort to ensure all hospital patients leave in fresh clothing

Three UAB experts weigh in on fall prevention for National Injury Prevention Day

Division of Trauma and Acute Care Surgery receives grant for gun locks

Cox appointed as Senior Medical Advisor to the AFSOC Command Surgeon

UAB’s Trauma Survivor Network receives grant to further programming

Department of Surgery welcomes Bateni, Hurst, and Walker

Women in Medicine: Meet eight women from UAB's trauma, burn, and wound care services

UAB Surgery faculty receive promotions, tenure

Division of Trauma and Acute Care Surgery matches with 2023 fellows

How to conduct trauma research with patients who cannot say yes

UAB/CSL Behring study to investigate blood-clotting agent as treatment for injured patients who are bleeding

Cox receives Brewer-Heslin Award for Professionalism in Medicine

UAB Center for Injury Science to support the management of the second-largest trauma trial ever, the TAP trial

UAB respiratory therapist and SOST member selected as an Outstanding Airman of the Year

Beckwith and Northern departing UAB for the next chapters in their careers

UAB Hospital re-verified as a Level I Trauma Center

Richter Publishes in JCI Insight

Hello, Goodbye 2022: Fellowships

Division of Trauma and Acute Care Surgery works with state of Alabama, city of Birmingham, for trauma awareness

Kitchen fires are focus of Burn Awareness Week

UAB Trauma Center meets record surge in volume with high quality of care

Heroic efforts of UAB emergency department nurses recognized by Alabama State Nurses Association

Kerby takes leadership role with national trauma prevention group

UAB to study hand-held device that monitors traumatic brain injury

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