Parker, Pearce receive Champ Lyons Outstanding Clinician Award
Dr. Catherine C. Parker
Two Department of Surgery faculty members recently were awarded the Champ Lyons Outstanding Clinician Award: The division of Breast and Endocrine Surgery’s Catherine C. Parker, M.D., associate professor, Vice Chair of Patient Experience, and Co-Director of UAB Women in Surgery Program, and the Division of Vascular Surgery and Endovascular Therapy’s Benjamin J. Pearce, M.D., associate professor, Director of the Vascular Surgery Integrated Residency and Fellowship Programs, as well as the William D. Jordan Endowed Professor in Vascular Surgery and Endovascular Therapy.
Read moreFaculty members appointed associate vice chairs
Four faculty members have been named associate vice chairs within the Department of Surgery:
Read moreVardas appointed to ECTSS Career Development Committee
Dr. Panayotis VardasUAB cardiothoracic surgeon Panayotis Vardas, M.D., was recently appointed as a member of the Career Development Committee for the Eastern Cardiothoracic Surgical Society. The ECTSS aims to enhance the standards of patient care through research and thoracic surgical training programs.
Martin to serve as vice chair of AAP SoSu Publications Committee
Dr. Colin Martin
UAB pediatric surgeon Colin Martin, M.D., FAAP, FACS, was recently selected by the American Academy of Pediatrics Section on Surgery Executive Committee to serve as vice chair of their Publications Committee.
Read moreGuenter wins AlChE Division 15 oral presentation competition
UAB biomedical sciences Ph.D. candidate Rachael Guenter recently won for her oral research presentation at the American Institute of Chemical Engineers Division 15 competition at the 2019 AIChE Annual Meeting in Orlando, Florida, Nov 10-15.
Read moreChaudry awarded honorary membership to European Shock Society
UAB Professor of SurgeryIrshad H. Chaudry, Ph.D.,was recently awarded honorary membership to the European Shock Society. Chaudry was given this honor in recognition of his service and dedication to the ESS at the ESS Congress in Chania, Greece, Oct. 8-12.
Read moreVardas accepted into STS Leadership Summit
UAB cardiothoracic surgeon Panayotis Vardas, M.D., has been selected to attend the inaugural Society of Thoracic Surgeons Leadership Summit. The course, “Leadership Beyond the Operating Room for Early Career Surgeons,” is designed to help develop the next generation of leaders in cardiac surgery.
Read moreRose testifies at Senate Special Committee on Aging hearing
Dr. J. Bart Rose delivers his testimony to the Senate Special Committee on Aging on Nov. 15, calling for greater federal funding for pancreatic cancer research.
UAB Pancreatobiliary Disease Center Director and surgical oncologist J. Bart Rose, M.D., MAS, recently testified on the state of pancreatic cancer at a Nov. 15 hearing with the United States Senate Special Committee on Aging.
Read moreLocke named director of UAB Division of Transplantation
Jayme Locke, M.D., MPH, has been named the director of the Division of Transplantation within the Department of Surgery at The University of Alabama at Birmingham.
Read moreRequest for Neuroendocrine Cancer Pilot & Feasibility Grant Applications
Background
A Specialized Program of Research Excellence (SPORE) in Neuroendocrine Cancer (NE SPORE) is under further development at The University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB). An initial P50 application was submitted in September 2019 and is pending review. There is need to engage additional investigators and projects that have potential to strengthen an anticipated revised application. Therefore, an AMC21 Multi-Investigator Grant was awarded to continue the development efforts for this important grant and has resulted in this pilot program.
Read moreMartin named James IV Association of Surgeons Traveler
UAB pediatric surgeon Colin Martin, M.D., has been selected for the 2019-2020 James IV Association of Surgeons Travelling Fellowship program. The Association and the fellowship, generally considered one of the field’s more prestigious honors, boast a more than 50-year history of supporting international communication and collaboration among academic surgeons.
Read moreEleven providers from DOS win Patient Experience Excellence Awards
The UAB Medicine Office of Patient Experience and Engagement has awarded 11 Department of Surgery faculty and staff 2019 Patient Experience Excellence Awards:
Read moreRussell elected treasurer of Pediatric Trauma Society
Dr. Robert Russell
UAB pediatric surgeon and Children’s of Alabama Trauma Program Director Robert Russell, M.D., MPH, was elected treasurer of the Pediatric Trauma Society at the organization’s sixth annual meeting earlier this month in San Diego, California. Russell will serve a two-year term, which has already begun, and will be a member of the board of directors for PTS during his tenure as treasurer.
Read moreAsban receives STS Looking to the Future Resident Scholarship
Dr. Ammar Asban
UAB general surgery resident Ammar Asban, M.D., MAS, has been selected as one of the recipients of the 2020 STS Looking to the Future Resident Scholarship.
Read moreDepartment of Surgery opens new Clinical Trials Unit
The UAB Department of Surgery recently established a new research unit to design and conduct clinical trials.
Read moreSTREAMS program student receives travel award to attend ASC 2020
UAB medical student Amaris Elston will receive a Student Diversity Travel Award from the Association for Academic Surgery to attend next year’s Academic Surgical Congress.
Read moreEight faculty named ACS fellows at 2019 Clinical Congress
Eight faculty from the UAB Department of Surgery were initiated into the American College of Surgeons as fellows at the ACS 2019 Clinical Congress in San Francisco, California, on Oct. 27. (Photo by Brenessa Lindeman)
UAB Department of Surgery faculty, staff and trainees traveled to San Francisco, California, last month for the American College of Surgeons 2019 Clinical Congress, as well as a number of other national society meetings.
Read moreLindeman to join Upward Early Career Program
Dr. Brenessa LindemanUAB endocrine surgeon and Department of Surgery Wellness Officer Brenessa Lindeman, M.D., MEHP, FACS, has been selected to participate in Momentum’s Upward Early Career Leadership Program.
Marayati wins Rosenkrantz Award at AAP meeting
UAB general surgery research resident Dr. Raoud Marayati presents “Novel Retinoic Acid Derivative Induces Differentiation and Growth Arrest in Neuroblastoma” at the American Academy of Pediatrics 2019 National Conference and Exhibition in New Orleans, Louisiana, Oct. 25-29. (Photo by @RMarayati via Twitter)
UAB general surgery research resident Raoud Marayati, M.D., won the Rosenkrantz Award for Basic Science Research at the American Academy of Pediatrics 2019 National Conference and Exhibition in New Orleans, Louisiana, Oct. 25-29. The AAP national conference is the premier venue for pediatric health care professionals to collaborate and allows attendees to engage in interactive, hands-on workshops, as well as pediatric-related plenary sessions.
Read moreUAB Surgery faculty receive promotions, tenure
Four Department of Surgery faculty members received promotions or tenure earlier this month.
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