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Drs. Ashita Tolwani, Surya Bhatt, and Sandeep Bodduluri were honored for their game-changing innovations at the 2023 Bill L. Harbert Institute for Innovation and Entrepreneurship Awards. Ashita Tolwani, M.D., (Professor, Nephrology) was recognized for developing user-friendly citrate solutions for patients undergoing Continuous Renal Replacement Therapy. Pulmonary, Allergy and Critical Care faculty Surya Bhatt, M.D., MS, (Professor) and Sandeep Bodduluri, Ph.D., MS, (Assistant Professor) were honored for their invention Spiromatics, an artificial intelligence-based lung function solution suite. Congratulations to each of you for your innovation and entrepreneurship.

The UAB Lung Health Center has appointed three new pulmonary leaders to advance the treatment and study of lung health. The new Medical Director, Mike Wells, M.D., will oversee operations and clinical research. Amit Gaggar, M.D., Ph.D., will serve as Scientific Director to supervise basic and translational research. And Gabriela Oates, Ph.D., will round out the team as Director of Population Health Sciences. Together, they will build on the innovative work of Drs. Mark Dransfield and Ed Blalock who led the Center for nearly 15 years as medical and scientific director respectively.

L to R: Steven Fox, M.D., Patricia Ajayi-Fox, M.D., 1917 Clinic social worker Kathy Gaddis, Rheumatology pharmacist Katie Jones, Amanda Schnell, M.D., and Anand Iyer, M.D. On Wednesday, roughly 40 participants joined the DOM's Graduate Medical Education Health Disparities Collaboration program's inaugural lecture session “Patient Assistance Programs: Helping Our Patients Access Affordable Prescription Medications.” Panelists discussed approval processes, affordability challenges, and resources available to provide access to live-saving medications.

Erin Snyder, M.D., Interim Director of General Internal MedicineErin Snyder, M.D., will serve as Interim Division Director of General Internal Medicine effective October 1. Snyder joined UAB over 17 years ago and has played key roles as a physician, teacher, and leader in the division and department.  

Martin Rodriguez, M.D.,Professor in the UAB Division of Infectious Diseases Infectious Diseases Professor Martin Rodriguez, M.D., was named a 2023 recipient of the UAB President's Award for Excellence in Teaching which recognizes faculty who are the very best teachers in the university. As the director of Clinical Activities for the Division of Infectious Diseases, a Tinsley Harrison Clinical Scholar, and the director of the Tinsley Harrison General Medicine Service, Rodriguez has taught medical trainees across UAB in both inpatient and outpatient settings.