Dudeja accepted into Society of Clinical Surgery
Vikas Dudeja, M.D., FACS
, James P. Hayes, Jr., Endowed Professor in Gastrointestinal Oncology and Director of the Division of Surgical Oncology, has been accepted into the Society of Clinical Surgery (SCS), one of the most prominent clinical societies for surgeons.
Gillis and Mustian Chosen as Associate Clerkship Directors for Surgery Clerkship
UAB Division of Breast and Endocrine Surgery Assistant Professor Andrea Gillis, M.D., and Division of Gastrointestinal Surgery Instructor Margaux Mustian, M.D., MSPH, have been selected as Associate Clerkship Directors for the Department of Surgery Clerkship Program.
Perez receives NCI training grant
UAB General Surgery Resident Mallory Perez, M.D., has recently received a position in the Collaborative Northwestern Surgical Oncology Research Training program (CONSORT) funded by the National Cancer Institute (NCI) T32 training grant.
Russell serves as guest editor for JTACS January Pediatric Supplement
Division of Pediatric Surgery Associate Professor and Children’s of Alabama Trauma Program Director Robert Russell, M.D., MPH, recently served as the guest editor for the Journal of Trauma and Acute Care Surgery January supplement on pediatric hemorrhagic shock.
Biomedical Engineering Summer Innovation Fellowship
The UAB Department of Biomedical Engineering (BME) is offering a Summer Innovation Fellowship Program for 2023.
George to serve as Vice Chair of Basic Research to Department of Surgery
UAB Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery Professor James F. George, Ph.D., has been chosen to serve as the Department of Surgery's Vice Chair of Basic Research.
Year in Review
The year 2022 was filled with outstanding accomplishments and achievements by the faculty and staff members at the Department of Surgery.
Read moreKillian receives scholarship to attend Society of Thoracic Surgeons Annual Meeting
General Surgery Resident Alixandra Cozette Killian, M.D., MPH, was recently selected to receive one of the 2023 Society of Thoracic Surgeons (STS) Looking to the Future (LTTF) Scholarships.
Gutnik elected to AAS Global Affairs Committee
Congratulations to UAB Department of Surgery Assistant Professor and Global Surgery Associate Vice Chair Dr. Lily Gutnik for her election to the Association for Academic Surgery (AAS) Global Affairs Committee!
Gutnik accepted into GRIT January K Cohort
UAB Division of Breast and Endocrine Surgery Assistant Professor and Global Surgery Associate Vice Chair Lily Gutnik, M.D., was recently accepted into UAB Center for Clinical and Translational Science (CCTS) and the Scientific Community of Outcomes Researchers (SCOR) Grand Writing Intensive Cohort (GRIT) for January 2023.
Dudeja, Gutnik selected for UAB Medicine Institute for Leadership Spring 2023 Cohort
The UAB Department of Surgery is honored to announce that the Director and Associate Professor of the Division of Surgical Oncology Dr. Vikas Dudeja and Division of Breast and Endocrine Assistant Professor Dr. Lily Gutnik have been accepted as members of the UAB Medicine Institute for Leadership Program’s spring 2023 cohort.
Holman appointed to Editorial Board for the Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
UAB Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery Professor and Assistant Program Director of Cardiothoracic Residency William Holman, M.D., was recently appointed to the Editorial Board for the Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery.
UAB Division of Pediatric Surgery gives back
Members of the UAB Division of Pediatric Surgery recently volunteered at the UAB Habitat for Humanity 2022 Home Build.
Photo Credits: Eiryn Mortellaro
Alumni Spotlight: Dr. Joseph Karam
The UAB Department of Surgery is honored to highlight alumnus and general surgeon Dr. Joseph Karam, who completed his general surgery residency in 2014.
George named as latest Featured Discovery recipient
Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery Professor and UAB Cardiovascular Surgical Research Endowed Chair James George, Ph.D. recently won the Heersink School of Medicine’s Featured Discovery for his study “Resident macrophage subpopulations occupy distinct microenvironments in the kidney" that was published in the JCI Insight.
Haverstock, Patterson to present at Alabama Academy of Family Physicians’ annual meeting
UAB Surgery Assistant Professor Brent Haverstock, DPM, FACFAS, and Professor Mark Patterson, M.D., will discuss the work of the UAB Advanced Limb Preservation Program at the Alabama Academy of Family Physicians (AAFP) Fall Forum.
Hardiman appointed to ACS National Surgeon Scientist Program Committee
UAB Division of Gastrointestinal Surgery Associate Professor, Assistant Program Director of Resident Research for the General Surgery Residency Program, and Program Co-Director for the Surgery Undergraduate Research Experience (SURE) Karin Hardiman, M.D., Ph.D., has been appointed to the American College of Surgeons (ACS) National Surgeon Scientist Program Committee.
Gutnik to speak at AAS COSECSA Annual Meeting
UAB Department of Surgery Assistant Professor and Associate Vice Chair for Global Surgery Dr. Lily Gutnik will speak at the Fundamentals of Surgical Research Course and Scientific Writing Workshop at the annual meeting of the College of Surgeons of East, Central & South Africa (COSECSA), sponsored by the Association for Academic Surgery (AAS), in December.
Three UAB experts weigh in on fall prevention for National Injury Prevention Day
Today is National Injury Prevention Day. Although this awareness day was created by the Injury Free Coalition for Kids to focus on injuries in that population, this year, UAB’s Division of Trauma and Acute Care Surgery is focusing on fall safety in older adults.
Division of Trauma and Acute Care Surgery receives grant for gun locks
The UAB Division of Trauma and Acute Care Surgery has been awarded a $15,000 grant from the American College of Surgeons (ACS) Alabama Committee on Trauma (COT) for the purchase of 1,000 gun locks to distribute across Alabama in the goal of injury and death prevention.