Dr. B. Earl Salser Jr. is an Associate Professor of the Department of Family and Community Medicine at the University of Alabama in Birmingham. He is board certified in Family Medicine. Dr. Salser is passionate about medical student education and is the Director of the Division of Medical Student Education for the Department. He is also the Clerkship Director for Family Medicine for the Birmingham Campus, and is instrumental in getting students engaged with community family medicine through l...
Dr. B. Earl Salser Jr. is an Associate Professor of the Department of Family and Community Medicine at the University of Alabama in Birmingham. He is board certified in Family Medicine. Dr. Salser is passionate about medical student education and is the Director of the Division of Medical Student Education for the Department. He is also the Clerkship Director for Family Medicine for the Birmingham Campus, and is instrumental in getting students engaged with community family medicine through l...
With a heart for healing, Dr. DeLaney has always been drawn to those that are suffering. This is what led her to medicine and specifically family medicine. Born and raised along the Gulf Coast of Alabama, Dr. DeLaney remained local for most of her early training. She received her bachelors of science from Spring Hill College. Then, received her medical degree from the University of South Alabama. From coast to coast, she then moved to Portland, ME to complete her family medicine residency a...
With a heart for healing, Dr. DeLaney has always been drawn to those that are suffering. This is what led her to medicine and specifically family medicine. Born and raised along the Gulf Coast of Alabama, Dr. DeLaney remained local for most of her early training. She received her bachelors of science from Spring Hill College. Then, received her medical degree from the University of South Alabama. From coast to coast, she then moved to Portland, ME to complete her family medicine residency a...
As a new addition to the UAB team, Dr. McKeag is thrilled to have been named Director for the Family and Community Medicine Sports and Exercise Medicine Fellowship. Originally from the Midwest, he has most recently relocated from the Cone Sports Medicine Fellowship in Greensboro, NC where he was trained in diagnostic and procedural ultrasound. In Greensboro, Dr. McKeag covered Guilford College athletics, Greensboro Swarm (NBA G League), Carolina Cobras (arena football), and local USA Gymnastics ...
Dr. Irfan M. Asif is the associate dean for primary care and rural health and professor and chair of the Department of Family and Community at the University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB). He is certified in family medicine and sports medicine. Dr. Asif hopes to bring infectious enthusiasm for everything family medicine and sports medicine, including the ability to provide excellence in patient care, to be outstanding educators, to always strive for quality improvement, and to provide service i...
Dr. Irfan M. Asif is the associate dean for primary care and rural health and professor and chair of the Department of Family and Community at the University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB). He is certified in family medicine and sports medicine. Dr. Asif hopes to bring infectious enthusiasm for everything family medicine and sports medicine, including the ability to provide excellence in patient care, to be outstanding educators, to always strive for quality improvement, and to provide service i...
Kathleen Pridgen is originally from Kingsport, Tennessee, and completed her undergraduate degree at the University of Tennessee. She completed her medical degree at the University of Virginia and stayed in Charlottesville at UVA for Family Medicine Residency. Beginning in medical school, she enjoyed the variety, breadth and depth of primary care, as well as longitudinal relationships with patients, and this is what led her to the field of Family Medicine. During her third year of residency, she...
Dr. Ksenia Blinnikova received her medical degree from St. Petersburg Pediatric Medical Academy in Russia. She also holds a Master in Public Health from UAB. Dr. Blinnikova completed her medical residency at Montgomery Family Medicine Residency program. In her free time, she enjoys traveling, swimming, and hiking.
Positions
• Medical/Lab Director UAB Student Health Services, UAB Division of Student Affairs, 2009
• Director Alabama Statewide Area Health Education Centers, UAB Department of Family and Community Medicine, 2019
• Faculty, UAB Department of Family and Community Medicine, 2007
Dr. Michael Faircloth is an Associate Professor in the Department of Family and Community Medicine (DFCM) at the University of Alabama at Birmingham. He is Board Certified in Family Medicine. He received h...
