The UAB Department of Pediatrics welcomed two new faculty members in the month of December. Please join us in making them feel at home!
Nicole Barnes, M.D., assistant professor in the Division of Pediatric Endocrinology & Diabetes
Nour Hasan, M.D., assistant professor in the Division of Pediatric Infectious Diseases
Our Pediatric Subspecialty Programs recently completed their match for fellows beginning July 2022. Congratulations to all of our incoming fellows!
L to R: Ammar Saadoon Alishlash and Colm TraversAmmar Saadoon Alishlash, M.D., assistant professor in the Division Pediatric Pulmonology, and Colm Travers, M.D., assistant professor in the Division of Neonatology, have been selected for the 2022 class of the Children's of Alabama (COA) Scholars Program.
Jeffery Lebensburger, D.O., professor in the Division of Pediatric Hematology/Oncology, has been selected to participate as a coach for the National Research Mentoring Network (NRMN) Strategic Empowerment Tailored for Health Equity Investigators (SETH) grant writing research study.
Michael Stalvey, M.D., associate professor in the Division of Pediatric Endocrinology & Diabetes, was named among Birmingham’s Researchers Finest by the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation of Alabama.
The HSF General Endowment Fund (GEF) recently awarded grants that support clinical care program development among other initiatives. One project that was selected for funding this cycle was CARE-BHAM (Co-located Access and Resident Education for Behavioral Health Assessment and Management). This initiative is led by Terry Wall, M.D., professor in the Division of Academic General Pediatrics, to address the challenges of providing mental health services to a high-risk pediatric population which experiences many negative social determinants of health.
Christy Foster, M.D., assistant professor in the Division of Pediatric Endocrinology and Diabetes, has been appointed to the American Academy of Pediatrics Review and Education Program (PREP) Endocrinology Editorial Board.
Brandi Pernell, DNP, assistant professor in the Division of Pediatric Hematology/Oncology, has been invited to become a member of the Center for Women's Reproductive Health (CWRH).
L to R: Robert Richter, Michael Stalvey and Susan WalleyCongratulations to the following pediatric faculty on being elected to the Society for Pediatric Research (SPR) membership!
Dan Reiff, M.D., second year fellow in the Division of Pediatric Rheumatology, received the 2021 Earl J. Brewer Award from the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) Section on Rheumatology.