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We are the official Twitter handle of the Department of Surgery at The University of Alabama at Birmingham.
Birmingham, Alabama
Joined August 2014
The UAB Dept. of Surgery is honored to announce Dr. Brenessa Lindeman as the Vice Chair of Education. As Vice Chair, Lindeman will work to build infrastructure and initiatives that support education-related research for both investigators and trainees.
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With sadness, we share the passing of Dr. George Yang, who helped countless patients at UAB & the Birmingham VA. A founding member of @AsianAcadSurg, he championed equity & inclusion. May we all honor Dr. Yang's life and legacy by giving back and furthering the field of surgery.
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We are pleased to share that UAB Department of Surgery Chair @herbchen will become the senior associate dean for Academic Affairs in @UABHeersink, effective June 1, 2023. Dr. Chen will remain the department chair of UAB Surgery. Read more here:
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As I sign off, some advice for the applicants and aspiring surgeons: At the end of the day, you will be trained to be a good surgeon no matter where you go. Look for a program where you will also become a great person and they support your dreams to reach your full potential!.
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BREAKING: A team of @UABSurgery transplant surgeons successfully transplanted genetically modified pig kidneys into the body of a brain-dead human recipient @UABNews @UABMedicine @UAB_TEAM
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Join us in welcoming our incoming residents! #MatchDay #MatchDay2022 #GenSurgMatch #GenSurgMatch2022 @UABHeersink @herbchen @britneycoreymd
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Dr. @colinalexmartin, has been named the president-elect of the medical staff at @ChildrensAL! He will serve a two-year term as president elect and will then assume the role of president of the medical staff for two years, beginning 2024.
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UAB Department of Surgery Associate Professor @DChu80 becomes the first to hold the Selwyn M. Vickers, M.D., FACS, Endowed Chair position. Congratulations, Dr. Chu! 🎉. Read more:
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The UAB Department of Surgery was honored to host Dr. Patrick Jackson and Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson for the annual George Yang Endowed Lectureship in DEI. It is an honor to continue Dr. Yang's dedication to DEI education and inspire the next generation of surgical leaders.
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The Department would like to highlight @BrenessaL who was named in @WomenSurgeons 2022 40 Under 40! Congratulations and thank you for your admirable work! . #AWS2022 #AWSturns40 #WomenInSurgery
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The department is pleased to announce that Dr. @DChu80 has been named Vice Chair of Health Services Research and Selwyn M. Vickers Endowed Scholar in the UAB Department of Surgery. @DrVickersUAB @UABHeersink
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The Division of Breast & Endocrine Surgery named section chiefs: Dr. Catherine Parker will serve as the chief of the Breast Surgery Section and Dr. @BrenessaL will serve as chief of the Endocrine Surgery Section.
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Help us welcome our incoming residents! #MatchDay #MatchDay2023 #GenSurgMatch #GenSurgMatch2023 @UABHeersink @herbchen @britneycoreymd
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We're so thrilled to welcome Dr. Katherine McElroy to .@UABSurgery! Dr. McElroy will join us as a Preliminary PGY-2 resident. She attended @McGovernMed and is currently completing a PGY-1 year at Baylor College of Medicine.
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The medical team joins together to celebrate the birth of the first baby born through the UAB Uterine Transplant Program.
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Congratulations to UAB General Surgery resident Dr. Autumn Beavers who has been selected as a Fulbright scholar and will study in Tanzania for the 2024-2025 academic year! . Help us congratulate her! 🎉 .
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We are so thrilled to announce the future residents of the UAB General Surgery Residency Program! Help us welcome them to the UAB Department of Surgery! #UABMatchDay2024
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Congrats to Dr. Daniel Chu (@DChu80) who will serve the Division of Gastrointestinal Surgery as division director, effective Oct. 1. He will succeed Dr. Gregory Kennedy (@gdkennedy88) who was promoted to Department of Surgery executive vice chair. 📲:
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We are pleased to announce that @UABSurgery Assistant Professor and Co-Director of the UAB Women in Surgery Dr. @KristyBroman has been awarded the @AmCollSurgeons Faculty Research Fellowship which is worth $80,000 over two years. Read more:
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The department is pleased to announce that @UABSurgery Residency Program Director and Associate Professor Dr. @britneycoreymd has been elected an associate member in the @AmCollSurgeons Academy of Master Surgeon Educators. Read more:
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Congrats to UAB General Surgery Residency Program resident Dr. Alizeh Abbas (@AlizehAbbas16), who has been selected as a recipient of the @AmCollSurgeons Resident Research Scholarship! She will receive $30,000/year for direct costs related to research.
