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UAB Division of Breast and Endocrine Surgery Assistant Professor and Global Surgery Associate Vice Chair Lily Gutnik, M.D., was recently accepted into UAB Center for Clinical and Translational Science (CCTS) and the Scientific Community of Outcomes Researchers (SCOR) Grand Writing Intensive Cohort (GRIT) for January 2023.

The UAB Department of Surgery is honored to announce that the Director and Associate Professor of the Division of Surgical Oncology Dr. Vikas Dudeja and Division of Breast and Endocrine Assistant Professor Dr. Lily Gutnik have been accepted as members of the UAB Medicine Institute for Leadership Program’s spring 2023 cohort.

UAB Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery Professor and Assistant Program Director of Cardiothoracic Residency William Holman, M.D., was recently appointed to the Editorial Board for the Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery.

Members of the UAB Division of Pediatric Surgery recently volunteered at the UAB Habitat for Humanity 2022 Home Build.Photo Credits: Eiryn Mortellaro

The UAB Department of Surgery is honored to highlight alumnus and general surgeon Dr. Joseph Karam, who completed his general surgery residency in 2014.

Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery Professor and UAB Cardiovascular Surgical Research Endowed Chair James George, Ph.D. recently won the Heersink School of Medicine’s Featured Discovery for his study “Resident macrophage subpopulations occupy distinct microenvironments in the kidney" that was published in the JCI Insight.

UAB Surgery Assistant Professor Brent Haverstock, DPM, FACFAS, and Professor Mark Patterson, M.D., will discuss the work of the UAB Advanced Limb Preservation Program at the Alabama Academy of Family Physicians (AAFP) Fall Forum.

UAB Division of Gastrointestinal Surgery Associate Professor, Assistant Program Director of Resident Research for the General Surgery Residency Program, and Program Co-Director for the Surgery Undergraduate Research Experience (SURE) Karin Hardiman, M.D., Ph.D., has been appointed to the American College of Surgeons (ACS) National Surgeon Scientist Program Committee.

UAB Department of Surgery Assistant Professor and Associate Vice Chair for Global Surgery Dr. Lily Gutnik will speak at the Fundamentals of Surgical Research Course and Scientific Writing Workshop at the annual meeting of the College of Surgeons of East, Central & South Africa (COSECSA), sponsored by the Association for Academic Surgery (AAS), in December.

Today is National Injury Prevention Day. Although this awareness day was created by the Injury Free Coalition for Kids to focus on injuries in that population, this year, UAB’s Division of Trauma and Acute Care Surgery is focusing on fall safety in older adults.

The UAB Division of Trauma and Acute Care Surgery has been awarded a $15,000 grant from the American College of Surgeons (ACS) Alabama Committee on Trauma (COT) for the purchase of 1,000 gun locks to distribute across Alabama in the goal of injury and death prevention.

University of Alabama at Birmingham Division of Trauma and Acute Care Surgery Associate Professor and Trauma Medical Director Daniel Cox, M.D., has received a new appointment in the Air Force.

UAB General Surgery Resident Connie Shao, M.D., recently discussed the intentional integration of telemedicine to ensure equitable treatment for all patients in the latest edition of Health Tech Magazine.

The University of Alabama at Birmingham’s Division of Trauma and Acute Care Surgery has been awarded a $1,000 grant from the American Trauma Society for the Trauma Survivors Network (TSN) at UAB.

UAB Division of Gastrointestinal Surgery Assistant Professor Robert Hollis, M.D., M.S.P.H., was recently interviewed in General Surgery News to describe the role of the UAB Surgery Community Network in addressing challenges for rural surgery in Alabama.

UAB Cardiovascular Imaging recently participated in a Living Heart Foundation screening event for former NFL players. Staff provided 62 comprehensive wellness screenings, along with echocardiograms, carotid ultrasounds, and EKGs, to the former players and their spouses.Photo Credit: Katherine Mozzone

UAB Division of Vascular Surgery and Endovascular Therapy Assistant Professor Danielle Sutzko, M.D., M.S., FACS, recently addressed how physicians can prepare to tackle their student loan debt on the Association for Academic Surgery's blog.

UAB Department of Surgery Assistant Professor Andrea Gillis, M.D., was recently awarded the Dr. Sharon Spencer Legacy Award for Outstanding Service by the Cancer Awareness Network at their 25th-anniversary celebration.  Photo - L to R: Dr. Andrea Gillis & Director of Community Health Access Claudia Hardy

The UAB Department of Surgery is honored to recognize the following faculty members who were admitted into the Fellowship of the American College of Surgeons:

• Dr. Jonathan Black
• Dr. Kristy Broman
• Dr. Jessica Fazendin
• Dr. Xiaoming Shi
• Dr. Danielle Sutzko

UAB Department of Surgery and the O’Neal Comprehensive Cancer Center teamed up this summer to support melanoma awareness at the inaugural Steps Against Melanoma Walk at Veterans Park in Hoover.

UAB Department of Surgery Assistant Professor and Associate Vice Chair of Global Surgery Lily Gutnik, M.D., recently delivered the keynote speech for the physicians’ oath ceremony at her alma mater, the Medical School for International Health (MSIH) at Ben Gurion University of the Negev in Be'er Sheva, Israel. 

The UAB Department of Surgery is honored to welcome a new program coordinator for the General Surgery Residency Program, Jacquetta Bennett.

UAB Division of Breast and Endocrine Surgery Assistant Professor and Global Surgery Associate Vice Chair Lily Gutnik, M.D., has been selected to speak at the Virtual Research Forum held by the Mary Heersink Institute for Global Health (MHIGH) where Pilot Project grantees will be recognized.

UAB Surgery Assistant Professor Lily Gutnik, M.D., has been selected as an inaugural member of the UAB Social Science and Justice Research (SSJR) consortium, a pilot initiative of the University-Wide Interdisciplinary Research Centers (UWRIC) Program.

UAB Marnix E. Heersink School of Medicine Department of Surgery Gastrointestinal Associate Professor Dr. Daniel Chu and Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology Assistant Professor Dr. Kirk Russ discuss current trends and treatments of inflammatory bowel disease (IBD), including Crohn’s disease and ulcerative colitis, on UAB MedCast.

UAB medical student Brendon Herring, MS and Bart Rose, M.D., MAS, FACS, of the Division of Surgical Oncology recently published “Under-Representation of Racial Groups in Genomics Studies of Gastroenteropancreatic Neuroendocrine Neoplasms” in Cancer Research Communications.

UAB Medical Student Meghna Katta was selected by the Association of Women Surgeons (AWS) as a recipient of the 2022 Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) Award.

UAB Department of Surgery Associate Professor Colin Martin, M.D., FACS, has been admitted into the prestigious Halsted Society.

UAB Department of Surgery will be hosting a Virtual Open House for summer research internship programs on Oct. 27 at 5 p.m. via Zoom. Highlighted programs will include Pre-College Research Internship for Students from Minority Backgrounds (PRISM) and Surgery Undergraduate Research Experience (SURE).

UAB Research Resident Katherine McElroy, M.D. was awarded a 2022 Association for Academic Surgery (AAS) Fall Courses Travel Award.