Department welcomes Teshchuk
By: Savanah Kirchner
Published Date: Nov 16
Viktoriia Teshchuk, Ph.D., joins the UAB Department of Neurosurgery as a researcher III.
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Walker named Deputy Vice Chair for Research in Neurosurgery
By: Savanah Kirchner
Published Date: Nov 16
Professor of Neurology and Neurosurgery Harrison Walker, M.D., was recently appointed as the deputy vice chair for research in the University of Alabama at Birmingham Department of Neurosurgery.
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Department holds 40th Annual J. Garber Galbraith, M.D., Scientific Session and Lecture
By: Savanah Kirchner
Published Date: Nov 16
In 1954, James Garber Galbraith, M.D., established the Division of Neurosurgery within the UAB Heersink School of Medicine’s Department of Surgery, where he laid the foundation for the now-Department of Neurosurgery’s culture of growth and compassionate care.
Read moreHadley elevated to University Professor
By: Savanah Kirchner
Published Date: Nov 08
The University of Alabama at Birmingham Department of Neurosurgery Charles A. and Patsy W. Collat Endowed Professor of Neurosurgery Mark Hadley, M.D., FACS, was recently awarded the esteemed distinction of University Professor.
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Bentley promoted to associate professor
By: Savanah Kirchner
Published Date: Oct 26
University of Alabama at Birmingham Department of Neurosurgery Assistant Professor Nicole Bentley, M.D., was recently promoted to associate professor and awarded tenure.
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Leavenworth awarded tenure
By: Savanah Kirchner
Published Date: Oct 26
University of Alabama at Birmingham Department of Neurosurgery Associate Professor Jianmei Leavenworth, M.D., Ph.D., was recently awarded tenure.
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Rocque promoted to tenured professor
By: Savanah Kirchner
Published Date: Oct 26
University of Alabama at Birmingham Department of Neurosurgery Associate Professor Brandon Rocque, M.D., M.S., was recently promoted to tenured professor.
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Out of Office Spotlight: Donna Dixon
By: Savanah Kirchner
Published Date: Oct 24
The UAB Department of Neurosurgery is spotlighting staff to focus on the importance of hobbies for stress relief, wellness and self-care.
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UAB named Site of the Month by EMBOLISE
By: Savanah Kirchner
Published Date: Oct 11
The University of Alabama at Birmingham was recently named September 2023 Site of the Month by A Study of the Embolization of the Middle Meningeal Artery With ONYX™ Liquid Embolic System in the Treatment of Subacute and Chronic Subdural Hematoma (EMBOLISE).
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Department welcomes Ercums
By: Savanah Kirchner
Published Date: Oct 04
Molly Ercums joins the UAB Department of Neurosurgery as an administrative office specialist at Children’s of Alabama (COA).
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Department welcomes Takei
By: Savanah Kirchner
Published Date: Oct 04
Jun Takei, M.D., joins the UAB Department of Neurosurgery as a postdoctoral researcher in the Osuka Lab.
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Godzik attends first VRARA Alabama conference
By: Savanah Kirchner
Published Date: Sep 26
On Aug. 25, 2023, the VR/AR Association (VRARA) Central Florida (CFL) chapter sponsored the first VRARA Alabama conference at the Auburn University Huntsville Research Center in Huntsville, Alabama.
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Department welcomes Burrell
By: Savanah Kirchner
Published Date: Sep 26
Robbie Burrell, MPA, joins the UAB Department of Neurosurgery as program manager II.
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Hadley selected as inaugural Marshall Allen Lecturer
By: Savanah Kirchner
Published Date: Sep 26
The University of Alabama at Birmingham Department of Neurosurgery Charles A. and Patsy W. Collat Endowed Professor of Neurosurgery Mark Hadley, M.D., FACS, recently served as the inaugural Marshall Allen lecturer at the Medical College of Georgia (MCG) at Augusta University.
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Osuka receives The Little Princess Trust grant
By: Savanah Kirchner
Published Date: Sep 25
Satoru Osuka, MD., PhD., assistant professor in the UAB Department of Neurosurgery, recently received a grant from The Little Princess Trust for the research project, “Tumor-collagen targeted IL-12 cancer immunotherapy for pediatric high-grade glioma.”
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Hale and Rocque receive R21
By: Savanah Kirchner
Published Date: Sep 21
University of Alabama at Birmingham Department of Neurosurgery Associate Professor Brandon Rocque, M.D., M.S., Neurosurgery Resident Andrew Hale, M.D., Ph.D., and Informatics Institute Assistant Professor of Genetics Zechen Chong, Ph.D., recently received a $390,000 R21 grant from the National Institutes of Health for their project, “Understanding the mechanisms of congenital hydrocephalus using genomic sequencing approaches.”
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Laskay receives CNS 2023 Scholar Award in Diversity, Equity and Inclusion
By: Savanah Kirchner
Published Date: Sep 13
The University of Alabama at Birmingham Department of Neurosurgery PGY6 Resident Nicholas Laskay, M.D., was recently awarded 2023 Scholar Award in Diversity, Equity and Inclusion at the Congress of Neurological Surgeons (CNS) Annual Meeting in Washington D.C. on Wednesday, Sept. 13, 2023.
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Hadley shares what it takes to build a successful career at 2023 CNS
By: Savanah Kirchner
Published Date: Sep 13
The University of Alabama at Birmingham Department of Neurosurgery Charles A. and Patsy W. Collat Endowed Professor of Neurosurgery Mark Hadley, M.D., FACS, recently presented at the 2023 Congress of Neurological Surgeons (CNS) Annual Meeting in Washington D.C.
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Hale awarded 2023 Top Cerebrovascular Paper of the Year at CNS
By: Savanah Kirchner
Published Date: Sep 13
The University of Alabama at Birmingham Department of Neurosurgery PGY3 Resident Andrew Hale, M.D., Ph.D., was recently awarded 2023 Top Cerebrovascular Paper of the Year at the Congress of Neurological Surgeons (CNS) Annual Meeting in Washington D.C. on Monday, Sept. 11, 2023.
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Out of the Office Spotlight: Martina Gonzalez Gomez
By: Savanah Kirchner
Published Date: Sep 13
The UAB Department of Neurosurgery is spotlighting staff to focus on the importance of hobbies for stress relief, wellness and self-care.
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