October 2022: Three UAB faculty members were named to the National Academy of Medicine, Drs. 2001: A new student fan group for UAB Athletics, the Gang Green, was formed during the fall semester prior to the exhibition basketball game held on November second. 1999: Gwen Merritt became the head coach of the Women's Golf team. April 30, 1961: Children's Hospital was dedicated adjacent to the Medical Center. John Cline was later named interim CEO of VIVA Health. The inaugural faculty were Drs. Xavier Montalban - Chair of Neurology-Neuroimmunology - Hospital Lee has more than 35 years of laboratory and research safety experience and comes to UAB from Indiana University, where he served in many safety leadership roles, most recently as university director of Research Safety. Dr. Richard G. Allen served as the first director of the center. December 31, 2003: The UAB Capital Campaign officially ended with over $388.7 million raised, the largest fundraising effort by any university in Alabama. It is his hope that with these studies, the physician workforce distribution issues can be addressed and access to care across the country can be improved. She also became the first Blazer, male or female, to win a collegiate Grand Slam event. Anupam Agarwal, MD - Vice Chair. 1990: Diane Ohl-Picket became the second head coach of the Women's Golf team. September 15, 2006: The University of Alabama Board of Trustees approved three new centers at UAB, the Comprehensive Diabetes Center, the Center for Pediatric-Onset Demyelinating Disease, and the UAB Comprehensive Neuroscience Center. Updated weather information will be announced via:uab.edu/emergencyWBHM FM 90.3UAB Bad Weather hotline: 934-2165, CH19 445 - 1720 2nd Ave S, Birmingham, AL 35294. October 30, 1992: The University of Alabama Board of Trustees approved renaming the UAB Medical Center as the UAB Academic Health Center. June 23, 1967: The Committee on Optometry, a joint state legislative committee chaired by Representative Hugh D. Merrill, found there was a need for a school of optometry to be located in the State of Alabama and recommended that it be placed at an existing state university.". He . July 2019: Dr. Russell S. Taichman became the ninth dean of the School of Dentistry. June 30, 1995: A new university-wide Faculty Senate first met. In 2004 the center was renamed as the Sparkman Center for Global Health. May 16, 1999: A performance of "Cabaret" ended the 49-year run of UAB Town and Gown Theatre and the university's use of the Clark Memorial Theater on Hatcher Place. 2003: Dr. Louis Dale was named the first vice president for Equity and Diversity, becoming the first African American named to a vice presidential office at UAB. April 18, 1985: UAB's new baseball field was officially dedicated as the Jerry D. Young Memorial Field. Bland, M.D., Endowed Professor in SurgeryDirector of Clinical Affairs, ONeal Cancer Service Line, Areas of InterestBreast disease-prevention and surgical treatments, ProfessorDirector, Division of TransplantationArnold G. Diethelm Endowed Chair in Transplantation SurgeryDirector, UAB Comprehensive Transplant InstituteDirector, Incompatible Kidney Transplant ProgramDirector, Transplant Analytics, Informatics & QualityAssociate Chief Medical Officer, Inpatient Quality & Patient Safety, Areas of Interestabdominal transplantation, incompatible organ transplantation, transplantation of HIV-infected end-stage patients, outcomes and behavioral research focused on health disparities. Scott PhelpsVice President and SecretaryGreen Group, Inc. Maria R. Shirey, Ph.D., MBA, RN, NEA-BC, ANEF, FACHE, FNAP, FAANDean and Fay B. Ireland Endowed Chair in NursingUAB School of Nursing, W. Stancil StarnesExecutive ChairmanProAssurance Corporation, Finis St. John, IVChancellorThe University of Alabama System, Kenneth Vandervoort, M.D.Anniston Orthopedic Associated, James Wilson, IIIChairman and Chief Executive OfficerJim Wilson & Associates, LLC, Anupam Agarwal, MD Vice ChairSenior Vice President for Medicine and Dean,UAB Heersink School of Medicine, Dawn BulgarellaChief Executive Officer, UAB Health System, Reid JonesChief Executive OfficerUAB Medicine, Keith A. 1956: The first annual spring dance was held at the Birmingham Extension Center. July 12, 1893: The Birmingham Dental College was incorporated by the State. She had been a student athlete on the Blazer team. April 24, 2002: A new building for the School of Health Related Professions was dedicated along University Boulevard. March 20, 1998: UAB Walker College was returned to control of the Walker College Foundation, ending the merger agreement with UAB. He is a Fellow of the American College of Healthcare Executives and currently serves as a Trustee of the Alabama Chapter of the American Hospital Association. "Bill" Ivey became the third head coach of the Women's Basketball team, after having served as interim coach for the previous year. Warner Huh, MD, FACOG, FACS - UAB Medicine December 18, 2018: The UAB Blazers defeated Northern Illinois 37-13 in the Cheribundi Boca Raton Bowl before more than 22,600 fans in Boca Raton, Florida. October 17, 1991: The West Pavilion of University Hospital was dedicated. Dr. Higdon C. Roberts, Jr., was the center's founding director. January 6, 2016: Several hundred staff attended an open forum about the proposed UAB Staff Council. 10 worldwide in the Times Higher Education World University Rankings, 2018 Young University Rankings. 