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David Joseph, M.D., professor in the Department of Urology, has been recognized by the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education (ACGME) for volunteering his expertise to the Review Committee.

KidneyCure, the American Society of Nephrology Foundation, awarded Tanecia Mitchell, Ph.D., assistant professor in the Department of Urology, the 2021 Oxalosis & Hyperoxaluria Foundation-KidneyCure Research Scholar Grant.

Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the annual Research on Calculus Kinetics (R.O.C.K.) Society meeting that was scheduled in Birmingham, AL, was held virtually Friday and Saturday, May 21-22, 2021.

The O’Neal Comprehensive Cancer Center has awarded $1.2 million in research grants through its new program, O’Neal Invests.

We are excited to announce Zach Burns and Alex Nocera, UAB, and Corbin Norton, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences College of Medicine. Please welcome them to the team!

Soroush Rais-Bahrami, M.D., associate professor of Urology, and Sam Galgano, M.D., assistant professor of Radiology, were featured in UAB's CME accredited podcast, UAB MedCast. 

Three department scholars presented research at the 2020 Collaborating for the Advancement of Interdisciplinary Research in Benign Urology (CAIRIBU) Annual Meeting.

Sunil Sudarshan, M.D., professor of urology and co-leader of the Cancer Biology and Immunology Program within the O’Neal Comprehensive Cancer Center, has been elected to the American Society for Clinical Investigation (ASCI), one of the oldest medical honor societies in the United States.

Sunil Sudarshan, M.D., professor in the Department of Urology, has been selected as the School of Medicine's Featured Discovery recipient for his most recent study.

The UAB Medicine Office of Patient Experience and Engagement (OPXE) recognized four providers in the Department of Urology in its 2020 list of "Top-Performing Providers." They were highly rated by UAB Medicine patients as exceptional communicators. 

Tanecia Mitchell, Ph.D., an assistant professor with the University of Alabama at Birmingham Department of Urology, received a Young Investigator Award.

Dean Assimos, M.D., 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.”

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.

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.