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Ahmed M. Amer, M.D.

Clinical Assistant Professor, Abdominal Imaging Section

amamer@uabmc.edu

Ahmed Amer, M.D., grew up in Egypt, where he finished medical school at Mansoura University in 2012. He completed a postdoctoral fellowship at the Cancer Physics and Engineering Lab at MD Anderson Cancer Center in Houston Texas in 2016. He completed a transitional year residency at Henry Ford Hospital in Detroit MI. His diagnostic radiology residency and abdominal imaging fellowship were completed at the University of Alabama at Birmingham.

He enjoys resident teaching and collaboration with colleagues from other disciplines. His research interests are pancreatic cancer imaging, and dual energy CT.

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Administrative Support:
Sharon Turner
P: (205) 934-2613 | sturner@uabmc.edu

Jordan D. Perchik, M.D.

Assistant Professor, Abdominal Imaging Section

jperchik@uabmc.edu

Jordan Perchik, M.D., completed his undergraduate degree at Rhodes College and medical education at the University of Tennessee Health Science Center, both in Memphis, TN. Perchik completed his diagnostic radiology residency at the University of Alabama at Birmingham, where he served as chief resident. Perchik also completed an Abdominal Imaging and Informatics Fellowship at the University of Alabama at Birmingham prior to joining faculty in 2023.

Perchik is the President and Co-Founder of Artificial Intelligence in Radiology Education (AIRE) and has led the Artificial Intelligence Literacy Course since its inception in 2020. Perchik holds positions on multiple Artificial Intelligence and Informatics committees for the Society of Abdominal Radiology, Association of University Radiologists, and Alabama Academy of Radiology.

Perchik has worked closely with LGBTQ advocacy groups at UAB and in the greater Birmingham community. 

His research interests include resident education and artificial intelligence in radiology.

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Administrative Support:
Sharon Turner
P: (205) 934-2613 | sturner@uabmc.edu

Janelle West, M.D.

Assistant Professor, Abdominal Imaging Section and Division of Molecular Imaging and Therapeutics,
Director, GU/GYN Imaging

Janelle West, M.D., obtained her undergraduate degrees at Birmingham-Southern College and secured her doctorate at UAB School of Medicine in Birmingham, Alabama. She completed a Transitional Year internship at Brookwood Baptist Health before leaving Birmingham to continue training in Diagnostic Radiology at UT Southwestern Medical Center in Dallas, Texas. She returned to Alabama for subspecialized training in Abdominal Imaging and was presented with the Outstanding Fellow Award for dedication and excellence in teaching at the conclusion of her fellowship.

Dr. West emphasizes a multimodality imaging approach in patient care to ensure accurate diagnosis and is therefore proficient in fluoroscopy, radiography, ultrasound, CT, and MRI. Additionally, she performs image-guided procedures with utilization of CT and ultrasound. Dr. West embodies a particular penchant for teaching, especially at the resident level of education. Her clinical interests focus on prostate imaging and the expansion of PET/MRI in routine clinical use.

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Administrative Support:
Sharon Turner
P: (205) 934-2613 | sturner@uabmc.edu

David S. Summerlin, M.D.

Assistant Director, Abdominal Imaging Fellowship Program,
Assistant Professor, Abdominal Imaging Section
dsummerlin@uabmc.edu
Location: JTN 325

David S. Summerlin, M.D., completed his undergraduate training and medical school at the University of Alabama at Birmingham. He then completed a residency in Diagnostic Radiology at the University of Alabama at Birmingham. Following residency, he completed a fellowship in Cross-Sectional Imaging at Johns Hopkins Hospital in Baltimore, Maryland before returning to join the Abdominal Imaging Section at UAB.

Dr. Summerlin has an interest in education at all levels of training and practices clinically in all modalities of abdominal imaging.

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Administrative Support:
Donna Martin
P: (205) 996-4442 | drmartin@uabmc.edu

Elainea N. Smith, M.D.

Director, Abdominal Imaging Fellowship Program,
Co-Director, Women's Imaging Fellowship Program,
Assistant Professor, Abdominal Imaging Section
elaineasmith@uabmc.edu
205-934-2613 | Location: JTN 383

Elainea N. Smith, M.D. completed her undergraduate degree at Colorado College and medical school at LSU Health Sciences Center in Shreveport, Louisiana. She then completed her residency training in Diagnostic Radiology at the University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB), during which she acted as Chief Resident during her final year. She completed her accelerated fellowship in Abdominal Imaging at the University of Alabama at Birmingham prior to joining the faculty at UAB.

