Congrats ⁦Mary Smithson⁩ ! instagram.com/p/CzyqLzcrGbW/…

This week, our Surgical oncology family welcomed our newest faculty Annabelle Fonseca and her husband Manish to our team ! VIKAS DUDEJA UAB Surgery UAB Heersink School of Medicine

Great advice from Daniel I-Hsin Chu | 朱以信 to all fellows looking for the first attending job

One of our highlight collaborative efforts between UAB Radiology and UAB Surgery! Kudos to Kristy Kummerow Broman for her mentorship, 💀 Coz Burgan 🐉 for oversight, and obviously Kelsey Montgomery for outstanding work

15% of colorectal cancer patients who see a genetic counselor do not complete recommended genetic testing - Mary Smithson breaks down geography and associated factors in these patients #CGAIGC23 UAB Surgery

Want to improve the care transitions for patients with a new ostomy? - follow upcoming publications from Hannah Ficarino, UAB PGY3/T32 scholar. Here presenting qualitative themes for health literacy-sensitive intervention targets #ACSCC23 UAB Surgery UAB GI Surgery

Talk about a great class of 2019 UAB General Surgery Residency reunion at the American College of Surgeons Clinical Congress!

#UABatACS2023 #ACSCC2023

Dr Gunnells (Drew Gunnells) on purpose of interval appendectomy to packed room at #ACSCC23 UAB GI Surgery UAB Surgery

MS4 Kaitlin Burge UAB Heersink School of Medicine presenting a national ACS-NSQIP analysis of patients with stoma construction showing expedited discharge (1-2 days postop) was not associated with higher readmissions rates UAB GI Surgery UAB Surgery #ACSCC2023

Congratulations to Dr. Kristy Broman (Kristy Kummerow Broman), who has been awarded a 5-year research grant from NIH to evaluate the expansion of cancer care.

In total, the awarded funding will total almost $1 million throughout the length of the research grant.

go.uab.edu/3ZwZI78

#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 🖼️

Who's the best surgeon in town?

The best hands? The best judgment?

These are my thoughts. It's a 5-minute time commitment, and I hope you find it helpful/interesting.

I'm eager to hear your perspectives as well, as it's difficult to see how others judge your abilities.

Thanks to everyone who volunteered, spoke, and came out to our CCF AL/NW FL Patient Education Day yesterday! Great talks, great questions, and great turnout! Bob Hollis Mohamed Saleh Ismail MD, MSc

Please join us in congratulating Dr. Kristy Broman Kristy Kummerow Broman.
Dr. Broman has been awarded the career development award from NCI on leveraging health systems to increase evidence implementation in surgical cancer care. # UAB Surgery VIKAS DUDEJA

Attn: melanoma/sarcoma surgeons - see below for an awesome group to join UAB Surgery UAB Surgical Oncology

This devoted team of radiologists adds incredible expertise to our colorectal tumor board - much appreciated insights UAB GI Surgery

Establishing frameworks for SDOH in surgical care - results of hours of qualitative analysis from Burke Smith (PGY3) and others in Daniel I-Hsin Chu | 朱以信 lab - UAB GI Surgery UAB Surgery

Grateful Society of University Surgeons (SUS) President Timothy Donahue came to UAB Surgery for the Aldrete lectureship to share his top 10 lessons learned in innovation by surgeons!

Great times at the end-of-year lab party celebrating “graduation” of #burkesmith and Adam Lucy, MD MSHQS & the awesome accomplishments of all in the lab! Plus bonus cameos by Timothy Donahue Gregory Kennedy herb chen! Grateful for the UAB Surgery UAB GI Surgery family!

Just wow. Congratulations to UAB Surgery rising PGY4 John Killian on defending his PhD today! 🧬🧪Can’t wait to say I knew you when you’ve solved the world’s HLA problems. 4 years of really hard and impressive work!

herb chen Britney Corey MD MACM