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In a step towards accelerating their early clinical skills, Wilson Fisher, M.D., Tucker Oliver, M.D., and Jovanna Tracz, M.D., all first-year residents in the University of Alabama at Birmingham Department of Neurosurgery, recently participated in the Society of Neurological Surgeons (SNS) Intern Boot Camp Course.

The University of Alabama at Birmingham Department of Neurosurgery welcomes Cassandra “Cassie” Shoemaker as an administrative office specialist IV. Shoemaker joins the department with more than 17 years of clerical experience in various settings within the medical field.

Jovanna Tracz, M.D., a first-year neurosurgery resident in the University of Alabama at Birmingham Department of Neurosurgery, has been elected to the Women in Neurosurgery (WINS)Resident Executive Committee.

The University of Alabama at Birmingham Department of Neurosurgery welcomes Leslie Lance as an administrative project specialist. Lance will begin her new role on July 15.

Andrew T. Hale, M.D., Ph.D., a neurological surgery resident in the University of Alabama at Birmingham Department of Neurosurgery, has been recognized as a Civitan Emerging Scholar for 2024-2025 by the Civitan International Research Center for his pioneering work in the field of hydrocephalus.

Eleven providers in the University of Alabama at Birmingham Department of Neurosurgery have achieved an impressive milestone, receiving a Medallia Combined My Score greater than 99% for the past 12 months, ending in May 2024.

The University of Alabama at Birmingham Department of Neurosurgery held its annual Chief Resident Graduation Dinner on Friday, June 21, 2024, at The Florentine, bringing together residents, their families and faculty members for a night of celebration, recognition and reflection.

The University of Alabama at Birmingham’s James Markert, M.D., MPH, James Garber Galbraith Endowed Chair of Neurosurgery and Department of Neurosurgery professor, has been elected to the Board of Directors of the American Board of Neurological Surgery (ABNS).

More than 1,200 interns, residents and fellows train in every medical specialty at the University of Alabama at Birmingham and at regional campuses in Montgomery, Huntsville, Tuscaloosa, and Selma. Each year, a class of trainees graduate and a new class joins UAB, setting off on their trainee experience, whether it be a one-year fellowship program or a seven-year residency.

The University of Alabama at Birmingham Center for Neuroengineering and Brain-Computer Interfaces (CNBCI) has been selected as a University-Wide Interdisciplinary Research Center (UWIRC) for fiscal year 2025.

Eva Gilliam, administrative assistant in the Department of Neurosurgery, has been awarded the 2024 UAB Medicine Excellence Award.

As part of an ongoing commitment to invest in employee growth, the UAB Department of Neurosurgery continues its professional development series: Professional Development for All. This series, carefully crafted by administrative leaders in the department, provides valuable learning opportunities for faculty, advanced practice providers (APPs), staff and trainees.

University of Alabama at Birmingham Department of Neurosurgery Human Resources Generalist Cassandra DeGraffenried, MSHRM, recently graduated from the UAB Emerging Leaders Series (ELS) program.

University of Alabama at Birmingham Department of Neurosurgery Associate Professor Nicole Bentley, M.D., was invited to participate as a presenter and moderator at the 2024 American Society for Stereotactic and Functional Neurosurgery (ASSFN) Biennial Meeting.

Department of Neurosurgery David Hart White Endowed Professor Erwin Van Meir, Ph.D., has been recognized by Research.com as one of the best research scientists in the field of medicine.

The eleventh annual Blazer Bolt for Brain Cancer 5K and Fun Run was held Saturday, May 18, at Railroad Park in Homewood, Alabama.

It was 2006, a softball game in Mobile, Alabama, was in full swing, and 10-year-old Cathryn Cazalas was experiencing her first seizure. Little did she know, she would end up at Children’s of Alabama five years later taking her first steps on a long road to recovery.

Jeffrey P. Blount, M.D., MPH, professor in the Department of Neurosurgery and director of the Division of Pediatric Neurosurgery, has been awarded the 2024 Humanitarian Award by the American Association of Neurological Surgeons (AANS).

University of Alabama at Birmingham Department of Neurosurgery Professor Mark Harrigan, M.D., and Communications and Administrative Director Marissa Keppley, MBA, recently graduated from the UAB Healthcare Leadership Academy (HLA).

Jeffrey P. Blount, M.D., MPH, professor in the Department of Neurosurgery and director of the Division of Pediatric Neurosurgery, has been awarded the senior faculty Dean’s Excellence Award for Service.