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Chair and Surgeon-in-Chief, @UABSurgery, Endocrine Surgeon, Scientist, Father, Golfer?
Birmingham, AL
Joined June 2011
The UAB Department of Surgery is honored to welcome Jacqueline Garonzik Wang, M.D., Ph.D., as director for the Division of Transplantation and co-director of the Comprehensive Transplant Institute. Join us in celebrating her arrival to UAB! 🎉 https://t.co/vDD3xwlwUG
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Attention high school juniors and seniors & undergraduate students: Are you interested in conducting research this summer? 🔬 Apply today to work directly with members of the UAB Department of Surgery in the summer of 2026! Learn more here: https://t.co/5bgmg1Vmh7.
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Congrats to Dr. Marguax Mustian, assistant professor in the UAB Division of GI Surgery, who graduated from the UAB SAIL Program, which provides a unique opportunity for junior faculty to establish connections with other emerging leaders in UAB Medicine. https://t.co/mW3vxxzr6a
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Congrats to Dr. Ben Wei who was recognized in this week's @UABHeersink Fall Endowed Chair and Professorship Reception! Dr. Wei is the inaugural recipient of the Charles W. Breaux, Sr. and Ann K. Breaux Endowed Professorship in Cardiothoracic Surgery. 📸 : Group Photo - UAB HSOM
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Congrats to my mentor, our @uabctsresidency fearless leader and the world’s best 🤖🫁 surgeon on receiving the Charles and Ann Beaux Endowed Professorship in Cardiothoracic Surgery. No one more worthy! @UABSurgery @UABHeersink @herbchen @anupamuab
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This month, we’re excited to feature Division of Breast & Endocrine Surgery Assistant Professor Dr. Victoria Huynh for this month’s UAB Department of Surgery’s Access & Engagement Committee Spotlight. Read the full story here: https://t.co/Hbvnsxyb6G.
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The UAB Department of Surgery is excited to welcome two new faculty members in the month of November: Drs. Eliot Gagne and Lauren Theiss Gleason. Help us welcome them! 🎉 Read more here: https://t.co/qRgNuS0H77.
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Attention rising high school seniors and sophomore/junior undergraduate students: Are you interested in conducting hands-on research with the Department of Surgery this summer? 🔬 Join us for a virtual open house TODAY on Zoom at 4:30 p.m. ➡️ RSVP here: https://t.co/RZ1lHSdwgE.
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Excited to welcome this Thursday's Grand Rounds speaker, Andrea Gillis, MD, from the University of Alabama at Birmingham! Join us in Ford Auditorium at 8 AM for Dr. Gillis' talk on reducing delays for treatment of thyroid, parathyroid and adrenal diseases.
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Getting so excited for #ASC2026!! Can’t wait to see you all there - registration now open! ⬇️⬇️⬇️⬇️⬇️⬇️⬇️⬇️⬇️
📢 REGISTRATION IS OPEN FOR ACS 2026! Register today and be part of the meeting that continues to drive academic surgery forward. We can’t wait to see you in sunny Orlando for another inspiring Academic Surgical Congress! Register: https://t.co/c7ij4kAEAm
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Looking forward to attending my 1st @WomenInThoracic Annual Meeting #WTS2025 as part of the AATS/WTS Women Scholars Program. Thanks for the sponsorship @saraj_pereira @BenjaminWeiUAB and the award @WomenInThoracic @AATSHQ Photos from #AATS2025
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Nothing like a little Surgery team building, good laughs, and some great sweet treats along the way! 🍁🍬
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thanks for coming! our team had a fantastic time with you!
Great visit to UAB Surgery! Enjoyed seeing so many old friends. @herbchen has a wonderful team. Love how they have setup their department offices to encourage collaboration, with great attention to how they decorated the space. Also got to catch up with one of our former
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The recent @UABSurgery Research Wrap features some published work from our Trauma faculty members, including @ZainHashmiMD, @KerbyJD_UAB, & Dr. John Holcomb! 📰🩸💻🚑
We're proud to highlight UAB Department of Surgery faculty and trainee publications from the last quarter in our new edition of the UAB Surgery Research Wrap!🔬 📊 Check out their exceptional research and updates here: https://t.co/RV0pHVuOmj.
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UAB General Surgery Residency research resident Dr. Nicole Rademacher was named the Most Esteemed Postdoc at the @UABHeersink Postdoctoral Appreciation Awards Ceremony! Read more about her current research fellowship: https://t.co/OkRqyy26bj
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Incredible hosting Dr. Stephanie Fuller of @pennsurgery as the 1st Congenital Visiting Lectureship speaker for @UABSurgery. Thank you for an excellent grand rounds talk and for sharing valuable insight with our trainees #whyUABCT @RobSorabellaMD @FixingPedHearts
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Last month we welcomed a new faculty member - assistant professor and burn surgeon Erin White, M.D., MBS, MHS! Welcome to Birmingham, @erinwhite_md! Learn more about her journey to UAB: https://t.co/ktw6WnsRoI
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It’s a great day to host our annual Surgery Staff Town Hall! We’ve have the ALGEN conference room ready, and we can’t wait to celebrate our outstanding team and share the great updates happening in our department! 🎉 (Check out that double helix on the ceiling! 🧬)
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