A CONVERSATION WITH UAB PRESIDENT RAY L. WATTS, MD
What do endowed faculty positions do for UAB?
Simply put, they are the key to attracting and keeping top faculty. Our best people are approached by other institutions nearly every day, and in order to keep them—and to bring other world-class faculty in every discipline to UAB—endowments are crucial.
What does holding an endowed position mean to a faculty member?
Having held endowed chairs myself, including two here at UAB, I think there are two primary reasons why they matter. One is recognition, because in American higher education, being named to an endowed chair is the highest honor a faculty member can achieve. Second, and more important, an endowed professorship or chair generates spendable funds to support the holder’s work—to advance research by funding projects or people in a lab; helping fund work by students in that lab or in the classroom; and to fund travel to professional meetings and conferences that foster collaboration and advance scholarly work.
Why do donors make gifts to create endowed faculty positions?
Every donor has his or her own reasons, but I think the common factor is that our donors truly believe in UAB’s capacity to change the world. They understand that attracting and keeping the best faculty is critical to our ability to develop new knowledge and put it into action. Some donors want to honor a loved one, or pay forward a gift they feel they’ve received, either through their own UAB educational experience or, quite often, from a physician or care team who helped them through a health crisis. Some want to fight a disease that took a loved one from them too soon. And some donors, especially our corporate friends and community leaders, believe that by investing in UAB, they are ensuring that the most talented students will receive a great education from the best professors and mentors, so that they will be prepared to lead.
What’s the difference between a professorship and a chair?
An endowed professorship has a corpus of at least $500,000; for an endowed chair, the minimum is $1.5 million. Each produces annual spendable income of about 4.5 percent, based on the 5-year moving market average, which is available to the holder for his or her academic priorities.
How many more endowed chairs do you think UAB needs?
As of May 2025, UAB has more than 300 endowed chairs and professorships. As our University continues to move forward, our need for endowed positions will continue to grow. And in every school across this campus, there are many outstanding faculty who are deserving of this recognition, and who would take those resources and make great things happen with them. So until every one of our best people holds an endowed professorship or chair, we will continue to make those a top priority for philanthropic and institutional investment.
For information on how you can establish an endowed faculty position, including how to do that through your estate plan, contact Joyner Crane, Assistant Director of Gift Administration and Data, crane14@uab.edu; 205.996.7317.
Faculty Endowments
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College of Arts and Sciences Endowed Faculty Positions
Steven N. Austad, PhD
The Protective Life Endowed Chair in Healthy Aging Research
Established June 4, 2021
Appointed September 17, 2021
Karlene K. Ball, MD
Endowed Chair in Developmental Psychology
Established June 16, 2006
Appointed April 13, 2012
Jeffrey T. Walker, PhD
J. Frank Barefield, Jr., Endowed Chair in Communities and Crime
Established September 16, 2022
Appointed February 3, 2023 -
Collat School of Business Endowed Faculty Positions
Thomas E. DeCarlo, PhD
Ben S. Weil Chair of Industrial Distribution
Established January 23, 1986
Appointed June 16, 2006
Christopher Edmonds, PhD
UAB Alumni and Friends Professorship in Accounting
Established December 7, 1990
Appointed April 4, 2025
Patrick J. Murphy, PhD
Goodrich Endowed Chair for Innovation and Entrepreneurship
Established June 16, 2017
Appointed June 8, 2018
Arline A. Savage, PhD
Sallie W. Dean Endowed Professorship in Accounting
Established April 14, 2023
Appointed June 9, 2023
Christopher L. Shook, PhD
Wells Fargo Endowed Chair in Business Administration
Established June 18, 2004
Appointed September 7, 2023
Stephanie R. Yates, PhD
Regions Institute for Financial Education Endowed Professorship
Established April 8, 2016
Appointed April 8, 2016 -
Heersink School of Medicine Endowed Faculty Positions
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Department of Anesthesiology
Dan E. Berkowitz, MD, BCh
Alfred Habeeb Chair in Anesthesiology
Established April 10, 1992
Appointed April 12, 2019
Jennifer J. DeBerry, PhD
David Hill Chestnut Endowed Professorship in Anesthesiology
Established June 6, 2024
Appointed June 14, 2013
Jianguo G. Gu, MB, PhD
Edward A. Ernst, MD, Endowed Chair in Anesthesiology
Established September 13, 2001
Appointed February 6, 2015
Kevin S. Harrod, PhD
Benjamin Monroe Carraway, MD, Endowed Chair in Anesthesiology
Established April 18, 1997
Appointed February 6, 2015
Sadis Matalon, PhD, Dr Sc
Alice McNeal, M.D., Endowed Chair in Anesthesiology
Established September 18, 1998
Appointed May 7, 1999
Brant M. Wagener, MD, PhD
Simon Gelman, M.D., PhD, Endowed Professorship in Anesthesiology
Established November 9, 2001
Appointed February 3, 2023
Ursula Isolde Wesselmann, MD, PhD, DTM&H
William A. Lell, M.D., Paul N. Samuelson, M.D., Endowed Professorship in Anesthesiology
Established November 7, 2003
Appointed April 8, 2016 -
Department of Biochemistry
David M. Bedwell, PhD
James C. and Elizabeth T. Lee Chair of Biochemistry and Molecular Genetics
