Dr. Catherine C. Parker

Two Department of Surgery faculty members recently were awarded the Champ Lyons Outstanding Clinician Award: The division of Breast and Endocrine Surgery’s Catherine C. Parker, M.D., associate professor, Vice Chair of Patient Experience, and Co-Director of UAB Women in Surgery Program, and the Division of Vascular Surgery and Endovascular Therapy’s Benjamin J. Pearce, M.D., associate professor, Director of the Vascular Surgery Integrated Residency and Fellowship Programs, as well as the William D. Jordan Endowed Professor in Vascular Surgery and Endovascular Therapy.

Dr. Benjamin J. Pearce

The award provides a travel stipend to cover airfare and lodging expenses for the recipients to serve as visiting professors either in Sydney, Australia, or at the University of Cape Town in South Africa during its March 2019 CME Course.

The recipients were chosen by a committee of their peers because of their contribution to patient care.

Dr. Devin E. Eckhoff

If you wish to nominate a colleague for this annual award, please email Devin E. Eckhoff, M.D., at deckhoff@uabmc.edu   by April 1, 2020.