Six Faculty Promotions

Six Faculty Promotions

CONGRATULATIONS to four of our Department faculty who received promotions on October 1, 2019, from assistant to associate professor, tenure-earning track, along with a promotion to full professor and an associate granted tenure.

“That we have so many young faculty achieving promotions and tenure, across several divisions throughout our Department, is laudable,” said George Netto, M.D., Chair of the Department of Pathology. “We congratulate them and wish them continued success in their careers here at UAB.”

L to R: Daniel Atherton, M.D. Forensic Pathology Todd Stevens, M.D., Anatomic Pathology

Huma Fatima, M.D. Anatomic Pathology Rajeskaran Namakkal Soorappan, Ph.D., Molecular & Cellular Pathology

Jianhua Zhang, Ph.D., became full professor, Molecular & Cellular Pathology Lawrence Williams, M.D., was awarded tenure as associate professor, Laboratory Medicine

Gene Siegal, M.D., Ph.D., Professor, Anatomic Pathology and Executive Vice Chair, was sworn in as President of the American Society for Clinical Pathology (ASCP), a national organization that brings together more than 100,000 anatomic and clinical pathologists, residents and fellows, medical laboratory professionals and students. Begun in 1922, it is the world’s largest professional membership organization for pathologists and laboratory professionals. Siegal began his role as president at the ASCP 2019 Annual Meeting, held in September in Phoenix, and will serve for the 2019–2020 term. Dr. Siegal is Editor-in-Chief of the journal Laboratory Investigation. Siegal Sworn in as ASCP President

Department leaders, faculty, staff, residents and fellows alike came together in honor of Vishnu Reddy, M.D., last March 12. They celebrated by dedicating to him the Surgical Pathology conference room in North Pavilion, Room 3554. DR. VISHNU REDDY (R) WITH HIS SON, DR. NIPUN REDDY, OUTSIDE ROOM NP3554

The space was renovated to facilitate a multiheaded microscope for surgical pathology consultations. It can now utliize several large screens mounted on the walls for sharing slides via telemedicine conferences locally, among department offices, and with our partners in the Community Pathology Practice Program at sites in Anniston, Gadsden and Montgomery. Dr. Reddy was joined by his wife Serala, son Nipun Reddy, and daughter-in-law Neha Reddy who both work at UAB. Nipun Reddy, M.D., is an Assistant Professor, Gastroenterology and Hepatology, and Neha Redy, M.D., is a Clinical Assistant Professor in Internal Medicine. Colleagues and friends of Reddy’s gathered to observe his successful career of more than 25 years at UAB Pathology and the UAB Health System. He has served as interim division director for Neuropathology and Anatomic Pathology. Division Directors Dr. Cristina Magi-Galluzzi, Anatomic Pathology, and Dr. X. Long Zheng, both spoke, as did several of his mentees. The conference room is used daily for surgical pathology consults.