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Dr. Knight and Dr. WoriaxMore than 1,200 interns, residents and fellows train in every medical specialty at the University of Alabama at Birmingham and 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, Hannah Woriax, MD., who will join the program this summer.

Woriax received her medical degree from Brody School of Medicine at East Carolina University. Following medical school, Woriax left Greenville, NC for Virginia, where she will complete her residency training at Virginia Tech-Carilion Clinic in June and join the department on August 1.

Incoming Fellow:

  • Hannah Woriax, MD
    Hannah Woriax, MD
    Residency: Virginia Tech-Carilion Clinic (Roanoke, VA)
    Medical School: East Carolina University Brody School of Medicine (Greenville, NC)

Goodbye:

Outgoing breast oncology fellow Anna Knight, M.D., has accepted a role at Birmingham Breast Care with St. Vincent’s Health System. Her last day with the department is July 31, 2020.

Before joining the UAB Breast Oncology Fellowship, 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.

Outgoing Fellow:

  • Anna Knight, M.D.
    Anna Knight, M.D.
    Next Steps: Birmingham Breast Care in St. Vincent’s Health System
    Residency: Wayne State University/Detroit Medical Center
    Medical School: Louisiana State University Health Science Center – Shreveport