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Robert Cannon, M.D., the surgical director of the UAB Liver Transplant Program, was recently featured on UAB's MedCast Podcast. 

UAB Cardiothoracic Surgery Professor and Thoracic Residency Program Director Benjamin Wei, M.D., has created educational video content to help patients, medical students, and surgery trainees learn more about procedures they may encounter.

UAB General Surgery research resident Kelsey Montgomery, M.D., has been selected as a 2024 Melanoma Research Foundation Resident/Fellow Grant awardee.

UAB Department of Surgery resident Wendelyn Oslock, M.D., MBA, under the mentorship of Dr. Daniel Chu and Dr. Ruzmyn Vilcassim, was recognized as one of the top poster presentations at the 2024 UAB Health Equity Research Symposium for her project entitled “Ambient Particulate Matter Exposure and Prolonged Length of Stay after Colorectal Surgery – A Novel Association.” 

UAB Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery Assistant Professor Panayotis Vardas, M.D., was recently featured on UAB’s MedCast Podcast to discuss the causes and treatment options for degenerative valve disease.

On March 21, the UAB Division of Gastrointestinal Surgery partnered with the O’Neal Comprehensive Cancer Center to increase colorectal cancer education and awareness with a community event in Greenville, Alabama.

UAB Division of Gastrointestinal Surgery Professor and Vice Chair of Perioperative Services Melanie Morris, M.D., FASCRS, has been selected as a member of the American Surgical Association.

UAB Department of Surgery Assistant Professor Kimberly Kopecky, M.D., MSCI, has been nominated as an official UAB Center of Palliative and Supportive Care (CPSC) Scholar member.

The UAB Department of Surgery’s communication team was recognized at the inaugural UAB Heersink School of Medicine’s Excellence in Communications Awards.

UAB General Surgery resident Autumn Beavers, M.D., has been selected as a Fulbright scholar and will study in Tanzania for the 2024-2025 academic year. 

UAB Division of Trauma and Acute Care Surgery Assistant Professor Zain Hashmi, M.D., was recently featured on UAB’s MedCast Podcast to discuss telehealth as a tool to improve access to trauma care among injured rural patients in the U.S.

UAB Division of Surgical Oncology Assistant Professor Angela Carter, Ph.D., was awarded a Discovery Boost Grant (DBG) from the American Cancer Society for her project entitled “A novel class of microbial-based cancer therapy” – marking the first time this award has been granted to a UAB faculty member.

UAB Program Director of Vascular Surgery Integrated Residency and Fellowship Benjamin Pearce, M.D., has been selected as the president-elect of the Association of Program Directors in Vascular Surgery (APDVS).

Students participating in the UAB Department of Surgery's Pre-College Research Internship for Students from Minority Backgrounds (PRISM) and Surgery Undergraduate Research Experience (SURE) programs had the opportunity to present their research at this year's Academic Surgical Congress in Washington, D.C.

The UAB General Surgery Residency Program has named its administrative and education chiefs for the 2024-2025 academic year.

UAB Division of Surgical Oncology Assistant Professor Angela Carter, Ph.D., and UAB Division of Gastrointestinal Surgery Distinguished Professor in the Heersink School of Medicine Aurelio Galli, Ph.D., D. Sc., have been awarded $2.7 million to study "The role of microbiome composition in amphetamine abuse" through the National Institutes of Health (NIH).

UAB Gastrointestinal Surgery Division Director Daniel Chu, M.D., has played a crucial role in the widespread implementation of Enhanced Recovery Programs (ERPs) in the Department of Surgery and beyond.

UAB Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery Professor Benjamin Wei, M.D., has been elected to the Marnix E. Heersink School of Medicine Faculty Council.

UAB Gastrointestinal Surgery Division Director Daniel Chu, M.D., has been selected as a recipient of the prestigious James IV Traveling Fellowship award for 2024-2025.

Zhixing Song, M.D., a research fellow at the UAB Department of Surgery, has been awarded the “Article of the Week” honor from the American Journal of Surgery’s Student and Resident Scholar (STARS) Committee for his study titled "The underrepresentation of women in academic surgery in China."

UAB Division of Breast & Endocrine Surgery Assistant Professor and Global Surgery Associate Vice Chair Lily Gutnik, M.D., MPH, has been selected for membership in the American Society of Breast Surgeons' International Committee.

The UAB Cardiovascular Institute (CVI) has earned another three-star rating during its yearly participation and evaluation in the Society for Vascular Surgery’s Vascular Quality Initiative (SVS VQI).

UAB General Surgery Resident Jeremie Lever, M.D., Ph.D., mentee of UAB Division of Gastrointestinal Surgery Associate Professor Karin Hardiman, M.D., Ph.D., has been awarded the Resident Research grant from the Research Foundation of the American Society of Colon and Rectal Surgeons (ASCRS) for their project entitled "The role of innate and shared ST6Gal-1 in rectal adenocarcinoma invasion."

UAB Division of Pediatric Surgery Professor Robert Russell, M.D., MPH, has been accepted for membership into the Southern Surgical Association (SSA). 

The UAB Department of Surgery is honored to welcome 14 residents across three residency programs in the 2024 Match.

UAB’s General Surgery Residency Program is pleased to name Hera Tang, M.D., as the 2024 Military Match resident. 

UAB Division of Gastrointestinal Surgery Assistant Professor Robert Hollis M.D., MSPH, and UAB Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology Assistant Professor Patricia Ajayi-Fox, M.D., have been awarded $120,000 by the Alabama Department of Public Health's Cancer Prevention and Control Division for the second consecutive year for the "Alabama Colorectal Cancer Screening Project: Colorectal Cancer Screening for Low-Income Residents of Jefferson County."

On March 7, 2024, the UAB Division of Gastrointestinal Surgery and UAB Employee Wellness co-hosted the annual Colon on The Corner awareness event for employees in the atrium of the Kinklin Clinic. The event featured a 16-foot inflatable colon, an interactive game area, and free coffee.

UAB Division of Surgical Oncology Director Vikas Dudeja, M.D., has been awarded a four-year, $1.2 million pancreatic cancer research grant from the Department of Veterans Affairs. 

The Pancreatobiliary Disease Center (PDC) is honored to welcome five new faculty members from across the UAB medical campus to its faculty.