Established April 30, 1993
Appointed November 3, 2017
David Schneider, PhD
Louise T. Chow, PhD - Heersink Endowed Chair in Biochemistry and Molecular Genetics
Established November 4, 2022
Appointed November 4, 2022 -
Department of Biomedical Informatics and Data Science
Jake Y. Chen, PhD
Triton Endowed Professorship in Biomedical Informatics and Data Science
Established November 3, 2023
Appointed November 3, 2023 -
Department of Cellular, Developmental and Integrative Biology
Susan L. Bellis, PhD
Alma B. Maxwell—UAHSF Endowed Chair in Biomedical Research
Established September 19, 2008
Appointed September 6, 2019
Etty (Tika) Benveniste, PhD
Charlene A. Jones Endowed Chair in Neuroimmunology
Established June 13, 2014
Appointed November 7, 2014
Rosa A. Serra, PhD
UAHSF Endowed Chair in Cancer Biology
Appointed April 12, 2019
Anna E. Thalacker-Mercer, PhD
UAHSF SOM Endowed Professorship in Regenerative and Translational Medicine
Established September 7, 2019
Appointed June 9, 2023
Bradley K. Yoder, PhD
UAHSF Endowed Chair in Biomedical Research
Established September 19, 2008
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Department of Dermatology
Mohammad Athar, PhD
Eric W. Baum, MD, Endowed Professorship in Dermatology
Established February 7, 2014
Appointed June 13, 2014
Boni E. Elewski, MD
James E. Elder, MD, Endowed Professorship for Graduate Education
Established April 13, 2012
Appointed April 13, 2012
Andrzej T. Slominski, MD, PhD
Endowed Professorship in Basic Research in the Department of Dermatology
Established November 6, 2015
Appointed November 6, 2015
Vacant
Amy Theos, M.D., Alabama Dermatology Society Endowed Professorship in Pediatric Dermatology
Established June 9, 2023
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Department of Genetics
Bruce R. Korf, MD, PhD
Wayne H. and Sara Crews Finley Chair of Medical Genetics
Established June 26, 1986
Appointed November 11, 2002
Anindya Dutta, PhD
Endowed Professorship of Genetics
Established February 4, 2022
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Department of Medical Education
Alice R. Goepfert, MD
Heersink Endowed Professorship in Graduate Medical Education
Established September 5, 2024
Appointed September 5, 2024
Craig J. Hoesley, MD
Paul and Martha Burleson Endowed Chair in Medical Education
Established September 12, 2025
Appointed September 12, 2025
Majd Zayzafoon, MD, PhD
Heersink Endowed Professorship in International Medical Education
Established September 5, 2024
Appointed September 5, 2024Vacant
Heersink Endowed Professorship in Medical Education
Established September 5, 2024 -
Department of Medicine
Veena Antony, MD
Endowed Professorship in Environmental Medicine
Established February 3, 2017
Appointed September 18, 2015
Ananda Basu, MD
S. Richard Hill, Jr. Endowed Professorship in Endocrinology
Established September 19, 2024
Appointed April 12, 2024
Rita Basu, MD
Endowed Professorship in Diabetes Science
Established April 12, 2024
Appointed April 12, 2024
Ravi Bhatia, MD
John G. Kelton Endowed Chair in Hematology and Oncology
Established October 5, 2022
Appointed April 17, 2023
Surya P. Bhatt, MD, MSPH
Endowed Professorship in Airways Disease
Established June 16, 2017
Appointed November 4, 2022
J. Edwin Blalock, PhD
Nancy E. Dunlap, MD, Endowed Chair in Pulmonary Disease
Established June 17, 2016
Appointed September 23, 2016
Kenneth Boockvar, MD, MS
Gwen McWhorter, EdD, Endowed Chair in Geriatric Medicine
Established February 15, 2002
Appointed April 17, 2023
A. Brent Carter, MD
Department of Medicine Endowed Professorship in Lung Biology
Established September 18, 2015
Appointed September 18, 2015
Andrea Lynne Cherrington, MD, MPH
Triton Endowed Professorship in Health Equality Research
Established April 8, 2022
Appointed April 8, 2022
Jeffrey R. Curtis, MD, MS, MPH
Marguerite Jones Harbert-Gene V. Ball, MD Endowed Chair in Rheumatology
Established February 3, 2006
Appointed November 3, 2017
Brian R. Davis, PhD
Nancy R. and Eugene C. Gwaltney Family Endowed Chair in Medical Research
Established April 6, 2007
Appointed September 7, 2023
Steven R. Duncan, MD
Endowed Professorship in Medicine
Established February 6, 2015
Appointed February 6, 2015
Mark T. Dransfield, MD
Ben Vaughan Branscomb Chair of Medicine in Respiratory Disease
Established November 2, 1990
Appointed April 8, 2022
Gareth R. Dutton, PhD
Endowed Professorship in Diabetes Prevention and Control
Established April 12, 2013
Appointed November 9, 2018
Robert J. Edwards, MD
Benjamin Russell Endowed Chair in Geriatrics
Established February 2, 2024
Appointed November 8, 2024
Charles O. Elson III, MD
Basil I. Hirschowitz Endowed Chair in Gastroenterology
Established December 12, 1996
Appointed June 27, 1997
Amit Gaggar, MD, PhD
William C. Bailey, MD, Endowed Chair in Pulmonary Disease
Established September 15, 2017
Appointed April 8, 2022
Paul A. Goepfert, MD
Edward W. Hook, III, M.D., Endowed Professorship in Infectious Diseases
Established
Appointed February 7, 2020
Orlando Gutierrez, MD, MMSc
Hilda B. Anderson Endowed Chair in Nephrology
Established February 4, 2011
Appointed September 12, 2025
Renee Heffron, PhD, MPH
Jim Straley Endowed Chair in AIDS Research
Established June 15, 2007
Appointed November 4, 2022
Elizabeth A. Jackson, MD, MPH
Robert C. Bourge and Cutessa D. Bourge Endowed Professorship in Cardiovascular Disease
Established April 8, 2016
Appointed November 9, 2018
Guarav Jain, MD
Anderson Family Endowed Professorship in Nephrology
Established April 9, 2020
Appointed April 9, 2020
James E. Johnson, MD
Charles and Alice Hohenberg Professorship in Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine
