Hoopes to present at UAB COVID Forum
Department of Surgery Professor Charles Hoopes, M.D., will present at the UAB COVID Forum, End-Stage Heart and Lung Disease in the Era of COVID-19. The virtual event will be held on Mar. 5 from 1-5 p.m. CST.
Beck elected secretary-treasurer of SAVS
Professor and Director of the Division of Vascular Surgery and Endovascular Therapy and Holt A. McDowell, Jr., M.D., Endowed Chair in Vascular Surgery Adam Beck, M.D., has been appointed Secretary-Treasurer of the Southern Association for Vascular Surgery (SAVS).
McFarland to join AOA honor society
Department of Surgery Assistant Professor Graeme McFarland, M.D., was recently elected to the national Alpha Omega Alpha (AOA) Honor Medical Society chapter at UAB.
Reed awarded UAB PREP grant
Division of Transplantation Assistant Professor Rhiannon Deierhoi Reed, DrPH, MPH, has been awarded a $25,000 UAB Palliative Research Enhancement Project (PREP) grant.
Locke and Reed publish commentary on kidney transplantation
Division of Transplantation Assistant Professor Rhiannon, Reed MPH, DrPH and Mark H. Deierhoi Endowed Professor in Surgery and Director of the Division of Transplantation Jayme Locke M.D., MPH, were published in Lippincott Research Beta (LWW Journals).
UAB Surgery boasts highest number of abstracts at 2021 ASC
Academic Surgical Congress LogoThough the 16 Annual Academic Surgical Congress (ASC) looked different than previous years, the UAB Department of Surgery still ranked number one in abstract submissions, the fourth year in a row that the department has held that distinction.
Killian receives 2021 Young Innovator Award
General Surgery Research Resident Cozette Killian, M.D. MPH, recently received the 2021 Young Innovator Award from the American Society of Transplantation. Killian received the award for her abstract submission, “Living Donor Kidney Transplantation Racial Disparities Persist Independent of Social Vulnerability.”
Dabal recognized for leading the nation in Norwood Procedure results
UAB Department of Surgery Associate Professor and A.D. Pacifico, M.D., Endowed Chair of Cardiovascular Surgery Robert Dabal, M.D., has been recognized for his role in performing a high number of successful Norwood procedures at Children’s of Alabama.
Read moreUAB SWIFT team saves life with in-the-field amputation
On January 25, 2021, an EF-3 tornado ripped through the community of Fultondale, Alabama. The 100-year-old oak tree in Arnoldo Vasquez-Hernandez’s yard did not stand up to the 150 mph winds that evening.
Yang receives SUS Inaugural Trailblazer Award
UAB Department of Surgery Professor and Vice Chair for VA Affairs at the Birmingham Veteran’s Affair’s Hospital, George Yang, M.D., Ph.D., was named the inaugural Society of University Surgeons (SUS) Trailblazer Award Recipient.
Martin to join AOA honor society
Department of Surgery Associate Professor Colin Martin, M.D., FACS, was recently elected to the national Alpha Omega Alpha (AOA) Honor Medical Society chapter at UAB.
Locke elected councilor-at-large for Society of University Surgeons
Mark H. Deierhoi Endowed Professor in Surgery and Director of the Division of Transplantation Jayme Locke, M.D., MPH, has been elected councilor-at-large of scholarship for the Society of University Surgeons (SUS).
Women in Surgery Spotlight: Ransom
Holder helps establish multidisciplinary tumor board
Department of Surgery Assistant Professor Ashley Holder, M.D., alongside Department of Orthopaedic Surgery Assistant Professor Lisa Kafchinski, M.D., Division of Hematology Oncology Instructor Victor Lin, M.D., Ph.D., and Department of Radiation Oncology Assistant Professor Samuel Marcrom, M.D., have launched a multi-disciplinary tumor board focusing solely on sarcomas.
Get Ready for UAB @ #ASC2021
UAB Jeopardy Team at 2020 ASCAs the UAB Department of Surgery prepares for the 16th Annual Academic Surgical Congress, which is virtual this year – we’ve made available a spreadsheet of our 72 presenters (with times & topic information) who are affiliated with UAB or who have authored presentations affiliated with our UAB Surgery faculty.
2021 UAB Presentations at ASC - Excel document
Don’t forget to share your experience at ASC with us on Twitter by mentioning @UABSurgery and using the hashtag #ASC2021.
You can also read more about last year’s ASC, where UAB also won the abstract competition with a total of 121 presentations.
Wei selected for membership in the AATS
Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery Associate Professor Benjamin Wei, M.D., has been selected for membership in the American Association for Thoracic Surgery (AATS). Wei also serves as the program director of the UAB Cardiothoracic Surgery Residency.
Smith awarded ACS Resident Research Scholarship
PGY2 General Surgery Resident Burke Smith, M.D., has been awarded an American College of Surgeons (ACS) 2022-2024 Resident Research Scholarship award.
Division of Plastic Surgery launches integrated residency program
The Division of Plastic Surgery has launched an integrated residency program. Professor Timothy King, M.D., Ph.D., will lead the program as its inaugural director and Assistant Professor René Myers, M.D., will serve as the inaugural associate program director.
UAB Surgery remembers the life and work of Arnold G. Diethelm
Photo credit: UAB ArchiveWith a heavy heart, the UAB Department of Surgery announces the passing of a transplant hero and pioneer, Dr. Arnold G. Diethelm.
UAB Surgery loses a champion of trauma care: Dr. Alan R. Dimick
The UAB Department of Surgery is saddened to announce that former faculty member and champion of trauma care, Alan Dimick, M.D., passed away this week.