UAB Department of Surgery, Kilimanjaro Christian Medical Centre enter partnership for global exchange
The UAB Department of Surgery has begun a new collaborative global surgery partnership with Kilimanjaro Christian Medical Centre (KCMC).
Read moreUAB Surgery Abdominal Transplant Fellowship receives reaccreditation
The UAB Department of Surgery’s Arnold G. Diethelm Fellowship in Abdominal Transplant Surgery has received reaccreditation through the Transplant Accreditation & Certification Council (TACC).
Read moreUAB Surgery recognizes 34 patient experience leaders
The UAB Department of Surgery is honored to recognize over thirty providers who were recognized as patient experience leaders for 2023.
Read moreUAB Surgery to host State of the Department address on January 16
The UAB Department of Surgery will host its annual State of the Department address on Tuesday, January 16, at 7:15 a.m. in the Margaret Cameron Spain Auditorium.
Read moreUAB Surgery first to utilize LumiGuide, powered by FORS, for aneurysm repair
UAB Surgery’s Division of Vascular Surgery and Endovascular Therapy and UAB Medicine have become the first in the United States, and only the second institution in the world, to utilize LumiGuide, a second-generation 3D device guidance solution, that is powered by Fiber Optic RealShape (FORS) technology. This is an advanced internal device visualization solution utilizing light technology for navigation inside blood vessels without the use of fluoroscopy.
Read moreCannon selected as Florence Flinker Visiting Professor at McGill University Health Center
UAB Division of Gastrointestinal Surgery Professor Jamie Cannon, M.D., FACS, FASCRS, was recognized as the Florence Flinker Visiting Professor in Colorectal Surgery at the McGill University Health Center in Montreal, Quebec.
Read moreHashmi selected as a Future Trauma Leader by the American College of Surgeons
Division of Trauma and Acute Care Surgery Assistant Professor Zain Hashmi, M.D., FACS, has been appointed to the prestigious Future Trauma Leaders (FTL) program of the American College of Surgeons Committee on Trauma (ACS COT) after a competitive application process.
Read moreUAB Surgery welcomes Heslin as professor, UAB Health System chief medical and quality officer
The UAB Department of Surgery welcomes the return of Martin J. Heslin, M.D., MSHA to UAB, as Division of Surgical Oncology professor and UAB Health System medical and quality officer.
Read moreBlack and Hurst named to new leadership roles in Trauma and Acute Care Surgery
The Division of Trauma and Acute Care Surgery is pleased to announce two faculty members have been named to internal leadership roles.
Read moreGelbard and Goddard named to new UAB Hospital leadership roles
The Division of Trauma and Acute Care Surgery is pleased to announce two faculty members in new UAB Hospital organizational leadership roles.
Read moreHendershot selected by Association of Women Surgeons as a Professional Development Coach
UAB Division of Trauma and Acute Care Surgery Professor Kimberly Hendershot, M.D., FACS, was recently selected as a coach for the Association of Women Surgeons (AWS) Coaching Program.
Read moreUAB's Burn team co-hosted "Burn in the 'Ham," the 2023 Southern Region Burn Conference and made Birmingham shine
UAB’s Burn Center team introduced the best of Birmingham to nearly 300 burn medical professionals during this month’s “Burn in the Ham,” the Southern Region Burn Conference. The conference was hosted by the Southern Medical Association and UAB served as co-host.
Read moreDivision of Trauma and Acute Care Surgery honors McSwain fellows
Earlier this month, the Division of Trauma and Acute Care Surgery honored the five Norman McSwain, M.D., Endowed Fellowship in Trauma Surgery fellows.
Read moreCannon selected as a member of the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education Colorectal Residency Review Committee
UAB Department of Gastrointestinal Surgery Professor and Program Director of the UAB Colorectal Surgery Fellowship Jamie Cannon, M.D., has been selected as a member of the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education (ACGME) Colorectal Residency Review Committee.
Read moreGutnik serves on Lancet Oncology Commission on Global Cancer Surgery
UAB Department of Surgery's Associate Vice Chair of Global Surgery Equity Lily Gutnik, M.D., MPH, has served as a member of The Lancet Oncology Commission on Global Cancer Surgery to create pragmatic solutions to improve cancer surgery outcomes worldwide.
Read moreUAB Department of Surgery welcomes five new faculty members
The UAB Department of Surgery has been honored to welcome several new faculty members this fall: Annabelle Fonseca, M.D., MHS, Captain Benjamin Hazen, M.D., Laura Stafman, M.D., Ph.D., Captain Kyle Stigall, M.D., and Captain Ryan Wan, D.O.
Read moreDecoding the mystery of hyperparathyroidism: A patient’s journey to UAB
In January of 2023, Herb Abrams kicked off the new year with a start that no one enjoys – at the doctor with sudden abdominal soreness.
Read moreUAB Surgery faculty members recognized in fellowship convocation by American College of Surgeons
Several members of the UAB Department of Surgery were conferred as fellows of the American College of Surgeons (ACS) at this year’s clinical congress in Boston, Massachusetts.Read more
Gulley presents research at Drew Walker Research Symposium
Kristapher Gulley, MSCJ, a 4th-year medical student in the UAB Marnix E. Heersink School of Medicine, recently took the stage as the presenting author at the 2023 Drew Walker Research Symposium.
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