GOOD NEWS FOR JUNE 27, 2018 UAB DEPARTMENT OF MEDICINE

DOM Recruits New Director of Gastroenterology & HepatologyDouglas Morgan, MD, MPH will lead the Division effective October 1, 2018.

Rizk Identifies Novel Way to Measure Kidney FunctionAn injectable biomarker will allow for faster, more practical assessment.

Dana Rizk, MDAssociate Professor, Nephrology

UAB DEPARTMENT OF MEDICINEGOOD NEWS FOR JUNE 27, 2018

DOM Welcomes Incoming Internal Medicine ResidentsL to R: Mason Turner, MD, (Anne Turner, spouse); Ross Hansen, MD;

Stefania Carmona, MD; Abi Thiyagarajan, MD; Danielle Witt, MD and Will Morgan, MD

GOOD NEWS FOR JUNE 27, 2018 UAB DEPARTMENT OF MEDICINE

Singh Earns PCORI AwardImplementing an Individualized Lupus Nephritis Patient Decision-Aid for Immunosuppressive Drugs

Jasvinder Singh, MD, MPHProfessor, Clinical Immunology and Rheumatology

Apply Online for DOM Peer Mentoring ProgramPeer Mentors: (Front) Sushant Bhatnagar, PhD; Subhashini Bolisetty, PhD; Christina Muzny, MD;

(Back) David Chaplin,MD, PhD; Kelly Hyndman, PhD; Kirk Habegger, PhD; and Tiffany Carson, PhD, MPH

GOOD NEWS FOR JUNE 27, 2018 UAB DEPARTMENT OF MEDICINE

Nanda Receives Bulgarian Foundation of Cardiovascular Imaging’s Lifetime Achievement Award

Navin Nanda, MD, DSc, FACCDistinguished Professor, Cardiovascular Disease

GOOD NEWS FOR JUNE 27, 2018 UAB DEPARTMENT OF MEDICINE

Featured on the Cover of June 2018 Journal of the American Dental Association

Sejong Bae, PhDProfessor, Preventive Medicine

GOOD NEWS FOR JUNE 27, 2018 UAB DEPARTMENT OF MEDICINE

Get to Know “Dr. Well-Be”Increase your wellness quotient with online content from our new Senior Advisor and Director for Wellness in the Department of Medicine on Twitter and WordPress.

John I. Kennedy, Jr., MDProfessor, Pulmonary, Allergy and Critical Care