Crohn’s and Colitis Foundation to host 12th annual Casino for a Cause
The Alabama chapter of the Crohn’s and Colitis Foundation will host its 12th annual Casino for a Cause on Thursday, Oct. 27, from 6:30 p.m. – 10 p.m., at Haven.
Gutnik wins 2022 MHRC Excellence in Mentoring Award
UAB Division of Breast and Endocrine Surgery Assistant Professor and Associate Scientist for Minority Health and Health Disparities Research (MHRC)
Lily Gutnik, M.D. has been selected to receive the 2022 UAB MHRC Excellence in Mentoring Award.
Fazendin selected as Visiting Professor from UAB to UTSW
UAB Division of Breast and Endocrine Surgery Assistant Professor and Medical Student Surgery Clerkship Director Jessica Fazendin, M.D.
has been selected as the visiting professor from UAB to the University of Texas Southwestern (UTSW) Medical Center.
Stewart joins Department of Surgery as communications manager
The UAB Department of Surgery welcomes its new communications manager, Emme Kirby Long Stewart. Stewart previously served the City of Decatur, Alabama as the primary media liaison for the municipality in the office of Mayor Tab Bowling.
Lindeman named in 2022 AWS Top 40 Under 40
UAB Department of Surgery Associate Professor Brenessa Lindeman, M.D. MEHP, FACS, was named in the 2022 Association of Women Surgeons 40 Under 40!
McElroy poster selected, receives travel grant for NANETS Symposium
UAB Research Resident Katherine McElroy, M.D. has been selected for a featured poster presentation at the annual North American Neuroendocrine Tumor Society (NANETS)’s Multidisciplinary Neuroendocrine Tumor (NET) Medical Symposium in Washington D.C.
Eudailey featured on UAB MedCast
UAB Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery Assistant Professor Kyle Eudailey, M.D. was recently featured on UAB MedCast to discuss optimal management and treatment for thoracic aortic aneurysms.
Read moreSutzko featured on UAB MedCast
UAB Department of Surgery Division of Vascular Surgery and Endovascular Therapy Assistant Professor and Vascular Surgery Integrated Residency Associate Program Director, Danielle Sutzko, M.D., M.S. joins UAB MedCast to discuss chronic limb-threatening ischemia (CLTI).
Parmar, Corey, Chu publish ERP study
UAB Department of Surgery Division of Gastrointestinal Surgery Associate Professors Abhishek Parmar, M.D., FACS, Britney Corey, M.D, MACM, FACS, and Daniel Chu M.D., MSPH, FACS, FASCRS, have published a study on their experience with an enhanced recovery protocol for patients undergoing complex abdominal wall reconstruction.
Read moreKeppley, Martin accepted into HLA 2023 cohort
UAB Department of Surgery Communications Director Marissa Cabrera Keppley, MBA, and Division of Pediatric Surgery Associate Professor Colin Martin, M.D., FACS have been selected to participate in the UAB Healthcare Leadership Academy (HLA). They will be members of the 2023 cohort.
Martin to serve on JACS Editorial Board
Dr. Colin Martin
UAB Department of Surgery Associate Professor and Medical Staff President of Children’s of Alabama Colin Martin, M.D., FACS, has been invited to serve on the Journal of the American College of Surgeons (JACS) Editorial Board.
Read moreDepartment of Surgery welcomes Bateni, Hurst, and Walker
The UAB Department of Surgery is proud to welcome three new faculty members who have joined the department this October: Sarah B. Bateni, M.D., MSW, MAS, Stuart D. Hurst, M.D., and Joseph S. Walker, M.D., FACS.
Women in Medicine: Meet eight women from UAB's trauma, burn, and wound care services
The UAB Division of Trauma and Acute Care Surgery celebrates Women in Medicine month by highlighting women in UAB's trauma, burn, and wound care services.
Gillis, Pozo Jatem, Wong join the department as new faculty
The UAB Department of Surgery is happy to announce three new faculty who joined the department in September: Andrea Gillis, M.D., Marcos E. Pozo Jatem, M.D., and Kristen Wong, M.D..
ACS Clinical Congress 2022: Your UAB Guide
The 2022 American College of Surgeons Clinical Congress will be held in San Diego, California on Oct. 16-20. Many faculty and residents from the UAB Department of Surgery are getting ready to attend and present at the conference. As you prep your talking points and pack your bags, here are a few things to keep in mind.
Read moreUAB Surgery faculty receive promotions, tenure
UAB Department of Surgery is pleased to announce the promotion of eleven faculty members, effective October 1.
Division of Trauma and Acute Care Surgery matches with 2023 fellows
The UAB Division of Trauma and Acute Care Surgery has matched four new fellows into the Trauma and Surgical Critical Care Fellowship for 2023: Preston Hewgley, M.D., Cassandra Krause, M.D., John Kuk, M.D., and Michelle Mangold, D.O.
