Inside Pediatrics Magazine Fall/Winter 2025

Law Appointed Division Director

Education and research are crucial parts of Lau's strategy, and UAB and Children’s have a history of successful collaboration on both. From an education perspective, Children’s serves as the teaching hospital for the UAB pediatric medicine, surgery, psychiatry, research and residency programs.

of Pediatric Cardiology

Following the promotion of Yung Lau, M.D., to

physician-in-chief at Children’s of Alabama, pediatric cardiologist Mark Law, M.D., was named Lau’s successor as director of the Division of Pediatric Cardiology.

“There’s this deep core of understanding between Children’s and

the department that we are really training the future physicians for the state,” Lau said. And that’s a crucial role in a state that, Lau says, needs more physicians and pediatricians. “Part of our duty here is in our obligation to do that,” he added. On the research side, the two institutions work together to “advance knowledge for the children of Alabama and beyond for the future,” Lau said. This benefits both entities, sometimes leads to advancements and breakthroughs that influence the broader world of medicine, and enhances the reputation of both. Faculty support is another central pillar of Lau’s vision. Since becoming chair, he has met with many faculty members—some he’s long known, others he’s come to know better through these conversations. What stands out most, he says, is their passion and the profound impact they have on children’s lives. His goal is to listen, support and help them succeed.

So far in his new role, Law, a professor in the Department of Pediatrics, has made substantive changes that address current needs and lay a strong foundation for continued growth and success within the division and the Pediatric and Congenital Heart Center of Alabama at Children’s. Widely respected as a leader in pediatric and interventional cardiology as well as adult congenital heart disease, Law has authored or co-authored more than 70 peer-reviewed articles and book chapters. He has also mentored more than 20 postdoctoral fellows and junior faculty, contributing meaningfully to the future of academic medicine. He also serves as medical director of Adult Congenital Interventional Cardiology at UAB Medicine, with a secondary appointment in the Division of Cardiovascular Disease within the Department of Medicine. Prior to his promotion to division director, Law was appointed to the prestigious Lionel M. Bargeron Endowed Chair in Pediatric Cardiology by the Board of Trustees of the University of Alabama.

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