Congratulations to our resident class of 2016! We wish them all the best in their future endeavors. Dr. Daniel Benson will join a private practice in Dallas, Texas. Dr. C. Tanner Hughes will join Urology Oncology Associates in Mobile, Ala. Dr. Jubilee Tan will begin a Female Pelvic Medicine and Reconstructive Surgery Fellowship here at UAB.

We also welcome our new interns: Carli Calderone, Baylor College of Medicine; Luke Ellenburg, UAB School of Medicine; Ava Saidian, University of Kansas School of Medicine.  

Carli Calderone

Carli Calderone was born and raised in Akron, Ohio.  For her undergraduate degree she attended Miami University (of Ohio, not Florida!) where she studied Zoology, Spanish and Latin American Studies.  Combining her interest in global health, science, and love of people, she decided to become a doctor.  Wanting simultaneously to pursue a career in medicine and avoid another freezing Midwest winter, she decided to attend Baylor College of Medicine in Houston, Texas.  There, she fell in love with the field of urology, and is lucky enough to pursue her training at UAB.  In her free time, she enjoys traveling, playing and watching sports, exercise of all kinds, and most importantly, spending time with her husband and dog, Sadie.

Luke Ellenburg

Luke Ellenburg grew up in Arab, Alabama. He graduated magna cum laude from Samford University in 2012 with a Bachelor of Science degree in Biology. He then attended the University of Alabama School of Medicine, where he was inducted into the Alpha Omega Alpha Honor Medical Society during his fourth year. An interest in surgery and the disease processes treated by urologists initially attracted Luke to the field of Urology. As a medical student, he was able to further explore this interest by working with several UAB urology residents and faculty on various research projects. At this early stage of training, his interest in subspecialties remains broad. In his free time, he enjoys running, traveling, and spending time with family and friends.

Ava Saidian

Ava Saidian is from Wichita, KS and attended the University of Texas for her undergraduate degree. After receiving a degree in Neurobiology, she went on to medical school at the University of Kansas School of Medicine. In her free time she enjoys gardening, reading non-medical books and playing tennis. Her dream is to one day own a honey bee and berry farm and sell fresh honey and fruit jam at her store "Sweet Thangs." Until then, she is very much looking forward to studying Urology at UAB and being a Urological professor and physician at an academic hospital.