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More than 1,200 interns, residents and fellows train in every medical specialty at the University of Alabama at Birmingham and at regional campuses in Montgomery, Huntsville, Tuscaloosa and Selma. Each year, a class of trainees graduate and a new class joins UAB, setting off on their trainee experience, whether it be a one-year fellowship program or a seven-year residency.

The Department of Neurosurgery’s Residency Program is a seven-year residency dedicated to clinical, surgical and professional development. Neurosurgery trainees participate in a contemporary neurosciences educational paradigm and enjoy a graduate level of experience and responsibility in the care and management of neurosurgical patients.

In addition to providing superior technical training, the program is uniquely structured to the professional development of our residents, with the goal of creating leaders in the field of neurosurgery. Graduates of the residency program pursue fellowships, academic neurosurgical junior faculty positions and private practice opportunities throughout the country. Learn about the department’s incoming residents and outgoing PGY7 residents.

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  • George Bouobda, M.D.
    George Bouobda, M.D.

    Medical School: Morehouse School of Medicine

    Undergrad: CUNY College of Staten Island

    Hometown: Bafoussam, Cameroon

  • Somnath Das, M.D.
    Somnath Das, M.D.

    Medical School: Thomas Jefferson University, Sidney Kimmel Medical College

    Undergrad: Emory University

    Hometown: Warner Robins, GA

  • Andrew Hale, M.D., Ph.D.
    Andrew Hale, M.D., Ph.D.

    Medical School: Vanderbilt University School of Medicine

    Undergrad: Case Western Reserve University

    Hometown: Hudson, OH

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  • Elizabeth “EB” Naylor Kuhn Alford, MD
    Elizabeth “EB” Naylor Kuhn Alford, MD

    Next Steps: Joining Blake Pearson and Bob Robinson (UAB Resident Alumni) at Alabama Neurological Surgery and Spine in Birmingham

    Medical School: Wake Forest School of Medicine

    Undergrad: Duke University

    Hometown: Cana, NC

  • Jacob Richard Lepard, MD
    Jacob Richard Lepard, MD

    Next Steps:  One year Spine Deformity Fellowship with Dr. Steven Theiss, UAB Orhopedics. One year Pediatric Neurosurgery Fellowship.

    Medical School: University of Tennessee College of Medicine

    Undergrad: Lee University

    Hometown: Chattanooga, TN

  • Lauren Elana Rotman, MD
    Lauren Elana Rotman, MD

    Next Steps: Fellowships at Toronto Western and NYU

    Medical School: Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine

    Undergrad: Cornell University

    Hometown: Toronto, Ontario, Canada