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Watch as members of the UAB Hospital team give you information you need to know prior to your admission at UAB.

James K. Kirklin MD, traces the evolution of the UAB congenital heart disease program. UAB Medicine is changing the world of healthcare. As a leading academic medical center and Alabama’s largest employer, UAB is a national leader in patient care, research, and training. Medical professionals from around the nation look to us to be on the ...

James H. Willig, MD reviews new technology applications being used at UAB Medicine and how the patient reported outcomes assessment tool aids caregivers. UAB Medicine is changing the world of healthcare. As a leading academic medical center and Alabama’s largest employer, UAB is a national leader in patient care, research, and training ...

Rodney Tucker, MD, and Gabrielle Rocque, MD, MMM, discuss the UAB Medicine palliative care model. UAB Medicine is changing the world of healthcare. As a leading academic medical center and Alabama’s largest employer, UAB is a national leader in patient care, research, and training. Medical professionals from around the nation look to us to be ...

Mohs micrographic surgery is the most effective and advanced treatment for skin cancer. It is performed on an outpatient basis using a highly specialized and precise technique that removes the cancer in stages, one layer of tissue at a time. This allows physicians to remove a tumor while leaving more of the surrounding healthy tissue intact.

Jeffrey Nix, MD, and Soroush Rais-Bahrami, MD, discuss and demonstrate a new MRI and ultrasound fusion-guided biopsy procedure and discuss the technology. UAB Medicine is changing the world of healthcare. As a leading academic medical center and Alabama’s largest employer, UAB is a national leader in patient care, research, and training ...

Major Justin Manley, USAF, MC, discusses the initial assessment, acute resuscitation, transfer criteria, special considerations, and wound care of burn patients.

Peter Nagi, MD, gives an overview of the UAB Pain Clinic - discussing the evaluation, treatment, and patient experience. UAB Medicine is changing the world of healthcare. As a leading academic medical center and Alabama’s largest employer, UAB is a national leader in patient care, research, and training. Medical professionals from around the ...

An overview of the use of deep brain stimulation (DBS) in the treatment of movement disorders. UAB Medicine is changing the world of healthcare. As a leading academic medical center and Alabama’s largest employer, UAB is a national leader in patient care, research, and training. Medical professionals from around the nation look to us to be on ...

Kristine Lokken, PhD reviews common cognitive and emotional symptoms post-COVID and strategies that can help with managing them on a day-to-day basis and long-term.

Melanie Morris, MD, discusses the epidemiology, evaluation, and treatment of acute non-complicated diverticulitis and complicated diverticulitis.

Release Date: March 18, 2019 Expiration Date: March 18, 2022 Target Audience: Cardiologists, endocrinologists, and primary care physicians Disclosure: Graeme McFarland, MD, has no financial relationships to disclose related to the content of this activity. Also, no other speakers, planners, or content reviewers have any relevant financial ...

Welcome to the UAB Medicine Department of Obstetrics & Gynecology. We are honored that you have chosen us for your health care needs. We look forward to working with you to achieve the best health outcomes possible. From routine gynecology and OB exams to complicated pregnancies, infertility, and other gynecological issues, you will find a full ...

Ophthalmologist Hogan Knox, MD, specializes in glaucoma and cataract surgery but has expertise in caring for a wide range of vision issues. He sees patients at UAB Callahan Eye Hospital’s main location in downtown Birmingham and at a clinic in Russell Medical in Alexander City, Alabama.

The UAB Comprehensive Cancer Center provides the latest in advanced cancer care for patients in Alabama and the surrounding region. Cancer specialists at UAB Medicine employ a multidisciplinary team approach, combining specialists trained in medical, surgical, and radiation oncology as well as pathology and other key fields.

Stuart Cohen, MD, provides a brief review of treatment options and discusses when specialty referrals are needed when dealing with post-COVID syndrome.

James K. Kirklin MD, discusses the history of the UAB cardiac surgery program. UAB Medicine is changing the world of healthcare. As a leading academic medical center and Alabama’s largest employer, UAB is a national leader in patient care, research, and training. Medical professionals from around the nation look to us to be on the forefront ...

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Chronic pain is real, and the link between physical and emotional pain is greater than you might think. Pain psychologists can provide options to assist primary care physicians and their patients. UAB Medicine is changing the world of healthcare. As a leading academic medical center and Alabama’s largest employer, UAB is a national leader in ...

Learn about the benefits, side effects, and risks of opioid medications, as well as alternative forms of pain relief.

In this information session on the UAB Master of Science in Nuclear Medicine Technology video you will learn about the program, what nuclear medicine is, what nuclear medicine technologists do, program pre-requisites, the application process, and much more.

Since Medicaid’s Sustainable Growth Rate formula was enacted in 1997, physicians have been adapting and improving to keep pace with cost-control efforts and their impact on compensation. In this video, Martin Heslin, MD explores how that model evolved into quality and satisfaction measures and reimbursement accountability, as implemented ...

Learn more about the UAB Pediatric Hematology/Oncology Fellowship Program! Visit the website https://www.uab.edu/medicine/peds/hem-onc/hemonc-fellowship-prog

There’s a lot you can learn about UAB from our website, but experiencing UAB in person will give you so much more. You need to come over and see how great we are firsthand. Tour campus. Tour the city. Meet a few professors, talk with current students, have a meal at the Commons on the Green, and explore the community you’ll live in when you ...

