UAB Department of Medicine

🏆 Anath Shalev, M.D., professor in the Division of Endocrinology, Diabetes, and Metabolism, received the Excellence in Entrepreneurship Award from the Harbert Institute for her work with her startup TIXiMED and its innovative diabetic drug, TIX100. Congratulations, Dr. Shalev! 🎉

🥳 Please join us in celebrating Martin Rodriguez, M.D., professor and director of the Division of Infectious Diseases, for receiving the prestigious Watanakunakorn Clinician Award from the Infectious Diseases Society of America in recognition of his exceptional dedication to patient care. ⭐ Learn more about Dr. Rodriguez's impact ➡️ https://loom.ly/E-ukBpQ

🎉 UAB President Dr. Ray Watts and Provost Dr. Janet Woodruff-Borden recently hosted a reception to present university-wide faculty honors for 2024. The Department is delighted to celebrate two honorees for their well-deserved recognition. 🏆 Lisa Willett, M.D., MACM, professor and executive vice chair of the Department of Medicine, received the 2024 Ellen Gregg Ingalls UAB National Alumni Society Award for Lifetime Achievement in Teaching. We are proud of her service as a brilliant clinician-educator and academic medical scholar, and we celebrate her 22 years of extraordinary success in training physicians in our internal medicine residency program. 🏅 We also celebrate Associate Professor Win Williams, M.D., who received the prestigious 2024 UAB President's Award for Excellence in Teaching. We wholeheartedly congratulate Dr. Williams for his commitment to shaping the future of medicine as an exemplary clinician-educator. 📸 Pictured: Dr. Lisa Willett with former Ingalls/Alumni awardees Drs. Bob Centor (left) and Tavo Heudebert (right), and President's Award for Excellence in Teaching winner Dr. Win Williams.

Olivia Van Gerwen, M.D., M.P.H., assistant professor in the Division of Infectious Diseases, will serve on the leadership team of the newly established Center for the Study of Sexual and Gender Health, where she will represent the Heersink School of Medicine. The center aims to improve the health of LGBTQ+ communities through research, innovation, and collaboration. 👏 Congrats, Dr. Van Gerwen!

The UAB Comprehensive Cardiovascular Center recently hosted its 11th Annual Symposium on Racial Disparities in Cardiovascular Disease. Renowned cardiologists Paul Douglass, M.D., MACC, and Eduardo Sanchez, M.D., M.P.H., delivered keynote lectures. Panelists led thoughtful discussions, and rising investigators presented their research during poster sessions and the Featheringill Young Investigators presentation. 👏 Great job, team!

👏 Congratulations to Kierstin Kennedy, M.D., M.S.H.A., clinical associate professor in the Division of General Internal Medicine and Population Science, on her election to a three-year term on the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education Board of Directors.

🥳 Please join us in celebrating 30 exemplary faculty members for achieving the rank of associate professor, professor, or receiving an award of tenure, effective Oct. 1, 2024. 🤝 Their dedication to research, teaching, and service shines a bright light on the University. Congrats! https://loom.ly/7ATF2o0 📸 L to R: Drs. Monica Agarwal, Amanda Alexander, Kimo Bachiashvili, Susan Bal, Meghan Black, Subhashini Bolisetty, James Callaway, Dongquan Chen, Jennifer Croker, Molly Fleece, Radhika Gangaraju, Meagan Gray, Daniel Kelmenson, Richard Kennedy, Hind Lal, Rui Lu, Lynn Matthews, Mayur Narkhede, John Osborne, S. Vamsee Raju, Colin Reily, Glenn Rowe, Ruchit Shah, George Solomon, Carlie Somerville, Jennifer Trevor, Elizabeth Turnipseed, Nicholas Van Wagoner, Michael Vinikoor, and Li Xiao.

🤗 Please join us in giving a DOM welcome to Anne Weaver, M.D., a general endocrinologist and assistant professor in Endocrinology, Diabetes, and Metabolism. Dr. Weaver joins us from Duke University Medical Center with a focus on thyroid disorders and procedures. She treats patients at UAB Med West and the Kirklin Clinic. 🤝 Welcome to UAB, Dr. Weaver!

👏 ID Receives $13M from CDC for STI Prevention Initiatives Professors Barbara Van Der Pol, Ph.D., MPH, and Will Geisler, M.D., MPH, in the Division of Infectious Diseases, has received two contracts from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to conduct studies that addresses the growing syphilis rates in the U.S. Great work, Drs. Van Der Pol and Geisler!

🤗 We're thrilled to celebrate Caroline Harada, M.D., professor in the Division of Gerontology, Geriatrics, and Palliative Care, for receiving the 2024 Arnold P. Gold Foundation Humanism in Medicine Award from the Association of American Medical Colleges in recognition of her outstanding service in teaching and advising. 🎉 Congratulations, Dr. Harada. Well-deserved! https://loom.ly/_DVNqZs