82-year-old Atmore resident active again after cutting-edge valve-in-valve procedure
Written by Tyler Greer
Valve-in-valve treatments are becoming more necessary as patients get older and outlive their original replacement heart valves.
The Nov. 10 workshop will provide information and resources for lung cancer patients.
Sergio Stagno, M.D., has been named the 2015 Distinguished Faculty Lecturer, the highest honor bestowed by the UAB Academic Health Center.
UAB Medicine seeking additional input from faculty on work-life balance, stress
Written by Kendra Carter
In continued efforts to address critical faculty stress and work-life balance issues, UAB Medicine is launching an innovation challenge in November to get faculty input on seven key areas identified for improvement.
After 12 years as regional dean of the Huntsville Regional Medical Campus and a long career as a professor of Medicine, Robert M. Centor, M.D., will retire from the UAB School of Medicine in summer 2016.
Health Services Foundation awards $1.4 million in General Endowment Fund grants
Written by UAB Heersink School of Medicine News
The General Endowment Fund of the UA Health Services Foundation awarded over $1.4 million for projects in clinical care, patient research, medical education and laboratory research.
Structural heart program continues to build upon minimally invasive techniques
Written by Tyler Greer
Alabama’s largest comprehensive heart valve program offers TAVR, numerous valve replacement and repairs, perileak closure, and other structural heart procedures.
Cystic Fibrosis Foundation Therapeutics Announces $7.5 Million Award To Discover New Therapies for Nonsense Mutations
Written by Bob Shepard
Southern Research and UAB launch a search for compounds that might provide new therapies for CF nonsense mutations.