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We also have a full-service broadcast team that can facilitate interviews for TV, radio or Skype and provide b-roll or sound on request. Search by topic or name to find featured experts or contact Public Relations for additional information.
Micah Hardge

Micah Hardge

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Public Relations Specialist

micahxh@uab.edu | (205) 645-7495

Identifies and develops stories that highlight research, faculty news, patient stories, clinical stories and beyond a UAB. Connects media with experts to enhance their story.

Specific beats:

  • Department of Anesthesiology
  • Department of Dermatology
  • Department of Family and Community Medicine/Primary Care
  • Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology 
  • Division of Nephrology 
  • Department of Ophthalmology/UAB Callahan Eye Hospital  
  • Department of Otolaryngology/ENT 
  • Division of Pulmonary, Allergy and Critical Care Medicine 
  • Department of Surgery
    • Gastrointestinal
  • Department of Telemedicine
  • Department of Urology

ArtPlay at the University of Alabama at Birmingham will present in-person summer camps for 2024. Three musical theater camps for children are accepting registrations now. See a list of classes and register at AlysStephens.org. ArtPlay Musical Theatre Camps take place in UAB’s Alys Stephens Center, 1200 10th Ave. South, Birmingham.

ArtPlay at the University of Alabama at Birmingham will present in-person summer camps for 2024. Three visual arts camps for children ages 7-12 are accepting registrations now. See a list of classes and register at AlysStephens.org.

Hogan Knox, M.D. 

Eye health • Eye trauma and injuries • Detached retinas • Ocular disease 

Irfan Asif, M.D. 

Family medicine • Sports and exercise medicine • Pediatrics • Primary care • Population health 

Bart Rose, M.D. 

Pancreatic cancer • Diseases of the stomach 

Christine Curcio, Ph.D. 

Aging • Age-related macular degeneration • Pathogenesis

Jessica Grayson, M.D. 

Sinus infections • Seasonal allergies • Olfactory sense issues • Upper respiratory airway diseases • Nasal medicine • Influenza • Smell and taste loss

Anand Iyer, M.D.

Lung health • Chronic lung disease • Critical care • COPD • Palliative care • Vaping

David LaFon, M.D.

Pneumonia • Pulmonary disease • Influenza 

Laura Dreer, Ph.D. 

Concussions • Adjustment to chronic health conditions • Development of health promotions interventions for patients and family caregivers 

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