Three faculty inducted as ACS Fellows
Assistant Professor in the Division of Plastic Surgery Prasanth Patcha, M.D., MEng (left), as well as Division of Trauma and Acute Care Surgery Clinical Assistant Professor Omar Rokayak, D.O. (middle), and Assistant Professor Jon Winkler, M.D., Ph.D. (right), have been named fellows of the American College of Surgeons (ACS), effective Oct. 24.
Hendershot earns CASEL certificate from the American College of Surgeons
Kimberly Hendershot, M.D., recently earned the Certificate in Applied Surgical Education Leadership (CASEL) through the American College of Surgeons Division of Education.
Black, Hashmi, and Hu present at AAST in Atlanta
UAB was well represented at the 2021 American Association for the Surgery of Trauma (AAST) Annual Meeting and Clinical Congress of Acute Care Surgery, with three Division of Trauma and Acute Care Surgery assistant professors presenting orally.
Division of Trauma and Acute Care Surgery matches with 2022 fellows
The UAB Division of Trauma and Actue Care Surgery has matched four new fellows into the Trauma and Surgical Critical Care Fellowship for 2022: Danny Lammers, M.D., Omar Rokayak, D.O., Thomas Sensing, D.O., and Rindi Uhlich, M.D., MSPH.
Reiff featured in ABC’s Hearts of Heroes for his role in saving trapped tornado victim
The team involved in the rescue operation reunited with Arnoldo Vasquez-Hernandez and his family to speak for the Hearts of Heroes episode.
Hispanic Heritage Month Spotlight: Jorge de la Torre
The UAB Department of Surgery is pleased to highlight Hispanic Heritage Month by sharing the stories and experiences of faculty, staff, and trainees across the department.
Smith wins UAB Postdoc Research Day award
General Surgery Resident Burke Smith, M.D., received second place with his group in the annual UAB Postdoc Research Day.
Department represents at 2021 SAAS annual meeting
Several Department of Surgery faculty and trainees attended the 2021 Society of Asian Americans annual meeting in Chicago, IL and presented presentations, received awards, and were named to new leadership positions.
Hair named Staff Wellness Champion for department
The Department of Surgery has selected Office Administrator II Kaycee Hair to serve as staff wellness champion through the UAB School of Medicine (SOM) Office of Wellness.
Beck and Eudailey talk aortic arch repair with UAB Medcast podcast
In this panel, Adam Beck, M.D., and Kyle Eudailey, M.D., discuss ascending aortic arch repair and endovascular treatments at UAB Medicine. They share details of complex aortic surgery, endovascular and interventional techniques, and the importance of a multidisciplinary team approach for managing these challenging patients.
Pediatric surgery fellow performs CPR at Whole Foods
“Are you a doctor?” A man asks UAB Pediatric Surgery Fellow Joseph Esparaz, M.D.
Department welcomes Manley
The UAB Department of Surgery is pleased to welcome Nathan Manley, M.D., M.S., MPH, to the Division of Trauma and Acute Care Surgery as an assistant professor.
Eight surgery mentees receive 2021 Medical Student Research Day awards
Written by: David Kloda
20 UAB medical students participated in 2021 summer research experiences under the mentorship of UAB Department of Surgery faculty.
Read moreKillian and Locke publish study on racial disparities in living donor kidney transplantation
General Surgery Resident Cozette Killian, M.D., and Arnold G. Diethelm Endowed Chair in Transplantation Surgery and Director of the UAB Comprehensive Transplant Institute Jayme Locke, M.D., MPH, published “Evaluation of Community-Level Vulnerability and Racial Disparities in Living Donor Kidney Transplant” in the journal JAMA Surgery alongside members of the Transplant Epidemiology and Analytics in Medicine (TEAM) lab.
Dudeja awarded DOD grant to study pancreatitis
Director of the Division of Surgical Oncology Vikas Dudeja, MBBS, was awarded a Department of Defense (DOD) grant, which will fund his project, “Evaluation of NADPH Oxidase 1/4 Inhibition as a Novel Therapeutic Strategy Against Chronic Pancreatitis.”
Shao awarded Claude Organ M.D. Resident Award at SBAS
General surgery resident Connie Shao, M.D., was a Claude H. Organ Jr. M.D., Resident Award recipient at this year’s Society of Black Academic Surgeons (SBAS) for her presentation, “Increased risk of post-operative mortality with obesity, age, male sex among COVID-19 surgical patients.”
Russell joins editorial board of JSR
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ivision of Pediatric Surgery Associate Professor Robert Russell, M.D., MPH, has joined the editorial board of the Journal of Surgical Research: Clinical and Laboratory Investigation (JSR).
Department welcomes Aliotta
The department is pleased to welcome Rachel Aliotta, M.D., to the Division of Plastic Surgery as an assistant professor.
Alumni Spotlight: Omeed Moaven, M.D.
This week, the UAB Department of Surgery is highlighting Omeed Moaven, M.D., a surgical oncologist and an assistant professor in the Department of Surgery and the Department of Cancer Biology at the Mayo Clinic in Florida.
DEI Committee names four new members
The UAB Department of Surgery Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Committee has named four new members.