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Congratulations to Marisa Marques, M.D., Professor, Laboratory Medicine, who has accepted a nomination to join the American Board of Pathology (ABPath) Test Development and Advisory Committee for Blood Banking/Transfusion Medicine, beginning January 2020.

The organization explains the role as follows: "To be appointed to a TDAC means a physician is an established subject matter expert in their subspecialty field and is current on the latest advances in the continually evolving field of pathology and patient care. TDAC committee members develop and review examination questions for statistical performance and relevance to current practice. They contribute to the validity of examinations by determining the content and distribution of items on examinations (exam blueprints).  The TDACs also advise the ABPath on issues in their subspecialty area of expertise."

Since 1971, the ABPath has appointed test committees for the various areas of pathology. The committees consist of ABPath trustees, and other pathologists and physicians who are recognized experts in the various disciplines. In 2001, the role of these committees was expanded to include subject matter an advisory function for the Board.

“As TDAC members, these physicians play a critical role in the development of the exams and are entrusted with maintaining the integrity of the board-certified designation. The appointment to a TDAC indicates the physician is highly regarded in the field of pathology and exemplifies the utmost standards of care,” states Rebecca L. Johnson, M.D., CEO of the American Board of Pathology.

Marques is the first former UAB Medicine Pathology resident to be invited to be part of the ABPath. 

Jay McDonald, M.D., Professor Emeritus and former chair of the Department of Pathology, is a champion of the department who, with his wife Sarah, continue to generously support its mission. In 2010, Dr. and Mrs. McDonald established the Jay M. McDonald Endowed Professorship in Bone Pathobiology. Five years later, the McDonalds generously funded the Jay M. McDonald Endowed Professor in Laboratory Medicine. In late 2018, the McDonalds pledged continued support of the Laboratory Medicine Endowment to elevate it from a Professorship to a Chair.

McDonald’s academic career spanned three decades and included Directorship of the Division of Laboratory Medicine in the Departments of Pathology and Medicine at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis for 10 years prior to his recruitment to UAB in 1990 to Chair the Department. He served as Chair of UAB Pathology from 1990-2008, and was Editor-in-Chief of the primary pathology research journal, The American Journal of Pathology, from 2003-2008. He directed an NIH-funded Center for Metabolic Bone Disease—one of five in the country—from 1996-2010.

“Dr. McDonald’s continued commitment to the UAB Department of Pathology illustrates his dedication to and passion for the field,” says George Netto, M.D., Chair. “In his tenure as chair, McDonald grew the department into prominence nationally, increasing faculty and research funding to make it one of the country’s top-ranked programs. The impact of his ongoing role supporting excellence in research and teaching through these endowments continues to be felt deeply by the next generation of UAB pathologists.”

Dr. Jay M. McDonald, M.D., Professor Emeritus, UAB Pathology

Peter Anderson, D.V.M., Ph.D., Professor of Molecular and Cellular Pathology, and Director of Pathology Undergraduate Education, in March celebrated the publication of the 5th edition of the book, Human Histology, of which he is an author.

Published by Elsevier, the book is described by the publisher as, "easy to read, well organized, and focused on high-yield content." The topic is core knowledge in the complex field of histology.  It is a textbook written with students in all health care areas in mind. The new edition includes developments in integrated and problem-based learning, allowing for students to make connections between histological knowledge, cell biology, anatomy, clinical understanding and assessment.

This week, the research of Lalita Shevde-Samant, Ph.D., Professor, Molecular & Cellular Pathology, was featured by the Department of Defense's Congressionally Directed Medical Research Programs in an article on their website, titled, "Reprogramming the Pro-Tumorigenic Immune Microenvironment to Anti-Tumorigenic in Breast Cancer." The piece features breast cancer research, for which Shevde received follow-on funding through the Department of Defense’s (DoD’s) BCRP with a Breakthrough Funding Level 2 Award.

Shevde-Samant is Associate Director for Education and Training for the O’Neal Comprehensive Cancer Center at UAB. In February, the Breast Cancer Research Foundation of Alabama presented $1 million -- its largest donation to date -- to the O'Neal Comprehensive Cancer Center. This annual donation provides pilot money for clinical research projects, including Samant's investigation of the hyperglycemic state of triple negative breast cancers. Triple negative cancer cells have been shown to be more aggressive and capable of suppressing the immune system, preventing it from recognizing and killing the cancer cells. With BCRFA funding, Samant and her team will now examine whether combining a diabetes drug with a treatment that targets triple negative breast cancer cells will improve outcomes. This study will likely lead to a clinical trial for diabetic triple negative breast cancer patients. 