Positions
• Medical/Lab Director UAB Student Health Services, UAB Division of Student Affairs, 2009
• Director Alabama Statewide Area Health Education Centers, UAB Department of Family and Community Medicine, 2019
• Faculty, UAB Department of Family and Community Medicine, 2007
Dr. Michael Faircloth is an Associate Professor in the Department of Family and Community Medicine (DFCM) at the University of Alabama at Birmingham. He is Board Certified in Family Medicine. He received h...
Dr. Sameera Davuluri is Assistant Professor in Department of Family and Community Medicine at University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB). She is board certified in Family Medicine and has a certification for added qualification in Geriatrics. She aims to provide high quality, comprehensive, team based patient centered health care. She practices all aspects of family medicine with a special focus in adult and preventive health care. Dr. Davuluri enjoys teaching and is eager to share her skills, kn...
Dr. Mehta is a health services researcher with several years of experience in biostatistics and data mining. He is an Associate Professor and Director of Research in the Department of Health Services Administration at the University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB). His training included PhD in Biostatistics and Masters in Electrical Engineering. He leads the NIH-funded Nutrition Obesity Research Center Design Analytics Core. His research projects include from large randomized controlled trials re...
Dr. B. Earl Salser Jr. is an Associate Professor of the Department of Family and Community Medicine at the University of Alabama in Birmingham. He is board certified in Family Medicine. Dr. Salser is passionate about medical student education and is the Director of the Division of Medical Student Education for the Department. He is also the Clerkship Director for Family Medicine for the Birmingham Campus, and is instrumental in getting students engaged with community family medicine through l...
Obesity is one of the most serious and complex public health challenges our society has faced. Past research has shown tremendous inter-individual variability in weight loss in response to physical activity and dietary interventions, which is driven by a complex set of biological, behavioral, environmental, and psychosocial influences on adherence and energy balance. My education and training in exercise nutrition, and translational science have fostered a strong desire to understand this comple...
With a heart for healing, Dr. DeLaney has always been drawn to those that are suffering. This is what led her to medicine and specifically family medicine. Born and raised along the Gulf Coast of Alabama, Dr. DeLaney remained local for most of her early training. She received her bachelors of science from Spring Hill College. Then, received her medical degree from the University of South Alabama. From coast to coast, she then moved to Portland, ME to complete her family medicine residency a...
As a new addition to the UAB team, Dr. McKeag is thrilled to have been named Director for the Family and Community Medicine Sports and Exercise Medicine Fellowship. Originally from the Midwest, he has most recently relocated from the Cone Sports Medicine Fellowship in Greensboro, NC where he was trained in diagnostic and procedural ultrasound. In Greensboro, Dr. McKeag covered Guilford College athletics, Greensboro Swarm (NBA G League), Carolina Cobras (arena football), and local USA Gymnastics ...
Dr. Irfan M. Asif is the associate dean for primary care and rural health and professor and chair of the Department of Family and Community at the University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB). He is certified in family medicine and sports medicine. Dr. Asif hopes to bring infectious enthusiasm for everything family medicine and sports medicine, including the ability to provide excellence in patient care, to be outstanding educators, to always strive for quality improvement, and to provide service i...
Dr. Marsh is a passionate Family Medicine advocate who is board certified in Family Medicine with a CAQ in Geriatric Medicine. A native Texan, she attended the University of Virginia (UVA) where she earned a B.A. in Religious Studies and Spanish. She then returned to San Antonio for medical school at UTHSCSA. She completed a Family Medicine residency at UNC-Chapel Hill and a Geriatrics fellowship at Duke University. While the geriatric population has been a long-standing love for her, she tr...
Dr. John B. Waits, MD, FAAFP is a practicing, board-certified Family Medicine and Obstetrics physician who serves as CEO of Cahaba Medical Care and the Program Director and DIO of the Cahaba Family Medicine Residency.
