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This week, Chef Ron Hsu, founder and exec. chef of the Atlanta Michelin-starred restaurant Lazy Betty, shared stories from his culinary journey in the interdisciplinary grand rounds lecture hosted by the UAB Depts. of Surgery, Urology, and Radiation Oncology. A great discussion!

Congrats to Dr. Zain Hashmi, who was recognized as a recipient of the Dean's Excellence Awards in Access & Engagement! As director of the UAB Teletrauma Program, he has pioneered a first-in-Alabama model with specialty trauma support to emergency departments. 📸 : @UABHeersink

great evening with the faculty and residents in 3 departments!

congrats!!

Congratulations to our 2026 Dean's Excellence Awards in Access and Engagement honorees Mohammad Zain Hashmi, M.D. and Ronit Elk, Ph.D.

Dr. Bhuwan Giri, assistant professor in the UAB Division of Gastrointestinal Surgery, has been selected by the Central Surgical Association (CSA) Foundation Board as a recipient of a 2026 CSA Foundation Award. Learn more about Dr. Giri's research: bit.ly/4esG0ms.

➡️ SAVE THE DATE: The UAB Department of Surgery and the American Journal of Surgery are hosting a summit entitled the Best Practices in Endocrine Surgery on Friday, September 18, 2026. Learn more about the event, call for abstracts, and how to register: bit.ly/4tn7yOv.

Memo to the class of 2026: Your first, best career move might be to head south on.wsj.com/4d0DlhH

Proud to see Birmingham stand out as a top destination for medical students, residents, and fellows. Birmingham offers exceptional training, real opportunity, and a city built for the next generation of physicians.

Aurelio Galli, Ph.D., D.Sc., professor in the Department of Surgery, and Angela Carter, Ph.D., assistant professor in the Department of Surgery, have been named recipients of the school's Featured Discovery award. Read more: uab.edu/medicine/news/…

Dr. Sergio Acuna Mancilla, assistant professor in the UAB Division of Transplantation, was awarded a $30,000 grant from the Americas Hepato-Pancreato-Biliary Association and the Americas Hepato-Pancreato-Biliary Foundation. Learn more about the grant: bit.ly/4sKaxk1.

UAB General Surgery resident Dr. Kaitlin Burge has been elected to the Alpha Omega Alpha (AOA) Honor Medical Society chapter at the UAB Marnix E. Heersink School of Medicine. View the full announcement: bit.ly/4elkkIP.

Jacqueline Garonzik Wang, M.D., Ph.D., is leading a multi-center study to advance kidney‑preservation transplantation technology, aiming to improve organ viability, expand transplant opportunities, and enhance outcomes for patients with kidney disease. uab.edu/medicine/news/…

Dr. Daniel Gomez Carrillo, a postdoctoral fellow in the UAB Dept. of Surgery, received national recognition from the Association for Academic Surgery when his research was selected for the 2026 Best AAS Manuscript by an AAS Resident or Fellow Award. bit.ly/4mN86LD

UAB is expanding access to life-sustaining transplants by adopting normothermic machine perfusion (NMP) performed by 34 Lives, an advanced organ preservation technology shown to improve organ utilization and early transplant outcomes. Read more: bit.ly/4egPvoM.

UAB General Surgery Resident Dr. Tracey Pu received a travel award to attend the 2026 Society of Surgical Oncology Advanced Cancer Therapies annual meeting and was also recognized for her podium presentation at the conference. Learn more: bit.ly/4tNXDlf.

Amazing day at @keenelandracing to start off @TheAAES annual meeting with my @UABSurgery family! Thanks to the #AAESFoundation Auction last year for the VIP access! Excited to bid on more amazing things during this years’ auction! @herbchen @JfazendinMD @SDreamMD @KimRamonell

thanks for the shoutout!

Dr. Chandler Annesi, a research resident in the UAB General Surgery Residency Program, has won the @AmCollSurgeons Committee on Trauma Resident Trauma Paper Competition -- earning national recognition for her research on pediatric trauma care. Read more: bit.ly/4dQVzEg.

fantastic show by the @ALSymphony @starwars