John B. Crew, MD has joined the medical staff of the Lewis and Faye Manderson Cancer Center at DCH Regional Medical Center as a radiation oncologist.
A Sylacauga native, Crew graduated from Birmingham Southern College in 2003. He received his medical degree from The University of Alabama School of Medicine in 2008, graduating Magna Cum Laude. He completed his internship at Evanston Northwestern Healthcare in Evanston, Illinois, in 2009 and his radiation oncology residency at James Graham Brown Cancer Center at the University of Louisville in 2013.
Tucker to lead UAB Palliative Care
Rodney Tucker, MD, will direct the UAB Center for Palliative and Supportive Care and the Palliative and Supportive Care section in the Division of Gerontology, Geriatrics and Palliative care. He has been interim director for both programs since January 2012.
Tucker obtained his undergraduate and medical degrees from UAB and did residency training at Carraway Methodist Medical Center. He joined UAB in 2002 as the founding medical director of the UAB Inpatient Palliative Care Programs. In 2009, he obtained a master’s degree in medical management from the Marshall School of Business at the University of Southern California. He has been the associate quality officer for the patient experience for the UAB Health System since 2011.
Tucker received the Department of Medicine Teaching Excellence Award and the Leonard Tow Humanism in Medicine Award through the School of Medicine in 2011. He chairs the American Academy of Hospice and Palliative Medicine Fellowship Award Committee and has served as the co-chair of the American Academy of Hospice and Palliative Medicine Annual Assembly.
Princeton BMC Chapel Dedication Ceremony
In July, Princeton Baptist Medical Center held a dedication ceremony for its new chapel that was constructed as part of the hospital’s $57 million expansion project.
The chapel - a focal point in the round - is showcased in the center of the new East Expansion lobby and provides an inviting atmosphere for patients and families. It is a brick and glass two-story structure which features the iconic Baptist cruciform on the outside of it.
“By design the chapel is the centerpiece of our new lobby and affirms that faith is central to how we deliver care,” said Betsy Postlethwait, Princeton president.
The chapel was designed by TRO|Jung Brannen and intended as a refuge from the stressful circumstances that bring people to a hospital. The project was funded by donors who contributed to the Capital Campaign.
Birmingham Heart Opens New Location
In July, Birmingham Heart Clinic (BHC) opened an additional satellite clinic at St. Vincent’s St. Clair located in Pell City.
BHC currently has three locations, one at 100 Pilot Medical Drivein Trussville and satellite clinics at Northside Medical Associates in Pell City as well as St. Vincent’s Blount in Oneonta.
Warren Averett Promotions
Warren Averett, LLC has promoted Maddox Casey, Ryan Chaffin, Sae Evans, Carolyn Jeff and Jared Sharp.
Maddox Casey has been promoted to Senior Manager. His areas of expertise include healthcare consulting and tax compliance. He previously served the Firm as a Healthcare Manager.
Ryan Chaffin has been promoted to Senior Manager. His areas of expertise include audit and accounting services for manufacturers, hospitals, nonprofit organizations, and professional service providers.
Sae Evans has been promoted to Senior Manager. His areas of expertise include healthcare consulting, medical real estate issue,and tax planning.
Carolyn Jeff has been promoted to Senior Manager. Her areas of expertise include forensic accounting and litigation support, particularly in the healthcare and nonprofit industries.
Jared Sharp has been promoted to Senior Manager. His areas of expertise include healthcare, manufacturing, and technology.
Boohaker and Stewart Join AQAF Board
Emily Boohaker, MD and Timothy Stewart, MD have joined the board of directors of AQAF, Alabama’s Medicare Quality Improvement Organization.
Boohaker, who earned her medical degree at UAB and practices internal medicine in Birmingham, is chief quality and patient safety officer at the University of Alabama Health Services Foundation. Stewart graduated from Birmingham-Southern College and attended medical school at the University of South Alabama College of Medicine. He is a partner at Huntsville Pediatric Associates.