M. Safford, MD discusses current technology at UAB Medicine and describes the new patient activated learning system that helps improve diabetes patient medication adherence. UAB Medicine is changing the world of healthcare. As a leading academic medical center and Alabama’s largest employer, UAB is a national leader in patient care, research ...

Since 1970, UAB has offered an ASHP-accredited (American Society of Health-System Pharmacists) PGY1 residency in pharmacy practice. Fifty-two weeks long, the program–one of the oldest in the United States–inspires, builds confidence, and prepares pharmacists for the challenging world of modern medicine. The comprehensive program includes ...

Lauren Tanner, MD, discusses diagnosis and the goals of management for enterocutaneous fistulas.

UAB Medicine | 40,841 followers on LinkedIn. The largest academic medical center in Alabama and a national leader in patient care, research and training. | As a nationally ranked academic medical center and one of Alabama’s largest employers, UAB Medicine is about teamwork, support, mentorship, and collaboration. Employees are empowered to ...

Learn about a new treatment that is giving women with bowel incontinence back their freedom. Bowel incontinence affects approximately 30,000 women in the country each year. The Eclipse System is a new device that could help prevent stool leakage, and UAB is among the first hospitals in America to offer the system as a treatment for women who ...

UAB treated its first initial brain cancer patients utilizing Varian HyperArc™ high definition radiotherapy making the academic medical center the first in the United States to use this technology. With HyperArc, which Varian Medical Systems tested and partly developed in collaboration with UAB, clinicians can deliver more compact radiation ...

Xenotransplantation: what it is, why it matters and where it is going

Kristen Riley, MD, highlights some of the new technology being used at UAB Medicine for the surgical management of epilepsy patients, such as Stereoelectroencephalography (SEEG), the ROSA Robot, responsive neurostimulation with NeuroPace, and why this makes the UAB Epilepsy Center so unique. UAB Medicine is changing the world of healthcare. As ...

UAB Medicine Wayfinder is our customized navigation application that makes finding and reaching locations in and around the UAB Medicine campus much easier. This free app provides step-by-step directions with functionality similar to Google Maps, enabling patients and their families, guests, and staff to reach destinations with ease and ...

Mohamed Kazamel, MD, assistant professor in the department of neurology, discusses the new autonomic function testing offered at UAB and why it is important for a differential diagnoses.

Lawrence Ver Hoef, MD discusses approaches for the diagnosis and classification of seizures, shares insight for cutting edge treatment and the latest in epilepsy drugs development. UAB Medicine is changing the world of healthcare. As a leading academic medical center and Alabama’s largest employer, UAB is a national leader in patient care ...

Robert Cerfolio, MD, discuss quality and profits while teaching in robotic surgery. UAB Medicine is changing the world of healthcare. As a leading academic medical center and Alabama’s largest employer, UAB is a national leader in patient care, research, and training. Medical professionals from around the nation look to us to be on the ...

Rachael B. Lancaster, MD, discusses the indications and prognosis for neoadjuvant therapy in breast cancer and illustrates these points with case studies.

At the UAB Hugh Kaul Personalized Medicine Institute, researchers are translating cutting-edge genetic discoveries into the real world of patient care.

This video provides an overview of how our eMedicine Scheduled Video Visits work and answers many common patient questions about this convenient service.

Welcome to the vibrant and dynamic University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB) campus! Join us on an unforgettable tour as we showcase the remarkable facilities, diverse academic programs, and thriving campus life that make UAB an exceptional place to learn and grow! APPLY NOW! Are you an international student? Visit: www.intostudy.com/apply Are ...

Join Kaleidoscope as we take give you an inside look at UAB's newest residence hall, McMahon Hall which is set to open in August 2021.

Peripheral artery disease (PAD) is a condition caused by narrowed blood vessels that restricts blood flow to the arms or legs. It can lead to a condition called chronic limb-threatening ischemia, which increases the risk of amputation. UAB Medicine vascular surgeon Graeme McFarland, MD, co-director of the UAB Advanced Limb Preservation Clinic ...

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In this episode, we will learn about effective care transitions: Preventing medical errors, identifying issues for early intervention, preventing unnecessary hospitalizations and readmissions, supporting consumer preferences and choices, and avoiding duplication of processes and efforts to more effectively utilize resources. For more ...

The new UAB Hospital has been designed around you and your family.

Welcome to the new UAB Medical West. Designed around nature, this facility inspires wellness and healing for patients, staff, visitors and our entire community. With the latest imaging technology, more ICU and ER beds and a 12-OR surgical suite, we are thrilled to bring top-notch care to the residents of West Jefferson County, Alabama.

The residency program in the UAB Medicine Department of Anesthesiology & Perioperative Medicine is one of the larger programs in the country, training 21 residents per class. At UAB Hospital, the eighth largest hospital in the United States, the faculty and staff work hard to tailor the program so that each resident is able to do what they want ...

The brand new UAB Medical West hospital is now open and taking patients in Bessemer. On Saturday morning, UAB officially closed the emergency department doors at their prior location on Ninth Avenue in Bessemer and opened the new ones on Medical West Way. Read more here: https://www.wbrc.com/2024/08/04/uabs-medical-west-hospital-now-open-public ...

From country of origin to socioeconomic status, culture is as varied as each individual. Find out how in this third module of "The Common Thread: Find Yourself in Everyone."