(left to right) Marcos Pozo Jatem, MD and Saulat Sheikh, MBBS. Pozo and Sheikh with the liver, readying for surgery.

Children’s of Alabama And UAB Perform Rare Split Liver Transplants

Feb 07, 2026 at 05:29 pm by kbarrettalley

One Liver Went to Two Patients  By Laura Freeman In an average year, 9,000 American names go on the liver transplant registry list. For 1,500 to 2,000 of those patients.... Read More
UAB’s new brachytherapy suite.

Alabama’s First Fully Integrated Brachytherapy Suite Opens at UAB

Feb 07, 2026 at 05:26 pm by kbarrettalley

 By Ansley Franco   When the University of Alabama at Birmingham and the O’Neal Cancer Center opened the state’s first fully integrated brachytherapy s.... Read More
Katelin Holmes, DO (second from right) with other surgeons in Amsterdam, learning the technique.

Pushing the Envelope in Breast Care with First Nipple-sparing Mastectomy

Feb 07, 2026 at 05:24 pm by kbarrettalley

By Lauren Johnson   Alabama breast surgeon, Katelin Holmes, DO became the first doctor in the United States to perform a laparoscopic, FDA-approved nipple-sparing maste.... Read More

Total Dermatology Opens in McCalla

Jan 16, 2026 at 09:55 am by kbarrettalley

Total Dermatology has opened a new location in McCalla. The new McCalla clinic represents a relocation from the practice’s former Bessemer office, positioning Total Derm.... Read More

Children’s Recognized with Excellence in Patient Experience Award

Jan 16, 2026 at 09:54 am by kbarrettalley

NRC Health recognized Children’s of Alabama as a recipient of its 2025 Excellence in Patient Experience Award. This recognition honors top-performing hospitals and healt.... Read More

June 2026

Jun 29, 2026 at 06:52 pm by kbarrettalley

The June 2026 Issue of Birmingham Medical News is here!