2014 Elected to the Southern Society for Clinical Investigation 1976: Dr. Rosalie Andrews Scripa received an appointment as assistant professor of Engineering, the first female with a full-time faculty appointment in the engineering school. February 8, 2013: Dr. Anupam Agarwal, director of the Division of Nephrology, was named as interim Senior Vice President for Medicine and dean of the School of Medicine following the appointment of Dean Ray L. Watts as the seventh president of UAB. October 1, 2000: Dr. Anton J. Bueschen became the fifth president of the University of Alabama Health Services Foundation. March 29, 1899: Elizabeth White of Birmingham graduated from the Birmingham Medical College. December 13, 1991: Alzheimer's Disease Center established. November 5, 2004: The Center for Computational and Structural Biology was approved by The University of Alabama Board of Trustees. Download a detailed, printable version of the org chart. July 15, 2015: Dr. John R. Jones, III, became vice president for Student Affairs. May 6, 1988: The Center for Management Study was established with Dr. M. Gene Newport as first center director. She was the first African American enrolled in any programs in the Medical Center. 1979: Tim Hamer became the first head coach of the new Men's Soccer team. UAB Medicine will be the official sponsor for medical services during the World Games. 205-934-3411. She is a professor in the Department of Pediatrics. May 25, 2016: An orientation meeting was held for the new UAB Staff Council, comprised of 39 staff members from 21 departments across the units of the university. January 1, 2010: Dr. Rodney W. Nowakowski became interim dean of the School of Optometry. September 1, 2016: Dr. Michelle Fanucchi, associate professor of Environmental Health Sciences, became UABs inaugural ombuds, an independent, confidential and impartial resource for faculty. Lastly, I believe strongly that if I take good care of our team, and the members of our team take good care of each other, this will lead to better care for our patients. UAB had three honorees in the inaugural class of 25, Coach Gene Bartow; student-athlete Deanna Jackson (Women's Basketball); and student-athlete Graeme McDowell (Men's Golf). June 17, 1979: The Spain Heart Bed Tower, Margaret Cameron Spain Auditorium, Wallace Cancer Bed Tower, and East Base were dedicated as part of the "New U" celebrations. July 1, 1970: Dr. Marie L. O'Koren became the second dean of the School of Nursing. October 18, 1945: The Iota Chapter of the Phi Chi Medical Fraternity held a dance to welcome freshman and sophomore students to the new school in Birmingham. February 13, 2018: The six members of the Gold Team of the US Air Force Special Operations Surgical Team (SOST), based out of University Hospital at UAB, were awarded Bronze Star Medals for their actions during the units four-month 2016 deployment in the Middle East. September 17, 1993: The Center for Obstetric Research (later renamed the Center for Research in Women's Reproductive Health) was approved by The University of Alabama Board of Trustees. Angels installation, titled Facing the Hyperstructure, was unveiled to the public March 31 after a 14-week residency at UAB. August 1983: The UAB Conference Center was renamed the Carrie D. and Don V. Marshall Conference Center. Advanced Practice Providers - UAB Medicine May 22, 2014: UAB Medicine Urgent Care was opened at 125 South 20th Street, on the street level of the Cityville apartment complex adjacent to Birmingham's Railroad Park. Dr. Richard J. Whitley was the center's first director. Dr. Wu, who had a long and distinguished career in his native China, remained in Birmingham until his retirement in 1952. Dr. Jorge I. de la Torre was named director of the new center. That same week, Coach Clark was also selected as Coach of the Year by Sporting News and as the National Coach of the Year by CBS Sports, the first time CBS Sports had selected the same coach in consecutive seasons. September 21, 1976: Dr. S. Richardson Hill, Jr., delivered the thirteenth Distinguished Faculty Lecture, "Endocrinology Revisited.". Find a provider, specialist or nurse practitioner | UAB Medicine June 25, 1969: Governor Albert P. Brewer announced $5 million in bond funds for College of General Studies construction. March 21, 1994: The Samuel Ullman Museum on 15th Avenue South opened as a UAB facility dedicated to Birmingham educational reformer and poet Samuel Ullman. July 2020: Joe Guthrie became the fourth head coach of Softball. Endowed Chair of Vascular SurgeryDirector of Quality and Associate Chief Medical Quality Officer, CTI, Areas of Interestcomplex aortic disease, including aortic dissection, suprarenal and thoracoabdominal aortic aneurysms, device development, outcomes research, ProfessorDirector, Division of Pediatric SurgeryJoseph M. Farley Endowed Chair in Pediatric SurgerySurgeon-in-Chief, Childrens of Alabama, Areas of Interestanorectal malformation, Hirschsprungs disease, bowel management, congenital anomalies, thoracic defects and minimally invasive surgery, ProfessorDirector, Division of Cardiothoracic SurgeryJohn W. Kirklin Endowed Chair of Cardiovascular SurgerySurgical Director, Cardiovascular Operating RoomDirector, UAB Cardiovascular Institute, Areas of Interestadult cardiac surgery, cardiac valvular disease, transcatheter aortic valve replacement, outcomes research, ProfessorDirector, Division of Plastic SurgeryBruce F. Connell M.D., Endowed Chair in Plastic Surgery, Areas of Interestabdominoplasty, aesthetic surgery, body contouring, breast reduction and mastopexy procedures, complex wound healing problems including pressure sores, liposuction, trunk contouring after gastric bypass, Associate ProfessorJames P. Hayes, Jr., Endowed Professor in Gastrointestinal OncologyDirector, Division of Surgical Oncology, Areas of Interestpancreatic cancer, hepatobiliary malignancies, immunology and stromal biology, ProfessorDirector, Division of Gastrointestinal SurgeryJohn H. Blue Chair of General SurgeryCancer Network Director, ONeal Cancer Service Line, Areas of Interestcolon cancer, rectal cancer, anal cancer, inflammatory bowel disease, benign conditions of colon, rectum and anus, endoscopic treatment of colonic disease, chemoprevention, ProfessorBrigham Family Endowed Professor in Trauma and Acute Care Surgery Director, Division of Trauma and Acute Care Surgery, Areas of Interesttrauma, surgical critical care, acute care surgery, pre-hospital emergency care, ProfessorDirector, Division of Breast and Endocrine SurgeryKirby I.