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When this surgical oncologist is not operating or researching in her lab, she spends her weekends and vacations by the water, catching huge, saltwater fish.

U.S. News & World Report’s (USNWR) 2021 Top Pediatric Hospital Ranking reported Pediatric Cardiology & Heart Surgery 29th in the nation, Pediatric Gastroenterology & GI Surgery 41st in the nation, and Pediatric Cancer 27th in the nation.

The Junior Faculty Exchange Program involves a reciprocal exchange of a Department of Surgery Assistant Professor-level faculty from UAB and several intuitions during the summer of an academic year.

Surgical Director of Kidney Transplantation Michael Hanaway, M.D., tells us if age matters when it comes to Kidney Transplantation. He discusses the changing paradigm about older kidney transplant recipients and outcomes on quality of life. Podcast available for CME credit.

Vice Chair of Perioperative Services Melanie Morris, M.D., was elected Society for Surgery of the Alimentary Tract (SSAT) trustee-at-large on the board of trustees.

General Surgery Resident Connie Shao, M.D., has been appointed to the Society for Surgery of the Alimentary Tract (SSAT) Public Policy & Advocacy Committee and Resident & Fellow Education Committee.

General Surgery Resident Peter Abraham, M.D., published “Evaluation of Injury Recidivism Using the Electronic Medical Record” in the Journal of Surgical Research.

General Surgery Resident Connie Shao, M.D., won Best Poster for the 2021 AcademyHealth Annual Research Meeting (ARM).

Drs. Reddy (left) and Rose (right)Division of Surgical Oncology Associate Professor Sushanth Reddy, M.D., and Assistant Professor and Director of the UAB Pancreatobiliary Disease Center J. Bart Rose, M.D., MAS, FACS, have been awarded an experimental cancer therapeutics grant from the O’Neal Comprehensive Cancer Center (OCCC) at UAB.

In partnership with the McWane Science Center, the UAB Department of Surgery has launched a Surgical Education Series for Birmingham middle and high school students.

The General Surgery Residency Program honored chief residents, as well as supporting faculty and residents across the program, at Surgery Grand Rounds on Tuesday.

Assistant Professor Abhisek Parmar, M.D., FACS, discusses how physicians manage chronic pain following inguinal hernia repair surgery, the multimodal treatment options available at UAB Medicine, and why it is so important for physicians to pay special attention to the amount of opioid medications they are prescribing patients.

Surgical Director of the Liver Transplant Program Robert Cannon, M.D., shares the protocol for liver transplant for patients with Hilar Cholangiocarcinoma.

Members of the Dudeja Lab, led by Division of Surgical Oncology Director Vikas Dudeja, MBBS, published, “New Insights Into the Cancer–Microbiome–Immune Axis: Decrypting a Decade of Discoveries” in the Frontiers in Immunology journal.

Professor and Surgical Director of Kidney Transplantation Michael Hanaway, M.D., was named the 2021 Champ Lyons Outstanding Clinician Award.

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Clinical Research Coordinator I Alexis Carter, MPH, was awarded the Living Donor Community of Practice (LDCOP) Travel Award. Carter is a member of the TEAM Lab.

Vice Chair of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (DEI) Colin Martin, M.D., FACS, and DEI Committee Member and General Surgery Resident Meixi Ma, M.D., M.S., will lead a DEI Q&A on Twitter on Monday, Jun. 21  at 3 p.m.

Although Match Day 2021 did not look exactly like match day in years past due to the COVID-19 outbreak, fourth-year medical students across the country engaged online through social media, sharing where they were matched. While it was impossible to have everyone in the same room at one time, the excitement could still be felt virtually.

Associate Vice Chair for Health Services Research and Co-Leader of Surgical Grand Rounds Daniel Chu, M.D., has been named a 2021 Health Disparities Research Institute Scholar.

Incoming General Surgery Resident Emily Baird, M.D., was named an abstract winner in the American College of Physicians (ACP) National Abstract Competition.

Bin Ren, M.D., Ph.D., FAHA, has been named the William D. Jordan, Jr. M.D., Endowed Professor in Vascular Sciences.

National Women’s Health Month is held every year during the month of May. This year, the Division of Breast and Endocrine Surgery wants to encourage women to learn more about the signs, symptoms, and screening options for breast cancer.

Gastrointestinal Surgery Professor Richard Hanney, M.D., has been named the Western Sydney Local Health District (WSLHD) Clinical Network Director for Surgery.

The UAB School of Medicine (SOM) fourth-year medical students (MS4) have awarded Director of the General Surgery Residency Program Britney Corey, M.D., MACM, FACS, the Leonard Tow Humanism in Medicine Award.

General Surgery Resident Cozette Killian, M.D., was awarded the 2021 Dale Benos Scholars Award by the UAB Nephrology Research and Training Center (NRTC).

Assistant Professor and Surgical Director of the Liver Transplant Program Robert Cannon, M.D., FACS, was awarded a National Institutes of Health (NIH)K08 Grant. 

Associate Professor and Director of the Children’s of Alabama Trauma Program Robert Russell, M.D., MPH, was awarded the 2021 American College of Surgeons (ACS)/American Pediatric Surgical Association (APSA) Health Policy Scholarship.

The Division of Vascular Surgery and Endovascular Therapy is pleased to match with Calvin Williams, D.O., in the 2022-23 Vascular Surgery Fellowship Position.

This year, the annual Department of Surgery faculty retreat was held virtually on Friday, Apr. 30 and focused on leadership development.