Dr. Lalita Shevde-Samant, Professor, UAB Pathology

In the article, Dr. Shevde states, “We established a new concept that breast cancer cells mediate a ‘conversation’ or a crosstalk with tumor-infiltrating macrophages via Hedgehog ligands that act as ‘conversational’ molecules; this results in immense molecular changes in macrophages that functionally recalibrates them to an immune-suppressive, tumor-promoting state. I am very grateful to the DoD BCRP for funding my research program over the past several years on Hedgehog signaling; cumulatively, these investments have enabled me to take on new challenges to modify the breast tumor microenvironment towards eliminating breast cancer.”

Her work has led to the discovery of this novel signaling paradigm. From the article,"Many of the macrophage-targeting treatments currently in clinical trials abrogate not just the recruitment of M2 macrophages but M1 as well. Thus, more targeted approaches, such as the one Dr. Shevde is taking, are needed so as to specifically target the tumor-promoting macrophages while preserving the function and integrity of the tumor-killing M1 macrophages."

It is our pleasure to announce the publication of our inaugural issue of Pathology in Focus, a magazine covering the recent clinical, educational and research activities and successes of the UAB Department of Pathology. It is a chance to highlight our accolades, which in 2018 were many.

We hope you enjoy this overview of some of our faculty, staff, researcher and students’ many accomplishments: https://issuu.com/uabpathology/docs/391118_-_uab_pathology_magazine_v1_

For news updates between issues, we offer a monthly digital newsletter, available online: https://www.uab.edu/medicine/pathology/news-events/pathology-newsletters. You may subscribe to UAB Pathology E-news here: https://signup.e2ma.net/signup/1870768/1812726/. Our website’s News & Events section is another great way to keep up with the latest events and announcements. And follow us on Twitter, where we highlight our Case of the Week and other news.

Please send us your feedback, including any of your own news you’d like to share. We look forward to engaging with you in the near future. Reach out to editor Christina Crowe, Communications Director, with story ideas, comments and more: ccrowe@uabmc.edu.

A journal article by researchers in the UAB Department of Pathology is featured in this month's "Lippincott Journals Hot Topics in Pathology" newsletter, distributed by publisher Wolters Kluwer.

The article, "PAX8 Expression in Solitary Fibrous Tumor: A Potential Diagnostic Pitfall," was published in Applied Immunohistochemistry & Molecular Morphology, the official journal of the International Society for Immunohistochemistry and Molecular Morphology (ISIMM).

The article was authored by David Ullman, M.D.; Jennifer Gordetsky, M.D.; Gene Siegal, M.D., Ph.D.; Carlos Prieto-Granada, M.D.; Shi Wei, M.D., Ph.D.; and Todd Stevens, M.D.

The University of Alabama at Birmingham Division of Neuropathology has named C. Ryan Miller, M.D., Ph.D., as division director.

Miller was most recently a professor in the Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine at the University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill. Miller also served as faculty director of the UNC Translational Pathology Laboratory in conjunction with the Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center.

“We are excited to have Dr. Miller back at UAB in the Department of Pathology, where his experience in research on tumors of the brain and work with proteomics will enhance the Neuropathology Division’s portfolio for future growth in this important area,” said Department of Pathology Chair George Netto, M.D.

Miller’s return is a homecoming of sorts. In 1999, prior to medical school, he completed a Ph.D. in the department’s Cellular and Molecular Pathology Graduate Program. He earned his medical degree from the UAB School of Medicine in 2002 and completed a postdoctoral fellowship in the UAB Brain Treatment and Research Program. Miller then moved to Washington University School of Medicine, where he completed a residency in anatomic pathology in 2004 and a fellowship in neuropathology in 2006.

Miller’s research interests focus on novel treatment approaches for malignant gliomas based on molecular alterations for tumorigenesis, using proteomic molecular analyses.

Miller also serves on the neuropathology and neuro-oncology committees of the National Cancer Institute’s Alliance for Clinical Trials in Oncology.

Miller replaces interim division director Vishnu Reddy, M.D., professor in the Division of Laboratory Medicine. His start date is April 15.

