Corey and Cannon appointed to AAS Program Committee
The Association for Academic Surgery appointed Britney Corey, M.D., FACS, General Surgery Residency program director, and Robert Cannon, M.D., Liver Transplant Program surgical director, to the national Program Committee.
Read moreUAB Surgery supports PanCAN’s PurpleStride Alabama
On Saturday, Apr. 10, the UAB Department of Surgery and UAB Medicine will host the Pancreatic Cancer Action Network’s (PanCAN)PurpleStride Alabama, which participants can join from wherever they are.
Read moreGeneral Surgery Residency welcomes new trainees
After a successful Match Day 2021, the General Surgery Residency program will welcome nine new trainees this summer, including a preliminary PGY2 resident.
Read moreBreaking the Stigma Around Colorectal Cancer
According to the Centers for Disease Control (CDC), colorectal cancer is the third leading cause of cancer-related deaths in America. The UAB Department of Surgery's Division of Gastrointestinal Surgery (GI) seeks to change that.
Read moreAlumni Spotlight: Sophie Dream, M.D.
This week, the UAB Department of Surgery is highlighting former Endocrine Surgery Fellow, Sophie Dream, M.D., who graduated the program in 2019.
Read moreParmar, Corey and Romine discuss hernia myths
Department of Surgery Assistant Professor Abhisek Parmar, M.D., Director of the General Surgery Residency Program Britney Corey, M.D., and Clinical Instructor Matthew Romine, M.D., were recently featured in a UAB Medicine video outlining the myths surrounding hernias.
Read moreMatch Week 2021
Match Week is an exciting week that leads up to Match Day, which is a day when residents across the nation find out which residency programs they have "matched" into and where they will be for the next three-seven years of their career.
Read moreMartin re-elected to the SUS Membership Committee
Department of Surgery Vice Chair for Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Colin Martin, M.D., was recently re-elected to the Society of University Surgeons (SUS) Membership Committee and will serve until the 2023 Academic Surgical Congress.
Read moreTao promoted to assistant professor
The Department of Surgery would like to congratulate Zhuo Tao, M.D., on her recent promotion from instructor to assistant professor.
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UAB Surgery places first in ODI 2021 Virtual Diversity Fair
The Department of Surgery recently submitted their diversity dish–the multicultural pizza–to the 2021 Office of Diversity and Inclusion Diversity Fair and took home first place in the competition.
Read moreFaculty to support LMSA national conference
Department of Surgery Vice Chair of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Colin Martin, M.D., and General Surgery Residency Program Director Britney Corey, M.D., will be a resource for interested students at the Latino Medical Student Association national conference.
Read moreCelebrating Black History Month: Interview with Gooden
In honor of Black History Month, Vice Chair of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Colin Martin, M.D., FACS, and General Surgery Resident Juliet Okoroh, M.D., sat down with Abdominal Transplant Surgeon Christie Gooden, M.D., MPH, who was the first African American female to graduate from the UAB General Surgery Residency Program in 2009.
Read moreGeneral Surgery Residency announces new administrative, education chiefs
Upcoming PGY5 General Surgery Residents Rindi Uhlich, M.D., and Mohammad Rajaei, M.D. have been selected as administrative chiefs, while Samantha Baker, M.D., MSHPed, will serve as education chief for the 2021-2022 academic year. Read more
DEI committee 2020 recap
Last June, the UAB Department of Surgery established a committee on Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (DEI), led by Vice Chair Colin Martin, M.D., FACS.
Read moreDepartment announces two new endowed chairs
Professor and Director of the Division of Plastic Surgery Jorge de la Torre, M.D., MSHA, is the new Bruce F. Connell Chair in Plastic Surgery, and Professor and Director of the Division of Transplantation Jayme Locke, M.D., MPH, has been named the Arnold G. Diethelm Endowed Chair in Transplantation Surgery.
Read moreAmerican Heart Month: tips for heart surgery recovery
February is American Heart Month and is dedicated to raising awareness and increasing knowledge about heart disease, with the goal of preventing and treating heart disease across the US.
Read moreCarter joins Division of Gastrointestinal Surgery as an instructor
The Department of Surgery welcomes Angela Carter, Ph.D., to the Division of Gastrointestinal Surgery and the laboratory of Dr. Aurelio Galli, as an instructor.
Read moreDudeja and Lindeman named AAS committee co-chairs
Associate Professor and Director of the Division of Surgical Oncology Vikas Dudeja, M.B.B.S., and Vice Chair for Wellness Brenessa Lindeman, M.D., MEHP, FACS, have been named co-chairs of the Association for Academic Surgery (AAS) Publications Committee and the Diversity, Equity & Inclusion Committee, respectively.
Read moreBlakeslee-Carter wins SAVS ePoster competition
Alongside UAB School of Medicine Medical Student Hunter Boudreau, UAB Vascular Surgery Resident Juliet Blakeslee-Carter, M.D., won the 2021 Southern Association for Vascular Surgery (SAVS) ePoster competition.
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