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From left: Krupa Patel, M.D., Director of the Residency Program; Scott McClure, M.D.; Veena Danthuluri, M.D.; Caroline Besley, M.D.; Scott McClure, M.D.; Poojitha Balakrishnan, M.D., Ph.D., MPH; Rob Tauscher, M.D., Associate Director of the Residency Program; Jordan Cook, Education Coordinator
Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences Published 5 days ago

The UAB Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences gathered with faculty, family, and colleagues on Saturday, June 21, 2025, at The Fennec to celebrate the graduation of its 2025 class of residents and fellows.

UAB Medicine Institute for Leadership 10th Cohort
News Published 9 days ago

The UAB Medicine Institute for Leadership, the flagship program of the UAB Medicine Leadership Development Office, recently celebrated the graduation of its 10th cohort.

From left: Rob Tauscher, M.D., Yoshihiro Yonekawa, M.D., Nisha Acharya, M.D., M.S., Krupa Patel, M.D., Ruth Williams M.D.
Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences Published 17 days ago

The UAB Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences recently hosted its 26th Annual Research Symposium at the Birmingham Botanical Gardens, bringing together leading voices in vision science for a full day of education, discussion and innovation.

From left: Jarrod Johnson, CEO of UAB Callahan Eye; Brian Samuels, M.D., Ph.D., The EyeSight Foundation of Alabama Endowed Chair of Ophthalmology; Barbara Evers, Executive Director of The EyeSight Foundation of Alabama; Jeffery Haddox, founder of Sight Savers America and the 2025 Hall W. Thompson Hero For Sight; Dawn DeCarlo, O.D., Ph.D., President and CEO of Sight Savers America
Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences Published 22 days ago

On June 10, 2025, Sight Savers America (SSA) honored Jeffery L. Haddox as the recipient of the 2025 Hall W. Thompson Hero For Sight Award at UAB Callahan Eye Hospital alongside the installation of this year’s Hero For Sight Tribute Wall art piece. 

Harold W. Skalka, M.D., former Chair of the UAB Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences
Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences Published 29 days ago

  The UAB Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences and UAB Callahan Eye are saddened to share the passing of Harold W. Skalka, M.D., on April 27 at the age of 83.

LDO Chief Residents Workshop Spring 2025
News Published 47 days ago

Fourteen UAB chief residents recently completed the Chief Residents Leadership Development Workshop. The program, presented by the UAB Medicine Leadership Development Office, was held on May 9, 2025.

UAB Ophthalmology Chief Residents Morghan Sahawneh, M.D., and John Stoffer, M.D.
Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences Published 52 days ago

Christine A. Curcio, Ph.D., FARVO, and Cynthia Owsley, Ph.D., MSPH, FARVO, were jointly awarded the prestigious 2025 Proctor Medal by the Association for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology (ARVO).

News Published 66 days ago

The UAB Heersink School of Medicine is proud to announce the 19 winners of the 2025 Dean's Excellence Awards for Faculty.

UAB Ophthalmology Chief Residents Morghan Sahawneh, M.D., and John Stoffer, M.D.
Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences Published 95 days ago

Morghan Sahawneh, M.D., and John Stoffer, M.D., have been chosen by their peers to lead the UAB Ophthalmology Residency Program in their final year of training.

News Published 5 months ago

November 2024 marked 20 years since the establishment of the Evelyn F. McKnight Brain Institute (EMBI) at UAB. The institute was made possible by a generous gift from the McKnight Brain Research Foundation (MBRF), matched by the university, to support research in cognitive aging and age-related memory loss. Ronald Lazar, Ph.D., professor in the UAB Department of Neurology, has been director of the institute since 2017.

News Published 8 months ago

In Fall 2024, UAB Heersink School of Medicine announced the winners of the 2024 Dale J. Benos Medical Student Research Day (MSRD). All medical students were invited to present the results of their research projects and submit posters for judging.

News Published 8 months ago

The University of Alabama at Birmingham’s (UAB) Harbert Institute for Innovation and Entrepreneurship (HIIE) celebrated its annual Innovation Awards on October 11, 2024, recognizing outstanding innovators and entrepreneurial achievements. Anath Shalev, M.D., director of the UAB Comprehensive Diabetes Center and founder of TIXiMED, was awarded the 2024 Excellence in Entrepreneurship Award, the institute’s highest honor. Shalev's start-up, TIXiMED, recently advanced toward clinical trials after receiving FDA clearance for its novel Type 1 diabetes treatment, TIX100.

News Published 8 months ago

The Heersink School of Medicine honored the achievements of eight esteemed faculty members during the Fall 2024 Endowed Chairs and Professorships Reception, held Oct. 29 at the Wallace Tumor Institute. Families, faculty, and leaders of the Heersink School of Medicine joined the honorees to celebrate their outstanding contributions to medical education and research. Anupam Agarwal, M.D., dean of the Heersink School of Medicine, opened the event by welcoming guests and recognizing the significance of these prestigious appointments.

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Cassandra Newsom, Psy.D., director of the Translational Research Core in Autism and Neurodevelopment of Civitan International Research Center, has completed participation in Phase 2 Clinical Trials of a new drug, NNZ-2591, that shows promising results for a devastating neurodevelopmental disorder called Pitt-Hopkins Syndrome (PTHS).

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UAB Medicine’s Leadership Development Office recognized 13 individuals in its third cohort of Momentum Leaders in Medicine at UAB during a graduation ceremony on May 7, 2024.

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Congratulations to all the UAB Heersink School of Medicine, UAB Medicine, UAB Health System, and Health Service Foundation leaders who were recognized on the Who’s Who in Healthcare list!

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Momentum in Medicine's third cohort includes an impressive list of 15 women leaders from a variety of roles, departments, and backgrounds within UAB Medicine.

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Brian Samuels, M.D., Ph.D., has been appointed chair of the Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences, effective Oct. 1.

News Published more than a year ago

In the last several years, UAB Medicine and Heersink School of Medicine have worked to bring leadership development to faculty and staff through the UAB Medicine Institute for Leadership and Momentum in Medicine programs.

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UAB holds its administrative professionals in the highest regard. April 26, 2023, is Administrative Professionals Day – allowing us to recognize and celebrate our administrative professionals while also highlighting the administrative resources offered by UAB. Most recently, the Developing Emerging Administrative Leaders (DEAL) program was established to offer development opportunities for current administrative professionals through training experiences and networking, to assist administration with their career paths and plans of advancing within UAB and UAB Medicine.

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