Established June 21, 1996
Appointed November 11, 2005
Clifton E. Kew, II, MD
Robert G. Luke, M.D. Endowed Chair in Transplant Nephrology
Established April 20, 2001
Appointed April 9, 2021
Robert P. Kimberly, MD
Howard L. Holley Research Chair in Rheumatology
Established December 4, 1987
Appointed September 28, 1996
Ryan Rhoads Kraemer, MD
Dr. Tinsley R. Harrison Endowed Chair in Medical Resident Education
Established November 4, 2011
Appointed September 7, 2023
Vineeta Kumar, MD
Robert C. Bourge and Cutessa D. Bourge Endowed Professorship in Transplant Nephrology
Established in September 2001
Appointed February 8, 2019
James J. Kobie, PhD
Michael S. Saag, M.D., Endowed Professorship in Infectious Diseases
Established June 7, 2019
Appointed February 7, 2025
Stijn De Langhe, PhD
Endowed Professorship in Lung Development and Regeneration
Established February 3, 2017
Appointed June 16, 2017
Timmy C. Lee, M.D
Marie S. Ingalls Endowed Chair in Nephrology Leadership
Established September 16, 2006
Appointed September 12, 2025
Gang Liu, MD, PhD
Moon H. Nahm, M.D., Endowed Chair
Appointed April 12, 2019
Established February 8, 2019
Nicole L. Lohr, MD, PhD
Mary Gertrude Waters Chair of Cardiovascular Medicine
Established October 20, 1972
Appointed November 3, 2023
H. Thomas McElderry Jr., MD
G. Neal Kay Endowed Professorship in Clinical Electrophysiology
Established April 10, 2015
Appointed June 7, 2019
Tony R. Merriman, PhD
Jane Knight Lowe Chair of Medicine in Rheumatology
Established June 22, 2001
Appointed September 12, 2025
Jason L. Morris, MD
Gustavo R. Heudebert, MD, MACP, Endowed Professorship in General Internal Medicine
Established February 7, 2020
Appointed February 7, 2020
John D. Mountz, MD, PhD
J.W. and Virginia Goodwin – Warren D. Blackburn, Jr., Research Chair in Rheumatology
Established April 30, 1993
Appointed February 15, 2002
Michal Mrug, MD
Detraz Endowed Professorship in Polycystic Kidney Disease
Established April 6, 2018
Appointed September 21, 2018
Michael J. Mugavero, MD, MHSc
Endowed Professorship in Outcomes Research and Implementation Science
Established April 4, 2025
Appointed June 6, 2025
Javier Neyra, MD
David G. Warnock, M.D., Endowed Professorship in Academic Nephrology
Established February 5, 2022
Appointed September 7, 2023
Fernando Ovalle, MD
Ruth Lawson Hanson Chair of Medicine in Diabetes and Metabolism
Established July 20, 1967
Appointed November 13, 2020
Peter G. Pappas, MD
William E. Dismukes Endowed Professorship in Infectious Diseases
Established June 20, 2008
Appointed February 3, 2012
David M. Pollock, PhD
Dr. James A. Schafer, Ph.D., NRTC Endowed Professorship
Established November 8, 2013
Appointed June 13, 2014
Jennifer S. Pollock, PhD
Endowed Professorship in Nephrology
Appointed April 9, 2020
Troy Randall, PhD
The Meyer Foundation William J. Koopman, M.D., Endowed Chair in Immunology and Rheumatology
Established September 21, 2018
Appointed November 3, 2017
Dana Rizk, M.D.
Anupam Agarwal, M.D., Endowed Professorship in Nephrology
Established June 9, 2023
Appointed June 9, 2023
J. Martin Rodriguez, MD
C. Glenn Cobbs, M.D. Endowed Professorship in Infectious Diseases
Established February 15, 2013
Appointed February 7, 2025
Kenneth G. Saag, MD, MSc
Anna Lois Waters Endowed Chair in Rheumatology
Established March 4, 1970
Appointed September 17, 2021
Paul W. Sanders, MD
Thomas E. Andreoli Endowed Chair in Nephrology
Established September 13, 2001
Appointed June 17, 2011
Aneth Shalev, MD
Nancy R. and Eugene C. Gwaltney Family Endowed Chair in Juvenile Diabetes Research
Appointed November 5, 2010
Phillip Doyle Smith, MD, FACP
Mary J. Bradford Endowed Professorship in Gastroenterology
Established September 18, 1998
Appointed November 9, 2001
Jose A. Tallaj, MD
R.C. Bourge Endowed Professorship in Advanced Heart Disease
Established August 22, 2013
Appointed April 12, 2019
Ashita Tolwani
DCI Edwin A. Rutsky, MD, Distinguished Endowed Chair in Nephrology
Established June 17, 2016
Appointed June 17, 2016
Rodney O. Tucker, MD, MMM
Christine S. Ritchie, MD, Endowed Chair in Palliative Care Leadership
Established November 6, 2015
Appointed February 5, 2016
Andrew T. Ulijasz, PhD
Endowed Professorship in Lung Cellular and Molecular Biology
Established February 18, 2019
Appointed June 6, 2025
Barbara Van Der Pol, PhD
Endowed Professorship in Reproductive Health Research
Established June 6, 2025
Appointed June 6, 2025
James Michael Wells, MD, MSPH
Endowed Professorship in Airway Biology
Established September 15, 2017
Appointed April 12, 2024
Lisa L. Willett, MD
Paul W. Burleson Professorship in Internal Medicine
Established April 6, 2018
Appointed September 12, 2025
Martin E. Young, D Phil
Jeanne V. Marks Endowed Chair in Cardiovascular Research
Established November 19, 1999
Appointed June 6, 2017Vacant
Albert Oberman, MD, Endowed Professorship in Cardiovascular Disease
Established February 3, 2017
Vacant
Stephen G. Rostand, MD, Endowed Professorship in Nephrology
Established June 7, 2019Vacant
J. Claude Bennett Endowed Professorship in Rheumatology
Established September 14, 2007
Vacant
Eleanor E. Kidd Endowed Chair in Primary Care Medicine
Established September 19, 2003
Vacant
Spencer Chair in Medical Science Leadership
Established September 18, 1992
Vacant
Baker-Dean Endowed Professorship in Interventional Cardiology
Established February 18, 2000
Vacant
Emmett G. and Beverly S. Parrish Endowed Professorship
Established November 9, 2001
Vacant
Endowed Professorship in Gastroenterology and Hepatology
Established April 12, 2019
Vacant
Endowed Professorship in Musculoskeletal Outcomes Research
Established June 17, 2016
Vacant
