Dear Friends and Colleagues,
Children’s of Alabama and the University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB) Department of Pediatrics and Pediatric Surgical Divisions are pleased to present our 2025 Annual Report. It features our successes in patient safety and outcomes, our clinical advances, our research breakthroughs and the expertise and dedication of our faculty and staff members. The achievements described in this report have a positive, direct impact on children’s lives. We are proud of what we have accomplished and of the ways we have fulfilled our collective mission to deliver exceptional care for children with an unwavering focus on research, innovation, education and clinical care.
Tom Shufflebarger
President and CEO
Children’s of Alabama
Yung Lau, M.D.
Interim Chair of Pediatrics
Thomas N. Carruthers Jr. Endowed Chair of Pediatric Cardiology
University of Alabama at Birmingham
Mike Chen, M.D., MBA
Joseph M. Farley Chair in Pediatric Surgery
University of Alabama at Birmingham
Chief of Pediatric Surgery and Surgeon-in-Chief
Children’s of Alabama