Tamera Coyne-Beasley, M.D., Adolescent Medicine, has been selected as the 2020 Adele D. Hofmann Visiting Professor in Adolescent Medicine and Health. The Hofmann Professorship is one of the Society for Adolescent Health and Medicine's (SAHM) highest honors. Her selection will be announced at the 2020 Annual Meeting in San Diego, California.
Congratulations Dr. Coyne-Beasley!
Congratulations to Aman Wadhwa, M.D., Third Year Fellow, Pediatric Hematology/Oncology on receiving the UAB Subspecialty Research Achievement Award. Under the guidance of Smita Bhatia, M.D., Pediatric Hematology/Oncology, he has worked on investigating the association of body composition in treatment-related toxicities among children undergoing treatment for cancer. This award honors a graduating fellow who has made achievements and advancements in research during his or her fellowship.
Below is what our graduates will be doing after residency:
Matthew Adams, M.D. Fellowship, Cardiology, Indianapolis, IN
Hilary Anderson, M.D. General Pediatrics, Birmingham, AL
A. Reid Burks, M.D. Chief Resident 2019-2020, UAB, Birmingham, AL
Joshua K. Cooper, M.D. Fellowship, Critical Care/ID, UAB, Birmingham, AL
Eunice E. A. Dixon, M.D. Chief Resident 2019-2020, UAB, Birmingham, AL
Austin Doss, M.D. General Pediatrics, Auburn, AL
Emily Foreman, M.D. Fellowship, Critical Care, San Diego, CA
Amelia B. Freeman, M.D. Fellowship, Neonatology, UAB, Birmingham, AL
Maria Gutierrez, M.D. Fellowship, Cardiology, Houston, TX
Spandana Induru, M.D. Chief Resident 2019-2020, UAB, Birmingham, AL
Kristyn Jeffries, M.D. Fellowship, Hospital Medicine, Kansas City, MO
Eric Jorge, IV, M.D. Fellowship, Emergency Medicine, UAB, Birmingham, AL
Ashley Love, M.D. General Pediatrics, Auburn, AL
Anna Magliolo, M.D. General Pediatrics, Birmingham, AL
Margaret Marks, M.D. Fellowship, Endocrinology, UAB, Birmingham, AL
Leen Matalka, M.D. Fellowship, Endocrinology, UAB, Birmingham, AL
S. Taylor McClanahan, M.D. General Pediatrics, Birmingham, AL
Nathan Menaker, M.D. Residency, Adult Emergency Medicine, Austin, TX
Jamie Oakley, M.D. Fellowship, Hematology-Oncology, Atlanta, GA
Nicholas Rockwell, M.D. Fellowship, Critical Care, UAB, Birmingham, AL
Victoria Sivils, M.D. General Pediatrics, UAB, Birmingham, AL
Colm Travers, M.D. Faculty, Neonatology, UAB, Birmingham, AL
Alicia Webb, M.D. Fellowship, Emergency Medicine, UAB, Birmingham, AL
Madeline Eckenrode, M.D. Faculty, Medicine & COA Nocturnist, UAB, Birmingham, AL
Jane Marie F. Freeman, M.D. Fellowship, Allergy Immunology, UAB, Birmingham, AL
Christa R. Nevin, M.D. Faculty, Adolescent & Adult HIV Care, UAB, Birmingham, AL
David W. Windler, M.D. Fellowship, Palliative Care, UAB, Birmingham, AL
Congratulations to Brad Anding, M.D., and Emily Floyd, M.D., for winning the Joe LaRussa Intern of the Year Award!
Pictured L to R: Drs. Will Sasser, Michele Nichols, Emily Floyd, Brad Anding, Candice Dye and Lauren Nassetta
Anisha Bhatia Attawala, M.D., Second Year Fellow, Neonatology, has been selected to participate in the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) Young Physicians Leadership Alliance (YPLA) presented by the Section on Early Career Physicians (SOECP). The YPLA is designed to develop leaders and build a leadership community among early career pediatricians and pediatric subspecialists. The program incorporates a longitudinal, developmental curriculum that is delivered face-to face annually at three sequential AAP National Conferences and in intersession learning modules held three times a year between conferences.
Congratulations Dr. Attawala!
Congratulations to Taylor McClanahan, M.D., Pediatric Resident PGY-3, on being chosen as this year's recipient of The Carolyn Ashworth, M.D. Pediatric Primary Care Award. This award is given in recognition of a graduating resident’s excellence in primary care pediatrics; in their provision and coordination of care to meet the patient's medical, social, emotional and psychological needs which define high-quality, comprehensive care in the context of the family and society; and for a demonstrated commitment to life-long learning and advocacy.
Eleven Pediatric faculty members have been appointed to the Center for Women's Reproductive Health (CWRH). The mission of the CWRH is to conduct research aimed at improving the reproductive health and survival of all women, especially minority and under-served women and offspring, and their families, and to facilitate interdisciplinary collaboration between UAB researchers and others and developing scholars interested in women's reproductive health.
UAB Faculty Appointed
Namasivayam Ambalavanan, M.D., Neonatology
Suresh Boppana, M.D., Pediatric Infectious Disease
William Britt, M.D., Pediatric Infectious Disease
Waldemar Carlo, M.D., Neonatology
Krista Casazza, Ph.D., Adolescent Medicine
Karen Fowler, Ph.D., Pediatric Infectious Disease
David Kimberlin, M.D., Pediatric Infectious Disease
Charitharth Lal, M.D., Neonatology
Myriam Peralta, M.D., Developmental and Behavioral Pediatrics
Shannon Ross, M.D., Pediatric Infectious Disease
Brian Sims, M.D., Neonatology
Congratulations!
Matthew Stoll, M.D., Pediatric Rheumatology, has been named to the Spondyloarthritis Research and Treatment Network (SPARTAN) Board of Directors. He will serve a three-year term beginning in May 2019 through May 2022.
Congratulations Dr. Stoll!
Jennifer Guimbellot, M.D., Ph.D., Pediatric Pulmonology, was recently elected to serve as a member of the American Academy of Pediatrics Section on Clinical Pharmacology and Therapeutics Executive Committee. Her three year term will begin on November 1, 2019 and run through 2022. The SOCPT serves to advance the mission and vision of the section and ultimately the health of infants and children.
Congratulations Dr. Guimbellot!
Margaux Barnes, Ph.D., Pediatric Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition, and Robby Richter, M.D., Pediatric Critical Care, have been awarded funding from the UAB Faculty Development Grant Program (FDGP) for their proposed projects.
Dr. Barnes' project is titled "Resistance Training Intervention to Promote Lean Mass in Youth with IBD." Dr. Richter's project is titled "Evaluation of Roneparstat as a Novel Treatment Strategy in Sepsis." As part of the program all participants are required to present a poster detailing their project at a poster session hosted by the Provost and Faculty Senate in Fall 2020.
Congratulations Drs. Barnes and Richter!
- Dr. Ross participates in inaugural Infectious Disease Society of American Leadership Institute
- 2019 Chu Family Educational Scholarship awardees announced
- $6.38 million grant to study blood cancers, blood marrow transplantation impact on survivor's health
- Dr. Statler awarded Society for Pediatric Sedation Scholarly Grant