Emergency Medicine

UAB Emergency Medicine provides compassionate and immediate care for the entire spectrum of critically ill or injured adults. Round-the-clock care and access to highly trained physicians, nurses, technologists, and other specialists make UAB the best choice for emergency care. For less critical emergencies, the UAB Hospital-Highlands Emergency Department provides convenient and accessible care for a wide range of illnesses and injuries, backed by UAB specialists and technology.

UAB Hospital is the only hospital in the state of Alabama designated as a Level 1 trauma center by the American College of Surgeons. It also is part of Alabama’s busiest and most comprehensive Stroke Center, providing advanced care for a large population of stroke patients. Other highlights include:                                                                  

• We were the first emergency department in the area to provide therapeutic hypothermia therapy for patients successfully resuscitated after cardiac arrest. Hypothermia therapy is the only proven intervention for preserving neurologic function after such survival.
• Our virtual Chest Pain Evaluation Unit evaluates patients experiencing chest pain to help ensure that they receive the most advanced, evidence-based care.
• The Emergency Medicine department is an active participant in a number of clinical research trials focusing on acute resuscitation and emergency care delivery.

Care Providers

Mark Baker, MD Pediatric Emergency Medicine, Pediatrics Jud Barber, MD Pediatric Emergency Medicine, Pediatrics Kevin Barlotta, MD Emergency Medicine Robert Buckingham, MD Emergency Medicine Terri Coco, MD Pediatric Emergency Medicine, Pediatrics Valerie Davis, MD Pediatric Emergency Medicine, Pediatrics Matthew DeLaney, MD Emergency Medicine Andy Edwards, MD Emergency Medicine Willie Gilford, Jr., MD Emergency Medicine Terry Hope, MD Pediatric Emergency Medicine, Pediatrics Nicole Jones, MD Pediatric Emergency Medicine, Pediatrics Charles Khoury, MD Emergency Medicine Ann Klasner, MD Pediatric Emergency Medicine, Pediatrics Bobby Lewis, MD, DMD Emergency Medicine, Undersea and Hyperbaric Medicine Laurie Marzullo, MD Pediatric Emergency Medicine, Pediatrics Kathy Monroe, MD Pediatric Emergency Medicine, Pediatrics Annalise Sorrentino, MD Pediatric Emergency Medicine, Pediatrics Marjorie Lee White, MD Pediatric Emergency Medicine Todd Peterson, MD Emergency Medicine David Pigott, MD Emergency Medicine Derek Robinett, MD Emergency Medicine Marty Vander Noot, MD Wound Care Lauren Walter, MD Emergency Medicine Dag Shapshak, MD Emergency Medicine, Undersea and Hyperbaric Medicine, Wound Care Walter Schrading, MD Emergency Medicine William Rushton, MD Emergency Medicine, Medical Toxicology Jenna Johnson, MD Emergency Medicine Micah Whitson, MD Critical Care Medicine, Emergency Medicine, Pulmonology Jaron Raper, MD Maxwell Thompson, MD Ragan Overby, CRNP Emergency Medicine Mercedees Willis, CRNP Thomas Thomson, MD Emergency Medicine

Resources

• Department of Emergency Medicine
• National Institutes of Health