Gillis selected for NCI Early-Stage Surgeon Scientist Program
UAB Department of Surgery Endocrine Surgery Fellow Andrea Gillis, M.D., was one of only 12 in the nation selected for the National Cancer Institute (NCI) Early-Stage Surgeon Scientist Program (ESSP).
Apply for the 2022-2023 faculty exchange program
The UAB Department of Surgery is pleased to open Junior Faculty Exchange Program selection for the 2022-2023 academic year.
Shao named new member of DCR Reviewer's Guild Team
General Surgery Resident Connie Shao, M.D., has been named to the editorial board of Diseases of the Colon & Rectum (DCR) as a member of the Class of 2022-2023 Reviewer’s Guild Team.
Gutnik named Sparkman Center for Global Health Scholar
Division of Breast and Endocrine Surgery Assistant Professor Lily Gutnik, M.D., has been named a UAB Sparkman Center for Global Health Scholar.
Motyl selected for inaugural vascular fellowship
Vascular Surgery Integrated Resident Claire Motyl, M.D., was named a Society for Vascular Surgery Vascular Quality Initiative (SVS VQI) fellow in training.
Chu wins UAB Heersink School of Medicine professional excellence award
Selwyn M. Vickers Endowed Scholar and Vice Chair of Health Services Research Daniel Chu, M.D., FACS, FASCRS has been awarded the UAB Marnix E. Heersink School of Medicine Professional Excellence Award. He is one of only three recipients for this prestigious award.
Lindeman talks thyroid health with Birmingham Mom’s Collective
Chief of Endocrine Surgery and Associate Professor Brenessa Lindeman, M.D., MEHP, FACS, sat down with the Birmingham Mom Collective, an online publishing platform, to discuss thyroid health to mark the awareness month.
Division of Trauma and Acute Care Surgery works with City of Birmingham on Burn Awareness Week proclamation
The University of Alabama at Birmingham Division of Trauma and Acute Care Surgery and the UAB Burn Center celebrated Tuesday, February 8 after Birmingham Mayor Randall Woodfin signed a proclamation declaring the week of February 6 – 12 Burn Awareness Week.
Celebrating Black History Month with Dr. Allan Pickens
In honor of Black History Month, General Surgery Resident Katherine McElroy, M.D., and Vice Chair of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Colin Martin, M.D., FACS, sat down with Cardiothoracic Surgeon Allan Pickens, M.D., who completed his medical degree at UAB as well as his general surgery residency training.
Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery remembers Dr. Richard Shepard
With heavy hearts, the UAB Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery shares the death of Richard (Dick) B. Shepard, emeritus professor, on February 5, 2022.
UAB Surgery excels at ASC 2022
This year, the 17th Academic Surgical Congress (ASC) marked a return to an in-person meeting for attendees, vaccinated and masked, to join the congress from across the U.S.
Hardiman awarded $1.9 mil R01 to study gastrointestinal cancer
Division of Gastrointestinal Surgery Associate Professor Karin Hardiman, M.D., Ph.D., has been awarded a National Institutes of Health, National Cancer Institute R01 award in the amount of $1.9 million over five years.
Tariq receives AAS Outstanding Resident Research Award
UAB General Surgery Resident, Marvi Tariq, M.D., was recently awarded the Association for Academic Surgery Outstanding Resident Research Award in the category of Clinical Outcomes at the 2022 Academic Surgical Congress.
Ficarino awarded ACS Resident Research Scholarship
PGY2 General Surgery Resident Hannah Ficarino, M.D., has been awarded an American College of Surgeons (ACS) 2022-2024 Resident Research Scholarship award.
Lindeman elected Association for Academic Surgery secretary
Associate Professor and Chief of the Section of Endocrine Surgery Brenessa Lindeman, M.D., MEHP, FACS, has been elected as the national Association for Academic Surgery (AAS) Secretary.
Myers elected to American Association of Plastic Surgeons
Division of Plastic Surgery Associate Professor René Myers, M.D., has been elected to the American Association of Plastic Surgeons (AAPS).
Still wins Thoracic Surgery Foundation travel award
Advanced Aortic & Endovascular Surgery Fellow Sasha Still, M.D., received the Carolyn E. Reed Traveling Fellowship Award from the Thoracic Surgery Foundation.
Killian to present at 2022 Young Investigator's Forum
Cozette Killian, M.D., MPH, general surgery research resident and member of Jayme Locke’s, M.D., MPH, UAB TEAM Lab, recently had an abstract accepted for oral presentation at the Young Investigator’s Forum at the Controversies in Transplantation meeting in Breckinridge, CO in March.
Department welcomes Betzold
The UAB Department of Surgery is pleased to welcome Richard D. Betzold, M.D., FACS, to the Division of Trauma and Acute Care Surgery as a clinical assistant professor.
Department wellness champions launch February self-care calendar
Department of Surgery Staff Wellness Champion Kaycee Hair (right) and Chief Wellness Officer Brenessa Lindeman, M.D., MEHP, FACS (left), have launched a wellness calendar for the month of February that features self-care challenges each day of the week.