UAB Department of Anesthesiology and Perioperative Medicine

11/11/2025

11/10/2025

Our team recently attended the Society of Academic Associations of Anesthesiology & Perioperative Medicine ( ) annual conference, presenting impactful academic work to the anesthesia community.

11/07/2025

Congratulations to Katie Brooks, MSN, RN — Manager, UAB Medicine Perioperative Services — on winning the 2025 OR Manager Conference Award for PACU Leader of the Year!

This national recognition highlights Katie’s outstanding leadership, dedication, and commitment to excellence in perioperative nursing. She represented UAB Medicine with excellence on a national stage, and we are incredibly proud of her and this well-deserved accomplishment!

11/06/2025

Tumul Chowdhury, M.D., will present his work, “Epidemiology of Post-Craniotomy Hypertension and Its Association with Adverse Outcome(s): A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis” for the Journal of Neurosurgical Anesthesiology on November 20. The article was selected as the Editor's Choice Article.

10/31/2025

Happy Halloween from our faculty and staff! We spent Wednesday trick-or-treating around the office while checking out all the decorated doors. Today, Dr. Berkowitz spread some cheer by delivering candy to our OR staff! 🎃

10/30/2025

Don’t miss Dr. Ryan Melvin’s talk on cutting-edge AI tools his team created for our department!

10/23/2025

Nagababu Enika, Ph.D., and Dan Berkowitz, M.D., won Startup of the Year for their startup, iNOvodel, which focuses on developing non-gas-tank-based devices for the delivery of inhaled nitric oxide. https://go.uab.edu/43os3Q3

10/22/2025

At the August meeting of the ASA Board of Directors, Mark C. Phillips, M.D., FASA, was appointed to a four year term as a member of the Board of Trustees of the Anesthesia Foundation. Congratulations!

10/17/2025

Ryan Melvin, Ph.D. and Ryan Godwin, Ph.D. has received funding from the Blazer Bridge Fund, part of the UAB Harbert Institute for Innovation and Entrepreneurship, for their project, "IRB Assistant – generative AI for accelerated, compliant human subject research protocol development." https://go.uab.edu/3L2GEu9

The Harbert Institute helps to translate University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB) discoveries and ideas into new products and start-up businesses.

10/16/2025

Sadis Matalon, Ph.D., Dr.Sc. (Hon.), FAPS, was awarded funding from the HSOM Bridge Fund - an award designed for investigators waiting for release of grant funds.

10/13/2025

Dr. Coker demonstrated his work at ! Check out our profile for our remaining presentations!

10/13/2025

We made it to the final two days of ASA! Finish strong by attending the following events featuring our UAB team. Continue sharing your ASA journey using and catch the latest updates from The American Society of Anesthesiologists (ASA)