Adam Pope
| This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.Manager of Public Relations
arpope@uab.edu | (205) 934-6986Leads 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
Megan Gagliardi is thankful to have a physical reminder of her heart transplant to reflect on each day. “I love my scar, and I love showing people what I’ve been through. It’s a huge part of me.”
More than 30 percent of Alabamians are registered to be organ donors, but more are needed.
Since 1968, UAB surgeons have performed more than 14,000 transplants.
In 2018, there will be more than 650,000 new cases of oral, head and neck cancers diagnosed worldwide, but early screening and diagnosis can more than double a patient’s chances of survival.
The scholarship will support students from the state of Alabama who demonstrate financial need and come from a disadvantaged background.
Cancers of the head and neck are four times more common in men than in women.
You can enjoy nutritious foods without breaking the bank.
Ketogenic, Whole30 and paleo diets aren’t convenience diets — they can cause challenges for eating out and cause a strain on your wallet — but they do provide whole food solutions.
UAB researchers found that, from 2012-2014, Medicare was the primary payer for more than 90 percent of TAVR procedures.
Many cancers are curable if they are detected early, and UAB researchers are exploring ways to use cancer gene discoveries to develop screening tests to improve cancer survival.