 The UAB Department of Pediatrics welcomed five new faculty members during the month of July. Please join us in welcoming the following faculty to their respective divisions!
- Margaux Barnes, Ph.D., Assistant Professor, Pediatric Gastroenterology, Hepatology & Nutrition
- Shea Duerring, M.D., Assistant Professor, Pediatric Emergency Medicine
- Natalia Lotz, M.D., Instructor, Pediatric Hospital Medicine
- Salman Rashid, M.D., Assistant Professor, Pediatric Neurology
- Brett Turner, M.D., Assistant Professor, Pediatric Pulmonology
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Margaux Barnes, Ph.D., Assistant Professor, Pediatric Gastroenterology, Hepatology & Nutrition, earned her Ph.D. at UAB followed by her fellowship at UAB’s Leadership Education in Adolescent Health Program. As faculty in GI, her research will focus on the development of interventions to increase engagement in health-promoting behaviors in youth with Inflammatory Bowel Disease. She is specifically interested in the development of novel diet and physical activity interventions that may mitigate some of the long-term health outcomes associated with IBD. 
Shea Duerring, M.D.,
Salman Rashid, M.D., Assistant Professor, Pediatric Neurology, completed his pediatric residency at Nassau University Medical Center, NY. He completed his Fellowship in Pediatric Neurology at Children's Hospital of Michigan. Dr. Rashid earned his medical degree at Allama Iqbal Medical College, Lahore, Pakistan. His areas of interest are neonatal and critical care neurology.
Brett Turner, M.D., Assistant Professor, Pediatric Pulmonology, completed his residency and internship at UAB Department of Pediatrics. He completed his Pediatric Pulmonology Fellowship in the UAB Department of Pediatrics. Dr. Turner earned his medical degree at UAB. Dr. Turner’s clinical focus includes infants with chronic lung disease and Bronchopulmonary Dysplasia (BPD) as well as children with Primary Ciliary Dyskinesia (PCD). His research interests include long term pulmonary outcomes of premature infants with BPD and the translational study of ciliary mechanics and coordination in diseases of mucociliary clearance including PCD.