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More than 1,200 interns, residents and fellows train in every medical specialty at UAB in Birmingham, at our regional campuses in Montgomery, Huntsville and Tuscaloosa, and in our program in Selma.

In an ongoing series, UAB Surgery will feature incoming and outgoing trainees for all the department’s programs. In this week’s installment, learn about the Society of Surgical Oncology Breast Oncology Fellowship at UAB.

Hello:

This year, the SSO Breast Oncology Fellowship at UAB welcomes its newest fellow, Anna Knight, M.D., who just joined the program this summer.

Knight received her medical degree from Louisiana State University Health Science Center in Shreveport. Following medical school, Knight left Louisiana for Detroit, Michigan, where she completed her general surgery residency training at Wayne State University and Detroit Medical Center.

Incoming Fellow:

  • Anna Knight, M.D.
    Anna Knight, M.D.
    Medical School: Louisiana State University Health Science Center – Shreveport
    Residency: Wayne State University/Detroit Medical Center

Goodbye:

Outgoing breast oncology fellow Kareen Ayre, M.D., is now headed into private practice at WellSpan Breast Care in Chambersburg, Pennsylvania.

Before joining the UAB Breast Oncology Fellowship, Ayre completed her general surgery residency training at Howard University in Washington, D.C., and earned her medical degree from the Morehouse School of Medicine in Atlanta, Georgia.

Outgoing Fellow:

  • Kareen Ayre, M.D.
    Kareen Ayre, M.D.
    Next Steps: Private Practice, WellSpan Breast Care, Chambersburg, Pennsylvania
    Medical School: Morehouse School of Medicine, Atlanta, Georgia
    Residency: Howard University, Washington, D.C., General Surgery