February 1, 2010

Kenneth Saag.

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. - Kenneth Saag, M.D., M.Sc., Jane Knight Lowe Professor of Medicine in the University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB) Division of Clinical Immunology and Rheumatology, has been named to the editorial board of the Annals of Internal Medicine.

Established in 1927 by the American College of Physicians, Annals of Internal Medicine is the premier internal medicine professional journal. As a member of its editorial board, Saag's role will be to strengthen the Annals' rheumatology content and advise on broader issues of editorial policy. His term will extend through June 2013.

"This is a highly prestigious appointment to a major journal's editorial board," said S. Louis Bridges, Jr., M.D., Ph.D., director of the Division of Clinical Immunology and Rheumatology at UAB. "It is an honor for Dr. Saag and the university. He will be in a position to influence greatly the exchange of new information regarding the practice of rheumatology and internal medicine."

Annals of Internal Medicine has a large readership that includes more than 129,000 members of the American College of Physicians and many more physicians and researchers worldwide who read the journal via institutional subscriptions.

About Annals of Internal Medicine

The mission of the Annals of Internal Medicine is to promote excellence in the clinical practice of internal medicine, to help physicians be well-informed citizens of the medical community and society and to publish information that helps to advance the health of people worldwide.

About UAB

Known for its innovative and interdisciplinary approach to education at both the graduate and undergraduate levels, the University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB) is the state of Alabama's largest employer and an internationally renowned research university and academic health center whose professional schools and specialty patient care programs are consistently ranked as among the nation's top 50; find more information at www.uab.edu and www.uabmedicine.org.