The University of Alabama System Board of Trustees approved the conversion of the Thomas E. Andreoli, M.D., Endowed Professorship in Nephrology to an endowed chair in the University of Alabama at Birmingham Division of Nephrology and appointed Paul W. Sanders, M.D., as holder during its meeting on Sept. 13, 2013. Andreoli was the founding director of the UAB Division of Nephrology in 1970 and established the Nephrology Research and Training Center. Sanders completed his residency and fellowship in nephrology at UAB and was named director of the center in 2009.
Andreoli was the founding director of the UAB Division of Nephrology in 1970 and established the Nephrology Research and Training Center.