Savannah Koplon

Savannah Koplon

| This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

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)

$37.5 million grant will address research of high-priority infections

$37.5 million grant will address research of high-priority infections
The Antiviral Drug Discovery and Development Center at UAB will study infectious diseases, including influenza, West Nile, Zika, chikungunya and more.

Saag sworn in as member of Presidential Advisory Council of HIV/AIDS

Saag sworn in as member of Presidential Advisory Council of HIV/AIDS
A UAB School of Medicine professor has been appointed to a national committee that advises the White House on HIV/AIDS interventions and strategies.

UAB successfully hosts Give Kids A Smile® for children’s oral health care awareness

UAB successfully hosts Give Kids A Smile® for children’s oral health care awareness
A volunteer dentistry event at UAB provided free oral health care to locally underserved children.

UAB optometrist, service line recognized by Pediatric Eye Disease Investigator Group

UAB optometrist, service line recognized by Pediatric Eye Disease Investigator Group
A UAB optometrist has received an appointment to jointly chair an international collaborative network.

New single port robot changing robotic surgery at UAB

New single port robot changing robotic surgery at UAB
Patients at UAB now have access to state-of-the-art robotic surgery technology.

An antiviral gel may prevent genital herpes in women

An antiviral gel may prevent genital herpes in women
Researchers found that regular tenofovir gel users were associated with reduced risk of HSV-2 infection.

McGuinn joins UAB as director of Developmental and Behavioral Pediatrics

McGuinn joins UAB as director of Developmental and Behavioral Pediatrics
Laura McGuinn, M.D., is the inaugural Thomas H. Lowder Endowed Chair and clinical director of the Civitan-Sparks Clinics.

The “Fourth Trimester”: when maternal care continues

The “Fourth Trimester”: when maternal care continues
If you’ve noticed these symptoms after giving birth, you may want to call your doctor.

Early screening for gestational diabetes in pregnant, obese women may be unhelpful

Early screening for gestational diabetes in pregnant, obese women may be unhelpful
In light of new study results, guidelines for early gestational diabetes screening in obese pregnant women will need reassessment.

Renovated dentistry Comprehensive Care Clinic to benefit patients, students

Renovated dentistry Comprehensive Care Clinic to benefit patients, students
The newly renovated clinic in the School of Dentistry includes new technology and upgraded spaces for optimal patient care.
Page 32 of 45