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Drs. @colinalexmartin and Brian Sims won a two-year @NIH grant to investigate a potential treatment for necrotizing enterocolitis (NEC). #NEC is the leading cause of intestinal mortality in newborns. @uabpeds @uabmedicine @ChildrensAL.
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A story of determination: Dr. Saulat Sheikh, an assistant professor in the UAB Division of Transplantation, had several barriers to overcome before she could become one of the first female transplant surgeons from Pakistan. Read more: #WhyUABSurgery
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We're so excited to welcome eight new @UABSurgery General Surgery Residents! Join us in congratulating these candidates on a successful match. #MatchDay2021 #UABMatchDay #UABSOM
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We are pleased to announce that Vice Chair of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Dr. @colinalexmartin has been nominated chair of the @UnivSurg Membership Committee. Martin is honored to be elected for this national position. Read more:
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Congratulations, Dr. @BrenessaL on being named a UAB Dean's Excellence Award Winner in Service!. Department Chair @herbchen: "Dr. Lindeman is truly a unique and talented individual who serves with grace, confidence and expert competence.”. Read more:
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The UAB Department of Surgery is honored to welcome Dr. Tania K. Arora as the new vice chair and congratulates Division of Transplantation Assistant Professor Dr. Saulat Sajjad Sheikh on being selected as associate vice chair. More info:
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We are pleased to announce that Selwyn W. Vickers Endowed Scholar and Vice Chair of Health Services Dr. @DChu80 has been named one of three well-deserving recipients to receive the @UABHeersink Professional Excellence Award. Congrats!.Read more:
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UAB Department of Surgery John H. Blue Chair of General Surgery @gdkennedy88, has been named executive vice chair of the department. Kennedy will work with department administration to guide operations and oversee development and planning. Read more:
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Congratulations to Dr. @britneycoreymd, our incoming General Surgery Residency program director! And, thank you to Dr. @PorterfieldJohn for his years of leadership and service. Dr. Corey will start on July 1 in the role. #UABGSResidency #UABSurgery.@uabmedicine @UABSOM
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Congratulations to UAB Surgery Education Vice Chair Dr. @BrenessaL who has been selected to serve as President-Elect of @AcademicSurgery! Your department is so proud of you and excited for you! 🎉
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Way to go, Dr. @BrenessaL! Dr. Lindeman was named an @AmBdSurg Councilor and will serve on a six-year term. She will also serve on the Assessment Committee and as a General Surgery Board director. @UABSOM
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80 operating rooms .1,157 licensed beds .51,000+ annual surgical cases. We are UAB Surgery.
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Dr. Andrea Gillis has been selected for a National Cancer Institute (@theNCI) Health Disparities Research LRP award. Help us congratulate her!
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Talk about a powerhouse #womeninsurgery photo!🤩. ➡️@BrenessaL: Assistant Dean of UAB Graduate Medical Education.➡️ @JfazendinMD: Medical Student Surgery Clerkship Director.➡️ @britneycoreymd: General Surgery Residency Program Director. #UABatACS2022 #ACSCC22 @AmCollSurgeons
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James P. Hayes, Jr., Endowed Professor in Gastrointestinal Oncology and Director of the Division of Surgical Oncology Dr. @drvikasdudeja has been named the principal investigator on a liver cancer research grant worth $2 million over four years. Read more:
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Congratulations to @OncologyUab Assistant Professor Dr. @KristyBroman for earning the 2022 @ConquerCancerFd Career Development Award! This prestigious award will fund Broman $200,000 over three years for research. Read more:
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Dr. Jayme Locke and the @UAB_TEAM Lab have secured a third RO1 grant in just four years. The $3.2 mil grant will fund: “Promoting Increases in Living Organ donation via Tele-navigation (PILOT).” The team aims to mitigate disparities in transplantation.
