Julia Kasmirski

Aug 23, 2024 | mdpi.com | Aaron Fils |Julia Kasmirski |Oluwateniayo O. Okpaise |John Reynolds

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May 21, 2024 | uab.edu | Julia Kasmirski

UAB General Surgery Resident Wendelyn Oslock, M.D., MBA, has been selected for a Clinical Outcomes/Health Services Research Trainee Fellowship Award by the Association of Academic Surgery Foundation (AASF) and the Association of Academic Surgery (AAS) for her project entitled: "Pollution and its relationship with surgical outcomes and disparities." Oslock’s research mentors are UAB Division Director of Gastrointestinal Surgery Daniel Chu, M.D., FACS, MSPH, FASCRS, who is actively engaged in...

May 10, 2024 | uab.edu | Julia Kasmirski

UAB General Surgery research resident Kelsey Montgomery, M.D., has been selected as a 2024 Melanoma Research Foundation Resident/Fellow Grant awardee. Through the grant, Montgomery will investigate patient-reported outcomes of high-risk melanoma survivors and the impact of social determinants on their quality of life after surgery. Montgomery received her medical degree from McGovern Medical School at the University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston.

May 10, 2024 | uab.edu | Julia Kasmirski

UAB Department of Surgery resident Wendelyn Oslock, M.D., MBA, under the mentorship of Dr. Daniel Chu and Dr. Ruzmyn Vilcassim, was recognized as one of the top poster presentations at the 2024 UAB Health Equity Research Symposium for her project entitled “Ambient Particulate Matter Exposure and Prolonged Length of Stay after Colorectal Surgery – A Novel Association.”  Dr. Oslock presented their team’s work that links ambient air pollution data from the EPA to clinical NSQIP data.

Apr 28, 2024 | uab.edu | Julia Kasmirski

UAB Division of Gastrointestinal Surgery Professor and Vice Chair of Perioperative Services Melanie Morris, M.D., FASCRS, has been selected as a member of the American Surgical Association. The American Surgical Association (ASA), founded in 1880, is the nation's oldest and most prestigious surgical organization -- with members representing renowned surgical departments globally.