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Division of Breast and Endocrine Surgery Assistant Professor and Associate Vice Chair of Global Surgery discusses breast cancer in Sub-Saharan Africa.

The month of May was Trauma Awareness Month, and the UAB Division of Trauma and Acute Care Surgery worked with state and local government officials to spread the word.

When John Holcomb, M.D., FACS, professor in the University of Alabama at Birmingham Division of Trauma and Acute Care Surgery, was asked back in April if he would join a medical nonprofit to assist surgeons in Ukraine amid Russia’s invasion, he didn’t hesitate to say yes.

Two clinical assistant professors within the University of Alabama at Birmingham Division of Trauma and Acute Care Surgery who serve as active duty surgeons within the United States Air Force have been promoted to the rank of Lieutenant Colonel.

Arlesia Jones, a wound care technician with the UAB Medicine burn dressing team and hydrotherapy, recently received a 2022 Clinical Excellence in Nursing Award, the highest honor available for nursing staff within the UAB Health System.

Zain Hashmi, M.D., an assistant professor in UAB’s Division of Trauma and Acute Care Surgery, recently published an article, “Nationwide estimates of the need for prehospital blood products after injury,” in Transfusion, the journal of the Association for the Advancement of Blood and Biotherapies.

Around 100,000 people in the U.S. develop hyperparathyroidism every year. The disease, which affects the small parathyroid glands that lie next to the thyroid in the neck, carries with it many symptoms such as such as bone pain or tenderness, fragile bones, depression, forgetfulness, fatigue, frequent or excess urination, and kidney stones.

William D. Jordan, Jr. M.D., Endowed Professor in Vascular Sciences Bin Ren, M.D., Ph.D., FAHA, was selected to serve on the American Heart Association (AHA) Peer Reviewer Committee of the Transformational Project Award in Vascular Sciences.

Professor Emeritus Marshall Urist, M.D., Division of Surgical Oncology Professor Kirby Bland, M.D., and Professor John Porterfield, M.D., are featured in the O’Neal Comprehensive Cancer Center at UAB magazine, honoring the Cancer Center’s 50th anniversary.

The General Surgery Residency Program honored chief residents, as well as supporting faculty and residents across the program, at awards day as well as a chief resident dinner.

UAB Department of Surgery Assistant Professor and Chief of the Section of Melanoma and Sarcoma Surgery, Ashley Holder, M.D., has been selected as a 2021 Department of Defense Melanoma Academy Scholar.

For the first time in two years, UAB Heersink School of Medicine Match Day was held in person. Fourth-year medical students across the country engaged online through social media, sharing where they were matched. While it was impossible to have everyone in the same room at one time, the excitement could still be virtually felt.

UAB General Surgery Residents Adam Lucy, M.D., and Stephanie Rakestraw, M.D., were recently elected to the Graduate Medical Education (GME) House Staff Council for the 2022-23 year. Lucy will serve as the vice president and Rakestraw will serve as the wellness chair.

A recent episode of Behind the Knife, a popular surgical education podcast, featured research findings from a study by several faculty members and residents from the UAB Department of Surgery, including principal investigator Jonathan Black, M.D., an assistant professor with the Division of Trauma and Acute Care Surgery.

This week, the UAB Department of Surgery is highlighting Drew Gunnells, M.D., assistant professor in the Division of Gastrointestinal Surgery.

UAB General Surgery Resident Clara Nicolas Martinez, M.D., Ph.D., M.S., was selected for the University of Washington Division of Pediatric Surgery and Seattle Children’s Visiting Elective Program in Pediatric Surgery for underrepresented minority residents.

UAB will welcome The World Games 2022 as its official host on July 7 - 17, 2022. Athletes will play several games, including Lacrosse, Tug of War, Racquetball, and Squash sports across UAB Athletics facilities on campus.

Assistant Director of the Medical Student Surgery Clerkship and Division of Gastrointestinal Surgery Instructor Margaux Mustian, M.D., MSPH, has matched with the UAB Division of Gastrointestinal Surgery as the 2023-2024 UAB Minimally Invasive Surgery Fellow. 

At the UAB Department of Emergency Medicine resident graduation, Department of Surgery Resident Samantha Baker, M.D. and Division of Trauma and Acute Care Surgery Professor Daniel Cox, M.D., were named the 2022 UAB Emergency Medicine Resident and Faculty Consultant, respectively.