Erin Shaughnessy, MD has been named director of the division of Pediatric Hospital Medicine at the University of Alabama at Birmingham and Children's of Alabama where she succeeds former division director Robert Pass, MD.

Shaughnessy joins UAB and Children's from Phoenix Children's Hospital and the University of Arizona College of Medicine-Phoenix.

"Joining UAB and Children's of Alabama is an exciting opportunity," Shaughnessy said. "I hope to continue to build upon the unmatched care we provide our patients and the contributions to research that have been the hallmark of the division for years