The UAB Department of Radiation Oncology hosted its 2025 Residency Graduation Dinner on June 6 at the Sage event venue. Then, on June 7, the department held the inaugural Robert Y.

Benefits of the cryoablation program include a shorter wait time for treatment, no overnight stays in the hospital, no sedation, lower costs, less scarring and shorter recovery time.

The UAB Heersink School of Medicine is pleased to announce the appointment of Corey Speers, M.D., Ph.D., as the second holder of the prestigious Merle M. Salter, M.D.

Corey Speers, M.D., Ph.D., joined the UAB Department of Radiation Oncology as professor and chair in May 2025. Speers reflects on his first month in his new role and what he looks forward to as he helps shape the future of UAB Radiation Oncology.

The UAB Pancreatobiliary Disease Center (PDC) hosted the second annual Hops & Hope Fair on Saturday, May 31, 2025 at Cahaba Brewing Company.

After nearly three decades as chair of the UAB Department of Radiation Oncology, James A. Bonner, M.D., is transitioning to an Emeritus status and will continue to work on research efforts within the department, leaving a legacy of growth, innovation, and excellence.

Carlos E. Cardenas, Ph.D., associate professor in the Department of Radiation Oncology, has been named the 2025 recipient of the McMaster University Emerging Science Co-op Employer of the Year Award.

The UAB Department of Radiation Oncology is proud to announce a first-of-its-kind training course dedicated to ethos adaptive radiotherapy (ART), a cutting-edge approach in cancer treatment. This hands-on, case-based program is designed to equip radiation oncology teams with the skills needed to implement and deliver ART using real-world clinical workflows and technologies.

The UAB Marnix E. Heersink School of Medicine recognized 15 faculty members for their outstanding contributions to research, education, and clinical care at the Spring 2025 Endowed Chairs and Professorships Reception.

Each year, the UAB Service Awards recognize employees who have reached significant service milestones of five years or more. Employees with 20-plus years of service were additionally recognized at a Service Awards reception on April 8.

After a national search, Corey Speers, M.D., Ph.D., has been named chair of the UAB Department of Radiation Oncology, effective May 12, 2025.

The regulator HIF1α functions in a cancer-microenvironment that lacks oxygen, and it may be involved in resistance to immune checkpoint blockade therapy.

The AI in Medicine and Nursing Symposium, hosted by the UAB Heersink School of Medicine, UAB Medicine, UAB School of Health Professions, UAB School of Nursing, and Maastricht University Faculty of Science and Engineering, concluded successfully, bringing together leading experts, researchers,...

Andrew McDonald, M.D., M.S.Andrew McDonald, M.D., M.S., was appointed the second holder of the Radiation Oncology Accelerated (ROAR) Southeast Cancer Foundation Endowed Chair in Radiation Oncology by the Board of Trustees of the University of Alabama System during the Sept. 5 board meeting.

Lewis Z. Shi, M.D., Ph.D.University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB) Department of Radiation Oncology researchers have identified HIF1α-regulated glycolysis as a key metabolic control of IFN-γ production in hypoxic T cells and immune checkpoint blocker (ICB) response.

Twenty-two UAB employees recently graduated from the Emerging Leaders Series (ELS) fall 2024 leadership development program. The program, presented by UAB Medicine’s Leadership Development Office (LDO), recognized its second cohort of graduates at a ceremony on Nov.

UAB Department of Radiation Oncology providers are among this year’s top-performing physicians and advanced practice providers (APPs) honored for excellence in patient experience. The Office of Patient Experience and Engagement (OPXE) recognized 446 providers for the exceptional care they delivered to patients in fiscal year 2024.

The UAB Department of Radiation Oncology is pleased to announce the promotion of three faculty members in the areas of medical physics, radiation oncology, and radiobiology, effective Oct. 1, 2024.

Taylor Schanel, GS4Taylor Schanel (GS4) has been appointed as a predoctoral trainee on a National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS) Training Program in Brain Tumor Biology T32 grant for her investigation into underlying mechanisms of Tumor Treating Fields (TTFields) efficacy in brain cancer.

Gobind Gill, M.D.Gobind Gill, M.D., joined the UAB Department of Radiation Oncology as assistant professor on Sept. 3, 2024.

By Mackenzie Sexton New technology presents new opportunities in patient care, something that Yogesh Kumar, Ph.D., knew well when he began researching the use of machine-learning software in cancer treatment. When he received this year’s Mary Ann Harvard NextGen Scholar Award for his work integrating artificial intelligence into radiotherapy, he knew he was on the right track.

The UAB Department of Radiation Oncology welcomed four new residents, including three radiation oncology trainees and one medical physics trainee, on July 1, 2024. Samuel Chen, M.D.; Reza Djavadian, M.D., Ph.D.; and Kayla Steed, M.D., Ph.D.

  J. David Roveda Jr., M.D., joins the UAB Department of Radiation as the first UAB-employed radiation oncologist at the Infirmary Cancer Center in Mobile, Alabama, under the new affiliation between UAB Health System and Infirmary Health announced in January.

Udbhav Ram, an international scholar from McMaster University, recently joined Carlos E. Cardenas, Ph.D., in his lab to study and research and serve as an undergraduate ambassador.

The UAB Department of Radiation Oncology honored its 2024 graduating radiation oncology and medical physics residents at a dinner celebration and awards ceremony June 14 in Homewood, Alabama.

Seven chief residents at UAB recently graduated from the Chief Residents Leadership Series Spring 2024 program. The program, presented by UAB Medicine’s Leadership Development Office, recognized its graduates at a ceremony on May 30, 2024.

Dr. Markus Bredel, M.D., Ph.D., and Jacob Rojymon, M.D., FRCR, MBAUAB Department of Radiation Oncology Professors Markus Bredel, M.D., Ph.D., and Rojymon Jacob, M.D., FRCR, MBA, recently announced they will step into chair positions at the University of Miami and the University of Mississippi, respectively, on Aug.

Chair James A. Bonner, M.D., (left) and Senior Vice Chair John Fiveash, M.D., reached the 25-year milestone at UAB Medicine in the Department of Radiation Oncology along with Operations Director Ginna Blaylock and Radiation Therapist Karen Kirksey.

The UAB Department of Radiation Oncology is delighted to announce two new matches for our Radiation Oncology Residency Program and one new match for our Medical Physics Residency Program as a result of Match Day 2024. Krishmita Siwakoti, M.D., and Matthew Trotta, M.D., matched with us on March 15, 2024, and will start their radiation oncology residency in July 2025 after their internship year.

ROAR presented UAB Department of Radiation Oncology Chair James A. Bonner with a check for $500,000 for cancer research on April 4, 2024, at the Greystone Country Club in Birmingham.