Jaskula-Sztul receives NANETS’ BTSI Award for tumor therapy research
The North American Neuroendocrine Tumor Society (NANETS) is pleased to announce that Renata Jaskula-Sztul, Ph.D., assistant professor of surgical oncology at the University of Alabama at Birmingham School of Medicine, has been selected to receive the NANETS Basic/Translational Science Investigator (BTSI) Award. The award was announced at NANETS’ annual symposium, held Oct. 4-6 in Seattle, Washington.
Read moreJaskula-Sztul receives funding for 2 research projects
By Marina Moody
The Division of Surgical Oncology’s Renata Jaskula-Sztul, Ph.D., has received grant funding from the UAB Center for Clinical and Translational Science, in collaboration with the UAB School of Medicine and the UAB Department of Radiology, and the North American Neuroendocrine Tumor Society to support two of her research projects.
Read moreChu receives grant from HSF-GEF to expand SeamlessMD
Photo courtesy of UAB News
By Marina Moody
The Division of Gastrointestinal Surgery’s Daniel Chu, M.D., was recently awarded a grant of $210,000 from the University of Alabama Health Services Foundation General Endowment Fund for his ongoing Enhanced Recovery After Surgery research, which will expand UAB’s partnership with SeamlessMD.
Read moreUAB Surgery attends 2018 ACS Clinical Congress
The UAB Department of Surgery attends the 2018 American College of Surgeons Clinical Congress in Boston, Massachusetts, October 21-25 (Photo courtesy of Dr. Daniel Chu via Twitter).
Dr. Rachael Lancaster, left, and Dr. Emily Spangler, right, attend the UAB Department of Surgery reception and silent auction on Oct. 22 at the 2018 American College of Surgeons Clinical Congress in Boston, Massachusetts, where they were inducted into the ACS Fellowship program the evening prior at the conference's Convocation Ceremony.
UAB Department of Surgery faculty and trainees attended the American College of Surgeons Clinical Congress this past week in Boston, Massachusetts.
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 moreChu lab member wins poster contest at Health Literacy Research Conference
Dr. Isabel Marques presents her winning research poster at the Health Literacy Annual Research Conference in Bethesda, Maryland.
Dr. Daniel Chu
By Marina Moody
Isabel Marques, Ph.D., a researcher in the lab of the Division of Gastrointestinal Surgery’s Daniel Chu, M.D., recently attended the Health Literacy Annual Research Conference in Bethesda, Maryland, where her project, “Health Literacy Among Patients with Inflammatory Bowel Disease (IBD) Undergoing Surgery,” won first place at the conference’s research poster contest.
Read moreCannon, White receive Champ Lyons Outstanding Clinician Award
Dr. Jamie Cannon
Two Department of Surgery faculty were recently named recipients of the inaugural Champ Lyons Outstanding Clinician Award: The Division of Gastrointestinal Surgery’s Jamie Cannon, M.D., associate professor of surgery and director of the UAB Colorectal Surgery Program, and the Division of Transplantation’s Jared White, M.D., associate professor of surgery and director of the UAB Interdisciplinary Liver Tumor Board, as well as associate program director of the UAB General Surgery Residency.
Read moreMedia Services available to record talks for speaking engagements
Our faculty are often asked to speak at events and institutions all across the country and the world. While these opportunities serve as valuable professional experiences, there are various reasons why faculty can't attend every speaking engagement to which they are invited.
Read moreResearchers now have access to PowerTrials
As of Oct. 5, PowerTrials is now available to UAB Department of Surgery researchers. PowerTrials is a module of Cerner Millennium (IMPACT at UAB), that helps notify researchers and healthcare professionals throughout campus when a patient is involved in a clinical trial.
Read moreUAB Surgery guide to ACS 2018
Get ready for this year’s American College of Surgeons Clinical Congress in Boston, Massachusetts, with our guide to who’s presenting from the UAB Department of Surgery. All talks will be held at the Boston Convention and Exhibition Center.
