We are pleased to announce the 2022-2023 Founders' Fund recipients.
Congratulations to the 11 faculty promoted effective October 1, 2022!
L to R: Sunena Chhabra Argo, Karlene Walker and Alicia WebbThe UAB Department of Pediatrics welcomed three new faculty members in the month of September. Please join us in making them feel at home!
We are pleased to announce that Michele Kong, M.D., professor in the Division of Pediatric Critical Care, will receive an endowed professorship from Children’s of Alabama on Oct. 1, 2022. This celebrates Dr. Kong’s significant contributions to Children’s of Alabama, UAB and to our larger community.
Two faculty members in the Division of Neonatology were honored at the Perinatal Research Society annual meeting, held in Austin, TX from Sept. 9-11. Ariel Salas, M.D., associate professor, and Vikek Shukla, M.D., assistant professor, both received the Outstanding Paper by an Associate Member/ Best Young Investigator Paper, Perinatal Research Society Award.
The Alabama Chapter of the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) hosted its annual awards dinner on Saturday, Sept. 10 in Birmingham, Alabama. Morissa Ladinsky, M.D., associate professor in the Division of Academic General Pediatrics, and Candice Dye, M.D., associate professor in the Division of Academic General Pediatrics, were among those honored.
Randy Cron, M.D., professor in the Division of Pediatric Rheumatology, was selected for a volunteer position on the American College of Rheumatology Division Directors Committee.
Top L to R: Caroline Densmore, Chinenye Dike, Emily Dodenhoff, Claire Keith, Jordan Lim, Adria Luk, Leen Matalka, Abigail Martin, Emily Nolte, Lauren Robinson, Nick Rockwell, James Statler and Lece Webb.The UAB Department of Pediatrics welcomed thirteen new faculty members in the month of August. Please join us in making them feel at home!
Back L to R: Brian May, Adolfo Molina, Alana Nichols, Tamera Coyne-Beasley, Carlie Stein, Lisa Willet, Mitch Cohen, Karla Williams and Channing BrownAlana Nichols, M.D., PGY-2 Med-Peds resident, was named to the Birmingham Business Journal's Top 40 Under 40.
Samuel Gentle, M.D., assistant professor in the Division of Neonatology, received a Loan Repayment Program (LRP) award from the National Institutes of Health (NIH).