Faculty, trainees named to AAS committees
Two UAB Department of Surgery faculty and three trainees were recently elected to four Association for Academic Surgery committees.
Read moreReed’s research highlighted in TTS newsletter
Rhiannon Reed
Rhiannon Reed, MPH, a researcher in the lab of Jayme Locke, M.D., recently authored a research article that was highlighted in The Transplantation Society’s weekly newsletter, The Tribune Pulse. The article, “Population Health, Ethnicity, and Rate of Living Donor Kidney Transplantation,” was published in Transplantation’s December 2018 issue and focuses on the relationships among living donation rates, population health and socioeconomic status.
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Residents, fellow elected to AAS committees
General surgery research residents Margaux Mustian, M.D., and Samantha Baker, M.D., as well as endocrine surgery fellow Sophie Dream, M.D., have been elected to three Association for Academic Surgery committees. Mustian, Baker and Dream will serve as candidate representatives on the Global Affairs Committee, Membership Committee and Technology and Communication Committee, respectively.
Read morePearce named to new endowed professorship
Associate Professor of Surgery Benjamin Pearce, M.D., was recently named the first William D. Jordan Jr., M.D., Endowed Professor in Vascular Surgery and Endovascular Therapy at UAB.
Read moreUAB Surgery on Twitter: Who to Follow
Twitter is a social media channel that allows users to connect according to their shared interests, and the academic surgery community is no different. For the final installment of our 2018 #FollowFriday series, we’re interviewing three of our most Twitter-enthusiastic residents, as well as one of our training program directors, about how they use the platform to stay connected and how they engage with content.
Read moreBeck appointed to ACS advisory council
Division of Vascular Surgery and Endovascular Therapy Director Adam Beck, M.D., recently accepted an appointment to the American College of Surgeons Advisory Council for Vascular Surgery, a committee of the ACS Board of Regents.
Read moreWei named director of Cardiothoracic Surgery Residency
Benjamin Wei, M.D., has been named the director of the UAB Cardiothoracic Surgery Residency Program. An associate professor in the Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Wei takes on this new role as the residency prepares to train residents for its 4/3 integrated program and to expand its number of trainees from two to eight within the next year.
Read moreCorey, White talk infertility, organ procurement in AAS blog
The Department of Surgery’s Britney Corey, M.D., and Jared White, M.D., each recently authored op-eds for “The Academic Surgeon,” the Association of Academic Surgery blog.
Read moreMelnikoff receives STS scholarship
By Marina Moody
UAB general surgery resident Brett Melnikoff, M.D., recently received a 2019 Society of Thoracic Surgeons Looking to the Future Resident Scholarship.
Read moreHauptfeld-Dolejsek recognized at promotion reception
Dr. Vera Hauptfeld-Dolejsek is recognized for her recent promotion at the 2018 Women in Science and Medicine Promotion Reception at the UAB Comprehensive Cancer Center.
The Division of Transplantation’s Vera Hauptfeld-Dolejsek, Ph.D., was recognized for her recent promotion to the rank of professor at the Nov. 15 Women in Science and Medicine Promotion Reception in the Partridge Atrium at the UAB Comprehensive Cancer Center.
Read moreChu speaks at McWane Center SCI Café event
By Marina Moody
The Division of Gastrointestinal Surgery’s Daniel Chu, M.D., discussed advancements in surgical technology at the McWane Center’s monthly Birmingham SCI Café last week at John’s City Diner.
Read moreMorris speaks on ERAS research at UTS
By Marina Moody
The Division of Gastrointestinal Surgery’s Melanie Morris, M.D., recently presented her research on the “Association of an Enhanced Recovery Pathway and Acute Kidney Injury in Colorectal Surgery Patients” at the University of Technology Sydney.
Read moreBaker appointed to ACGME Surgery Review Committee
By Marina Moody
UAB general surgery research resident Samantha Baker, M.D., has been appointed to the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education’s Review Committee for Surgery. She will attend the committee’s meeting Jan. 17-18, 2019, in Chicago, Illinois, as an observer.
Read moreChu speaks at McWane Center’s Teens and Tech event
Dr. Daniel Chu presents at the McWane Science Center's Teens and Tech event on Nov. 10, 2018.
By Marina Moody
This past Saturday, the Division of Gastrointestinal Surgery’s Daniel Chu, M.D., spoke on the role of technology in surgery at the McWane Center’s Teens and Tech event. The Teens and Tech series allows students to engage in hands-on, technology-based learning experiences and to learn and practice technology-based skills. The theme of Saturday’s event was nanotechnology.
Read moreGeneral surgery chief residents match into fellowship programs
Congratulations to the following general surgery residents who have recently matched into various fellowship programs across the country:
Read moreUhlich named to EAST MCT Committee
General surgery research resident Rindi Uhlich, M.D., was recently named the resident representative of the Eastern Association for the Surgery of Trauma’s Multicenter Trials Committee. Uhlich is only the second resident to ever be named to this committee and will serve the committee in this role for three years.
Read moreBland admitted into ACS Academy of Master Surgeon Educators
Kirby I Bland, M.D., former chair of the UAB Department of Surgery and professor in the Division of Surgical Oncology, is among a group of 91 esteemed surgeons – including newly inducted Associate Member and Assistant Professor of Surgery at UAB Brenessa Lindeman, M.D., MEHP – selected into membership or associate membership in the new American College of Surgeons Academy of Master Surgeon Educators™.
Read moreUAB Surgery on Twitter: Who to Follow
Twitter is a social media channel that allows users to connect according to their shared interests, and the academic surgery community is no different. In our ongoing #FollowFriday series, we’re interviewing our most Twitter-enthusiastic faculty about their online presence and how they use the platform to stay connected.
Read moreGet early-bird rates on ASC 2019 registration
The UAB Department of Surgery gathers for a photo at the 2018 Academic Surgical Congress in Jacksonville, Florida, Jan. 30 – Feb. 1.
By Marina Moody
Early-bird rates for 2019 Academic Surgical Congress registration are available until Dec. 10.
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