United Therapeutics Endowed Professorship in Pulmonary Vascular Disease
Established April 12, 2013
Vacant
Elmer and Glenda Harris Endowed Chair in Cardiovascular Disease
Established November 5, 2004Vacant
Featheringill Endowed Chair in Cardiac Arrhythmia Research
Established December 31, 2009Vacant
SK Bioscience Endowed Chair in Pneumonia Research
Established February 25, 2019Vacant
Jeanne M. Marrazzo, M.D., M.P.H., Endowed Professorship in Innovation and Advancement through Mentorship
Established December 19, 2017
Vacant
Merritt L. Pizitz and James E. Johnson, M.D., Endowed Professorship in Pulmonary and Critical Care
Established April 4, 2025
Vacant
Charles D. Beard, Jr., Family Endowed Chair in Interdisciplinary Healthcare Communication
Established April 8, 2022
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Department of Microbiology
J. Victor Garcia-Martinez, PhD
Charles H. McCauley Endowed Chair in Microbiology
Established February 18, 1978
Appointed November 3, 2023
John R. Kearney, PhD, BDS
Endowed Professorship in Immunology
Established April 8, 2016
Michael Niederweis, PhD
Triton Endowed Professorship in Bacteriology
Established April 7, 2017
Appointed September 15, 2017
Jan Novak, PhD
Jiri Mestecky Endowed Professorship in Microbiology
Established November 5, 2021
Appointed June 6, 2025
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Department of Neurobiology
Farah D. Lubin, PhD
Triton Endowed Professorship in Neurobiology
Established February 3, 2023
Appointed February 3, 2023
Craig Matlow Powell, MD, PhD
Virginia B. Spencer Endowed Professorship in Neuroscience
Established September 14, 2012
Appointed June 8, 2018
Jeremy J. Day, PhD
Michael Friedlander, PhD, - Heersink Endowed Professorship
Established March 28, 2022
Appointed June 10, 2022 -
Department of Neurology
David S. Geldmacher, MD, FACP
Warren Family Endowed Chair in Neurology
Established June 15, 2012
Appointed November 4, 2016
Matthew S. Goldberg, PhD
Charles S. Ackerman Endowed Professorship in Neurology
Established April 9, 2010
Appointed April 10, 2015
Toby Ira Gropen, MD, FAHA
James H. Halsey, Jr., MD, Endowed Professorship of Neurology
Established September 18, 2015
Appointed February 5, 2016
Jeremy H. Herskowitz, PhD
Patsy W. and Charles A. Collat Endowed Professorship in Neuroscience
Established April 4, 2014
Appointed November 8, 2019
Ronald M. Lazar, PhD
Evelyn F. McKnight Endowed Chair for Learning and Memory in Aging
Established February 3, 2006
Appointed September 5, 2017
Haydeh Payami, PhD
John T. and Juanelle D. Strain Endowed Chair in Neurology
Established February 3, 2006
Appointed April 10, 2015
Nita A. Limdi, Pharm.D., Ph.D., MSPH, FAHA
Ray L. Watts, M.D., - Heersink Endowed Chair in Neurology
Established June 10, 2022
Appointed June 10, 2022
Erik D. Roberson, MD, PhD
Rebecca Gale Endowed Professorship for Alzheimer’s Disease
Established June 7, 2019
Appointed September 6, 2019
David G. Standaert, MD, PhD
John N. Whitaker Endowed Chair in Neurology
Established September 19, 2003
Appointed November 4, 2011
Laura A. Volpicelli-Daley, PhD
Parkinson Association of Alabama Endowed Professorship in Neurology
Established November 5, 2021
Appointed November 5, 2021
Ray L. Watts, MD
Charles S. Ackerman Endowed Professorship in Parkinson’s Disease
Established November 4, 2022
Appointed November 4, 2022
Talene A. Yacoubian, MD, PhD
John A. and Ruth A. Jurenko Endowed Professorship in Neurology
Established February 8, 2013 -
Department of Neurosurgery
Winfield S. Fisher III, MD
Griffith R. Harsh III, Endowed Chair in Neurosurgery
Established September 18, 2009
Appointed November 6, 2009
Mark N. Hadley, MD
Charles A. and Patsy W. Collat Endowed Chair in Neurosurgery
Established November 11, 2005
Appointed February 3, 2006
James M. Markert, MD
James Garber Galbraith Chair in Neurosurgery
Established September 18, 1992
Appointed June 20, 2008 -
Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology
Rebecca C. Arrend, MD, MSPH
Dr. James and Vicki Orr Endowed Professorship in Women’s Oncology
Established April 8, 2022
Appointed September 7, 2023
Brian M. Casey, MD
John C. Hauth Endowed Professorship in Maternal-Fetal Medicine
Established November 6, 2015
Appointed April 17, 2023
Warner K. Huh, MD
Charles E. Flowers, Jr., Endowed Chair of Obstetrics and Gynecology
Established March 7, 1985
Appointed April 8, 2022
Charles A. Leath III, MD, MSPH
Ellen Gregg Shook Culverhouse Chair in Gynecologic Oncology
Established September 18, 1998
Appointed November 18, 1998
Holly E. Richter, MD, PhD
Endowed Chair in Obstetrics and Gynecology
Established June 27, 1985
Appointed September 19, 2008
J. Michael Straughn Jr., MD
J. Max Austin Jr. Endowed Chair in Obstetrics and Gynecology
Established June 20, 2008
Appointed April 12, 2013
Akila Subramaniam, MD, MPH
Bruce Harris, Jr., MD, Endowed Professorship in Obstetrics and Gynecology
Established May 7, 1999
Appointed September 7, 2023 -
Department of Ophthalmology
Maria Grant, MD
Eivor and Alston Callahan, MD, Endowed Chair in Ophthalmology
Established April 7, 2017
Appointed November 8, 2019
Rafael Grytz, PhD
Dennis Endowed Professorship in Glaucoma Research
Established April 4, 2014
Appointed April 24, 2024
Cynthia Owsley, PhD
Nathan E. Miles Endowed Chair of Ophthalmology
Established April 19, 1996
Appointed September 14, 2007
Krupa Patel, MD
Max and Lorayne Cooper Endowed Professorship in Ophthalmology Residency Training
Established February 7, 2014
Appointed November 8, 2024
Brian Samuels, MD, PhD
EyeSight Foundation of Alabama Endowed Chair of Ophthalmology
Established November 19, 1999
Appointed February 2, 2024
Paul Gamlin, Ph.D.
