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Several Department of Surgery faculty and trainees attended the 2021 Society of Asian Americans annual meeting in Chicago, IL and presented presentations, received awards, and were named to new leadership positions.

The Department of Surgery has selected Office Administrator II Kaycee Hair to serve as staff wellness champion through the UAB School of Medicine (SOM) Office of Wellness. 

In this panel, Adam Beck, M.D., and Kyle Eudailey, M.D., discuss ascending aortic arch repair and endovascular treatments at UAB Medicine. They share details of complex aortic surgery, endovascular and interventional techniques, and the importance of a multidisciplinary team approach for managing these challenging patients.

“Are you a doctor?” A man asks UAB Pediatric Surgery Fellow Joseph Esparaz, M.D.

The UAB Department of Surgery is pleased to welcome Nathan Manley, M.D., M.S., MPH, to the Division of Trauma and Acute Care Surgery as an assistant professor.

Written by: David Kloda

20 UAB medical students participated in 2021 summer research experiences under the mentorship of UAB Department of Surgery faculty.

General Surgery Resident Cozette Killian, M.D., and Arnold G. Diethelm Endowed Chair in Transplantation Surgery and Director of the UAB Comprehensive Transplant Institute Jayme Locke, M.D., MPH, published “Evaluation of Community-Level Vulnerability and Racial Disparities in Living Donor Kidney Transplant” in the journal JAMA Surgery alongside members of the Transplant Epidemiology and Analytics in Medicine (TEAM) lab.

Director of the Division of Surgical Oncology Vikas Dudeja, MBBS, was awarded a Department of Defense (DOD) grant, which will fund his project, “Evaluation of NADPH Oxidase 1/4 Inhibition as a Novel Therapeutic Strategy Against Chronic Pancreatitis.”

General surgery resident Connie Shao, M.D., was a Claude H. Organ Jr. M.D., Resident Award recipient at this year’s Society of Black Academic Surgeons (SBAS) for her presentation, “Increased risk of post-operative mortality with obesity, age, male sex among COVID-19 surgical patients.”

Division of Pediatric Surgery Associate Professor Robert Russell, M.D., MPH, has joined the editorial board of the Journal of Surgical Research: Clinical and Laboratory Investigation (JSR).

The department is pleased to welcome Rachel Aliotta, M.D., to the Division of Plastic Surgery as an assistant professor.

This week, the UAB Department of Surgery is highlighting Omeed Moaven, M.D., a surgical oncologist and an assistant professor in the Department of Surgery and the Department of Cancer Biology at the Mayo Clinic in Florida.

The UAB Department of Surgery Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Committee has named four new members.

Associate Professor and Program Director of the UAB Colorectal Surgery Fellowship Jamie Cannon, M.D., and Assistant Professor Drew Gunnells, M.D., published “Robotic Surgery in Crohn’s Disease” in the Clinics in Colon and Rectal Surgery journal.

The UAB Department of Surgery is pleased to highlight Hispanic Heritage Month by sharing the stories and experiences of faculty, staff, and trainees across the department.

Although Match Day 2021 did not look exactly like match day in years past due to the COVID-19 outbreak, fourth-year medical students across the country engaged online through social media, sharing where they were matched. While it was impossible to have everyone in the same room at one time, the excitement could still be felt virtually.

Center for Injury Science (CIS) Director Jan Jansen, MBBS, Ph.D., and Executive Director Shannon Stephens will lead a two-year, $2.8 million clinical trial funded by the Department of Defense.

The Department of Surgery welcomes its new communications specialist this month, Allie Hulcher. Prior to this position, Hulcher worked at Girl Scouts of North-Central Alabama as a communications manager.

Four general surgery residents have been selected to serve on various UAB Graduate Medical Office (GME) committees.

The UAB Department of Surgery is committed to training and equipping the next generation of surgeons. Our fellowship training programs prepare surgeons for rich careers in their areas of specialty.

Department Communications Director Marissa Keppely, MBA, will join the 2021-2022 Blaze Leadership Academy cohort.

Division of Surgical Oncology Assistant Professor and Director of the UAB Pancreatobiliary Disease Center J. Bart Rose, M.D., MAS, FACS, was awarded a $100,000 two-year grant from the North American Neuroendocrine Tumor Society (NANETS).

Associate Professor Robert Russell, M.D., MPH, will join the editorial board of the Journal of Pediatric Surgery (JPS) as an assistant editor, effective Jan. 1, 2022.

The UAB Department of Surgery is pleased to announce the promotion of seven of its faculty members, effective October 1. Below is a complete listing.

According to the The Medical University of South Caroline (MUSC), more than 20 percent of traumatic injury patients may experience depression or anxiety in the first year post-injury.

The UAB Department of Surgery is pleased to welcome Assistant Professors Katelin Holmes, D.O., Trung Tran, M.D., FACC, and James Wright, M.D., effective Sept. 1.

Division of Surgical Oncology Assistant Professor and Co-Director of UAB Women in Surgery Kristy Broman, M.D., MPH, was recently named one of this year’s UAB Center for Clinical and Translational Science Deep South Mentored Career Development Program Scholars. In total, seven new scholars were selected.

The UAB Department of Surgery is pleased to welcome Quince Gibson, M.D., MBA, as an assistant professor in the Division of Gastrointestinal Surgery.

Associate Vice Chair for Health Services Research Daniel Chu, M.D., FACS, FASCRS, was named Associate Editor for Colorectal Surgery for the Journal of Surgical Research.

Assistant Professor Robert Cannon, M.D., FACS, was selected for the American Society of Transplant Surgeons (ASTS) Membership and Workforce Committee. Cannon will serve a three-year term.