Dana Rizk, M.D., has been appointed associate dean for Clinical Trials and Cynthia Joiner, Ph.D., MPH, R.N., has been named assistant dean for Clinical Research Operations in the Heersink School of Medicine, effective March 1, 2025.

Helping children develop healthy habits at a young age can help lower their risk for heart disease, stroke and other major health problems later in life.

When UAB employee Jamie Smith collapsed one morning while she was at work, UAB employees from multiple specialties stepped in to help save her life.

Experts at the UAB Cardiovascular Institute and UAB St. Vincent’s say it is never too early or too late for women to begin protecting themselves from heart disease.

UAB researchers reveal how managing cardiovascular risk factors can mitigate heart failure risk in Black individuals carrying the transthyretin V142I genetic variant.

UAB is ranked No. 164 based on exceptional academic research portfolio and its overall global and regional reputation.

This study highlights how high-volume centers, where operators perform these procedures more frequently, achieve better outcomes, including lower 30-day mortality and reduced complication rates. 

AFib is expected to affect 40 million people worldwide and can be fatal if not treated. UAB experts provide tips on symptoms, risk factors and management of this condition.

Linda Morgan’s transplant journey has inspired many and will continue to do so as she shares her story with the world.

The NIH grant will support development of a BionanomatrixTM coating for an aneurysm-therapy flow diverter in the brain.

Researchers at UAB shed light on the link between genetic variants and cardiovascular risk factors in determining heart health.

Vikas Dudeja, M.D., endowed professor in Gastrointestinal Oncology and director of the Division of Surgical Oncology, and Pankaj Arora, M.D., associate professor in the Department of Medicine in the Division of Cardiovascular Disease, have been elected to the American Society for Clinical Investigation's (ASCI) new active and international members for 2024.

UAB Heersink School of Medicine has awarded three grants for the latest annual Multi-Investigator Program Award cycle. The 2022/2023 AMC21 Multi-PI Awards, which provide grant funding of $150,000 per year for two years, were awarded to Javier Neyra, M.D., Carlos Orihuela, Ph.D., and Anna Thalacker-Mercer, Ph.D.

The UAB-led Chronic Hypertension and Pregnancy (CHAP) trial has been named one of the New England Journal of Medicine’s (NEJM) Notable Articles of 2022.

Medical Student Research Day celebrates the research accomplishments of medical students and provides them with the opportunity to present their projects to fellow students and faculty.

Four staff leaders from UAB residency programs were recently awarded certification from the Training Administrators for Graduate Medical Education (TAGME).

UAB researchers found that death due to cardiovascular causes in the Southeastern U.S. is 16 percent higher than in the rest of the country, and an estimated 101,953 additional deaths need to be prevented by 2025 to bridge this gap.