White-McKee Endowed Professorship in Ophthalmology
Established September 20, 2017
Appointed April 12, 2024Vacant
Kelly and C.T. Fitzpatrick Endowed Chair in Ophthalmology
Established August 24, 2018
Vacant
Susan and Dowd Ritter/RPB Endowed Chair in Ophthalmology Research
Established November 17, 2014
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Department of Orthopaedic Surgery
Irfan M. Asif, MD
Heersink Endowed Professorship in Sports and Exercise Medicine
Established September 1, 2023
Appointed November 3, 2023
Hassan Ghomrawi, PhD
Triton Endowed Professorship in Orthopaedic Surgery
Established September 5, 2024
Appointed September 12, 2025
Steven M. Theiss, MD
John D. Sherrill Chair of Orthopaedic Surgery
Established September 12, 1970
Appointed September 13, 2013 -
Department of Otolaryngology
Justin H. Turner, MD, PhD
John S. Odess Endowed Chair in Otolaryngology – Head and Neck Surgery
Established June 28, 1993
Appointed September 5, 2024
Edie R. Hapner, PhD, CCC-SLP
George W. Barber, Jr., Foundation Professorship in Otolaryngology/Head and Neck Surgery
Established June 28, 1993
Appointed February 5, 2021
Susan Dixon McCammon, MD
John W. Poynor Endowed Professorship in Otolaryngology
Established June 23, 2000
Appointed November 9, 2018
Charles Blakely Simpson, MD
Abroms Endowed Professorship in the Department of Otolaryngology
Appointed June 4, 2020
Bradford A. Woodworth, MD
James Johnston Hicks Chair of Otolaryngology/Head and Neck Surgery
Established March 23, 1989
Appointed June 20, 2008 -
Department of Pathology
Elizabeth E. Brown, Ph.D,. MPH
Endowed Professorship in Cancer Pathobiology
Established April 13, 2012
Appointed June 10, 2022
Shu G. Chen, Ph.D.
Ona M. Faye-Peterson Endowed Professorship in Pathology
Established February 5, 2021
Appointed April 8, 2022Vacant
Jay M. McDonald, M.D., Endowed Chair in Laboratory Medicine
Established February 6, 2015
Han-Fei Ding, MD, PhD
Gene P. Siegal Endowed Professorship in Pathology
Established June 19, 2015
Appointed June 10. 2022
Alexander Craig Mackinnon, Jr, MD, PhD
Dr. Robert B. Adams Endowed Professorship in Pathology
Established February 7, 2014
Appointed September 7, 2023
Cristina Magi-Galluzzi, MD
C. Bruce Alexander Endowed Professorship in Pathology
Established April 7, 2017
Appointed April 12, 2019
C. Ryan Miller, MD, PhD
Vishnu Reddy Translational Research in Pathology Endowed Professorship
Established February 9, 2018
Appointed September 6, 2019
Rakesh P. Patel, PhD
Victor Darley-Usmar Endowed Professorship in Molecular Pathology
Established September 7, 2023
Appointed September 7, 2023
Selvarangan Ponnazhagan, PhD
Endowed Professorship in Experimental Cancer Therapeutics
Established April 13, 2012
Appointed April 13, 2012
Gene P. Siegal, MD, PhD
Robert W. Mowry, MD, Endowed Professorship in Pathology
Established April 18, 2008
Appointed September 19, 2008
Casey T. Weaver, MD
Leonard H. Robinson Endowed Chair in Pathology
Established September 18, 1998
Appointed November 3, 2023
Shi Wei, MD, PhD
Leonard H. Robinson Endowed Chair in Pathology
Established June 15, 2007
Appointed April 4, 2025 -
Department of Pediatrics
Smita Bhatia, MD, MPH
Gay and Bew White Endowed Chair in Pediatric Oncology
Established February 6, 2015
Appointed November 6, 2015
William J. Britt, MD
Charles A. Alford, M.D., Endowed Chair in Pediatric Infectious Diseases
Established April 20, 2001
Appointed February 15, 2002
Waldemar A. Carlo, MD
Edwin M. Dixon Endowed Chair in Neonatology
Established June 23, 2000
Appointed September 14, 2000
Randy Q. Cron, MD, PhD
The Arthritis Foundation, Alabama Chapter Endowed Chair in Pediatric Rheumatology
Established June 15, 2007
Appointed September 14, 2007
Yung R. Lau, MD
Katharine Reynolds Ireland Chair of Pediatrics
Established October 30, 1992
Appointed September 12, 2025
Mark Law, MD
Lionel M. Bargeron, Jr., M.D., Endowed Chair in Pediatric Cardiology
Established December 12, 1996
Appointed April 4, 2025
Stephen Obaro, MD, PhD
Helen and Robert Whitley Endowed Chair of Pediatrics
Established April 8, 2016
Appointed September 7, 2023
Alan Percy, MD
Sarah Katherine Bateh Endowed Professorship in Rett Syndrome
Established April 7, 2017
Appointed September 6, 2019
Richard J. Whitley, MD
Loeb Eminent Scholar Chair in Pediatrics
