Professional Activities

Hospital & Other (Non-Academic) Appointments

Hospital Privileges

University of Alabama Hospital, Birmingham, AL	2000–present
Birmingham Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Birmingham, AL	2000–present
Cooper Green-Mercy Hospital, Birmingham, AL	2004–present
UAB Highlands Hospital, Birmingham, AL	2008–present

Other Appointments to Committees

Staff Physician, Critical Care Transport, UAH	2002 - 2003
Staff Physician, Pulmonary & Critical Care, Cooper Green-Mercy Hosp	2004 – present
Director, UAB Multidisciplinary Sarcoidosis Clinic	2006 – present
Director, UAB ICU Clinical Research Consortium	2006 – 2012
Staff Physician, Pulmonary & Critical Care Division, BVAMC	2007 - present
Member, Pharmacy and Therapeutics Committee, UAH	2007 – present
Member, Medical Emergency Team, Dept of Resuscitation, UAH	2007 - present
Medical Director, Medical Intensive Care Unit, UAB Highlands Hospital	2008 - 2012
Member, Clinical Practice Committee, Highlands Hospital	2009 - present
Associate Medical Director, Medical Intensive Care Unit, UAH	2009 – present

Other Appointments to Committees (cont)

Medical Director, Medical Emergency Team, Dept of Resuscitation, UAH	2009-2013
Attending Physician, Tinsley Harrison Program, UAB	2007 – present
Director, UAB Lymphangiomyomatosis and cystic lung disease clinic	2010-present
ACCP Governor, Alabama Chapter	2008-2012
Director, UAB Pulmonary ACCESS clinic	2014-present

Professional Consultantships:  None

Academic Appointments

Year	Rank/Title	Institution
2012 - present	Associate Professor of Medicine Division of Pulmonary, Allergy & Critical Care Medicine	University of Alabama at Birmingham
2007 - 2012	Assistant Professor of Medicine Division of Pulmonary, Allergy & Critical Care Medicine	University of Alabama at Birmingham
2006 - 2007	Instructor in Medicine Division of Pulmonary, Allergy & Critical Care Medicine	University of Alabama at Birmingham

Awards/Honors

Alabama Presidential Scholarship	1992-1993
President; Phi Eta Omega Honor Society	1994-1995
Clark Holder Clinic Medical Education Scholarship	1996-2000
Hatton Lovejoy Graduate Studies Scholarship	1996-2000
Ty Cobb Scholarship	1994-2000
Omicron Delta Kappa (LaGrange College)	1996
LaGrange College Chemistry Award	1996
Election to Alpha Omega Alpha	1999
Advanced Trauma Life Support Certification, UAH	2001
Dept of Medicine Excellence in Teaching Award	2007
Fellow, American College of Chest Physicians	2007
UAB Delegate, American College of Chest Physicians      Leadership Development Program	2007
Argus Award for Excellence in Teaching, UASOM	2008
Outstanding Division Teacher Award, Pulmonary, Allergy     and Critical Care Medicine, UAB	2009
Castle and Connolly Top Doctor Designation	2012
Pulmonary Disease C Glenn Cobbs, Edwin Rutsky Award for Clinical Excellence	2013
UAB Department of Medicine UAB Pulmonary Division Unsung Hero Award	2014

Editorial Board Memberships

The CHEST Physician

2009 – present

Ad Hoc Reviewer:

Journal of General Internal Medicine	2006 - present
Southern Medical Journal	2006 - present
Annals of Internal Medicine	2007 - present
The CHEST Physician	2007 - present
Respiratory Medicine	2008 - present

Major Research Interests

Hepatopulmonary Syndrome	2003-2006
Portopulmonary Hypertension	2003-2006
Interstitial Lung Disease	2003-present
Sarcoidosis	2003-present
Critical Care Research	2003-present
Lung Transplantation	2007-present

Teaching Experience:

Mentoring Programs:

Research Mentor Jefferson County International Baccalaureate High School Student apprenticeship training program	2006-Present
Physician Mentor University of Alabama School of Medicine Career Mentoring Program	2006-Present

School of Medicine:

Preceptor Introduction to Clinical Medicine Program, MS-1 University of Alabama School of Medicine	2003-Present
Preceptor Patient Doctor and Society Module University of Alabama at Birmingham School of Medicine	2007-2009
Clinical Preceptor Summer Health Enrichment Program University of Alabama at Birmingham	2008-present
Core Clinical Faculty Internal Medicine Residency Program Department of Medicine University of Alabama at Birmingham	2008-2011