Feature Profiles

During surgery, two doctors EV ICD is placed under the breastbone.

Sean Dunn, MD Implants First Extravascular ICD in Alabama

Jul 22, 2025 at 03:24 pm by kbarrettalley

By Lauren Johnson   In May, Sean Dunn, MD, a cardiac electrophysiologist at UAB, became the first physician in the state of Alabama to successfully implant the newest e.... Read More
Ronald Orso, MD

Ronald Orso, MD

Jan 14, 2025 at 12:09 pm by kbarrettalley

5,000 babies delivered, 50 years of medicine and four military medals   By Ansley Franco   Ronald Orso, MD still recalls visiting his sister and her husband, who.... Read More

Managing Chronic Care More Effectively And Getting Paid For It

Jun 20, 2024 at 07:10 pm by kbarrettalley

By Laura Freeman   Chronic Illnesses take a toll. The price patients pay can be years of pain, diminished quality of life, damage to other organs, early death and the b.... Read More

ALPQC Launching Obstetric Hemorrhage Initiative

Jan 10, 2024 at 06:21 pm by kbarrettalley

By Laura Freeman   Amid the joy of new life, one of the cruelest ironies is that giving birth still brings death to too many new mothers around the world. And it can be.... Read More

Alabama Rock Star Turned OB-GYN

Jun 15, 2023 at 11:36 am by kbarrettalley

His Band Once Opened for Bob Seger By Ansley Franco   Sitting at his desk, Randy Yarbrough, MD glances over to an old Polaroid taken for a publicity shot in 1969 as 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!