Pictured Above: Members of the BMT & CT Program, representing more than 300 teammates who care for patients.
Our Our Bone Marrow Transplantation and Cell Therapy (BMT & CT) program is celebrating 30 tremendous years of patient care. The program offers a wide range of blood and bone marrow transplant options, as well as related and unrelated donor stem cell transplantation. Since launching, BMT and CT has performed over 3,200 transplants, a success story Medical Director Donna Salzman, M.D., (Professor, Hematology and Oncology) attributes to dedicated health care professionals, technological advancements within the Center, and the generosity of donors. Congratulations to you all, and cheers to the next 30 years of service!
More Good News for November 5, 2021
Division of Cardiovascular Disease fellow, Vibhu Parcha, M.D., Assistant Professor Pankaj Arora, M.D., and colleagues led a study that finds using genetic information to prescribe medications following the placement of a heart stent reduces the risk of future cardiac events by 99 percent. The study suggests employing genetic testing could improve treatments and health outcomes.
Abolfazl Zarjou M.D., (Assistant Professor, Nephrology) was selected to join the Southern Society for Clinical Investigation, a regional academic society dedicated to advancing medically related research and encouraging student and post-graduate trainees to enter academic medicine. Congratulations, Dr. Zarjou!
Navin C. Nanda M.D., (Distinguished Professor, Cardiovascular Disease) has just published the Second Edition of his Manual of Echocardiography. The book is a comprehensive and practical guide to the use of echocardiography in everyday clinical practice written in the form of questions and answers and accompanied by video clips.
Amanda Cartee, M.D., (Assistant Professor, Gastroenterology and Hepatology) discusses Celiac Disease, an immune-mediated inflammation of the small intestine that occurs with gluten exposure, on the MD Learning Channel. She highlights misconceptions, symptoms, diagnostics, and therapeutic goals for patients.
Molly Fleece, M.D., (Assistant Professor, Infectious Diseases) will join the Society of Healthcare Epidemiology of America Education Committee, which promotes the prevention of healthcare associated infections and antibiotic resistance. Fleece will serve on the committee beginning January 2022.
Welcome, Juan J. Calix, M.D., (Assistant Professor) to UAB Division of Infectious Diseases. Dr. Calix joins us from the Physician Scientist Training Program at Washington University in St. Louis. At UAB he will continue an NIAID K08-funded investigation which studies the propagation of bacterial pathogens among at-risk hosts.
UAB Nephrologists Orlando Gutiérrez, M.D., MMSc, Professor and Director and Claretha Lyas, M.D., Assistant Professor, will present Race and Estimating Kidney Function at noon on Wednesday, November 10, via Zoom.