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Cardiology faculty Drs. Suzanne Oparil, Salpy Pamboukian, Tanja Dudenbostel, Riem Hawi Front Row: Drs. Efstathia Andrikopoulou, Vera Bittner, Brigitta Brott, Carrie Lenneman, and John Kennedy

February is National Heart Month. Cardiovascular disease is the number 1 killer of women, causing 1 in 3 deaths each year, approximately one woman every minute! The American Heart Association’s Go Red For Women movement advocates for more research and swifter action for women’s heart health for this very reason. Proudly wear your red on Friday, February 7, 2020.

In response to the NIH focus on training for rigor, reproducibility & transparency, scientists at UAB developed a gamified solution using the Kaizen platform which has been engaging roughly 50 people every quarter for the past two years. Now, James Willig, MD, MSPH (Professor, Infectious Diseases) and collaborators in the CCTS have shared this learning tool with the national CTSA partner network through Edge for Scholars. This expansion means that this "painless, fun, and potentially rewarding path to score R2T training" will help a nationwide audience meet their NIH training requirements. Kudos to the entire team—especially content creator Professor Dave Redden, PhD (SOPH)— for their collaborative learning innovation!

The Department is delighted to announce a first-of-its-kind clinic at UAB for the evaluation and management of patients with severe asthma and airway hyper-reactivity. Pulmonologists Drs. Jennifer Trevor, Miranda Curtiss, and Ravi Virdi will see patients on Thursday afternoon in TKS. In addition to traditional inhalers and medications, Drs Trevor and Curtiss will also evaluate patients for novel biologic agents and enrollment in clinical trials, and Dr. Virdi will assess patients for bronchial thermoplasty.

The Department is harnessing the power of machine learning in multiple research projects, and the innovative investigations show tremendous promise for the future of Alzheimer's Disease, Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease, and rheumatoid arthritis.

Richard Kennedy, MD, PhD (Associate Professor, Gerontology, Geriatrics, and Palliative Care)

Surya Bhatt, MD (Associate Professor, Pulmonary, Allergy, and Critical Care)

Lou Bridges, MD, PhD (Professor and Director, Clinical Immunology and Rheumatology)

John Osborne, PhD (Assistant Professor, Informatics Institute)

Our Clinical Operations Team: Lauryn Schultz, Dr. Elizabeth Turnipseed, Libby Bollier, Erin Snow, and Mary Coleman Dobbins.

The Department is delighted to announce a new liaison who will work with our clinical leadership team. Libby Bollier, MSHA, will serve as Inpatient Medical Services Manager with UAB Medicine to coordinate clinical operations and workflow between UAB Hospital and the Department of Medicine. This new role is designed to enhance our collaboration and streamline logistics in providing excellent care for our patients.