Media contact: Bob Shepard, bshep@uab.edu
Sarah Nafziger, M.D.
Marnix E. Heersink School of Medicine
Professer of Medicine
Vice President for Clinical Operations, UAB Hospital
Areas of expertise:
- Preparing before, during and after a crisis, ranging from a natural disaster to an emergency in a community
- Trauma and critical care
- Disaster medicine
- Pre-hospital care
As an emergency physician andco-chairof UAB’sEmergency Management Committee, Nafziger can comment on emergency preparedness, first aid after a disaster and health risks in the days following a natural disaster.
Media appearances:
- For some volunteers helping with the Covid-19 vaccination effort, early vaccination is a bonus CNN
- Officials: Tidal wave of virus cases hits Alabama hospitals Associated Press
- To deal with a flu onslaught, emergency rooms expand into waiting rooms, The Wall Street Journal
- B'ham hospitals applauded for preparedness for chemical spill victims, WBRC Fox 6