Professor
Medical Director for Radiation Oncology at the Kirklin Clinic at Action Road
Areas of Interest:
Lung, Breast, Gastrointestinal (GI), Genitourinary (GU), Head & Neck, Sarcoma
Physical Address
Hazelrig-Salter Radiation Oncology Center
1700 6th Avenue South
Birmingham, AL 35233
Administrative Contact
Helen Smith
205.975.0224
hbahakel@uabmc.edu
Education and Postdoctoral Training
B.S. The Ohio State University, 1990
M.S. The Ohio State University, 1993
Ph.D. The Ohio State University, 1997
M.D. Medical College of Ohio, 2002
Internship – St. Vincent's and St. Charles hospitals, 2003
Residency – The University of Alabama at Birmingham, 2003-2007
ABR Certification, 2008
Awards and Honors
2020, ABR Voluntary Service Award
2018, Patient Experience Excellence Award
2015, Early fellowship in American College of Radiation Oncology
2007, Resident Travel Award for the American Brachytherapy Society 2007 Annual Meeting
2007, University of Alabama, Birmingham Department of Radiation Oncology Chief Resident
2006, University of Alabama, Birmingham Department of Radiation Oncology Chief Resident
2006, Blackburn Endowment Resident Physics Award
2003, Transitional Resident of the Year
2001, Alpha Omega Alpha medical honors society
Awarded fellowship from Institute of Nuclear Power Operations
1994, Awarded “Best Paper Award” Trans. Am. Nuclear Society
Alpha Nu Sigma nuclear engineering honors society
1994, Received Nuclear Engineering Excellence in Research award
1993, Received Nuclear Engineering Teaching Excellence award
1992, Received Nuclear Engineering Excellence in Research award