Read moreSurgical Critical Care Fellowship to welcome 4 new fellows in 2019
By Marina Moody
The UAB Department of Surgery’s Division of Acute Care Surgery will welcome four new fellows to its Surgical Critical Care Fellowship in 2019. Morgan Collum, D.O., and Thomas Cox, D.O., from the North Texas Health Science Center; Timothy Stevens, M.D., from the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga and Kevin Tyler, M.D., from the Medical University of South Carolina will begin their one-year fellowships at UAB beginning next year.
UAB Surgery cocktail reception, silent auction to be held during ACS
The UAB Department of Surgery invites all attendees of this year’s American College of Surgeons Clinical Congress in Boston, Massachusetts, to a cocktail reception and silent auction, beginning at 5:30 p.m. on Oct. 22 at the Seaport Hotel, Lighthouse 1.
Read moreDepartment of Surgery faculty receive promotions
The following Department of Surgery faculty received promotions earlier this month:
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-savvy faculty about their online presence and how they use the platform to stay connected.
Read moreBrown matches into fellowship at Brigham and Women’s
Dr. Allison Brown
UAB general surgery resident Allison Brown, M.D., recently matched into the Acute Care Surgery Fellowship at Brigham and Women’s Hospital in Boston, Massachusetts. Brown will join the Division of Trauma, Burn and Surgical Critical Care as a two-year fellow in August 2019.
UAB Surgery faculty head to Milwaukee for 2018 SAAS meeting
Department of Surgery faculty and trainees attend the Society of Asian Academic Surgeons Annual Meeting, Sept. 27-28, 2018, in Milwaukee, Wisconsin.
UAB Department of Surgery faculty and trainees pose for a photo using the Society of Asian Academic Surgeons' Twitter photo prop at the Society's annual meeting, hosted by the Medical College of Wisconsin, Sept. 27-28, 2018, in Milwaukee.
By Marina Moody
Last month, members of the UAB Department of Surgery faculty attended the 2018 Society of Asian Academic Surgeons Annual Meeting, which was hosted this year by the Medical College of Wisconsin in Milwaukee at the Pfister Hotel. The organization’s 2017 meeting was held here at UAB and was also well attended, attracting nearly 200 attendees to Birmingham. Since its inaugural conference in 2016, SAAS has worked to help members with their career development and promote Asian advancements in the field of surgery.
Department institutes new Surgery Quality Council
The UAB Department of Surgery has instituted a new, streamlined quality council structure. The council is chaired by the Division of Surgical Oncology’s Martin Heslin, M.D., and includes representation from every division within the Department. The council will work with Loring Rue, M.D., UAB Health System’s chief medical officer, and will focus on quality matters important to the Department of Surgery.
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 a new series, we’ll interview our most Twitter-savvy faculty about their online presence and how they use the platform to stay connected.
Read moreUAB talks colorectal cancer at Colon on the Corner with Coffee
Local meteorologist James Spann talks about the importance of colon screenings in detecting colon cancer at last week's Colon on the Corner with Coffee event.
By Marina Moody
Last Friday, UAB Employee Wellness hosted Colon on the Corner with Coffee at the corner of 20th Street South and 6th Avenue South near The Kirklin Clinic from 7 a.m. to 2 p.m. The event featured free coffee from Dunkin’ Donuts; a giant, inflatable colon; a meet and greet with local meteorologist James Spann and the opportunity to learn more about colorectal cancer from UAB doctors such as the Division of Gastrointestinal Surgery’s Daniel Chu, M.D. With colorectal cancer being Alabama’s second-deadliest cancer, UAB Employee Wellness organized this interactive event to promote timely colon screenings for people over the age of 45.
Join UAB Digestive Health in 2018 UOAA 5K, fun run
Register now to join our UAB Digestive Health team, the “UAB Digestive Health Colon Wranglers,” in the third annual Run for Resilience: Ostomy 5K and one-mile fun run on Oct. 6 at George Ward Park in Birmingham. The registration fee is $15 for adults and $10 for children, and the deadline to register is Oct. 3. Prizes will be awarded to the top three overall finishers in each event.
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