Department of OB/GYN Recognized by the UAB Benevolent Fund


The Department of Obstetrics & Gynecology (OB/GYN) was recognized recently by the UAB Benevolent Fund for its fund-raising efforts. The department was awarded the School of Medicine Outstanding Campaign Award for the 2014 campaign. Moreover, Tongia F. Feagins, department campaign coordinator, was awarded an outstanding coordinator award, which consisted of two round-trip airline tickets.
Employee contributions helped raise more than $1,910,000 in pledges to the UAB Benevolent Fund. These funds support programs that provide health care screenings, safe harbor for survivors of domestic violence, nutritious meals for the hungry, cutting edge medical research and assistance for our co-workers in times of need.
Thanks to the employees of OB/GYN for “Delivering Hope” through the Benevolent Fund! You make a difference!

See Benevolent Fund website: http://www.uab.edu/benfund/

UAB enrolls nation’s first patient in Phase III drug trial for preeclampsia




The University of Alabama at Birmingham Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology has enrolled the first patient in the United States in a Phase III clinical trial for a drug to treat preeclampsia in pregnant women that, if successful, would be a significant clinical breakthrough for reducing pre-term births and infant mortality.

“Currently, when patients have preeclampsia, all we have to offer is delivery of the baby as the ultimate treatment,” said Alan Tita, M.D., Ph.D., professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology in UAB’s School of Medicine and a lead investigator for the trial. 

Click on the link below to read the full article.
http://www.uab.edu/news/innovation/item/4993-uab-enrolls-nation-s-first-patient-in-phase-iii-drug-trial-for-preeclampsia

Employee of the Month - May 2014


Veronica R. Smoke Chosen as OB/GYN’s First Employee of the Month 
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Veronica R. Smoke has been chosen as the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology’s first Employee of the Month!

A 27-year employee of UAB, Smoke is a Nurse Clinician in the Maternal-Fetal Medicine clinic on the 10th floor of the Women & Infants Center. It is a job that is dear to her because of her patients. “I like working with the high-risk OB patients because they need hope that they can have a healthy pregnancy outcome,” she says. Smoke likes the miracle aspect of it. Her goal is to help women appreciate each milestone, both big and small.

Having worked in Labor & Delivery for nine and a half years and Maternal-Fetal Medicine for the past 17 years, Smoke has embraced the concept of advocacy for patients and team-player as she performs her daily duties. Smoke says she can’t imagine working anywhere else. At such a delicate time in their lives, Smoke feels her patients need someone sensitive and responsive to their needs. Her dedication is a characteristic that is noticed by all who work with her.