Clinically, she practices a full spectrum of abdominal imaging including fluoroscopy, CT, MR, US, and non-vascular procedures. Her areas of interest include hepatobiliary imaging, most specifically diffuse liver disease, and medical student outreach in order to recruit more applicants into the field of radiology. She serves on the Society of Abdominal Radiology Li-Rads Post Treatment Response Working Group, Diffuse Liver Disease Focused Panel, and Early Career Committee.

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Administrative Support:
Sharon Turner
P: (205) 934-2613 | sturner@uabmc.edu

Robert J. Stanley, M.D., FACR

Past Chair of Radiology, 
Retired Professor Emeritus, Abdominal Imaging Section

Muhammad Usman Aziz, M.D. 

Assistant Professor, Cardiopulmonary and Abdominal Imaging Section
maziz@uabmc.edu
205-934-5345 | Location: JT N361

Muhammad Usman Aziz, M.D. completed medical school at Sind Medical College followed by a residency at Liaquat National Hospital. Dr. Aziz is board certified by College of Physicians and Surgeons since 2014.

Dr. Aziz has completed the following Fellowships:
Body Imaging, Liaquat National Hospital;
Body Oncology Imaging, University of Washington, Seattle, WA;
Body MRI, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX; and
Cardiothoracic Imaging, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX.

His current research includes multiple publications and oral presentations including at RSNA. He has also had multiple abstract/poster presentations/exhibits at many national meetings including at RSNA, ARRS, NASCI and SABI among others.

Dr. Aziz’s clinical interests/areas of expertise include Body MRI, Cardiac CT, and Cardiac MRI.

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Administrative Support:
Lynn Hogan
P: (205) 934-5345 | lhogan@uabmc.edu

Constantine M. Burgan, M.D.

Constantine M. Burgan, M.D., received his BS in chemistry from Towson University in Towson, Maryland, followed by medical school at the University of Maryland School of Medicine. He completed his residency in diagnostic radiology at the Allegheny Health Network where he served as chief resident. Burgan completed a fellowship in Cross-Sectional Imaging at Johns Hopkins Hospital, then joined the faculty at Johns Hopkins as a body radiologist prior to joining UAB as faculty in abdominal imaging in 2017.

Burgan is the chief of ultrasound and body procedures across the UAB enterprise and has expertise in these areas as well as CT, MRI, and fluoroscopy. He sits on numerous clinical committees at UAB including the genitourinary and endocrine cancer management teams.

Burgan is the diagnostic radiology residency program director, a role he assumed after serving as assistant program director for two years. He created a procedure simulation curriculum at UAB which continues to be expanded upon today. He previously served as the abdominal imaging educational liaison and created the curriculum for the abdominal imaging section, as well as the tier leader for resident evaluations in the section. In the Heersink School of Medicine, he serves on the Dean’s Council for Graduate Medical Education and the Dean’s Excellence Awards review committee. He is dedicated to resident education and has been awarded numerous honors in this regard since becoming faculty at UAB. He has also participated in the Association of University Radiologists Faculty Development program and multiple visiting scholar/lectureship programs.

His research interests include resident education, ultrasound and interventional procedures including simulation as well as multi-institutional groups to improve outcomes and efficiency.

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Administrative Support:
Phyllis Rodgers
P: (205) 934-7133 | prodgers@uabmc.edu

Jessica G. Zarzour, M.D.

Zarzour, vice chair of education, chief of GI Modality and associate professor in the Abdominal Imaging Section, completed her undergraduate training at Auburn University, followed by medical school at the University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB). She completed residency training in diagnostic radiology at UAB where she served as chief resident and completed fellowship training in abdominal imaging at UAB.  Zarzour has served as the program director of the Diagnostic Radiology Residency Program since 2017. During this time, she has enjoyed mentoring many radiology residents and has been invested in their education. 

Clinically, Zarzour practices a full spectrum abdominal imaging including fluoroscopy, CT, and US. Her research interests include swallowing disorders, contrast enhanced ultrasound, and educational initiatives. She is a fellow in the Society of Abdominal Radiology and serves on numerous committees with the American College of Radiology.

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Administrative Support:
Sharon Turner
P: (205) 934-2613 | sturner@uabmc.edu

Mohd Zahid, M.D.

