Pictured: Drs. Ken Saag and Amy Warriner In observance of National Osteoporosis Awareness and Prevention Month, the Department of Medicine sat down with Ken Saag, M.D., MSc, Professor in the Division of Clinical Immunology and Rheumatology, and Amy Warriner, M.D., Professor in the Division of Endocrinology, Diabetes, and Metabolism to learn more about why osteoporosis is considered a “silent disease,” and the steps people can take to prevent and treat osteoporosis. .
More Good News for May 19, 2023
Renowned Diabetes Researchers Join UAB
Ananda Basu, M.D., and Rita Basu, M.D., have joined the UAB Division of Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism and the UAB Comprehensive Diabetes Center to advance clinical research in diabetes.
Agarwal, Williams to Co-Direct HSOM Clinical Skills Program
DOM faculty Drs. Monica Agarwal and Winter Williams will serve as the new co-directors of the Longitudinal Clinical Skills and Clinical Reasoning Program which promotes the integration of clinical skills and reasoning into training curriculum.
Rocque Receives ACS Trish Greene Quality of Life Award
Gabrielle Rocque, M.D., (Associate Professor, Hematology and Oncology) received the American Cancer Society's Trish Greene Quality of Life Award in recognition of outstanding research that aims to improve the quality of life for patients with cancer.
Russ Honored at the Crohn's and Colitis Foundation Event
Kirk Russ, M.D., (Assistant Professor, Gastroenterology and Hepatology) accepted the 2023 Healthcare Honored Hero award from the Alabama Northwest Florida Chapter of the Crohn's and Colitis Foundation for his leadership of UAB's Inflammatory Bowel Disease Clinic.