Orandi joins AST and AASLD committees
Transplantation Assistant Professor Babak Orandi, M.D., Ph.D., Ms.C., has been invited to join both the American Society of Transplantation (AST) Clinic Scientific Review Committee as well as the American Association for the Study of Liver Diseases (AASLD) Surgery and Liver Transplantation Committee.
Hello, goodbye 2020: Trauma and Surgical Critical Care Fellowship
Although Match Day 2020 did not look exactly like match day in years past due to the COVID-19 outbreak, fourth-year medical students across the country engaged online through social media, sharing where they were matched. While it was impossible to have everyone in the same room at one time, the excitement could still be felt virtually.
That means that it is time for us to say goodbye to our trainees who have matched into fellowship programs or private practice. But, it is also time to say hello to our incoming residents from medical schools across the nation.
In an ongoing series, the Department of Surgery will feature incoming and outgoing trainees for all UAB Surgery programs. This week, learn about those joining and leaving the Trauma and Surgical Critical Care Fellowship.
Hello
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Cragin Currence, M.D.
Residency: General Surgery, Spartanburg Regional Healthcare System, Spartanburg, South Carolina
Medical School: University of Missouri School of Medicine, Columbia
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Zain Hashmi, M.D.
Residency: General Surgery, Sinai Hospital, Baltimore, Maryland
Medical School: Aga Khan University Medical College, Karachi, Pakistan
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Jacey LePage, M.D.
Residency: General Surgery, Ascension St. John Hospital, Detroit, Michigan
Medical School: University of Colorado School of Medicine, Aurora
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Thomas Muse, M.D.
Residency: General Surgery, Baylor Scott and White Medical Center, Temple, Texas
Medical School: University of Kentucky College of Medicine, Lexington
Goodbye
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Morgan Collum, M.D.
Next Steps: Envision at Medical City Plano
Residency: General Surgery, University of North Texas Health Science Center, Fort Worth
Medical School: University of North Texas Health Science Center Texas College of Osteopathic Medicine, Fort Worth -
Thomas Cox, M.D.
Next Steps: Acute Care Surgical Specialists at Honorhealth John C. Lincoln Medical Center
Residency: General Surgery, University of North Texas Health Science Center, Fort Worth
Medical School: Arizona College of Osteopathic Medicine at Midwestern University, Glendale -
Kevin Tyler, M.D.
Next Steps: Trauma, Huntsville Hospital
Residency: General Surgery, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston
Medical School: Medical College of Georgia, Augusta -
Timothy Stevens, M.D.
Next Steps: Northeast Georgia Physicians Group at Northeast Georgia Medical Center
Residency: General Surgery, University of Tennessee College of Medicine, Chattanooga
Medical School: University of Cincinnati College of Medicine, Cincinnati, Oh
Gunnells wins Obesity Health Disparities Research Center grant
Division of Gastrointestinal Surgery Assistant Professor Drew Gunnells, M.D., was awarded an Obesity Health Disparities Research Center (OHDRC) Investigators award for his project “Evaluating the impact of COVID-19 on surgical outcomes in patients with obesity.”
Jaskula-Sztul wins two-year NCI R21 grant
Assistant Professor in the Division of Breast and Endocrine Surgery Renata Jaskula-Sztul, Ph.D., has received a two-year, $381,830 National Institutes of Health (NIH) NCI R21 grant. This is her second R21 grant award for 2020.
Hello, goodbye 2020: Plastic Surgery Residency
Although Match Day 2020 did not look exactly like match day in years past due to the COVID-19 outbreak, fourth-year medical students across the country engaged online through social media, sharing where they were matched. While it was impossible to have everyone in the same room at one time, the excitement could still be felt virtually.
Jaskula-Sztul awarded O’Neal Comprehensive Cancer Center research grant
Department of Surgery Assistant Professor Renata Jaskula-Sztul, Ph.D., has won a two-year, $160,000 O’Neal Comprehensive Cancer Center at UAB grant- which is designed to enable competitive R01 applications- for her project "Inhibition of Medullary Thyroid Cancer Invasiveness by Targeting Voltage-gated Sodium Channels."
