UAB Hospital
On the right is a much older view of the hospital, established in 1945 as the teaching hospital for the Heersink School of Medicine. Today, as seen above in a more current photo, it is Alabama's major tertiary care center and a modern medical complex serving approximately 35,000 patients annually.
At University hospital, a major center for clinical research, and the home of some of the top medical programs in America, the 900-bed facility also offers patients the most up-to-date treatments and innovations in health care.
Kirklin Clinic
The Kirklin Clinic (an inside view shown to the right) is the outpatient practice facility for the Heersink School of Medicine at UAB containing outpatient clinics for neurologic subspecialties such as epilepsy, neuromuscular disease, movement disorders, multiple sclerosis, neuro-oncology, and behavioral neurology, as well as stroke.
The university is very proud of The Kirklin Clinic, a spacious facility inside and out, designed by architect I. M. Pei. It has over 22,000 neurology ambulatory visits annually.
VA Hospital
Special Services Offered
- Muscle/Nerve Biopsy and Interpretation
- Tarsal Tunnel Studies
- Botox Injections
- EEG Monitoring
Neurological Services Offered
- Magnetoencephalography (MEG) Lab
- Women's Specialty Epilepsy Clinic for Women
- Tuberous Sclerosis Clinic
Inpatient Services
- General Neurology
- Epilepsy Monitoring
- Consultation
- Interventional Neurology (in collaboration with Dr. Aqel in Cardiology)
- Intraoperative Monitoring
Outpatient Clinics
- General Neurology (Thursday afternoon and Friday morning - attendings rotate)
- Urgent Care (Monday & Wednesday afternoons)
- Botox Clinic (4th Friday of the month at UAB)
- Post-stroke Follow-up Care
- Neurology Subspecialty Clinics (Monday, Wednesday, Friday)
- Memory Disorders
- Movement Disorders
- Epilepsy
- MS/Neuroimmunology
Outpatient Diagnostic Services
- Electromyography
- Electroencephalography
- Evoked Potentials
Children's of Alabama
Since 1911, Children’s of Alabama has provided specialized medical care for ill and injured children. Ranked among the best children’s hospitals in the nation by U.S. News & World Report, Children’s serves patients from every county in Alabama and nearly every state. With more than 3.5 million square feet, it is one of the largest pediatric medical facilities in the United States. Children’s offers inpatient and outpatient services at its Russell Campus on Birmingham’s historic Southside with additional specialty services provided at Children’s South, Children’s on 3rd and in Huntsville and Montgomery. Primary medical care is provided in more than a dozen communities across central Alabama. Children’s is the only health system in Alabama dedicated solely to the care and treatment of children. It is a private, not-for-profit medical center that serves as the teaching hospital for the University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB) pediatric medicine, surgery, psychiatry, research and residency programs. The medical staff consists of UAB faculty and Children’s full-time physicians as well as private practicing community physicians.
Children's also serves as the primary teaching facility for UAB's Department of Pediatrics and boasts a medical research division that is second to none. Its specialty centers for the treatment of cancer, diabetes, sleep disorders, cystic fibrosis, sickle cell disease, epilepsy, lung disease, and kidney disease serve as the backdrop for learning and discovery for health care professionals dedicated to the care of children.