Established February 28, 1992
Appointed February 28, 1992
Elizabeth A. Worthey, PhD
Endowed Professorship in Pediatrics
Established November 8, 2019
Appointed June 4, 2020 -
Department of Pharmacology
Mary-Ann Bjornsti, PhD
Newman H. Waters Chair of Clinical Pharmacology
Established October 30, 1992
Appointed February 6, 2009 -
Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
Vu Q.C. Nguyen, MD
Robert B. Kyle Professorship in Rehabilitation Medicine
Established May 3, 1974
Appointed April 8, 2022 -
Department of Psychiatry
Karen Cropsey, PsyD
Kathy Ireland Endowed Chair in Psychiatric Research
Established April 10, 1992
Appointed November 4, 2022
Yogesh Dwivedi, PhD
Elesabeth Ridgely Shook Endowed Chair in Psychiatry
Established September 13, 2001
Appointed November 8, 2013
Rachel E. Fargason, MD
Patrick H. Linton Professorship of Psychiatry
Established December 4, 1987
Appointed April 12, 2019
Karen L. Gamble, PhD
F. Cleveland Kinney Endowed Chair in Geriatric Psychiatry
Established June 15, 2007
Appointed November 4, 2022
Peter Hendricks, PhD
Heersink Endowed Chair in Psychiatry and the Heersink Endowed Chair in Psychiatry Quasi-Endowment
Established November 3, 2023
Appointed November 3, 2023
Adrienne C. Lahti, MD
Heman E. Drummond Endowed Chair of Psychiatry
Established September 9, 1988
Appointed April 9, 2021
Junghee Lee, PhD
Geropsychiatry Research Chair
Established June 28, 1993
Appointed February 7, 2020
Li Li, MD, PhD
Vivian Conatser-Turner Endowed Professorship of Psychiatry
Established April 7, 2007
Appointed April 4, 2025
Matthew Macaluso, DO
Bee McWane Reid Endowed Chair in Psychiatry and Neurobiology
Established February 7, 2014
Appointed June 4, 2020
Rosalinda C. Roberts, PhD
Kathy Ireland Endowed Chair in Psychiatric Research
Established April 10, 1992
Appointed February 2, 2007
Richard C. Shelton, MD
Charles Byron Ireland Chair of Psychiatric Research
Established April 14, 1973
Appointed February 3, 2012 -
Department of Radiation Oncology
M. Chris Dobelbower, MD, PhD
Sharon A. Spencer Distinguished Endowed Chair in Translational Radiation Oncology
Established February 3, 2017
Appointed November 8, 2024
John B. Fiveash, MD
Robert Y. Kim Outstanding Educator Endowed Chair in Radiation Oncology
Established June 15, 2007
Appointed April 11, 2008
Kimberly S. Keene, MD
Lemak-Ivy ROAR Endowed Professorship for Novel Radiation Oncology Clinical Research
Appointed April 9, 2020
Andrew McDonald, MD, MS
ROAR Southeast Cancer Foundation Endowed Professorship in Radiation Oncology
Established February 8, 2013
Appointed September 5, 2024
Lewis Z. Shi, M.D., Ph.D.
Koikos-Petelos-Jones-Bragg ROAR Endowed Professorship for Cancer Research
Established February 3, 2023
Appointed February 3, 2023
Corey Speers, MD, PhD
Merle M. Salter, M.D. Endowed Chair of Radiation Oncology
Established September 15, 1995
Appointed June 6, 2025
Sharon A. Spencer, MD, MSHA
Ruby F. Meredith Outstanding Clinician in Radiation Oncology Endowed Chair
Established November 9, 2007
Appointed June 20, 2008
Christopher D. Willey, MD, PhD
Hale-Stephens ROAR Endowed Professorship for Distinctive Radiation Oncology Research
Established April 9, 2020
Appointed April 9, 2020 -
Department of Radiology
Cheri L. Canon, MD
Witten-Stanley Endowed Chair of Radiology
Established December 5, 1997
Appointed April 8, 2011 -
Department of Surgery
Adam W. Beck, MD
Holt A. McDowell, Jr., MD, Endowed Chair of Vascular Surgery
Established April 6, 2007
Appointed February 3, 2017
Herbert Chen, MD
Fay Fletcher Kerner Chair of Surgery
Established October 19, 1973
Appointed April 8, 2016
Britney Corey, MD, MACM, FACS
Marshall Urist, MD, Endowed Professorship
Established April 8, 2022
Appointed June 9, 2023
Daniel I. Chu, MD, FACS, FASCRS
Selwyn M. Vickers, M.D., F.A.C.S. Endowed Chair in Surgery
Established November 4, 2022
Appointed November 4, 2022
Robert J. Dabal, MD
A. D. Pacifico, MD, Endowed Chair of Cardiovascular Surgery
Established February 15, 2002
Appointed September 15, 2017
James E. Davies, MD
John W. Kirklin Chair of Cardiovascular Surgery
Established February 23, 1980
Appointed September 15, 2017
Vikas Dudeja, MBBS, FACS
James P. Hayes Jr., Endowed Professorship in Gastrointestinal Oncology
Established April 13, 2012
Appointed April 9, 2021
Aurelio Galli, PhD, D.Sc.
