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Department of Surgery Assistant Professor Graeme McFarland, M.D., was recently elected to the national Alpha Omega Alpha (AOA) Honor Medical Society chapter at UAB.

Division of Transplantation Assistant Professor Rhiannon Deierhoi Reed, DrPH, MPH, has been awarded a $25,000 UAB Palliative Research Enhancement Project (PREP) grant.

Division of Transplantation Assistant Professor Rhiannon, Reed MPH, DrPH and Mark H. Deierhoi Endowed Professor in Surgery and Director of the Division of Transplantation Jayme Locke M.D., MPH, were published in Lippincott Research Beta (LWW Journals).

Academic Surgical Congress LogoThough the 16 Annual Academic Surgical Congress (ASC) looked different than previous years, the UAB Department of Surgery still ranked number one in abstract submissions, the fourth year in a row that the department has held that distinction.

General Surgery Research Resident Cozette Killian, M.D. MPH, recently received the 2021 Young Innovator Award from the American Society of Transplantation. Killian received the award for her abstract submission, “Living Donor Kidney Transplantation Racial Disparities Persist Independent of Social Vulnerability.”

UAB Department of Surgery Associate Professor and A.D. Pacifico, M.D., Endowed Chair of Cardiovascular Surgery Robert Dabal, M.D., has been recognized for his role in performing a high number of successful Norwood procedures at Children’s of Alabama.

On January 25, 2021, an EF-3 tornado ripped through the community of Fultondale, Alabama. The 100-year-old oak tree in Arnoldo Vasquez-Hernandez’s yard did not stand up to the 150 mph winds that evening.

UAB Department of Surgery Professor and Vice Chair for VA Affairs at the Birmingham Veteran’s Affair’s Hospital, George Yang, M.D., Ph.D., was named the inaugural Society of University Surgeons (SUS) Trailblazer Award Recipient.

Department of Surgery Associate Professor Colin Martin, M.D., FACS, was recently elected to the national Alpha Omega Alpha (AOA) Honor Medical Society chapter at UAB.

Mark H. Deierhoi Endowed Professor in Surgery and Director of the Division of Transplantation Jayme Locke, M.D., MPH, has been elected councilor-at-large of scholarship for the Society of University Surgeons (SUS).

Department of Surgery Assistant Professor Ashley Holder, M.D., alongside Department of Orthopaedic Surgery Assistant Professor Lisa Kafchinski, M.D., Division of Hematology Oncology Instructor Victor Lin, M.D., Ph.D., and Department of Radiation Oncology Assistant Professor Samuel Marcrom, M.D., have launched a multi-disciplinary tumor board focusing solely on sarcomas.

UAB Jeopardy Team at 2020 ASCAs the UAB Department of Surgery prepares for the 16th Annual Academic Surgical Congress, which is virtual this year – we’ve made available a spreadsheet of our 72 presenters (with times & topic information) who are affiliated with UAB or who have authored presentations affiliated with our UAB Surgery faculty.

2021 UAB Presentations at ASC - Excel document

Don’t forget to share your experience at ASC with us on Twitter by mentioning @UABSurgery and using the hashtag #ASC2021.

You can also read more about last year’s ASC, where UAB also won the abstract competition with a total of 121 presentations.

Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery Associate Professor Benjamin Wei, M.D., has been selected for membership in the American Association for Thoracic Surgery (AATS). Wei also serves as the program director of the UAB Cardiothoracic Surgery Residency.

PGY2 General Surgery Resident Burke Smith, M.D., has been awarded an American College of Surgeons (ACS) 2022-2024 Resident Research Scholarship award.

The Division of Plastic Surgery has launched an integrated residency program. Professor Timothy King, M.D., Ph.D., will lead the program as its inaugural director and Assistant Professor René Myers, M.D., will serve as the inaugural associate program director.

Photo credit: UAB ArchiveWith a heavy heart, the UAB Department of Surgery announces the passing of a transplant hero and pioneer, Dr. Arnold G. Diethelm.

The UAB Department of Surgery is saddened to announce that former faculty member and champion of trauma care, Alan Dimick, M.D., passed away this week.

The Department of Surgery is pleased to announce Assistant Professor and Associate Program Director of the Vascular Surgery Integrated Residency Danielle Sutzko, M.D., M.S., as the inaugural recipient for the John Kirklin Award.

Drs. Locke (left) and Sheikh (right)Director of the Division of Transplantation Jayme Locke, M.D., MPH, and Assistant Professor Saulat Sheikh, M.B.B.S., were featured in Jama Surgery for their commentary “Leveraging Frailty to Mitigate Sex-Based Disparities in Access to Liver Transplant: Justice in Allocation.”

UAB Medical Scientist Training Program student Jeremie Lever, Ph.D., General Surgery Resident, Ahmer Irfan, M.D., and Department of Surgery Associate Professor Sushanth Reddy, M.D., were authors of a top scoring abstract for the National Comprehensive Cancer Network (NCCN)2021 Virtual Annual Meeting.

Department of Surgery PGY3 Resident Frank Gleason, M.D., was recently featured in the Annals of Surgery for his article, “Early Elective Surgery After Colon Cancer Diagnosis has Higher Risk of Readmission and Death.”

From left to right: Dudeja, Parker and VardasThree faculty members were recently elected to various Association for Academic Surgery (AAS) committees. Phase two committees include: Ethics, Global Affairs, Technology & Communication, Leadership, and Membership.

Division of Transplantation faculty Michael Hanaway, M.D., Paul MacLennan, Ph.D., and Jayme Locke, M.D., MPH, were recently featured in JAMA Surgery for their response to a policy change in organ allocation.

The General Surgery Residency Program is pleased to introduce the 2021 Military Match Resident, Emily Baird. She is the first military match and will graduate with the residency class of 2026.

Over the last several months, the UAB Department of Surgery has worked to create a timeline of department history, milestones and achievements.

In the UAB MedCast Podcast "Introduction to Bedside Teaching" General Surgery Resident Haddon Mullins, M.D., discuss the definitions, barriers to, and advantages of bedside rounds.

Two medical students and several Division of Acute Care Surgery faculty and residents were published in the Journal of Surgical Research for their research article, “How Does Mission Ground Time Impact on Population Coverage of Aeromedical Retrieval Systems.”

The article below is written by Department of Surgery Wellness Officer and Assistant Professor Brenessa Lindeman, M.D., MEHP, FACS.

Division of Plastic Surgery Professor and Director of Research Timothy King, M.D., Ph.D., has been elected to the Advisory Council for Plastic and Maxillofacial Surgery as a representative for the Plastic Surgery Research Council.