Gunnells featured in UAB MedCast Podcast on colorectal cancer
Division of Gastrointestinal Surgery Assistant Professor Drew Gunnells, M.D., alongside Rogeemon Jacob, M.D., and Moh’d Khushman, M.D., discusses the major breakthroughs informing multidisciplinary colorectal cancer care.
Gutnik selected to participate in 2022 MLTI
Division of Breast and Endocrine Surgery Assistant Professor Lily Gutnik, M.D., will participate in the 2022 Multilevel Intervention Training Institute (MLTI) which begins January 20.
Holder joins Physiological Reviews early career editorial board
Chief of the Section of Melanoma and Sarcoma Surgery Ashley Holder, M.D., will join Physiological Reviews journal early career editorial board.
UAB Motorist Assistance Roadside Service program lists new hours
Photo credit: Amanda AbbettThere is no worse feeling then getting to your car after a long day of work, only to find you’ve locked your keys in your car or your battery is dead. Well, maybe commuting to work and getting a flat tire on campus.
Shao research on telemedicine featured in HemOnc Today
General Surgery Resident Connie Shao, M.D., is featured in HemOnc Today’s article entitled “Studies offer insight into telehealth availability, patient use for cancer management.”
Department welcomes Kaushik
The department is pleased to welcome Manu Kaushik, M.D., to the Division of Gastrointestinal Surgery as an assistant professor.
Division of Plastic Surgery documents changing medical student recruitment
Former UAB Division of Plastic Surgery Professor Timothy King, M.D., Ph.D., in company with his colleagues, published “Changing Dynamics in Medical Education during COVID-19 Pandemic: Are Integrated Plastic Surgery Programs Adapting for Residency Applicants?” in the Journal of the American Society of Plastic Surgeons.
Chen and Jaskula-Sztul win 2021 Robert F. Gagel ITOG Discovery Award
The International Thyroid Oncology Group (ITOG) Board of Directors has selected Fay Fletcher Kerner Endowed Chair Herbert Chen, M.D., FACS, and Assistant Professor Renata Jaskula-Sztul, Ph.D., as the 2021 Robert F. Gagel ITOG Discovery Award recipients.
Morris elected to Heersink School of Medicine Faculty Council
Division of Gastrointestinal Surgery Professor and Vice Chair of Perioperative Services Melanie Morris, M.D., FACS, FASCRS, was elected to the Marnix E. Heersink School of Medicine (HSOM) Faculty Council, effective January 2022.
UAB Surgery set to attend ASC 2022 in Orlando
The UAB Department of Surgery will travel to Orlando, Florida for the 17th Annual Academic Surgical Congress (ASC) Jan. 30-Feb. 3.
Gutnik to serve as associate scientist for the MHRC and OCCC
Assistant Professor Lily Gutnik, M.D., has been named associate scientist for the Minority Health and Health Disparities Research Center (MHRC) and the O'Neal Comprehensive Cancer Center at UAB in the Cancer Control and Population Science program.
General Surgery Residency Program honors its graduates
Baker (left) and Smithson (right)The UAB General Surgery Residency Program is pleased to congratulate Program Coordinator II Mario Baker on obtaining his Bachelors of Science in Information Systems and Resident Mary Smithson, M.D., M.S., on earning her Masters of Multidisciplinary Biomedical Sciences, with a concentration in genetics and genomics.
General Surgery Residency Program expands leadership
UAB General Surgery Residency Program Director Britney Corey, M.D., MACM, FACS, has named three new faculty as assistant program directors: Lily Gutnik, M.D., global surgery; Karin Hardiman, M.D., Ph.D., resident research; and George Yang, M.D., Ph.D., educational curriculum.
Chu featured in SeamlessMD podcast on digital patient engagement
This month, Selwyn M. Vickers Endowed Scholar and Vice Chair of Health Services Research Daniel Chu, M.D., FACS, FASCRS, was featured in the SeamlessMD podcast episode, “Leveraging Digital Patient Engagement for ERAS & Health Literacy Strategies.”
UAB PRISM student feature: Kukoyi
One of the only programs of its kind, the UAB Department of Surgery Pre-College Research Internship for Students from Minority Backgrounds (PRISM) provides promising high school students, interested in careers in healthcare and medicine, with hands-on research experiences under the mentorship of surgeons and their peers.
Hashmi receives leadership development scholarship from EAST
Zain Hashmi, M.D., an assistant professor with the Division of Trauma and Acute Care Surgery, has been selected as one of five scholarship recipients by the Eastern Association for the Surgery of Trauma (EAST).
Hollis named associate scientist of MHRC
Division of Gastrointestinal Surgery Assistant Professor Robert Hollis, M.D., MSPH, has been named associate scientist for the Minority Health and Health Disparities Research Center (MHRC).
Hollis and Richter named co-director of STREAMS
Division of Gastrointestinal Surgery Assistant Professor Robert Hollis, M.D., MSPH, and Division of Trauma and Acute Care Surgery Assistant Professor Jillian Richter, Ph.D., have been named co-directors of the Short-Term Research Experiences Advancing Medical Students (STREAMS).
UAB CTI releases 2021 annual report
The UAB Comprehensive Transplant Institute (CTI) has released its 2021 Annual Report for patients, providers, and the public to review. The report details the accomplishments of 2021 and is dedicated to the late Arnold Diethelm, M.D., a pioneer of transplantation.
Jaskula-Sztul wins third NIH R21 grant in two years
Division of Breast and Endocrine Surgery Assistant Professor Renata Jaskula-Sztul, Ph.D., has won her third NIH R21 grant in two years. The newest R21 grant will fund her project, “Targeted neuroendocrine cancer therapy using Verrucarin A.”