Original UAB News article by Adam Pope.

Congratulations to William Grizzle, M.D., Ph.D., Professor, Anatomic Pathology, who was recognized recently by the International Society for Biological and Environmental Repositories (ISBER) with the 2019 Founder's Award. Dr. Grizzle will be presented with this award at the organization's annual meeting in Shanghai, China, May 7-10. ISBER is a global biobanking organization.

"Dr. Grizzle has been a leading individual with great foresight to recognize biobanking as an important and emerging field in science," says David Lewandowski, ISBER President 2018-19. "Since helping to establish ISBER in 1999, he has worked tirelessly to provide the evidence-base to support best practices in biobanking. He is highly regarded by his peers as a reviewer and trainer for start-up biobanks domestically and internationally. We look forward to presenting him with the Prestigious ISBER Founder’s Award in Shanghai at ISBER’s 20th anniversary May 7-10.”

Dr. Grizzle has an AB honors degree (Chemistry and Physics) from Harvard University and Ph.D. (Biophysics) and M.D. degrees from Johns Hopkins University. He is board certified in Anatomic and Clinical Pathology. He served as Head of the Autopsy Section at the UAB and VA hospitals in Birmingham, Alabama, from 1990-2000 and has been head of the program in Translational Research in Neoplasia of the Department of Pathology since 2000. His current research interests include fatty acids in cancer; validation of molecular biomarkers; exosomes and post-transcriptional regulation; molecular imaging, especially multispectral optoacoustic tomography; and biorepository sciences.

Since 1983 Grizzle has served as Director of UAB's Tissue Collection and Banking Facility, and was principle investigator of the Southern Division of the Cooperative Human Tissue Network (CHTN) from 1987-2019, and Director, Biorepository of the Pulmonary Hypertension Breakthrough Initiative (PBHI) from 2006-2019.

Grizzle frequently consults for national and international biorepositories and governmental agencies. He presents workshops on factors accreting and limiting the use of human tissues in research, and histochemical and immunohistochemical staining. He and colleague Katherine Sexton present national and international workshops on the design and operations of biorepositories.

Dr. Grizzle is a founding member of ISBER, and a former council member and President of the organization. In 2015 he received the ISBER Award for Outstanding Achievement in Biobanking. He was a trustee of the Biological Statin Commission (BSC) from 1992-2017, serving as President (2000-2004) and Vice-President (1996-2000). In 2017 Grizzle became a trustee emeritus of the organization.

Grizzle served as a Senior Editor of Clinical Cancer Research from 2010 to 2017, and has served on the editorial boards of numerous other journals. He is currently on the board of Biopreservation and Biobanking; Biotechnic & Histochemistry, and Clinical Cancer Research, and is an associate editor of Cancer Biomarkers. He has published more than 500 peer-reviewed manuscripts and book chapters.  

William Grizzle, M.D., Ph.D., Professor, Anatomic Pathology, UAB Department of Pathology 

"We are thrilled for Dr. Grizzle at this esteemed recognition from the ISBER on his behalf," says George Netto, M.D., Chair of the Department of Pathology. "His work and expertise in biobanking and biorepositories span several decades, making him one of the field's most respected experts. We thank the ISBER for extending Dr. Grizzle this honor."

The United States and Canadian Academy of Pathology (USCAP) hosted its 108th annual meeting March 16-21, 2019, at the Gaylord National Resort & Convention Center in National Harbor, Maryland, where many of our Department faculty, residents and fellows present recent work. It is the largest world meeting of pathologists.

On Sunday March, 17, Chairman and Professor George Netto, M.D., kicked things off with a talk on "Liquid Biopsy in Precision Oncology: Plasma and Beyond!" at the College of American Pathogists' companion meeting. That evening at 5:30-7:30pm, our team hosted a booth at the Fellowship Fair, featuring information about our fellowship opportunities, giveaways and more. The coursework and poster sessions continued throughout the week until the conference conclusion on Thursday, March 21.

Monday throughout the day our faculty presented posters and talks, including a Genitourinary Platform presentation, "Is MRI/US Fusion-Targeted Biopsy Alone Adequate for Detecting Prostate Cancer in Patients with a Prior Negative Prostate Biopsy?" featuring Maria del Carmen Rodriguez Pena, M.D., Marie-Lise Eich, M.D., and Jennifer Gordetsky, M.D. That evening the Department hosted a reception for all current and former faculty, staff and students, 5-7:30 p.m. in the National Harbor Room 8. 

