The University of Alabama at Birmingham
Abstract
COMMENTARY HE UNIVERSITY of Ala- newly created Alabama Institute for ment of Surgery is organized into 9 bama at Birming- Minimally Invasive Surgery. clinical divisions: cardiothoracic, gen- ham (UAB) began in eral surgery, neurosurgery, orthope- 1969 as a modest ex- School of Medicine dics, otolaryngology–head and neck T tension center in a surgery, pediatric surgery, plastic and corner of the city. Over 3 decades as The School of Medicine at UAB be- reconstructive surgery,...