Department of Surgery welcomes three new faculty
The UAB Department of Surgery has three new faculty joining in August: Foster Gaillard, M.D. (left), Matthew Romine, M.D. (middle), and Lacey Swenson, M.D. (right).
Orandi selected for UAB/UC-Davis Faculty Exchange
UAB Division of Transplantation Assistant Professor Babak Orandi, M.D., Ph.D., M.Sc., was selected as the inaugural UAB participant in the UAB and University of California (UC)- Davis Visiting Professor Junior Faculty Exchange Program.
Bownes receives Best Abstract Award at UAB Pediatric Science Day
UAB general surgery resident and Beierle Lab member, Laura Bownes, M.D., received the Best Abstract Award in Basic and Translational Research at this month’s UAB Pediatric Science Day, an annual event at Children's of Alabama that celebrates the research efforts of medical students, residents and fellows.
Division of Transplantation names new directors of Liver Transplant and Pediatric Liver Transplant programs
UAB Department of Surgery Assistant Professor Robert Cannon, M.D., has been named director of the Liver Transplant Program, and Assistant Professor Babak Orandi, M.D., Ph.D., M.Sc., has been named director of the Pediatric Liver Transplant Program.
Department welcomes Fazendin as assistant professor and director of medical student clerkship
The UAB Department of Surgery welcomes Jessica (Jess) Fazendin, M.D., on Aug. 1, 2020 as the director of the third-year medical student clerkship program and an assistant professor in the Division of Breast and Endocrine Surgery.
Hanaway to represent UAB in the UNOS Organ Procurement and Transplantation Network
UAB Department of Surgery Professor and Surgical Director of Kidney Transplantation Michael Hanaway, M.D., has been approved by the United Network for Organ Sharing (UNOS) as a representative of Region 3 on the Organ Procurement and Transplantation (OPTN)’s Kidney Transplantation Committee.
Gibson completes tropical surgery rotation in Malawi
UAB Department of Surgery resident Quince Gibson, M.D., recently had the opportunity to travel to Malawi- before the COVID-19 pandemic- to participate in a tropical surgery rotation. Gibson outlines his experiences during the rotation, which he calls “life-changing” and credits with giving him a “greater appreciation” for the surgical training and life in the United States.
Holder joins Grand Rounds Committee
New Division of Surgical Oncology Assistant Professor Ashley Holder, M.D., FACS has joined the Department of Surgery Grand Rounds Committee. The committee acts to organize dynamic speakers for department Grand Rounds.
Lindeman to speak on inaugural ACS panel
Department of Surgery Assistant Professor and Director of the Endocrine Surgery Fellowship Brenessa Lindeman, M.D., MEHP, FACS, will speak on an American College of Surgeons (ACS) Academy of Master Surgeon Educators™ panel “Virtual Surgical Practice and Education in the Post-COVID Era: Perspectives of Three Surgical Educators” on Jul. 14 from 7–8 p.m. CT.
George wins Anderson Innovation Award for COVID-19 in Kidney Diseases
UAB Department of Surgery Professor and Associate Vice Chair of Research James George, Ph.D. has been awarded the Anderson Innovation Award for COVID-19 in Kidney Diseases, made possible by an generous donation from the Anderson Family.
General Surgery Residency Program introduces two new pathways
The General Surgery Residency Program at UAB will add two new pathways beginning this academic year: the Military Match Pathway and the Cardiothoracic Integrated Pathway.
Hello, goodbye 2020: Vascular Surgery Integrated Residency and Fellowship
Although Match Day 2020 did not look exactly like match day in years past due to the COVID-19 outbreak, fourth-year medical students across the country engaged online through social media, sharing where they were matched. While it was impossible to have everyone in the same room at one time, the excitement could still be felt virtually.
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Departmental support helps propel Children’s of Alabama rankings in USNWR
Photo used with permission of Children's of AlabamaU.S. News & World Report’s(USNWR) 2020 Children’s Hospital of Alabama at UAB report ranked the following specialties: Pediatric Cardiology & Heart Surgery 28th in the nation, Pediatric Gastroenterology & GI Surgery 41st in the nation, and Pediatric Cancer 27th in the nation.