Congratulations to all of the residents who matched today. We are excited to welcome the following individuals to our 2020 residency class:

You can watch UAB School of Medicine's Match Day ceremony from this year and previous years online, here.

Congratulations to Rakesh Patel, Ph.D., Professor, Molecular & Cellular Pathology, on his appointment as Vice Chair of Research, UAB Department of Pathology. Dr. Patel has held the interim position for more than a year. In that time, he helped to coordinate and host a Research Retreat for the Department. The program to fund translational research pilot awards stemmed from that initial retreat, and the event will take place again this year in August.

Dr. Patel received his Ph.D. from the University of Essex, UK in 1996. He moved to the U.S. to pursue post-doctoral studies at UAB in 1997, and joined the faculty of the Department of Pathology as an instructor in 1999. Currently he is Director of the UAB Center for Free Radical Biology. He maintains an internationally recognized research program, having engaged in Free Radical Research for more than 20 years. Dr. Patel has published more than 200 articles, reviews, book chapters and editorials (view list). He has organized meetings and symposia focused on oxidative stress and nitric oxide, and multiple forums including co-chairing the Oxygen Radical Gordon Research Conference in 2016. He is also a fellow of the Society for Redox Biology and Medicine (SfRBM), from which he received a Mentoring Excellence Award in 2016. He has served on the Editorial Board of FRBM for 15 years; served as Associate Editor for AJP-Lung Cellular and Molecular Physiology, reviews editor for the Nitric Oxide journal between 2015 and 2018, and is currently reviews editor for the Redox Biology Journal.

"Dr. Patel's contributions to bolster the Department’s research portfolio, collaborating with other centers and departments on campus, continue to improve the research environment in Pathology," Netto said.

On Friday, March 1, the Department of Pathology celebrated its faculty and staff who have served five or more years in their roles in the department. The event, held at the West Pavilion Conference Center Board Room, drew participants from across divisions and the various labs in which Pathology staff and faculty work.

Congratulations to all awardees, listed as follows with their presenters: 

Department leaders, faculty, staff, residents and fellows alike came together in honor of Dr. Vishnu Reddy on March 12, to celebrate the dedication of the Surgical Pathology conference room in North Pavilion, Room 3554. The room was renovated to facilitate a multi-headed microscope for surgical pathology consultations. Several large screens are mounted on the walls, to allow for the sharing of the slides via telemedicine conference, both locally, among department offices, and with our partners in in the Community Pathology Practice Program, at sites in Anniston, Gadsden and Montgomery.

Dr. Reddy was joined by his family, wife Serala, son Nipun Reddy, and daughter-in-law Neha Reddy. Nipun Reddy, M.D., is an assistant professor, Gastroenterology and Hepatology at UAB, and Neha Redy, M.D., is a Clinical Assistant Professor in Internal Medicine at UAB.

Nipun Reddy, M.D., (left) and father Vishnu Reddy, M.D. at the entrance to conference room NP3554. 

In 2019 so far, two postdoctoral fellows working with Upender Manne, Ph.D., Professor, UAB Pathology, won awards for presentations on their postdoctoral research.

On Monday, February 18, the UAB Postdoctoral Association, in collaboration with the Office of Postdoctoral Affairs, organized its 16th Annual Postdoctoral Research Day. The event featured six sessions and Dr. Victor Darley-Usmar, Professor, UAB Pathology, was one of the four presenters of the keynote talk, "Twenty Years of Postdoctoral Education at UAB."

The fourth session, sponsored by the O'Neal Comprehensive Cancer Center, featured studies related to cancer research. Sumit Agarwal, postdoctoral fellow of Manne, gave an oral presentation on the topic, "MicroRNA-124 modulated collagen-prolyl hydroxylase P4HA1 expression regulates colon cancer progression." Co-authors include: Balabhadrapatruni V. S. K. Chakravarthi, Michael Behring, Hyung-Gyoon Kim, Kevin Hale, Abduljalil M Alsubaie, Sameer Al Diffalha, Shajan Sugandha, Sooryanarayana Varambally, and Manne. Agarwal won third place overall for the day's events for his presentation.