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Administrative Support:
Debbie Desmond
P: (205)-975-2834 | ddesmond@uabmc.edu

Michelle L. Robbin, MD, MS, FACR, FAIUM, FSRU

Professor, Abdominal Imaging Section
mrobbin@uabmc.edu
205-934-2613 | Location: JT N350

Michelle L. Robbin, MD, MS, FACR, FAIUM, FSRU completed a B.S. in Mechanical Engineering  at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology  and a M.S. in Mechanical Engineering at the University of Minnesota. She attended medical school at the Mayo Clinic, followed by an adult internal medicine internship at California Pacific Medical Center.  Dr. Robbin completed a radiology residency and ultrasound fellowship at the University of California San Francisco. Thereafter, she joined the faculty in the abdominal imaging section of the Department of Radiology at the University of Alabama at Birmingham, as chief of ultrasound.  

Dr. Robbin has authored or coauthored more than 70 articles, 18 book chapters, and has given well over 100 presentations at national and international conferences. A fellow of the Society of Radiologists in Ultrasound, American Institute of Ultrasound in Medicine (AIUM) and American College of Radiology, she received the Larry Mack award in 1999 for the best research paper presented at the SRU.

Dr. Robbin has been a PI, CoPI or Investigator on 35 NIH and industry grants, including her R01 entitled "Early Diagnosis and Treatment of Dialysis Graft Stenosis".  She has recently completed her role as Director of the Ultrasound Core on the Hemodialysis Fistula Maturation Study, a multicenter U01 NIH trial. The US Core read approximately 2,800 preoperative mapping and postoperative AVF ultrasounds from 7 clinical centers during the course of the 5-year study. Multiple manuscripts are in preparation from this wealth of data.

Dr. Robbin has served on the AIUM Board of Governors, and on the Board of Directors of the Intersocietal Commission for the Accreditation of Vascular Laboratories (ICAVL). She is currently on the editorial boards of the Journal of Ultrasound in Medicine and Ultrasound Quarterly, and previously served on Radiology's editorial Board and as Consultant to the Editor (Radiology).

Dr. Robbin’s research interests focus on vascular ultrasound in the hemodialysis patient, applications of contrast enhanced ultrasound in the liver and kidney, and increasing diagnostic confidence in the ultrasound examination, as well as expanding the breadth and depth of ultrasound applications.

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Administrative Support:
Sharon Turner
P: (205) 934-2613 | sturner@uabmc.edu

Robert E. Koehler, M.D., FACR

Past Chair of Radiology, Past Witten-Stanley Endowed Chair of Radiology
Retired Professor Emeritus, Abdominal Imaging Section

Samuel J. Galgano, M.D.

Vice Chair, Quality and Patient Experience,
Chief, Abdominal Imaging,
Associate Professor, Abdominal Imaging Section and Division of Molecular Imaging and Therapeutics
samuelgalgano@uabmc.edu
(205) 934-1449 | Location: JT N454

Samuel J. Galgano, M.D. completed his undergraduate training and medical school at Emory University in Atlanta, GA. He then completed his residency training in Diagnostic Radiology at the University of Alabama at Birmingham, during which he acted as Chief Resident in his final year. He completed fellowships in both Molecular Imaging and Therapeutics as well as Abdominal Imaging at the University of Alabama at Birmingham prior to joining the faculty at UAB. During his Abdominal Imaging fellowship, he was awarded an RSNA Fellow Research Grant for his work on PET/MRI for patients with prostate cancer and participated in the UAB Clinical Investigator Training Program.

Clinically, Dr. Galgano is a member of the Abdominal Imaging as well as Molecular Imaging and Therapeutics sections with expertise in CT, ultrasound, MRI, fluoroscopy, PET/CT, and PET/MRI. He is a co-chair of the Academy for Radiology and Biomedical Imaging Research Council of Early Career Investigators in Imaging. His research interests include novel radiotracer use in PET/CT and PET/MRI for applications in genitourinary and gastrointestinal oncology with particular interest in prostate cancer, pancreatic cancer, and hepatocellular carcinoma. He is a regular member of the multidisciplinary prostate, pancreaticobiliary, and hepatobiliary tumor boards and serves on the UAB Comprehensive Cancer Center Protocol Review Committee and Gastrointestinal and Genitourinary Oncology Working Groups. He is passionate about resident and medical student education and has received awards for medical student education several times during his residency. In 2018, he began to serve as Assistant Director for the Abdominal Imaging Fellowship at UAB, becoming Fellowship Director in 2019. In 2020, he began to serve as the section chief for the Abdominal Imaging section.

