Department of Pathology

Welcome

Welcome to the UAB Department of Pathology website. The UAB Department of Pathology provides extensive clinical services and teaching while maintaining large and productive research programs. Currently, the Department has more than $23 million per year in extramural research funding and our clinical services, including inpatient, outpatient and outreach, completes over 6 million procedures per year. Our training programs are among the finest in the country and our faculty have achieved national and international recognition in service, teaching and research.

Roth named chair of Pathology

MESSAGE FROM THE CHAIR

It has been my great honor to have served as Chair of the Department of Pathology at UAB for the last 18 years. These years have been very rewarding and I believe that the accomplishments have been notable. This is due to the excellence of our faculty, staff and trainees who now and forever will carry a piece of UAB with them wherever they go.

I shall remain on the faculty, continuing to direct the Center for Metabolic Bone Disease, co-direct the new NIH-funded UAB Center for Translational Science Award, direct my own research program, assist the new Director of the UAB Research Foundation, David Winwood, facilitating the interface between the faculty and his office, and provide service in Laboratory Medicine to the VA. Of course, I shall assist Dr. Roth as requested as he moves the Department forward.

Thanks to all of you who have worked so hard to make the UAB Pathology Department one of the best in the country.

Sincerely,

Pathology Sites

MESSAGE FROM DR. KEVIN A. ROTH, THE INCOMING CHAIR

It is an honor to have been selected as the next Chairman of Pathology at UAB. The Department has grown dramatically over the last eighteen years under the leadership of Dr. Jay McDonald and has reached unprecedented heights in national recognition. The Chronicle of Higher Education recently ranked the UAB Department of Pathology Graduate Student Program third in the country based on faculty scholarship data determined by Academic Analytics. Similarly, based on 2007 NIH grant award data, UAB ranks sixth in the country for funding to Departments of Pathology. In addition to an outstanding research enterprise, the Department is home to a cadre of internationally-recognized physicians offering expert clinical and diagnostic services across a wide array of pathology subdisciplines. These faculty members, in combination with an excellent group of residents and fellows, perform approximately seven million laboratory tests and over 40,000 surgical pathology examinations per year. The department’s recognized strengths in clinical service, research and teaching; combined with strong connections between the Department of Pathology, the School of Medicine, and the entire UAB Health System provides a solid foundation for future departmental growth.

Our department is entering an exciting and challenging era. Changes in health care delivery, medical education and research support will demand novel approaches and solutions to keep our department vibrant.

My intent is to be proactive in identifying opportunities that will enhance our clinical and academic missions. I look forward to working with all Department of Pathology affiliated personnel including faculty, residents, fellows, graduate students, administrators, and support staff to reach our shared goals. I will give an “inaugural address” on September 2nd at 3:00 p.m. in WPCC Room E to present an overview of the Department and my vision for its future.
This presentation is open to the entire UAB community; however, I particularly want to invite the Department of Pathology faculty, support staff, graduate students, residents, fellows, and UAB Hospital associates to attend.

Best wishes,

Kevin A. Roth, M.D., Ph.D.