Pathology Takes Home 3 Argus Awards

2019 WINNERS Best MS1 Organ Module, Cardiovascular Silvio Litovsky, M.D., Pathology, with Harish Doppalapudi, M.D., Medicine Best Educator, Hematology/Oncology Lawrence Williams, M.D., Pathology Best Educator, Reproductive Systems Jennifer Gordetsky, M.D., Pathology 2019 NOMINEES Best MS2 Organ Module, Neurosciences Kenneth Fallon, M.D., Pathology Best Educator, Fundamentals of Medicine Frida Rosenblum Donath, M.D., Pathology Best Educator, Cardiovascular Silvio Litovsky, M.D., Pathology Best Educator, Reproductive Systems Jennifer Gordetsky, M.D., Pathology Pathology Takes Home Argus Awards 3 DRS. KENNETH FALLON AND SILVIO LITOVSKY DR. SILVIO LITOVSKY (L) WITH HARISH DOPPALAPUDI, MD, MEDICINE Created in 1996, the Argus Awards give UAB School of Medicine students the chance to honor their mentors, professors, courses and course directors for outstanding service to medical education. Faculty members are nominated by course evaluations, and students vote to select award winners in each category. Argus Award recipients and nominees were honored at a reception in September. Vice Chair for Faculty Development and Education Dr. Yabing Chen attended representing UAB Pathology, which had several faculty members nominated for awards and three winners. Congratulations to everyone who was nominated and who took home these prestigious awards this year. We are proud of our teaching faculty.

The UAB Department of Pathology is proud to announce the election of KURUVILLA GEORGE, MBA, Executive Administrator, as Southeast Regional Representative to the Pathology Department Administrators section of Association of Pathology Chairs (APC), from 2019–2021. The APC introduced incoming representatives at its annual meeting in Boston last July.

For the last five years, George has worked as the interim executive administrator and business administrator for the Department holding responsibility for Clinical Affairs including maintaining and expanding the Community Practice Pathology Program (CPPP), Pathology Information Systems and oversight of the administrative staff. George facilitated the acquisition of several new clients in the CPPP program. “We are fortunate to have Mr. George at the helm of our administrative team, and overseeing the business aspects of the Department’s clinical affairs,” said George Netto, M.D., Robert and Ruth Anderson Endowed Chair. “He plays a crucial role in the success of this department, and his contributions to the APC will be notable.”

Prior to his time at UAHSF, George worked as a consultant and in Riyadh for four years as the Laboratory Administrator at King Faisal Specialty Hospital & Research Center — the premier hospital in Saudi Arabia. As Laboratory Administrator, he oversaw a large, multi-hospital laboratory and assisted the Hospital COO with streamlining several processes like reducing Emergency Room waiting time.