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Administrative Support:
Debbie Desmond
P: (205)-975-2834 | ddesmond@uabmc.edu

Cheri L. Canon, M.D., FACR, FSAR, FAAWR

President, UA Health Services Foundation,
Chief Physician Executive, UAB Health System,
Professor Emerita, Department of Radiology, UAB Heersink School of Medicine

ccanon@uabmc.edu
205-801-7664

After serving as professor and chair and Witten-Stanley Endowed Chair of Radiology at the University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB) Heersink School of Medicine (HSOM) for 13 years, Cheri L. Canon, M.D., FACR, FSAR, FAAWR transitioned to the roles of University of Alabama Health Services Foundation (HSF) president and UAB Health System chief physician executive.

She completed her undergraduate training at the University of Texas at Austin, followed by medical school at the University of Texas Medical Branch. After completing her residency training in diagnostic radiology at UAB, she joined the faculty in the abdominal imaging section. She sits on UAB Medicine Joint Operating Leadership Council and is a trustee on the HSF board.

Canon served as an oral examiner for the American Board of Radiology (ABR) for eleven years, a member of the Board of Trustees, and now sits on its Board of Governors as the president-elect. She was the vice president of the American College of Radiology (ACR), chancellor on the board, and the chair of the ACR Commission on Education. As a member of the inaugural ACR Radiology Leadership Institute board, she helped launch a comprehensive leadership development program in partnership with the most recognized business schools. She is a fellow of the college and received the ACR Gold Medal in 2021, its highest honor. She received the Alabama Academy of Radiology’s Silver Medal in the spring of 2022. Canon a past-president of the Society of Chairs of Academic Radiology Departments (SCARD) and the co-creator and co-director of LEAD, a women’s leadership development program jointly developed by SCARD and GE Healthcare. She previously served on the leadership, including president and the executive board, for Momentum, a Birmingham women’s leadership organization. In recognition of her advocacy for women, she was recognized with the American Association of Women in Radiology Marie Sklodowska-Curie Award in 2020. In 2022, Canon was recognized by the University of Texas Medical Branch John Sealy School of Medicine Alumni Association’s highest honor, the Ashbel Smith Distinguished Alumni Award. 

Mark E. Lockhart, M.D., MPH

Chair, APT Committee
Professor, Abdominal Imaging Section
mlockhart@uabmc.edu
205-996-4442 | Location: JT N344

Dr. Lockhart completed his undergraduate studies at the University of Mississippi in Oxford, Mississippi where he received a BA in Chemistry. He earned a Master’s in Public Health in outcomes research to improve his research skills. His academic interests and research have primarily involved vascular ultrasound, MRI, and issues concerning public health. His NIH-sponsored research has focused on pelvic floor MRI as part of the Pelvic Floor Disorders Network. Nationally, he serves as the Chair of the ACR Appropriateness Committee, consisting of over 800 physicians who determine scores for decision support at hospitals across the nation. He is a member of the Executive Board of the Society of Radiologists in Ultrasound and the Ultrasound Certifying Exam Committee of the American Board of Radiology. His editorial service includes editorial board roles in four national journals and Deputy Editor of the Journal of Ultrasound in Medicine. He enjoys working with students during their radiology electives and teaching radiology residents in a one-on-one environment.

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Administrative Support:
Donna Martin
P: (205) 996-4442 | drmartin@uabmc.edu

J. Kevin Smith, M.D., Ph.D.

Vice Chair, Veteran Affairs
Professor, Abdominal Imaging and VAMC Section
jksmith@uabmc.edu  |  (205) 934-7133

J. Kevin Smith, M.D., Ph.D. did his undergraduate training at the University of Michigan, followed by medical school and graduate school at Louisiana State University in Shreveport and The University of Kentucky. After completing his residency training in Diagnostic Radiology and Abdominal imaging at the University of Alabama at Birmingham, he joined the faculty in the abdominal imaging section.

Dr. Smith directs activities at the adjacent Birmingham VA Hospital where he is Associate Chief of Staff for Imaging and the chief of the diagnostic radiology service. He is a four-time recipient of the Gary Barnes Distinguished Faculty award for excellence in resident education. Residents appreciate his willingness to help out and teach above and beyond the call of duty. He was the creator and webmaster of the original UAB Radiology Web site, which included one of the first on-line teaching files in America. His research interests lie in minimally invasive cancer therapy, Dual energy CT, non-invasive vascular imaging, computers in medicine, and medical education.