Dr. Champ Lyons Endowed Chair in General Surgery
Appointed June 9, 2023
James F. George, PhD
UAB Cardiovascular Surgical Research Chair
Established February 23, 1980
Appointed September 18, 2015
Michael J. Hanaway, MD
Martha Robinson Tankersley Endowed Professorship in Transplant Clinical Excellence
Established June 10, 2022
Appointed June 10, 2022
Jeffrey W. Holmes, MD, PhD
Goodrich Endowed Chair in Cardiovascular Surgery
Established February 7, 2020
Appointed June 9, 2021
Gregory D. Kennedy, MD, PhD
John H. Blue Chair of General Surgery
Established April 20, 2001
Appointed September 23, 2016
Jeffrey D. Kerby, MD, PhD, FACS
Brigham Family Endowed Professorship in Trauma and Acute Care Surgery
Established April 9, 2021
Appointed April 9, 2021
James K. Kirklin, MD
James K. Kirklin Endowed Chair of Cardiothoracic Surgery
Established November 8, 2013
Appointed September 15, 2017
Helen Krontiras, MD
Kirby I. Bland, M.D., Endowed Professorship in Surgery
Established April 6, 2018
Appointed April 6, 2018Vacant
Arnold G. Diethelm Endowed Chair in Transplantation Surgery
Established October 1, 2004
Paige M. Porrett, MD
Vera Hauptfeld-Dolejsek, Ph.D., Endowed Professorship in Transplant Immunology
Established April 9, 2021
Appointed April 9, 2021
Bin Ren, MD
William D. Jordan, Jr., M.D., Endowed Professorship in Vascular Sciences in the Department of Surgery
Established February 3, 2017
Appointed February 5, 2021
Jorge I. Torre, MD, MSHA
Bruce F. Connell, M.D., Endowed Chair in Plastic Surgery
Established June 4, 2020
Appointed November 13, 2020
Benjamin Wei, MD
Charles W. Breaux, Sr., and Ann K. Breaux Endowed Professorship in Cardiothoracic Surgery
Established September 16, 2011
Appointed June 6, 2025
Carlton J. Young, MD
Mark H. Deierhoi, MD, Endowed Professorship
Established April 12, 2019
Appointed April 9, 2021 -
Department of Urology
Dean G. Assimos, MD
Anton J. Bueschen, MD, Endowed Chair in Urologic Surgery and Research
Established February 3, 2006
Appointed September 14, 2012
John Knight, PhD
John R. Burns, MD, and Dean G. Assimos, MD, Endowed Professorship the Department of Urology
Established April 4, 2025
Appointed September 12, 2025
Sunil Sudarshan, MD
Anderson Family Endowed Chair in Urology
Established June 8, 2018
Appointed April 8, 2022
Jeffrey Wells Nix, MD
Joe A. Chambliss Prostate Cancer Research and Innovation Endowed Professorship in Urology in The University of Alabama at Birmingham Marnix E. Heersink School of Medicine
Established April 14, 2023
Appointed April 17, 2023 -
Division of Infections Diseases
Michael J. Mugavero, M.D., MHSc
Jeanne M. Marrazzo, M.D., M.P.H., Endowed Professorship in Innovation and Advancement through Mentorship
Established December 19, 2017
Appointed September 16, 2022Vacant
C. Glenn Cobbs, M.D. Endowed Professorship in Infectious Diseases
Established February 15, 2013 -
Hugh Kaul Precision Medicine Institute
Matthew Brendon Might, PhD
Hugh Kaul Precision Medicine Institute Endowed Chair
Established September 21, 2018
Appointed June 9, 2023 -
Informatics Institute
James J. Cimino, MD
Endowed Professorship in Informatics
Established June 19, 2015
Appointed November 6, 2015
Jake Y. Chen, PhD
Triton Endowed Professorship in Biomedical Informatics and Data Science
Established November 3, 2023
Appointed November 3, 2023 -
Marnix E. Heersink Institute for Biomedical Innovation
Rubin Pillay, MD, PhD
Marnix E. Heersink Endowed Professorship in Biomedical Innovation
Established June 9, 2023
Appointed June 9, 2023 -
O'Neal Comprehensive Cancer Center
Luciano Costa, MD, PhD
Mary and Bill Battle Endowed Professorship in Multiple Myeloma
Established April 9, 2021
Appointed April 8, 2022
Bassel El-Rayes, M.D.
Albert F. LoBuglio Endowed Chair for Translational Cancer Research
Established September 16, 2006
Appointed September 16, 2022
James Michael Donahue, MD
James H. Estes Family Endowed Chair for Lung Cancer Research
Established November 6, 2009
Appointed April 6, 2018
Mona Fouad, MD, MPH
Edward E. Partridge, MD, Endowed Chair for Cancer Disparity Research
Established September 9, 2019
Appointed June 4, 2020
Suzanne E. Lapi, PhD
Emmet O’Neal II Endowed Professorship in Lung Cancer Research
Established September 16, 2022
Appointed November 4, 2022
Runhua R. Liu, MD, PhD
Olivia Turlington Miller Chair of Cancer Genetics
Established April 10, 2015
Appointed November 3, 2023
Louis Burton Nabors, III, MD
William Austin Brown Endowed Professorship in the O’Neal Comprehensive Cancer Center
Established September 17, 2020
Appointed February 5, 2021
Keshav K. Singh, PhD
Joy and Bill Harbert Endowed Chair in Cancer Genetics
Established June 22, 2001
Appointed November 5, 2010
Barry Sleckman, MD, PhD
Evalina B. Spencer Chair in Oncology
Established Spetember 23, 1994
Erwin G. Van Meir, PhD
David Hart White Endowed Professorship for Brain Cancer Research
Established April 9, 2021
Appointed February 5, 2022 -
Regional Medical Campuses
W. J. Many, Jr., MD, FACP
Virginia Loeb Weil Endowed Professorship in Medical Education
Established February 8, 2013
Appointed February 5, 2016 -
School of Medicine Dean’s Office
Anupam Agarwal, MD
James C. Lee, Jr., Endowed Chair for the Dean of The University of Alabama at Birmingham Marnix E. Heersink School of Medicine
Established February 4, 2011
Appointed April 17, 2023
Louise T. Chow, PhD
Anderson Family Chair in Medical Education, Research & Patient Care