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UAB Division of Surgical Oncology Director Dr. Vikas Dudeja has been awarded a four-year, $1.2 million pancreatic cancer research grant from the Department of Veterans Affairs. Read more here:
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The General Surgery Residency Program is pleased to introduce the 2021 Military Match Resident, Emily Baird, who will graduate from the @USUhealthsci in May. She is the program's first military match. @britneycoreymd . #MilitaryMatch #SurgeryResidency
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@drvikasdudeja was awarded a $6.4 million grant from the U.S. Department of Defense to identify a possible treatment for acute pancreatitis. The grant funds a clinical trial to study the effect of pirfenidone on patients with recurrent acute pancreatitis.
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Congratulations to UAB Division of Breast & Endocrine Surgery Assistant Professor and Medical Student Surgery Clerkship Director @JfazendinMD for being awarded the 2022 Argus Award for Best Clinical Educator, Birmingham campus! . Read more here:
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Congratulations to UAB Surgery's first Endocrine Surgery Fellow and alumni, Dr. Sophie Dream (@SDreamMD), who has been named the Chief of the Section of Endocrine Surgery at @MCWSurgery! 🎉 . Learn more about the UAB Surgery Endocrine Fellowship here:
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UAB Gastrointestinal Surgery Division Director Dr. Daniel Chu has been selected as a recipient of the prestigious James IV Traveling Fellowship Award for 2024-2025. Congratulations, Dr. Chu! 🎉 . Read more here:
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Division of Gastrointestinal Surgery Selwyn M. Vickers, M.D., FACS, Endowed Chair @DChu80, has been named associate division director of Gastrointestinal Surgery. Read more about Dr. Chu:
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UAB transplant surgeon Dr. Jayme Locke is honored with the Mark H. Deierhoi Endowed Professorship. Locke is only the second woman surgeon to receive an endowed professorship at UAB and served as Deierhoi's mentee earlier in her career. Read more:
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Congrats to Drs. @colinalexmartin and Graeme McFarland, who were recently inducted into the Alpha Omega Alpha medical honor society! A lifelong honor, membership in the society confers recognition for a physician's dedication to the profession and art of healing. @uabmedicine
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Our UAB women in surgery rock the #NYerORCoverChallenge. #ILookLikeASurgeon @uabmedicine @UABSOM @susieQP8
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Congrats to the Director of UAB Comprehensive Transplant Institute Dr. Jayme Locke and the rest of the UAB Xenotransplantation Team for appearing on the cover of the April 2022 issue of the @amjtransplant for their pig-to-human transplant. Read more:
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Happy #NationalWomenPhysiciansDay to our amazingly talented and dedicated women surgeon! . @UABSOM @UABNews @uabmed
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The department is pleased to announce the promotion of seven of its faculty members, effective October 1. Congratulations!.
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Our department is honored to welcome @McGovernMed Jack H. Mayfield Chair in Surgery.@LillianKao1 as she delivers the Women in Surgery Lectureship for this week’s Surgery Grand Rounds!
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Congratulations to Endocrine Fellow Dr. @DrAndreaGillis1 for being one of only 12 in the nation to be accepted into the @theNCI Early-Stage Surgeon Scientist Program. Read more:
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UAB Division of Surgical Oncology Director Dr. Vikas Dudeja has been elected secretary of the Society of Asian Academic Surgeons. In 2021, Dudeja was elected as a councilor for SAAS. He has served in this role for the past three years. Read more here:
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Congratulation to our General Surgery chiefs on completing their residency training @UABSurgery! They will be missed, but we are incredibly excited to see where their careers take them!
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The UAB Department of Surgery has added a new lactation room open for department staff, faculty and trainees. It includes a plush recliner, a sound machine, a refrigerator and cleaning supplies for pumping materials. Read more:
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We are excited to welcome Dr. Jeffrey B. Matthews from @uchicagosurgery as he presents the Herbert Chen Endowed Lectureship in Surgical Education and Leadership for this week’s Grand Rounds!
