Congratulations to the following UAB Surgery faculty who were named to endowed chairs at this week's Endowed Chairs and Professorships Reception:

• Vice Chair of Basic Research James Bibb, Ph.D. — Dr. Champ Lyons Endowed Chair in General Surgery
• Pediatric Cardiac Surgery Section Chief Robert Dabal, M.D. — A.D. Pacifico, M.D., Endowed Chair of Cardiovascular Surgery
• Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery Director James Davies, M.D. — John W. Kirklin Chair of Cardiovascular Surgery
• Professor of Surgery and former Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery Director James Kirklin, M.D. — James K. Kirklin Endowed Chair of Cardiothoracic Surgery
• Division of Vascular Surgery and Endovascular Therapy Director Adam Beck, M.D. — Holt A McDowell, Jr., M.D., Endowed Chair in Vascular Surgery

"I feel honored to have been named to the Dr. Champ Lyons Endowed Chair in General Surgery," said the Division of Gastrointestinal Surgery's James Bibb, Ph.D. "My endowment will represent shared resources for our Preclinical, Translational, and Basic Research Program so that we can advance understanding and develop new treatments across surgical sciences."

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