The UAB Department of Pediatrics welcomed seven new faculty members in the month of July. Please join us in making them feel at home!
Michele Kong, M.D., professor in the Division of Pediatric Critical Care has been named to the Birmingham Business Journal's Top Birmingham Women for 2024. These annual awards highlight women who have established themselves as key leaders in their companies or organizations and have reached career pinnacles.
Congratulations to Madeline Davis, M.D. and Meaghan Smith, M.D., graduating PGY-3 pediatric residents, on receiving the 2024 Carolyn Ashworth, M.D. Pediatric Primary Care Award.
The UAB Department of Pediatrics welcomed two new faculty members in the month of June. Please join us in making them feel at home!
The Division of Pediatric Cardiology recognized Zachary Brown, M.D., as the winner of the 2024 Walt “The Rock” Johnson Worthiness in Pediatric Cardiology Award.
The Division of Pulmonary and Sleep Medicine's UAB/COA Pediatric Cystic Fibrosis (CF) team has been providing training to CF teams in South America since 2014. The training program primarily focuses on benchmarking visits to demonstrate how multidisciplinary teams function, the use of evidence-based care, and quality improvement methodologies to improve processes and outcomes. The team at UAB has developed a training program that has been highly appreciated by the CF Foundation. As a result, the foundation has provided funding to UAB for training more mentor teams in the US through its International Mentor Training Initiative (IMTI). These newly trained teams are now providing mentorship in Mexico, Ecuador, Peru, and Jordan.
Morissa Ladinsky, M.D., professor in the Division of Academic General Pediatrics, has been selected for the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) Committee on State Government Affairs. She will serve a six-year term beginning July 1, 2024.
Matthew Stoll, M.D., PhD, professor in the Division of Pediatric Rheumatology, has been elected as the Chair for the Spondyloarthritis Research and Treatment Network (SPARTAN). SPARTAN is a network of health care professionals in North America who are dedicated to research, awareness and treatment of spondyloarthritis.
David Kimberlin, M.D., professor in the Division of Pediatric Infectious Diseases, has been invited to serve as a co-chair of a “Growth with Purpose” initiative working group, alongside Virginia M. Hedberg.
Namasivayam Ambalavanan, M.D., professor in the Division of Neonatology, Kent Willis, M.D., assistant professor, and Viral Jain, M.D., assistant professor in the Division of Neonatology, and Amy CaJacob, M.D., assistant professor in the Division of Pediatric Allergy and Immunology have been appointed to the UAB Lung Health Center.