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Thrilled to celebrate #PrideMonth2023 by walking in this year’s Birmingham Pride Parade! @uabmedicine #careforeveryone . @herbchen @DrAndreaGillis1 @Kristenwong123
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Congrats to everyone on matching! We are so excited to welcome our new residents into the Department of Surgery. Be sure to follow our handle and subscribe to our newsletter. #UABDOSMatchDay2020 #MatchDay #MatchDay2020 #FutureisFemale
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We're thrilled to welcome former general surgery resident, Dr. Quince Gibson to our faculty as an assistant professor in the Division of @UABGISurgery! He practices primarily at Whitfield Medical Center.
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It’s another day of fantastic presentations at @AcademicSurgery’s #ASC2024. Talk about some great convos happening today with President & CEO of @MSKCancerCenter / Volunteer UAB Prof. @DrVickersMSK and UAB Surg. Onc. Associate Prof. Dr. @JBartRose!
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Dr. @colinalexmartin, professor and vice chair of diversity, equity, and inclusion, was selected for membership in the esteemed Lilliputian Surgical Society, which has only 30 pediatric surgeon members from across the nation.
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Congratulations to UAB Division of Breast & Endocrine Surgery Associate Professor @BrenessaL, who was accepted into the @associationofwomen Surgeons’ Shining Star Leadership Program! . 📲 Read more here:
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Join us in welcoming two new faculty! Dr. Zain Hashmi joins the Division of @UABTrauma and Acute Care Surgery as an assistant professor while Dr. Sasha Still joins the Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery as an intructor, fellow.
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It’s such an honor to recognize UAB Surgery Chair Dr. @herbchen and Dr. Helen Krontiras as they receive their awards from the @WomenSurgeons Association this evening. We are so proud of you! . #UABatACS2023 #ACSCC2023
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We are excited to kick off #PrideMonth with new UAB Department of Surgery lanyards! Faculty, staff, residents and trainees please check your UAB Surgery email for information on how to get your lanyard.
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Join us in welcoming Drs. Chinwendu Onwubiko (left) and Eric Sparks (right) to the UAB Division of Pediatric Surgery! Both faculty join as assistant professors. Read more:
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Congratulations to @OncologyUab Director @drvikasdudeja who was recently elected to the position of recorder for the @AcademicSurgery at this year's Academic Surgical Congress (ASC) in Houston, Texas. Read more:
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Congrats to our own, Dr. @BrenessaL for her national election to secretary of @AASFoundation1 ! Dr. Lindeman says she is looking forward to supporting the AAS forward in its mission to inspire and develop young academic surgeons. @UABHeersink @UABNews
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Congratulations to UAB Professor of Pediatric Surgery Dr. Elizabeth Beierle for earning the 2022 Dean’s Excellence Award in Mentorship as a senior faculty member! Beierle has mentored numerous students and residents in her research laboratory. Read more:
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Congrats to Drs. @drvikasdudeja and @BrenessaL, who were named co-chairs of @AcademicSurgery committees. Dr. Dudeja will co-chair the Publications Committee and Dr. Lindeman will co-chair the Diversity, Equity & Inclusion Committee. #AcademicSurgery.@UABSOM @uabmedicine @UABNews
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The department would like to thank General Surgery Residency Associate Program Director Dr. Graeme McFarland for his service to our residents. McFarland, alongside Director of the General Surgery Residency Program Dr. @britneycoreymd have played a key role in growing our program.
