Savannah Koplon

Savannah Koplon

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Public Relations Manager, Health and Medicine

skoplon@uab.edu • (205) 641-1211

Leads external communications in healthcare, biomedical research and for UAB's six professional schools; Dentistry, Health Professions, Medicine, Nursing, Optometry and Public Health. Koplon and her team proactively tell the story of UAB health and medicine, including patient stories, innovative research and new therapies, through original content and extensive collaborations with local, national and international media. The team works reactively to ensure appropriate experts are connected with media within their deadline.

Specific beats include: Health System Administration; Heersink School of Medicine (Administration, Student News, Education); Issues Management; Medical Facilities; Medical Partnerships; Precision Medicine; Infectious Diseases; Emergency Medicine; Civitan International Research Center; CCTS;  Department of Informatics; Department of Surgery (Transplantation, Xenotransplantation); Libraries (Reynolds Historical Library, Alabama Museum of the Health Sciences, Lister Hill library)

UAB CFAR receives NIH grant to assess and expand COVID-19 testing for underserved communities

UAB CFAR receives NIH grant to assess and expand COVID-19 testing for underserved communities
UAB researchers will use existing knowledge and research to address urgent needs for rapid SARS-CoV-2 testing among underserved populations.

Treating Birmingham’s children for three decades: UAB’s Pediatric Primary Care Clinic celebrates 30th anniversary

Treating Birmingham’s children for three decades: UAB’s Pediatric Primary Care Clinic celebrates 30th anniversary
UAB PCC celebrates its 30th anniversary commemorating decades of care, training and excellence.

S. Justin Thomas awarded prestigious Arthur J. Spielman Early Career Distinguished Achievement Award

S. Justin Thomas awarded prestigious Arthur J. Spielman Early Career Distinguished Achievement Award
A UAB professor receives a distinguished award for significant contributions to behavioral sleep medicine.

Vision and virtual learning for school-age children during COVID-19

Vision and virtual learning for school-age children during COVID-19
Children’s eyesight may be impacted by virtual learning during COVID-19, but UAB experts share tips on how to ensure optimal eye health for kids.

Black Daggers’ aerial display honored UAB health care workers

Black Daggers’ aerial display honored UAB health care workers
The United States Special Operation Command Parachute Demonstration Team saluted front-line workers above the Campus Green.

UAB receives IDSA Antimicrobial Stewardship Centers of Excellence Designation

UAB receives IDSA Antimicrobial Stewardship Centers of Excellence Designation
UAB is one of just 100 sites in the nation to receive such an antimicrobial stewardship designation.

New addiction and pain prevention center aims to rally researchers and community

New addiction and pain prevention center aims to rally researchers and community
UAB’s Center for Addiction and Pain Prevention and Intervention will conduct research that can be developed and translated into better treatments for addiction and pain.

Salas receives grant to study impact of protein-enriched human milk in preterm infants

Salas receives grant to study impact of protein-enriched human milk in preterm infants
A K23 grant from the National Institutes of Health will determine how to best improve growth in preterm infants.

Shaughnessy named division director of Pediatric Hospital Medicine

Shaughnessy named division director of Pediatric Hospital Medicine
UAB and Children’s of Alabama welcome a new director of Pediatric Hospital Medicine.

Sexual behavioral counseling can reduce sexually transmitted infection cases, new guidelines suggest

Sexual behavioral counseling can reduce sexually transmitted infection cases, new guidelines suggest
New recommendations for sexual behavior counseling suggest that shorter, more frequent sessions in a clinical setting can be valuable. 
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