#MemberMonday🌟 Meet Lamario Williams, MS3 UAB Heersink School of Medicine & aspiring cardiothoracic surgeon scientist 🫀 Through AmJSurgery STARS, he hopes to increase the diversity of individuals pursuing academic surgery. His other interests include music 🎶, basketball 🏀 & fine art 🖼️

Drs Wei and Shubho Chowdhuri document a case of chronic bilateral sternocostal joint pain after the Nuss procedure that was treated successfully by bilateral sternocostal joint resection. Read more: doi.org/10.1016/j.atss…

Congratulations to Naman Shetty for his publication in American Journal of Cardiology characterizing BNP levels and assessing the prognostic value of BNP in left ventricular assist device recipients with cardiogenic shock. ajconline.org/article/S0002-…

Congratulations Anupam Agarwal & Orlando Gutierrez UAB Nephrology !!! 👏👏🥳🥳 UAB Department of Medicine UAB Heersink School of Medicine UCSD Nephrology

🚨 ICYMI: Last week, UABCOERE celebrated 25 Years of research, collaboration and training! Former and current directors Drs. Norman Weissman, Ken Saag, and Mike Mugavero reflected on the history and people that have contributed to the success of the program! Congrats, COERE!

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.

🎉 Congrats, Dr. Gareth Dutton for being named the director of the new Behavioral and Social Sciences Program which will develop, evaluate and apply behavioral interventions to prevent and manage chronic diseases! #UABPreventiveMedicine! 👏

Thank you @DrNasrien and @JJheart_doc for writing an insightful editorial on our work! jacc.org/doi/10.1016/j.…

🔎 In a recent American Heart Association Scientific Statement Elizabeth Jackson & colleagues examine barriers to ideal #CVHealth, calling for use of technology, collaboration, & community engagement to reduce inequities and optimize delivery of care. UAB Cardiovascular Disease loom.ly/ang2KUQ

Congratulations to UAB Division of Pediatric Surgery Director Dr. Mike Chen, who will assume the role of Medical Staff President at Children’s of Alabama on Jan. 1, 2024! 📲 Read more here: bit.ly/3SL6GEj.

What phenomenal updates shared by Dean Anupam Agarwal in today’s UAB Heersink School of Medicine State of the School. We even saw a few familiar faces in today’s presentation (Dept. of Surgery Chair herb chen)! 2024 is certainly looking bright for UAB!

😀 Congrats, Dr. Mike Mugavero for being selected to lead the Investigator Development Core for the Forge AHEAD Center! In this role, he will work to support mentorship, professional development, and advance opportunities for investigators. 👏 Well-deserved!

😍 We couldn't resist asking two of our favorite DOM duos for pictures to help us celebrate #ValentinesDay! 😆 Since they're so awesome, of course they said yes! ❤️ Drop a "💚" in the comments to join in on the celebration. 🌹Happy Valentine's Day, DOM!

Faculty from the UAB Department of Surgery have performed the first robotic pediatric thoracic surgery at Children's of Alabama. Learn more about the procedure and the patient’s journey here: - UAB Surgery News: bit.ly/42Hp0kF - Patient Story: bit.ly/49HkAN4

Our passion for saving lives and bettering the communities at our doorstep is the most important facet of our work at UAB. Shared purpose is why we are so successful Read this month's Dean's Message on public health and collaboration uab.edu/medicine/news/…

Congrats Dr. Dabal for receiving the David Rogers Award for Medical Student Education during UAB Surgery awards day! And tbt to Thoracic Surgery winning BEST PGY3 rotation for THREE consecutive years (2020-2023) during previous awards days. Benjamin Wei, MD #whyUABCT

🤗 Our very own Elizabeth Jackson co-authored the 2024 American College of Cardiology and American Heart Association Key Data Elements and Definitions for SDOH in Cardiology. 👏 Kudos to this incredible team of experts for their work in improving cardiovascular outcomes! UAB Cardiovascular Disease loom.ly/V_7iN8I

Congratulations to Drs. Wei, Donahue, Dr. Rongbing Xie, DrPH & Juan A Muñoz-Largacha for their publication in the Annals of Thoracic Surgery Short Reports about the use of #diltiazem in #thoracicsurgery. Read more: bit.ly/3W2Od74 Annals of Thoracic Surgery Short Reports