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Adam Pope

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Manager of Public Relations

arpope@uab.edu | (205) 934-6986

Leads external communications for units within the medical entities. Pope and his team proactively tell stories through external media outlets, featuring news about research, clinical happenings, patient stories and beyond at UAB. The team works reactively to connect appropriate experts with media on subject matter expertise.

Specific beats:

Health System Administration
Heersink School of Medicine
Medical Facilities
Medical Partnerships/Alliances
School of Health Professions
Minority Health & Health Equity Research Center 
Live HealthSmart Alabama
Department of Pathology
Department of Surgery
- Transplantation

Link discovered between eye calcifications and risk of age-related macular degeneration

New research shows that calcified nodules in the eye increase the risk for progression to advanced AMD.

Chu receives grant to expand SeamlessMD

Using SeamlessMD, UAB Medicine provides patients with a digital experience through which they can access information about their surgeries via cellphone, tablet or computer — from surgery preparation to the recovery process.

Employee Wellness hosts Love Your Lungs on Nov. 15

Celebrate lung health and tobacco-free living and enjoy a free cup of coffee from the Dunkin’ Donuts Coffee Bar from 7-9 a.m. Nov. 15 at The Kirklin Clinic corner at 20th Street.

Krontiras and Rutledge selected as Women Who Shape the State

Every year, AMG presents 30 Alabama women with the Women Who Shape the State award.

Health Administration students win Baylor University case competition

The case competition provides master’s-level students an opportunity to put what they have learned in the classroom into real-life practice.

UAB to host seventh Innovations in Wellness conference

This event features speakers’ providing insight and best practices for an array of topics, such as health disparities and health literacy, the opioid crisis, the undermanaged impact of employee obesity, and the value of a financially healthy workforce.