During the visit, players and cheer leaders were divided into groups and fanned out across the hospital, visiting multiple areas. Some of the players sent greetings from the doorways of patients who were too sick to leave their beds.
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Ji Young Lee, M.D., Ph.D., a pulmonary and critical care physician with USA Health, is studying the fundamental mechanisms of pH regulation in pulmonary endothelial cells, which line the blood vessels of the lungs.
Each of the first two episodes of the new medical series will feature at least one case from Children’s & Women’s Hospital.
The cover story highlights the recovery of pediatric dentist and triathlete Stephen Greenleaf, D.M.D., thanks to spine surgery by USA Health neurosurgeon Anthony Martino, M.D.
"To have these players and mascots take time to visit with our patients and their families – even virtually - is a real boost for their spirits," said Chris Jett, administrator for Children’s & Women’s Hospital.
Patients who have signed up for a COVID-19 vaccine this Friday will have an opportunity to meet Senior Bowl players between 8:30 and 10 a.m. at USA Health’s drive-through clinic on the USA campus.
The partnership between the USA College of Medicine’s Center for Healthy Communities and the Mobile County Health Department was formed in response to a $300 million CDC initiative.
Ahmed Abdalla, M.D., brings a special interest in gastrointestinal malignancies and phase 1 clinical trials to the Mitchell Cancer Institute.
Tiffany Baugh, M.D., will provide ear, nose and throat care to children and adults.
Chaplain Kim Crawford-Meeks says the department will offer access to support 24 hours a day, seven days a week for those receiving care at USA Health hospitals.
The concert will benefit research and critical clinical needs at USA Health Mitchell Cancer Institute, Children’s & Women’s Hospital and University Hospital.
Researchers identified MYB as a target protein of interest in the treatment of certain prostate cancer patients.
Santanu Dasgupta, Ph.D., will use a $126,000 grant from the Elsa U. Pardee Foundation to explore early epigenetic changes in cervical cancer with a goal of developing improved prevention strategies.