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UAB Division of Surgical Oncology Director @drvikasdudeja has received over $2 million in additional funding from @DeptofDefense for research concerning the use of the hedgehog signaling pathway in chronic pancreatitis. Read more:
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Congratulations to @DrAndreaGillis1 and Dr.@margauxnmustian who are now serving as Associate Clerkship Directors for the Surgery Clerkship program!. Read more:
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Congratulations to @drvikasdudeja, who has been accepted into the Society of Clinical Surgery (SCS), one of the most prominent clinical societies for surgeons. Read more here:
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Welcome to Dr. Vikas Dudeja, who was named the new Director of the Division of Surgical Oncology. Dudeja joins the department as a highly-decorated researcher and leader in the field of surgical oncology. Read more: @uabmedicine @UABNews @UABSOM
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Happy #MatchDay2020 from the UAB Department of Surgery! Our chair, Dr. Chen, has one last message for all incoming residents. #UABDOSMatchDay #MatchDay. @UABSOM @uabmedicine @herbchen
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Associate Vice Chair for Health Services Research Dr. @DChu80 was named Associate Editor for Colorectal Surgery for the @JSurgRes. Dr. Chu will start in the fall and will serve a five-year term. Congratulations! @UABGISurgery @uabmedicine
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We are pleased to announce that @UABHeersink student Meghna Katta delivered her presentation entitled “Identifying Factors Associated with Trust in Telemedicine” in New Zealand and also won the @AcademyHealth Alice S. Hersh Student Scholarship. Read more:
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We hope that all interested medical students will join us next week for a virtual Meet the Chair session with Dr. @herbchen! Register through the link in our bio. #MeettheChair #SurgeryResidency
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What an accomplishment! @UABGISurgery Associate Professor Dr. Karin Hardiman was named a recipient of an @NIH National Cancer Institute R01 award to study gastrointestinal cancer. The award amount is $1.9 million over five years. @uabmedicine .Read more:
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UAB Division of Breast & Endocrine Surgery Associate Professor @BrenessaL has been named a member of the #MacyFacultyScholars Class of 2023!. Read more:
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So proud of our UAB General Surgery Residents for their phenomenal presentations at @AcademicSurgery’s #ASC2024! We are beyond thankful for Residency Program Director and fearless leader @britneycoreymd.
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Congratulations to PGY-2 General Surgery Resident Dr. @shao_connie, who will spend the 2020-2021 academic year in Chicago as a fellow for the MacLean Center for Surgical Medical Ethics! @UChicagoMed . Read more: #UABGSResidency #SurgeryResidency
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Congrats to Dr. @adamtlucy, general surgery resident, on his selection for the @AASFoundation1 Clinical and Health Services Research Committee! 🎉
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Drs. @LoupesLoveMD and @AWBeckMD were recently published in the @JInternMed. Their review calls for expansion, adoption and acceptance of big data sources in vascular surgery. Read more:@UABNews @uabmedicine @UABSOM @UABVascular
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Several @UABSurgery faculty have key positions in the new @UABSOM Asian American and Pacific Islander Faculty Association, including Dr. @herbchen, who was elected co-leader of the association. Learn more:
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Congratulations to Dr. Benjamin Pearce, who has been elected to serve as president-elect of the @VascularSVS' Association of Program Directors in Vascular Surgery!. He is the program director for UAB's Vascular Surgery Integrated Residency and Fellowship.
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Director of the UAB Pancreatobiliary Disease Center Dr. J. Bart Rose has been awarded a $1.2 million VA grant to research novel agents that can potentially create more effective cancer treatments. 🖥️ : #PancreaticCancerAwarenessMonth
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Congrats to Dr. @britneycoreymd, who was named a Leonard Tow faculty recipient by the @UABSOM MS4 class! “Her efforts will certainly have a lasting impact on her trainees, the culture of the residency program, and @UABSurgery as a whole."
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UAB Division of Breast & Endocrine Assistant Professor @DrAndreaGillis1 was awarded the Society of University Surgeon's 2022-2023 George P. Yang, M.D., Ph.D. Junior Faculty Award for the Underrepresented in Medicine. Read more:
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SURE student Kevin Baez from @CAU presents his Bovie analysis this morning in BDB. Dr. Brent Ponce served as Baez’s research mentor.
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Associate Professor @afonsecaMD was awarded over $295,000 for pancreatic cancer research from the @DeptofDefense. Her research will "help us get one step closer to mitigation of disparities in the treatment of pancreatic cancer," she says. 💻 Read more:
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Our DEI Committee would like to recognize April as National Arab American Heritage Month! We're excited to celebrate Arab Americans and the rich history and culture they have contributed to society. Learn more:
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