In January, Michael Behring, postdoctoral fellow of Manne, attended the Second Conference on Bioethics Issues in Minority Health and Health Disparities Research. Behring presented a lab research poster titled, “Ethical Considerations for Observational Cancer Health Disparity Research,” co-authored with Kevin Hale, Bunyamin Ozaydin, and Manne. 

Behring won first place for his presentation. Congratulations to both on these honors! 

On February 19, Mark Pepin, Medical Scientist Training Program (below, left) student mentee of Adam Wende, Ph.D., Associate Professor, Pathology, (below, right) successfully defended his dissertation, "Genetic and Epigenetic Underpinnings of End-Stage Human Heart Failure," to receive his M.D., Ph.D. in Biomedical Engineering.

This month, the United States and Canadian Academy of Pathology (USCAP) hosts its 108th annual meeting March 16-21, 2019, at the Gaylord National Resort & Convention Center in National Harbor, Maryland, where many of our Department faculty, residents and fellows will present recent work. It is the largest world meeting of pathologists.

On Sunday March, 17, Chairman and Professor George Netto, M.D., will kick things off with a talk on "Liquid Biopsy in Precision Oncology: Plasma and Beyond!" at the College of American Pathogists' companion meeting. That evening at 5:30-7:30pm, our team will host a booth at the Fellowship Fair, featuring information about our fellowship opportunities, giveaways and more. The coursework and poster sessions continue throughout the week until the conference conclusion on Thursday, March 21.

Monday throughout the day our faculty will present posters and talks, including a Genitourinary Platform presentation, "Is MRI/US Fusion-Targeted Biopsy Alone Adequate for Detecting Prostate Cancer in Patients with a Prior Negative Prostate Biopsy?" featuring Maria del Carmen Rodriguez Pena, M.D., Marie-Lise Eich, M.D., and Jennifer Gordetsky, M.D. That evening the Department will host a reception for all current and former faculty, staff and students, 5-7:30 p.m. in the National Harbor Room 8. Poster sessions will feature 10 posters in categories ranging from cytopathology to hematopathology to genitourniary pathology. 

Tuesday morning's highlights include a lecture by Anna Yemelyanova, M.D., Professor, on "Molecular Testing of Solid Tumors: Anatomic Pathologist in Charge of Pre-Analytics." It is part of the Molecular track, which Netto will introduce with a talk on "Molecular Diagnostic and Genomic Applications in Cancer: A Primer for the Pathologist." Poster sessions will include five UAB faculty posters. In the afternoon, Deniz Peker, M.D., will present "Characterization of Cancer Immune Profiles in Patients with Primary Central Nervous System Lymphoma," during the Neuropathology Platform, at 2:15 p.m.

On Wednesday Cristina Magi-Galluzzi, M.D., Ph.D., Division Director, Anatomic Pathology, Presents in the Genitourinary Pathology Short Course, and gives a "Hot Topic" talk on "Prostate Cancer Pathology: Grading, Reporting, Diagnosis." Nine more posters throughout the day, in the genitourinary, breast cancer, quality assurance categories, lead up to the Evening Specialty Conference in Genitourinary Pathology, in which Jennifer Gordetsky, M.D., Associate Professor, presents, "Poor Prognostic Findings in Genitourinary Pathology, What Not to Miss," at 8:30 p.m. 

Click here for a comprehensive listing of UAB Pathology presentations at the USCAP Conference. Look forward to conference coverage on our Twitter account, @UABPathology.

This year's third annual C. Bruce Alexander Lecture in Pathology Education, sponsored by the Department of Pathology, featured Jacob Steinberg, M.D., Professor and Program Director, Autopsy Service & Residency Training, and Chair, Subcommittee of GME Wellness at Montefiore Medical College of Albert Einstein College of Medicine. The event took place on February 28 in the West Pavilion Conference Center to a full audience.

Steinberg's talk, titled,"Why the Physician-Pathologist Matters," honored Alexander's legacy at UAB--the two have been friends for decades.

