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Four faculty awarded for outstanding patient care
The UAB Medicine Office of Patient Experience and Engagement has awarded four Department of Urology faculty for their outstanding patient care. These recipients have been highly rated by UAB Medicine patients as exceptional communicators. -
23 honored with endowed chair or professorship in the School of Medicine
The School of Medicine holds a remarkable 193 endowed chairs and 103 endowed professorship positions. These honors contribute to recruitment and retention of premier teachers, clinicians, and researchers. This year, 23 faculty members received endowments. -
Mitchell receives Young Investigator Award
Tanecia Mitchell, Ph.D., an assistant professor with the University of Alabama at Birmingham Department of Urology, received a Young Investigator Award. -
Problem to product: Protecting surgeons and their scopes
ScopeAssist, invented by a physician and an engineer, is designed to help surgeons deal with the rigors associated with endoscopic surgeries. -
COOKS investigators awarded second P20 grant
Dr. Dean Assimos, chair of the Department of Urology and director of the Center for Research on Obesity and Oxalate Kidney Stones (COOKS), has been awarded a second P20 grant to continue research on “The Influence of Obesity on Oxalate Metabolism and Handling in Calcium Oxalate Stone Formers.” -
Wood receives grant to develop ScopeAssist prototype
Earlier this year, the Harbert Institute solicited applications from faculty, staff and student innovators across campus for funding awards from $10,000 to $50,000. The application process required researchers to submit a proposed product-development or business plan. -
Assimos receives American Urological Association Distinguished Service Award
Department Chair and Professor Dean Assimos, M.D., was honored by the American Urological Association (AUA). He received the Distinguished Service Award for voluminous, substantive contributions to the educational resources of the AUA. -
Rais-Bahrami outlines role of pathologists for MRI-targeted prostate biopsy
Associate Professor Soroush Rais-Bahrami, M.D., co-authored an article, "MRI-targeted prostate biopsy: key considerations for pathologists," outlining the role of the pathologist for MRI‐targeted prostate biopsy with a focus on specimen processing, reporting of pathological findings and quality assurance in establishing a successful MRI‐targeted biopsy program. -
Kidney Stones Laboratory shows dietary oxalate induces urinary nanocrystals
Associate Professor John Knight, Ph.D., Professor Ross Holmes, Ph.D., and Assistant Professor Tanecia Mitchell, Ph.D., co-authored "Dietary Oxalate Induces Urinary Nanocrystals in Humans." -
Joseph elected to American Association of Genitourinary Surgeons
Professor and Chief of Pediatric Urology David Joseph, M.D., has been elected to active membership in the American Association of Genitourinary Surgeons (AAGUS). -
Lloyd appointed as inaugural Charles Anderson Family Endowed Chair
A number of years ago, Charles Anderson began receiving care from Keith Lloyd, M.D., a professor in the Department of Urology. “I found him to be one of the most outstanding doctors,” Anderson says. -
Department welcomes three new faculty members
The Department of Urology welcomes three new faculty members.
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Wood, Ferguson become board-certified urologists
UAB Department of Urology Assistant Professors Kyle Wood, M.D. and Jed Ferguson, M.D., Ph.D. have been declared board-certified and admitted as a diplomate of the American Board of Urology. -
Incoming, outgoing residents 2020
The Department of Urology is excited to welcome three new PGY-1 residents and one new endourology fellow while saying goodbye to three graduating chiefs. -
Department of Urology faculty and staff to receive UAB Service Awards
In 2019, UAB had more than 1,100 employees eligible for service award recognition. Three of those recipients include faculty and staff from the Department of Urology. -
Department of Urology researchers receive Urology Care Foundation Research Scholar Awards
The American Urological Association (AUA) and the Urology Care Foundation have recognized 21 researchers as recipients of the 2020 Urology Care Foundation Research Scholar Awards. Two of those recipients are Anirban Kundu, Ph.D., postdoctoral researcher, and Joseph Crivelli, M.D., endourology fellow.
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UAB basketball player beats cancer
A harrowing diagnosis shook Luis Hurtado to his core, but the Blazer hoops player and Collat School of Business student beat the disease with the help of his UAB family. -
UAB Urology to present at SESAUA 2020
Faculty, residents, and School of Medicine medical students will represent the Department of Urology in podium and poster sessions at the Southeastern Section of the American Urological Association 84th Annual Meeting.
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Three medical students match with urology residency program
The Department of Urology received 228 residency applications, held 21 interviews, and matched with three new residents. The department is excited to welcome a new group of PGY-1 residents to the team. -
UAB urologist retires after 40 years: 'I've been blessed with a long, wonderful career'
Joseph Davis, M.D., is retiring after practicing for 40 years. He joined the Department of Urology at the University of Alabama at Birmingham School of Medicine in January 2012, after having been in private practice in Montgomery for the previous 27 years.