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By: Carolyn Walsh Published Date: Jul 05 Elizabeth Turnipseed, MD, Assistant Professor of Medicine, has been appointed Vice Chair for Clinical Affairs in the UAB Department of Medicine. A former resident and Chief Medical Resident at UAB and faculty physician in the Hospitalist Program, Elizabeth joined the Division of General Internal Medicine and the Department three years ago as Assistant Vice Chair for Clinical Affairs, soon thereafter rising to Co-Vice Chair.  

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By: Carolyn Walsh Published Date: Feb 08

University of Alabama at Birmingham professor and chair of the UAB Department of Medicine C. Seth Landefeld, M.D., has been appointed to the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force. The Task Force is an independent, volunteer panel comprised of experts from many health-related fields, including internal medicine, pediatrics, behavioral health, obstetrics/gynecology, and nursing. Each is appointed by the director of the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, a part of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.

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By: Carolyn Walsh Published Date: Jan 19 There has been a dramatic change in sickle cell disease treatment outcomes in our lifetimes. In the early 1970s, being diagnosed with this genetic disorder was more like receiving a death sentence. Children were not expected to live past the age of 16. Today, sickle cell patients can live well into their 40s. Despite these terrific advances in treatment, nearly 3,000 Alabamians still struggle to manage sickle cell disease today.

Sickle Cell Foundation Board President Michael Bell with UAB Heersink School of Medicine Dean Selwyn Vickers, MD, Foundation Executive Director Sharon Lewis, and Hematology/Oncology Division Director Ravi Bhatia, MD

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