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Assistant Professor, Section Chief and Fellowship Director for Endocrine Surgery Brenessa Lindeman, M.D., MEHP, FACS, has been named a councilor for the American Board of Surgery (ABS) and will serve a six-year term.

Associate Professor Rondi Gelbard, M.D., FACS, and Executive Administrator Christal Moore, MBA, MHA, FACHE, were selected for the UAB Healthcare Leadership Academy (HLA) Class of 2022.

Division of Gastrointestinal Surgery Instructor Angela Carter, Ph.D., was awarded a pilot grant from the Center for Addiction and Pain Prevention and Intervention (CAPPI).

UAB Hospital has again been named the best hospital in Alabama by U.S. News & World Report.

SURE student MarKayla Bell presentsThree Surgery Undergraduate Research Experience (SURE) students, mentored by UAB Surgery faculty, recently won awards at the UAB Summer Expo in the live oral presentation category.

Corresponding Author Danielle Sutzko, M.D., MS, and other department faculty and trainees recently published “Does Chair of Surgery Gender Influence Divisional or Residency Program Director Gender Diversity?” in the Journal of Surgical Research.

Division of Trauma and Acute Care Surgery John Holcomb, M.D., FACS, published “Damage control laparotomy in trauma: a pilot randomized controlled trial,” in the Trauma and Acute Care Surgery Open journal.

Completing a medical degree requires four years of graduate work, from classroom time–studying, homework, and tests– to clinical rotations– observing in the clinic, shadowing in the hospital, or suturing in an operating room.

Several General Surgery Residents were selected for the honor of being mentors within the UAB School of Medicine (SOM) Housestaff Learning Community (LC).

The department is pleased to welcome Assistant Professor Zain Hashmi, M.D., and Instructor, Fellow Sasha Still, M.D., to its faculty.

Director of the Division of Trauma and Acute Care Surgery Jeffrey Kerby, M.D., Ph.D. and Chief of the Trauma Service Daniel Cox, M.D., sat down with WBHM to discuss hospital-based violence intervention programs (HVIPs) for gunshot survivors.

Resident Connie Shao, M.D., has won a UAB School of Public Health (SOPH) Back of the Envelope award for her project, “Reducing Disparities in Telemedicine Use.”

Resident Rindi Uhlich, M.D., published “Use of continuous intercostal nerve blockade is associated with improved outcomes in patients with multiple rib fractures” in the Trauma Surgery and Acute Care Open.

Vera Hauptfeld-Doejsek Endowed Professor in Transplant Immunology Paige Porrett, M.D., Ph.D., provides an update on the UAB uterine transplant program, including indications, current state, and future challenges.

William D. Jordan, Jr. M.D., Endowed Professor in Vascular Sciences Bin Ren, M.D., Ph.D., FAHA and Assistant Professor Emily Spangler, M.D., M.S., FACS, have joined the editorial board of the Frontiers in Cardiovascular Medicine.

Resident Lauren Theiss, M.D., published “Disparities in Perioperative Use of Patient Engagement Technologies- Not All Use is Equal” in the Annals of Surgery.

Professor and Director of the Division of Plastic Surgery Jorge de la Torre, M.D., MSHA, MSHQS, FACS, will serve as president of the Southeastern Society of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery (SESPRS).

Members of the Ren Lab have investigated the effects of a new pathway, the LPA/PKD-1 -CD36 signaling axis, on tumor angiogenesis and breast cancer stem cells, a subpopulation of breast cancer cells essential for tumor initiation, metastasis, and recurrence.

Graduating Chief Resident Brett Melnikoff, M.D., was ceremonially recognized as a VA Medical Center Five Star Service recipient.

When this surgical oncologist is not operating or researching in her lab, she spends her weekends and vacations by the water, catching huge, saltwater fish.

U.S. News & World Report’s (USNWR) 2021 Top Pediatric Hospital Ranking reported Pediatric Cardiology & Heart Surgery 29th in the nation, Pediatric Gastroenterology & GI Surgery 41st in the nation, and Pediatric Cancer 27th in the nation.

The Junior Faculty Exchange Program involves a reciprocal exchange of a Department of Surgery Assistant Professor-level faculty from UAB and several intuitions during the summer of an academic year.

Surgical Director of Kidney Transplantation Michael Hanaway, M.D., tells us if age matters when it comes to Kidney Transplantation. He discusses the changing paradigm about older kidney transplant recipients and outcomes on quality of life. Podcast available for CME credit.

Vice Chair of Perioperative Services Melanie Morris, M.D., was elected Society for Surgery of the Alimentary Tract (SSAT) trustee-at-large on the board of trustees.

General Surgery Resident Connie Shao, M.D., has been appointed to the Society for Surgery of the Alimentary Tract (SSAT) Public Policy & Advocacy Committee and Resident & Fellow Education Committee.

General Surgery Resident Peter Abraham, M.D., published “Evaluation of Injury Recidivism Using the Electronic Medical Record” in the Journal of Surgical Research.

General Surgery Resident Connie Shao, M.D., won Best Poster for the 2021 AcademyHealth Annual Research Meeting (ARM).

Drs. Reddy (left) and Rose (right)Division of Surgical Oncology Associate Professor Sushanth Reddy, M.D., and Assistant Professor and Director of the UAB Pancreatobiliary Disease Center J. Bart Rose, M.D., MAS, FACS, have been awarded an experimental cancer therapeutics grant from the O’Neal Comprehensive Cancer Center (OCCC) at UAB.

In partnership with the McWane Science Center, the UAB Department of Surgery has launched a Surgical Education Series for Birmingham middle and high school students.

The General Surgery Residency Program honored chief residents, as well as supporting faculty and residents across the program, at Surgery Grand Rounds on Tuesday.