DEI Committee hosts suture workshop for URIM students
The UAB Department of Surgery Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) Committee hosted several students in a UAB Surgery learning space to teach a hands-on suturing skills workshop.
General Surgery Residency welcomes new trainees
After a successful Match Day 2022, the General Surgery Residency program will welcome 10 new trainees this summer, including a preliminary PGY1, PGY2, and Integrated CT resident.
Shepard publishes in AJS, adds to communication literature
UAB Department of Surgery Communication Specialist Emma Shepard’s paper titled “Digital presence as a communication tool for building reputation in an academic department” was published in the American Journal of Surgery (AJS) this month.
MacLennan appointed at-large member of Organ Procurement and Transplantation Network
Division of Transplantation Associate Professor and Associate Director of Transplant Analytics, Informatics, and Quality Paul MacLennan, Ph.D., has been appointed an at-large member of the Organ Procurement and Transplantation Network (OPTN) Data Advisory Committee.
Dudeja and team identify potential acute pancreatitis treatment
According to The Pancreas Foundation, nearly 220,000 people in the U.S. will be afflicted with acute pancreatitis.
Women in Surgery Spotlight: Fazendin
Cannon, Gelbard, Patterson, and Rose named SUS members
Several Department of Surgery faculty have been named new members of the Society for University Surgeons (SUS). The members include:
McElroy named recipient of the AHPBA 2021 URM Travel Grant
UAB Research Resident Katherine McElroy, M.D., was named a recipient of the Americas Hepato-Pancreato-Biliary Association (AHPBA) 2021 URM Travel Grant.
Spring has sprung in the Department of Surgery
With just a few cold snaps left before the warmer weather is here to stay, several faculty are sharing their gardening experiences.
Read moreKennedy to present at colorectal cancer webinar on March 14
Professor and Director of Gastrointestinal Surgery Gregory Kennedy, M.D., Ph.D., present “Preventing Colorectal Cancer” webinar on Mar. 14 at 5:30 p.m.
Katta presents at international meeting, wins AcademyHealth Alice S. Hersh Student Scholarship
UAB Medical Student Meghna Katta recently presented her research “Identifying Factors Associated with Trust in Telemedicine” at the Tripartite Colorectal Meeting in New Zealand virtually. Katta is mentored by both faculty and trainees within the Department of Surgeryand completed the department’s T35 STREAMS program last summer under the guidance of Dr. Daniel Chu.
Broman wins ACS Faculty Research Fellowship Award
Department of Surgery Assistant Professor and Co-Director of the UAB Women in Surgery Kristy Broman, M.D., MPH, has secured an American College of Surgeons’ (ACS) Faculty Research Fellowship.
Zmijewski elected to Association for Academic Surgery DEI Committee
Department of Surgery Endocrine Research Fellow Polina Zmijewski, M.D., MA, was selected for an appointment as a member of the Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) Committee of the Association for Academic Surgery (AAS).
Cox selected for promotion to full Colonel in the Air Force
UAB’s Trauma Medical Director, Associate Professor Daniel B. Cox, M.D., was recently selected for promotion to full Colonel in the United States Air Force.
Division of Trauma and Acute Care Surgery represented in trauma presentations at ASC
UAB’s Division of Trauma and Acute Care Surgery was well-represented in the trauma research presentations at the 17th American Surgical Congress (ASC) in Orlando.
Shao wins SSAT Writer's Workshop Scholarship
General Surgery Resident Connie Shao, M.D., has been awarded the 2022 Society for Surgery of the Alimentary Tract (SSAT) Writers Workshop Scholarship.
Meet the powerful female team leading UAB Surgery Chair's Office
March marks Women's History Month, and the UAB Department of Surgery Diversity Equity and Inclusion (DEI) Committee commends the team of women who have contributed so much to the department's past and future growth. The team of leaders in the UAB Surgery Chair's Office is highly-concentrated by powerful women who have proven careers in healthcare administration.
Read moreCVI releases 2022 annual report
The UAB Cardiovascular Institute (CVI) has released its 2022 Annual Report for patients, providers, and the public to review.
Martin elected chair of the SUS membership committee
Department of Surgery Professor and Vice Chair of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Colin Martin, M.D., FACS, was elected chair of the Society of University Surgeons Membership Committee.
Faculty, trainees to be inducted into medical honor society
Several Department of Surgery faculty and trainees were recently elected to the national Alpha Omega Alpha (AOA) Honor Medical Society chapter at UAB.