Established June 15, 2007
Appointed September 13, 2013
Gino Cingolani, PhD
Anderson Family Endowed Chair in Medical Education, Research & Patient Care
Established June 15, 2007
Appointed November 3, 2023
Michaelle Gray, PhD
Jarman F. Lowder Endowed Professorship in Neuroscience
Established June 15, 2012
Appointed September 16, 2022David A. Schneider
Louise T. Chow, PhD - Heersink Endowed Chair in Biochemistry and Molecular Genetics
Established November 4, 2022
Appointed November 4, 2022Alan Thevent N. Tita, MD, PhD
Mary Heersink Endowed Chair in Global Health
Established June 10, 2022
Appointed June 10, 2022 -
UAB Immunology Institute
Frances E. Lund, PhD
Endowed Chair in Immunology
Established June 9, 2023
Appointed June 9, 2023
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Department of Anesthesiology
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School of Dentistry Endowed Faculty Positions
Chin-Chuan Fu, DDS, MS
Thomas P. Hinman Dental Meeting Endowed Professorship in Comprehensive Dentistry
Established April 13, 2012
Appointed November 3, 2023
Gregg H. Gilbert, DDS, MBA, FAAHD, FACD, FICD
James R. Rosen Chair of Dental Research
Established September 28, 1990
Appointed November 3, 2023
Nicolaas C. Geurs, DDS, MS
Dental Alumni-Joseph F. Volker Chair of Clinical Dentistry
Established April 21, 1982
Appointed November 3, 2023
Daniel Allen Givan, DMD
University of Alabama School of Dentistry Alumni Association Endowed Professorship
Established September 9, 2015
Appointed November 3, 2023
Chung How Kau, PhD
Don Speed Endowed Professorship for Orthodontics
Established November 5, 2021
Appointed September 12, 2025
Patrick J. Louis, DDS, MD
Charles A. McCallum Chair of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery
Established October 24, 1985
Appointed April 28, 2022
Anthony Morlandt, DDS, MD, FACS
Peter D. Waite Endowed Professorship in Oral and Maxillofacial
Established February 5, 2016
Appointed April 17, 2023
Kathlyn K. Powell, DMD, MD
Dr. Thomas W. Jones Endowed Professorship in Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery
Established November 2, 2012
Appointed November 3, 2023
Christos C. Vlachos, DMD, MS
UAB Orthodontic Alumni Endowed Professorship
Established June 17, 2011
Appointed September 14, 2012 -
School of Engineering Endowed Faculty Positions
Jianyi Zhang, MD, PhD
T. Michael and Gillian Goodrich Endowed Chair of Engineering Leadership
Established June 13, 2014
Appointed September 18, 2015
Avinash Unnikrishnan, PhD
Fouad H. Fouad Endowed Professorship in Civil, Construction, and Environmental Engineering
Established June 9, 2023
Appointed November 3, 2023
Vacant
Wallace R. Bunn Chair in Telecommunications
Established April 10, 1992
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School of Health Professions Endowed Faculty Positions
Jane Banaszak-Holl, PhD
L. R. Jordan Chair in Health Services Administration
Established December 9, 1988
Appointed November 4, 2022
W. Timothy Garvey, MD
C. E. Butterworth, Jr., MD, Professorship in the Department of Nutrition Sciences
Established September 7, 1996
Appointed April 7, 2006
Amy Yarbrough Landry, PhD
Howard W. Houser Endowed Professorship in Health Administration
Established February 7, 2014
Appointed September 23, 2016
Donald H. Lein, Jr., PT, PhD
Bergman/Pinkston Endowed Professorship in Physical Therapy
Established February 5, 2007
Appointed November 13, 2020
James H. Rimmer, PhD
Lakeshore Foundation Endowed Chair in Health Promotion and Rehabilitation Science
Established February 3, 2012
Appointed February 3, 2012Vacant
Webb Chair in Nutrition Sciences
Established September 13, 2001
Vacant
Will Ferniany Endowed Professorship in Healthcare Leadership
Established February 2, 2022
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School of Nursing Endowed Faculty Positions
James Nicholas Odom, PhD, MA, MSN, RN, ACHPN, FAAN
Doreen C. Harper, Ph.D., RN, FAAN., Endowed Professorship in Nursing
Established June 10, 2022
Appointed April 17, 2023
Ellen M. Lavoie Smith, PhD, MSN, RN AOCN, FAAN
Marie L. O'Koren Endowed Chair in Nursing
Established September 18, 1992
Appointed September 17, 2021
Maria R. Shirey, PhD
Fay B. Ireland Endowed Chair in Nursing
Established February 4, 2011
Appointed September 16, 2022Vacant
Donna Brown Banton Endowed Professorship in Nursing
Established June 17, 2005
Vacant
Rachel Z. Booth Endowed Chair in Nursing
Established December 5, 1997
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School of Public Health Endowed Faculty Positions
Kevin R. Fontaine, PhD
Antoine Lavoisier Endowed Professorship of Energetics and Healthy Lifestyles
Established September 19, 2014
Appointed February 6, 2015
Sarah MacCarthy, ScD
Magic City LGBTQ Health Studies Endowed Chair
Established July 25, 2017
Appointed December 1, 2021
Bisakha (Pia) Sen, PhD
Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Alabama Endowed Chair in Health Economics
Established September 15, 2017
Appointed February 7, 2020
Hemant Kumar Tiwari, MS, PhD
William "Student" Sealy Gosset Endowed Professorship in Biostatistics in the School of Public Health
Established November 14, 2008
Appointed April 9, 2010
Nengjun Yi, PhD
Sir David Cox Endowed Professorship in Biostatistics
Established September 17, 2010
Appointed April 8, 2011
Vacant
Quetelet Endowed Professorship in Public Health
Established February 3, 2012
