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William L . Holman , MD , is professor of surgery in the Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery at UAB , associate director of the Cardiothoracic Surgery Residency Training Program , and chief of surgical services at the Veterans Administration Medical Center in Birmingham . He received his undergraduate degree from Williams College , his medical degree at Duke University ( under the training of David Sabiston , MD ), and his residency and fellowship at Duke University , where he also performed research during his residency in the laboratory of Dr . James Cox . Dr . Holman was an instructor in cardiac surgery at UAB under Albert Pacifico , MD , and he joined the faculty in 1988 . He has worked in several areas of research including cardiac arrhythmias , ischemia-reperfusion injury , and outcomes analysis for patient with heart assist devices . He has been awarded grants from the NIH , American Heart Association ( including an Established Investigator award ), the VA , and industry . He has been a member of NIH and VA study sections and currently is chairman of the American Heart Association ( AHA ) Surgery Study Section . He started the ventricular assist device ( VAD ) program at UAB .
Dr . Holman has been a local PI for numerous FDA investigational new device trials of ventricular assist devices . He has been a member or chairman of several Data Safety Monitoring Boards for new surgical devices . His clinical interests include adult cardiac surgery ( coronary artery bypass grafting and heart valve surgery ) and surgery for heart failure ( mechanical circulatory support devices ). His research interests include topics in mechanical circulatory support and surgery for heart failure . He has participated in the training of five NIHfunded resident researchers and numerous clinical trainees in cardiothoracic surgery . He is a member of the American Association for Thoracic Surgery , American College of Surgeons , American Surgical Association , AHA Council on Cardiovascular Surgery , AHA Council on Basic Science , American Society for Artificial Internal Organs ( past-president 2010 ), Birmingham Cardiovascular Society ( past-president 2000 ), Halsted Society , International Society for Heart Transplantation , Medical Association of the State of Alabama , Sabiston Surgical Society , Society of University Surgeons , Southern Surgical Association , and Southern Thoracic Surgical Association .
Robert J . Dabal , MD , is associate professor of surgery and chief of the Section of Pediatric Cardiac Surgery in the Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery at UAB and Children ’ s of Alabama . He received his undergraduate degree at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill , received his medical degree from Duke , and completed his cardiothoracic residency at the University of Washington . He received specialized training in pediatric cardiac surgery at Denver Children ’ s Hospital and Boston Children ’ s Hospital . After three years at Wolfson Children ’ s Hospital in Jacksonville , Fla ., he joined the UAB faculty in 2008 .
Dr . Dabal ’ s major research interests are in the areas of quality improvement and clinical outcomes research , including improving surgical care to decrease morbidity following neonatal cardiac surgery . His clinical interests include neonatal and pediatric cardiac surgery . Dr . Dabal has traveled extensively to operate on children with congenital heart defects , in countries such as Uganda , Nicaragua , Ecuador , China , Grenada , and Peru . He is a member of the American Medical Association , American College of Surgeons , Society of Thoracic Surgeons , International Society of Heart and Lung Transplantation , Southern Thoracic Surgical Association , Jefferson County Medical Society , and Medical Association of the State of Alabama .
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