Walk 60,000 Miles this STEPtember
Get your walking shoes ready: The Society for Vascular Surgery Foundation (SVSF) presents a fundraising campaign to celebrate Peripheral Arterial Disease (PAD) Awareness Month this September.
Surgical Leadership Boot Camp
The Surgical Leadership Boot Camp, designed in collaboration with the Society of Asian Academic Surgeons and the University of Alabama at Birmingham, challenges surgeons to reflect on their leadership goals and prepare for the future. With interactive sessions and featured speakers from the Society of Asian Academic Surgeons, the UAB School of Health Professions and the UAB Department of Surgery, the course will provide tangible strategies to strengthen leadership skills. The course begins Thursday, Jan. 26 at 1 p.m., and runs through Saturday, Jan. 28 at noon.
Who Should Attend?
Surgeons currently in leadership positions such as program leaders, section chiefs, division directors, and department chairs as well as those aspiring to obtain these roles.
Location
The 2.5-day course will take place at the Wallace Tumor Institute located on the medical campus of the University of Alabama at Birmingham. Located in the heart of downtown Birmingham, AL, UAB is near 5-star dining, Civil Rights museums, urban parks, and plenty of breweries.
Session Topics
- Leadership in Surgery
- Finance for Surgery Departments
- Diversity, Equity & Inclusion
- Dealing with Humans: Optimizing for Performance
- Job Crafting & Empowering Leadership
- Negotiating for Yourself & Your Group
- Operations Management & Improvement
Registration Information
Registration includes the following:
- 2 nights lodging at the UAB Hilton, only a short walk to the meeting venue
- 2 working dinners
- Breakfast and lunches
Registration Fee
SAAS Members: $1,350
Non-SAAS Members: $2,500
Cancellation & Refund Policy
If a registrant is unable to attend, they may request a refund up to 30 days before the start of the course. Cancellation requests must be in writing and submitted to surgcomm@uabmc.edu. No refunds will be issued after December 26, 2022.
Department of Surgery welcomes Harris, Shi as faculty
The UAB Department of Surgery is pleased to welcome Richard Harris, DPM, FACFAS Harris, DPM, FACFAS (left), to the Division of Vascular Surgery and Endovascular Therapy as well as Xiaoming Shi, M.D. (right), to the Division of Trauma and Acute Surgery. Both are clinical assistant professors.
Cox receives Brewer-Heslin Award for Professionalism in Medicine
University of Alabama at Birmingham Division of Trauma and Acute Care Surgery Associate Professor and Trauma Medical Director Daniel Cox, M.D., has been awarded the Brewer-Heslin Endowed Award for Professionalism in Medicine.
Two SURE students receive UAB Summer Expo awards
Two Surgery Undergraduate Research Experience (SURE) students, mentored by UAB Department of Surgery faculty, recently won awards at the UAB Summer Expo in the live oral presentation category.
Department of Surgery welcomes three new faculty
The UAB Department of Surgery has three new faculty joining in August and September: Hampton Gray, M.D. (left), Sabrina Goddard, M.D. (middle), and Sasha Still, M.D. (right).
UAB Center for Injury Science to support the management of the second-largest trauma trial ever, the TAP trial
The Center for Injury Science (CIS) at UAB has partnered with CSL Behring to support the management of one of the largest ever trauma clinical trials.
Kirklin named World Society for Pediatric and Congenital Heart Surgery president
University of Alabama at Birmingham Department of Surgery Professor and UAB James and John Kirklin Institute for Research in Surgical Outcomes Director James Kirklin, M.D., has been named president of World Society for Pediatric and Congenital Heart Surgery (WSPCHS).
UAB respiratory therapist and SOST member selected as an Outstanding Airman of the Year
Brandon Blake, a respiratory therapist with UAB’s trauma team and master sergeant in the United States Air Force, has been named as one of the Air Force’s Outstanding Airmen of the Year for 2022.
Beckwith and Northern departing UAB for the next chapters in their careers
Aaron Beckwith, M.D., and David Northern, M.D., FACS, two clinical assistant professors from the UAB Division of Trauma and Acute Care Surgery, are leaving UAB and moving on to the next chapters in their careers.
Corey named Associate Member of Academy of Master Surgeon Educators
University of Alabama at Birmingham Department of Surgery General Surgery Residency Program Director and Associate Professor Britney Corey, M.D., MACM, FACS, has been named an associate member in the American College of Surgeons Academy of Master Surgeon Educators.
Remembering the life and work of George Yang
With great sadness, the UAB Department of Surgery announces the passing of a phenomenal surgeon and friend, Dr. George Yang. George passed in the community of his family and friends, and we take great comfort knowing that his end-of-life care was reflective of the love of the many individuals who worked alongside and knew George.
Seven Surgical Residents accepted as Learning Community Mentors
Many General Surgery Residents were elected for the honor of being mentors within the UAB School of Medicine (SOM) Housestaff Learning Community (LC).