Clinical

Blake Phillips, MD

Skin Cancer Subtypes and Surgeries

Jun 20, 2025 at 08:35 am by kbarrettalley

Blake Phillips, MD earned his medical degree from the University of Texas McGovern Medical School, followed by a Dermatology Internship and Residency at UAB. He also did a Fel.... Read More
William  Maddox, MD

UAB Doctor Makes History with Breakthrough Heart Procedure

Jun 20, 2025 at 08:35 am by kbarrettalley

By Ansley Franco   This April, William Maddox, MD, an electrophysiologist at the University of Alabama at Birmingham, was the first physician in Alabama to perform a pu.... Read More
headshot of Nick Cochran, PhD

HudsonAlpha Launches Pilot Project to Study Alzheimer’s Disease

May 15, 2025 at 08:51 pm by kbarrettalley

Pilot project opens enrollment at Smith Family Clinic for Genomic Medicine   HudsonAlpha Institute for Biotechnology, in collaboration with Phenome Health and the Buck.... Read More
Judy Corbett, MD

New Device Offers Mental Clarity Without Medication

May 15, 2025 at 08:46 pm by kbarrettalley

By Ansley Franco   Three months ago, Judy Corbett, MD, was attending a medical convention in Nashville, looking for tools she could bring back to her Gulf Coast GYN and.... Read More
Along with the UAB Medicine and UAB St. Vincent’s surgical teams, Hassan Alkhawam, MD (center) holds the Navitor TAVR device.

UAB St. Vincent’s New Treatment for High-risk Aortic Stenosis

May 15, 2025 at 08:45 pm by kbarrettalley

By Marti Webb Slay   When Hassan Alkhawam, MD, interventional and structural cardiologist at UAB St. Vincent’s, had a patient needing a new aortic valve, he.... Read More
Cover image of the June 2025 issue of Birmingham Medical News

June 2025

Jun 20, 2025 at 08:35 am by kbarrettalley

Your June 2025 Issue of Birmingham Medical News is Here!