Dr. Steinberg with Dr. Alexander before the lecture starts. Steinberg with Marisa Marques, M.D., and her mentor, Dr. Bruce Alexander James Hackney, M.D., Neuropathology, with Drs. Steinberg and Alexander

Steinberg received his medical degree at Stritch-Loyola University of Chicago, and was trained at the University of Pennsylvania and NYU, including Bellevue & VA hospitals. At Einstein, Dr. Steinberg chaired the AMA-LCME Committee for the Granting of the M.D. Degree, and was a founding member of the Dean’s Letter Committee (MSPE), and chaired the Medical Student Thesis Committee. Dr. Steinberg is Program Director of Residency Training & the Autopsy Service. He was a member of the ACGME Residency Milestones Committee, & Chair of the Program Directors’ (APC/PRODS). JJ chairs the GME Housestaff Wellness SubCommittee, which helps to improve the quality of life of 1500+ residents and fellows. He served (under both Democratic & Republican Administrations) on the Scientific Advisory Panel for the United States Environmental Protection Agency. He was an AAAS Fellow.

Dr. Steinberg's awards include the Einstein’s Davidoff Teaching Honors Society, Einstein’s the Rosen Outstanding Teacher's Award, NIH Geriatric Leadership Academic Award, and Faculty Awardee, Bronx High School of Science, Science Education, Minority Students Program, and AOA faculty. He was a decade-long invited participant of the Dartmouth Health Care Leadership Institute. JJ has been awarded the National Distinguished Teaching Award in Graduate Medical Education in 2014 & is also the Montefiore Faculty & Alumni Physician Honoree for 2019.

Congratulations to Stephen Moser, Ph.D., Professor of Laboratory Medicine, who was appointed Professor Emeritus this month by the University of Alabama Board of Trustees.

Dr. Moser celebrated his retirement from the Department in November, 2018, after more than two decades of service. Read more about his career here.

Effective Friday, February 1, Adam Jones, M.D., will serve as Anatomic Pathology Chief Resident, and Danielle Fasciano, D.O, as Clinical Pathology Chief Resident for 2019-2020. Congratulations!

Congratulations to Professor Ralph Crowe, M.D., on his retirement from full-time services to the UAB Department of Pathology and UAB Hospital. Effective January 1, he will work reduced clinical hours. Crowe has served his entire academic career in the Department, starting as chief resident at the outset of his medical career.

D. Ralph Crowe, M.D.

Crowe is a surgical pathologist and cytopathologist with more than 30 years of experience in clinical diagnostic pathology of multiple organ systems. He joined the Department in 1989 as an assistant professor, and was promoted to associate professor in 2002, before his promotion to full professor in 2012.

Dr. Crowe became a primary pulmonary transplant biopsy pathologist in 2004. His involvement with non-neoplastic and neoplastic lung disease in the following years expanded to include medical student and fellowship-level teaching, and active participation in several interdisciplinary teaching and clinical conferences. This includes a weekly Interstitial Lung Disease Conference, a monthly Thoracic Oncology Tumor Board, a Lung Transplant Morbidity and Mortality Conference, and Multidisciplinary Chest Conference.

Dr. Ralph Crowe, back row, right-hand side, with his Cytopathology fellow faculty members.

Crowe is a Birmingham native who graduated magna cum laude with a degree in philosophy from Birmingham Southern College before receiving his medical degree at UAB. He completed an internship and residency at Carraway Hospital (then Carraway Methodist Medical Center), followed by a residency at UAB Hospital, serving as chief resident in the Department of Pathology.

His participation in professional societies and service to various committees and councils is too numerous to list, spanning from student mentorship to clinical studies and beyond. Crowe has published many academic articles, abstracts and manuscripts over his career, and presented lectures, papers and posters at conferences nationwide.

Isam Eldin-Eltoum, M.D., Professor and Vice Chair for Quality and Safety, has worked with Dr. Crowe for more than 20 years and said of his friend and colleague, “Dr. Crowe has always been very careful and methodical. He focuses on patients and on giving the best consultations to our clinical colleagues.” Eldin-Eltoum calls Dr. Crowe, “a southern gentleman. He is down to earth despite all the knowledge he has, not just medical but political, historical, and of the arts.”

Vishnu Reddy, M.D., Professor, Laboratory Medicine, calls Crowe, “one of the most valuable senior diagnostic pathologists in our department.”

Congratulations to Greg Davis, M.D., M.S.P.H., Director and Professor, Division of Forensics, UAB Department of Pathology, who was recently announced as a member of the 2018 School of Medicine Chapter of the Alpha Omega Alpha Honor Society. 

Alpha Omega Alpha Honor Medical Society is a professional medical organization that recognizes and advocates for excellence in scholarship and the highest ideals in the profession of medicine. Dr. Davis will be inducted on March 14, 2019, as a faculty level member.