Congratulations to the following faculty members, as well as the divisions of Gastrointestinal Surgery, Cardiothoracic Surgery and Vascular Surgery and Endovascular Therapy, for being named to the following endowed chairs:

• Vice Chair of Basic Research James Bibb, Ph.D. — Dr. Champ Lyons Endowed Chair in General Surgery
• Pediatric Cardiac Surgery Section Chief Robert Dabal, M.D. — A.D. Pacifico, M.D., Endowed Chair of Cardiovascular Surgery
• Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery Director James Davies, M.D. — John W. Kirklin Chair of Cardiovascular Surgery
• Professor of Surgery and former Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery Director James Kirklin, M.D. — James K. Kirklin Endowed Chair of Cardiothoracic Surgery
• Division of Vascular Surgery and Endovascular Therapy Director Adam Beck, M.D. — Holt A McDowell, Jr., M.D., Endowed Chair in Vascular Surgery

These faculty will be honored at the UAB School of Medicine Endowed Chairs and Professorships Reception on Nov. 1 at 4 p.m. in the Wallace Tumor Institute Lobby.