UAB Employee Wellness brought back everyone's favorite inflatable this year to promote the benefits of colorectal cancer screening. While colon cancer is the second leading cause of cancer-related deaths in the U.S. each year, screening can prevent this cancer or find it early when it may be easier to treat. Screening is recommended for everyone starting at age 45, though some people with certain risk factors may need to start at a younger age. So, make sure you mind the bottom line, and talk to your health care provider about adding colon cancer screening to your wellness regimen today!

More Good News for March 3, 2023

Nahm Named Senior Member, National Academy of Inventors

Moon Nahm, M.D., (Professor Emeritus, PACCM) has been named a senior member of the National Academy of Inventors in recognition of his innovation which improved the design and production of pneumococcal vaccines.

Landefeld, Masucci Elected to AAIM Leadership Roles

The Alliance for Academic Internal Medicine recently announced their 2024 Council elections results. Seth Landefeld, M.D., (Professor & Chair, DOM) will serve as the president-elect of the APM Council, and Nancy Masucci (Division Admin, GGPC) will serve as president-elect of the AIM Council.

Hasnie Evaluates the Risk Associated with TEE Procedures

Internal medicine resident Ammar Hasnie, M.D., (PGY-3), and colleagues discovered that 3.6% of patients who underwent transesophageal echocardiography (TEE)-guided transcatheter structural cardiac intervention suffered a major complication.

Akce Accepts Leadership Roles to Advance Precision Oncology

Mehmet Akce, M.D., (Professor, Hematology & Oncology) will lead the O'Neal Precision Medicine Working Group and serve as the Associate Director for Precision Oncology of the Hugh Kaul Precision Medicine Institute.

Matthews Featured in Global Health Partner Profile

Lynn Matthews, M.D., MPH, (Associate Professor, Infectious Diseases) highlights her passion for HIV prevention, and looks at the future in this Mary Heersink Institute for Global Health Partner Profile.

Nanda Recognized for Most Cited Paper in Echocardiography

Congratulations to Navin Nanda, M.D., (Distinguished Professor, CVD) who co-authored the article "Echocardiography, Lung Ultrasound, and Cardiac Magnetic Resonance Findings in COVID-19: A Systematic Review." It was the top cited article in Echocardiography, last year.