2023 Department of Pediatrics Academic Annual Report

PEDIATRIC GASTROENTEROLOGY, HEPATOLOGY AND NUTRITION FELLOWSHIP PROGRAM

The UAB Pediatric Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition Fellowship Program is designed to provide fellows with the background and experience to diagnose and manage patients with acute and chronic diseases of the digestive system (esophagus, stomach, intestines, liver and pancreas), including those that are life-threatening, and to conduct research in this specialized field. The patient population is sufficiently varied, and complex diseases and volume ensure that residents have the opportunity to become clinically competent in the management of common as well as uncommon gastrointestinal, hepatobiliary and pancreatic diseases in patients ranging from infancy through young adulthood. Fellows are guided in developing clinical judgement and decision-making skills in cost-effective, efficient evaluation and management of a wide variety of presenting complaints. Our program offers fellows the opportunity to train and develop skills in appropriate laboratory testing and procedures, including indications, preparation, techniques and interpretations. During their training, fellows are provided mentoring and opportunities for clinical or laboratory-based research with support from division faculty.

2023–2024 Fellows

Third-Year Fellow Irene Gamra, M.D. Residency: Morehouse School of Medicine Third-Year Fellow Stephanie Saaybi, M.D. Residence: MedStar Georgetown University Hospital Second-Year Fellow Rahmath Althaf, D.O. Residency: Medical College of Georgia Second-Year Fellow Brad Anding, M.D. Residency: University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB) First-Year Fellow Parker Giroux, M.D. Residency: University of Mississippi First-Year Fellow Olawale Oduru, M.D. Residency: Medical College of Wisconsin

Program Directors

Jeanine Maclin, M.D. Program Director

Diana Montoya Melo, M.D. Assistant Program Director

Program Coordinator

Bonnie Hawkins

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