The UAB Division of Pediatric Hospital Medicine is committed to providing compassionate, comprehensive, and evidence-based care to children who are admitted to Children’s of Alabama. The division directly cares for roughly one-third of the patients who are admitted, which amounts to about 5,500 admissions per year. Pediatric hospital medicine (PHM) faculty are attending physicians for a general inpatient service that serves acutely ill children from the community as well as complex care patients and patients that are followed by subspecialties including neurology, rheumatology, rehabilitation medicine, dermatology, infectious diseases, immunology and allergy, genetics, and some surgical subspecialties.
In addition to the commitment to high-quality patient care, PHM faculty are invested in the education of fellows, residents and medical students. The PHM division received the award for “Best Teaching Rotation” from the 2019 and 2023 graduating class of residents.
Division faculty members are recognized leaders in clinical care, education, quality improvement and patient safety, advocacy, and medical informatics.
Faculty & Staff
Division Director
Staff
Theresa Wright
Administrative Supervisor
tkwright@uabmc.edu
205.638.6045
Faculty List
Leadership and Scholarship
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National & Regional
National & Regional
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Vice-Chair of Recruitment, AAP PHM Fellowship Directors Group- Dr. Chang Wu
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Member, American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) Section on Hospital Medicine Subcommittee on Intermediate Care- Dr. Paul Scalici
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American College of Graduate Medical Education Pediatric Hospital Medicine Fellowship Milestones Review Committee- Dr. Brian May
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Co-Chair, Academic Pediatric Association Global Health Interest Group- Dr. Meghan Hofto
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Member, American Cleft Palate-Craniofacial Association’s Learning Resources Committee- Dr. Cassi Smola
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PHM representative, Council on Pediatric Sub-Specialties– Dr. Erin Shaughnessy
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Deputy Editor for Reviews and Perspectives at the Journal of Hospital Medicine- Dr. Erin Shaughnessy
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Member, National Learning Communities Institute Council- Dr. Stephanie Berger
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Co-Chair of the Subcommittee on Global Health for the American Academy of Pediatrics Section of Hospital Medicine- Dr. Meghan Hofto
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Chair, COMSEP Technology Collaborative Leader; LCI Web and Communications- Dr. Stephanie Berger
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Co-leader of the national American Cleft Palate-Craniofacial Association’s Genetics and Pediatrics Discipline Forum- Dr. Cassi Smola
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Pediatric Resident Burnout-Resilience Study Consortium Steering Committee- Dr. Lauren Nassetta
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Co-Lead- Council on Medical Student Education in Pediatrics Technology Collaborative- Dr. Stephanie Berger
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Local
Local
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Principal Investigator, Alabama Department of Public Health Youth Tobacco Prevention Program - Dr. Susan Walley
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University and Health System
University and Health System
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Director, UAB Medicine Office of Wellness Support Services- Dr. Lauren Nassetta
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Lead Mentor, Learning Community, University of Alabama School of Medicine- Dr. Stephanie Berger
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Director, VA Medical Center Step Down Unit- Dr. Anderson Marshall
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Assistant Program Director, UAB Heersink School of Medicine Combined Internal Medicine and Pediatrics Residency Program- Dr. Brian May
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Vice Chief, Clinical Operations for the Division of Hospital Medicine at UAB Hospital- Dr. Teresa Cornelius
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Medical Director UAB Heersink School of Medicine Precision Medicine Institute- Dr. Madeline Eckenrode
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Chief Wellness Officer, UAB Heersink School of Medicine- Dr. Lauren Nassetta
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Co-Director, Coat of Arms, Resident advocacy and outreach group- Dr. Cassi Smola
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Department
Department
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Vice Chair of Clinical Affairs, UAB Department of Pediatrics- Dr. Erin Shaughnessy
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Co-Director, Injury prevention and child advocacy for UAB Heersink School of Medicine residency program- Dr. Cassi Smola
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Co-Director, Coat of Arms, Resident advocacy and outreach group- Dr. Cassi Smola
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Assistant Director, UAB Heersink School of Medicine Pediatrics Clerkship- Dr. Stephanie Berger
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Co-Director, UAB Department of Pediatrics Pediatric Office of Improvement Science (POISE)- Dr. Adolfo Molina
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Associate Director, UAB Heersink School of Medicine Pediatric Residency Program– Dr. Lauren Nassetta
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Hospital
Hospital
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Chair, Children’s of Alabama Safe Sleep task force- Dr. Erinn Schmit
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Chair, Children’s of Alabama Utilization Review committee- Dr. Paul Scalici
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MD Champion, Children’s of Alabama Healthcare Disparities Improvement Team- Dr. Adolfo Molina
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Medical Director, Children’s of Alabama Special Care Unit- Dr. Paul Scalici
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Medical Director, Children’s of Alabama Dearth Tower Acute Care Unit- Dr. Chang Wu
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Medical Director, Children’s of Alabama Dearth Tower- Dr. Stephanie Berger
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Medical Director, Children’s of Alabama 10 Harbert Acute Care unit- Dr. Nichole Samuy
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Medical Director, Children’s of Alabama Pediatric Complex Care- Dr. Marie Pfarr
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