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Administrative Support:
Phyllis Rodgers
P: (205) 934-7133 | prodgers@uabmc.edu

Desiree E. Morgan, M.D.

Vice Chair, Faculty Affairs
Professor, Abdominal Imaging Section

dmorgan@uabmc.edu | 205-934-6309 | Location: JT N456

Desiree E. Morgan, M.D. is the vice chair of faculty affairs at the University of Alabama at Birmingham. She is a former vice chair of education and program director of the UAB Diagnostic Radiology residency program. In her tenure as PD she led the residency through a formal strategic planning process in 2015 that is bearing fruit in the dynamic program you will find in the department today. Prior to 2015 Dr. Morgan served as the UAB Department of Radiology vice chair of clinical research, where her duties centered on facilitating scholarly achievement and fostering collaborative research involving state of the art clinical imaging for physicians at all levels of training. She is a member of the abdominal imaging section and her clinical subspecialty focus in general is gastrointestinal radiology and in particular imaging of the pancreas and hepatobiliary system. Dr. Morgan’s departmental role as director of MRI from 2005- 2015 enabled her to introduce new MR imaging techniques to UAB, including physiologic MR image acquisition and MR biomarker evaluation of intra-abdominal tumors. She is a tireless champion of abdominal and oncologic dual energy and spectral CT at UAB.

Since joining the faculty in 1993, Dr. Morgan has mentored numerous medical students, residents, and junior faculty in a variety of preclinical and clinical research endeavors. Her research interests include abdominal dual energy CT, physiologic abdominal MR imaging, and neoplastic and inflammatory conditions of the pancreas. Dr. Morgan is a senior scientist in the Experimental Therapeutics Program and served as the inaugural director of the Human Imaging Shared Facility of the UAB Comprehensive Cancer Center, where she continues to apply her expertise in oncologic imaging to create a systematic approach to tumor imaging surveillance and the development and utilization of imaging biomarkers in patients participating in therapeutic clinical trials.

Dr. Morgan has won numerous teaching awards including the HSOM Dean’s Excellence Award for Teaching and the Argus Award, multiple Outstanding Faculty Lecturer Medical Student Radiology Elective Awards, multiple UAB Department of Radiology Teacher of the Year Distinguished Faculty Awards, and Multiple Louisville Slugger (senior radiology resident) Awards. She is a seventeen time recipient of the “Top Ten” Faculty Award for Excellence in Resident Education; in 2021 the Desiree E. Morgan Faculty Award for Continual Excellence in Teaching was named in her honor and is bestowed on faculty who also achieve greater than 15 “Top Ten” awards. In 2013 she served as the Society of Abdominal Radiology Igor Laufer Traveling Professor, an honor reserved for outstanding physician educators. In 2016 Dr. Morgan was awarded the UAB Brewer-Heslin Award for Professionalism in Medicine, an honor reserved for the UAB Heersink School of Medicine faculty member who upholds the highest ideals of integrity, honesty, and concern for their patients. She is a 2017 graduate and grateful supporter of Momentum, a 2022 Heersink Innovation Fellow, and participant of the UAB Medicine Innovation Academy.

Dr. Morgan is a fellow and current vice president of the Society of Advanced Body Imaging and is both a fellow and former member of the Board of Directors of the Society of Abdominal Radiology, serving as president in 2020. She is a governor of the American Board of Radiology and previously served as an abdominal trustee and vice chair for diagnostic radiology for the ABR. She serves on multiple national committees for the American Roentgen Ray Society, The Association of University Radiologists, and the Radiological Society of North America. She developed a national patient centered care curriculum for Radiology trainees for the RSNA in July 2018, and created the Clinician Educator Pathway for UAB Radiology residents in 2019. She served on the steering committee and continues to contribute as a mentor for the UAB Healthcare Educators Academy. Dr. Morgan has served the Heersink School of Medicine as Lead Mentor for the Barfield Carter Learning Community for the past three years and looks forward to many more. In her new role as the inaugural vice chair for faculty affairs in the Department of Radiology she looks forward to increasing opportunity for development and mentoring for faculty at all levels of service and engagement. 

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Administrative Support:
Donna Martin
P: (205) 996-4442 | drmartin@uabmc.edu