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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

Erin Buczek, M.D.

Head and neck cancer • Skin cancer • Robotic assisted surgery • Laser microsurgery

Soroush Rais-Bahrami, M.D.

Urologic cancers including prostate, kidney, adrenal, testis, bladder, ureteral, penile • Robotic surgery • Advanced imaging for urologic cancers • Genomic testing for urologic cancers

Jeffrey Nix, M.D.

Cancers including prostate, bladder, testicular, kidney, penile, adrenal • MRI in prostate cancer diagnosis and treatment • Robotic surgery

Tiffany Mayo, M.D.

Medical dermatology • Ethnic skin and hair • Alopecia • Vitiligo • Melasma • Hidradenitis suppurativa

Benjamin Greene, M.D.

Head and neck oncology • Microvascular reconstruction • Facial nerve repair and rehabilitation

John Mason, M.D.

Ocular melanoma • Diabetic retinopathy • Macular surgery

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