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)

Saag named division director of Clinical Immunology and Rheumatology

Saag named division director of Clinical Immunology and Rheumatology
A long time UAB rheumatologist has been named director of division in the UAB School of Medicine.   

One teen’s loss of smell from COVID-19 serves as a reminder about pervasiveness of virus

One teen’s loss of smell from COVID-19 serves as a reminder about pervasiveness of virus
Kenny Mayfield lost his sense of smell in early March. Months later, it still has not returned, a side effect of COVID-19 that he is working to regain.

UAB School of Dentistry implements new technology in response to COVID-19

UAB School of Dentistry implements new technology in response to COVID-19
To protect the health of patients, students and staff, UAB’s School of Dentistry has acquired new technology to help with temperature scanning and aerosol filtration system.

BMT survivor study finds significant breast cancer risk in young women who received total body irradiation

BMT survivor study finds significant breast cancer risk in young women who received total body irradiation
Women who had total body irradiation to prepare for blood or marrow transplantation before age 30 had a 4.5-fold increase in their risk of developing breast cancer later in life.

Higher-volume feedings help postnatal growth in preterm infants

Higher-volume feedings help postnatal growth in preterm infants
Higher-volume feedings were determined to help postnatal growth in preterm infants.

Study: Racial/ethnic disparities in rates of potentially lifesaving care practices are decreasing over time

Study: Racial/ethnic disparities in rates of potentially lifesaving care practices are decreasing over time
In a study led by a UAB neonatologist, findings showed that racial and ethnic disparities in preterm infants decreased.   

Optometry Black Belt clinics benefit more than 13,000

Optometry Black Belt clinics benefit more than 13,000
UAB’s School of Optometry has been providing eye care services to underserved populations in the Black Belt for 18 years.

How to plan for your in-person UAB Medicine hospital or clinic visit

How to plan for your in-person UAB Medicine hospital or clinic visit
In light of COVID-19, changes to protect patient and employee health have been made for UAB Medicine clinic and hospital visits.

UAB researchers to study one-dose antibiotic for prevention of maternal and infant sepsis

UAB researchers to study one-dose antibiotic for prevention of maternal and infant sepsis
Researchers from UAB are working with the NIH and Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation to study a potential antibiotic to treat maternal and infant sepsis in low-income countries.

Nichols elected to NAEVR/AEVR board of directors

Nichols elected to NAEVR/AEVR board of directors
The UAB School of Optometry dean has been elected to serve on a national vision research board of directors.
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