AssociateScientist
Assistant Professor
Cardiothoracic Surgery
Comprehensive Cardiovascular Center
Clinical
Transforming care through evidence-based cardiovascular treatments
Education
Training the next generation of cardiovascular leaders
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UAB Medicine welcomes 12th cohort of Institute for LeadershipJanuary 14, 2026UAB Medicine’s Leadership Development Office would like to welcome 19 individuals in its 12th cohort of the Institute for Leadership in the spring of 2026. The goal of the UAB Medicine Institute for Leadership is to enhance existing personal, leadership, and management competencies while leveraging current leadership strategies and trends. -
Payne Named Director of the UAB Comprehensive Cardiovascular CenterOctober 8, 2025Gregory Payne, M.D., Ph.D., has been appointed director of the UAB Comprehensive Center, effective Oct. 1. -
Zhao awarded pilot funding to investigate obesity-related heart failureJuly 14, 2025Jianli Zhao, M.D., assistant professor in the UAB Department of Biomedical Engineering, has been awarded $30,000 in pilot funding to further develop a research project focused on heart failure with preserved ejection fraction (HFpEF) in patients with obesity. -
Tiny deletion in heart muscle protein briefly affects embryonic ventricles but has long-term effects on adult atrial fibrillationJuly 24, 2024These findings in zebrafish and human heart muscle cells have clinical implications for patients with atrial fibrillation.