Four physicians from the UAB School of Medicine have been named to the prestigious Association of American Physicians.

• Ravi Bhatia, MD, director of the Division of Hematology and Oncology, Department of Medicine, and deputy director of the UAB Comprehensive Cancer Center
• Smita Bhatia, MD, professor and vice chair for Outcomes in the Department of Pediatrics and director of the Institute for Cancer Outcomes and Survivorship
• William Britt, MD, professor in the Division of Pediatric Infectious Diseases in the Department of Pediatrics
• Victor Thannickal, MD, director of the Division of Pulmonary, Allergy and Critical Care Medicine and vice chair for strategic planning, Department of Medicine

Election to membership is a widely recognized measure of scholarly excellence among senior faculty members, particularly in departments of medicine and pediatrics.

"It is unusual to have so many physicians from one institution inducted into the association at one time," said Robert Rich, M.D., former dean of the UAB School of Medicine and chair of the UAB nominating committee. "We were extremely gratified that four outstanding faculty members from UAB were chosen."