Virginia Winston, MD Joins Trinity
Virginia N. Winston, MD, has joined the Trinity Medical Center staff. Winston specializes in Obstetrics and Gynecology and has joined the practice of Trinity OB/GYN.
Winston received her medical degree from UAB. She completed her residency with University of Florida Health Sciences Center in Jacksonville.
Thomas McFaden, MD Joins Trinity Medical Clinics
Thomas McFaden, MD, who specializes in Family Medicine, has joined the practice of Trinity Medical Clinics at Chelsea.
McFaden received his medical degree from UAB. He completed his residency with South Alabama Family Medicine in Mobile.
Wallace Joins Medical West
Wyvern Wallace, DNP, MSN, RN has joined Medical West as the Director of Clinic Integration. Wyvern received her Doctor of Nursing Practice, Masters of Science in Nursing, and Bachelor of Science in Nursing from UAB.
Before joining Medical West, Wyvern was employed by The Kirklin Clinic in the surgery department. She also has experience in trauma, burns, Hospice and palliative care from UAB Hospital.
UAB and HudsonAlpha Receive Grant
Susan Komen for the Cure has announced a nearly one million dollar grant to support research at the HudsonAlpha Institute for Biotechnology and the UAB Comprehensive Cancer Center to provide physicians a more targeted approach to treating the most commonly diagnosed form of breast cancer, estrogen receptor positive.
Rick Myers, PhD, president and director of HudsonAlpha and principal investigator on the Komen grant, said researchers have an unprecedented opportunity to identify molecular signatures that could mean more effective treatments.
Myers, along with Katherine Varley, PhD, at HudsonAlpha, and Andres Forero, MD and Don Buchsbaum, PhD of the UAB Comprehensive Cancer Center, will evaluate the genetic composition of breast cancer cells obtained from an investigator initiated trial that combined two medications; one that blocks the estrogen action and the other a monoclonal antibody that blocks formation of vessels in the tumors.
The University of Georgia Partners with the National Center for Sports Safety
The National Center for Sports Safety (NCSS) and The University of Georgia sports medicine staff have created one of the nation’s most unique partnerships that will generate extensive research studies, providing insight into athletic injuries; promote appropriate management of injured athletes; and enhance the welfare of athletes of all ages.
The partnership was developed by combining the expertise of Chris Gillespie, long time Head Athletic Trainer and Director of Athletic Training Education at Samford University, the NCSS in Birmingham founded by Dr. Larry Lemak, and the UGA sports medicine staff headed by Ron Courson, UGA Associate Athletic Director and Director of Sports Medicine. UGA and the NCSS will serve as the central locations for research studies by Gillespie and the UGA staff.
NCSS and UGA have begun actively initiating the partnership. Last month NCSS and UGA presented the Emergency Care in Sports Conference, a sports medicine seminar, available to members of the healthcare community on the UGA campus. A panel of medical professionals and UGA athletic training staff lectured on key topics including sickle cell trait management in the athlete, head and neck injuries, heat illness, on field emergency scenarios/emergency action planning, cardiac conditions and other athletic trauma management.
“I am very enthusiastic about this relationship and having the opportunity to work together again with two of the best athletic trainers I’ve known, said Lemak who was the first physician inducted into the Alabama High School Athletic Association Hall of Fame . “I feel that we will be able to accomplish many great achievements with these two fine organizations.”
Shelby Baptist Receives Chest Pain Center Accreditation
Shelby Baptist Medical Center has received full accreditation with PCI from the Society of Cardiovascular Patient Care (SCPC).
More than five million Americans visit hospitals each year with chest pain. SCPC’s goal is to reduce the mortality rate of these patients by teaching the public to recognize the early symptoms of a possible heart attack, reduce the time that it takes to receive treatment, and increase the effectiveness of treatment. SCPC’s accreditation process ensures that centers meet quality-of-care measures in acute cardiac medicine.
The Accredited Chest Pain Center at Shelby Baptist Medical Center has demonstrated its expertise and commitment to quality patient care by meeting or exceeding a wide set of criteria and undergoing an onsite review by a team of SPCP’s accreditation review specialists.