Dr. John B. Waits attended the University of Alabama School of Medicine (Tuscaloosa Campus for clinical years) and completed his Family Medicine Residency at In His IMAGE Family Medicine Residency in Tulsa, Oklahoma and an Obstetrics Fellowship at the University of Al...
Kathleen Pridgen is originally from Kingsport, Tennessee, and completed her undergraduate degree at the University of Tennessee. She completed her medical degree at the University of Virginia and stayed in Charlottesville at UVA for Family Medicine Residency. Beginning in medical school, she enjoyed the variety, breadth and depth of primary care, as well as longitudinal relationships with patients, and this is what led her to the field of Family Medicine. During her third year of residency, she...
Specialties: Smith specializes in health promotion and wellness utilizing advanced data analysis and statistics, research methodology and design, programmatic evaluation, and assessment. She leads several teams through the design and execution of research agendas, capacity assessments, annual evaluation plans, methodological design and consultations, and other products and services to systematize and advance objectives through evidence-based practices. Smith values being solution-oriented, alway...
Dr. Ksenia Blinnikova received her medical degree from St. Petersburg Pediatric Medical Academy in Russia. She also holds a Master in Public Health from UAB. Dr. Blinnikova completed her medical residency at Montgomery Family Medicine Residency program. In her free time, she enjoys traveling, swimming, and hiking.
Dr. M. Heath Hale is an Associate Professor in the Department of Family and Community Medicine at the University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB). He is certified in family medicine and sports medicine and currently works as an attending physician at Student Health Services where in addition to caring for patients with primary care needs, he also staffs a Sports Medicine Clinic and manages a myriad of sports related injuries in our general student population—including, but not limited to, UAB ath...
Positions
• Medical/Lab Director UAB Student Health Services, UAB Division of Student Affairs, 2009
• Director Alabama Statewide Area Health Education Centers, UAB Department of Family and Community Medicine, 2019
• Faculty, UAB Department of Family and Community Medicine, 2007
Dr. Michael Faircloth is an Associate Professor in the Department of Family and Community Medicine (DFCM) at the University of Alabama at Birmingham. He is Board Certified in Family Medicine. He received h...
Dr. Wiederman was a clinical psychology professor for 19 years, mostly at a women's college in Columbia SC, before transitioning to professional development as the Director of Professional Development at the University of South Carolina School of Medicine Greenville. He joined the UAB Department of Family and Community Medicine in May 2020 as Director of Leadership and Professional Development. Dr. Wiederman's interests include applying psychology for the betterment of peoples' health and well...
Dr. Raymond “Bryce” Hunt is Assistant Professor of the Department of Family and Community at the University of Alabama at Birmingham. He completed medical school at the University of Alabama-Birmingham in 2015 and completed residency training at Tuscaloosa Family Medicine Residency in 2018.
Dr. Hunt sees children age two and up and adults of all ages. His interests include sports medicine, women’s health, and education of medical students and residents.
Dr. Hunt lives with his ...
Dr. Sameera Davuluri is Assistant Professor in Department of Family and Community Medicine at University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB). She is board certified in Family Medicine and has a certification for added qualification in Geriatrics. She aims to provide high quality, comprehensive, team based patient centered health care. She practices all aspects of family medicine with a special focus in adult and preventive health care. Dr. Davuluri enjoys teaching and is eager to share her skills, kn...
Dr. Mehta is a health services researcher with several years of experience in biostatistics and data mining. He is an Associate Professor and Director of Research in the Department of Health Services Administration at the University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB). His training included PhD in Biostatistics and Masters in Electrical Engineering. He leads the NIH-funded Nutrition Obesity Research Center Design Analytics Core. His research projects include from large randomized controlled trials re...
Dr. Amy Y. Wang is Associate Professor of Medicine and Family and Community Medicine at the UAB School of Medicine. A board-certified family physician, she is one of the first physicians to become board certified in the new subspecialty of clinical informatics. Her areas of expertise include health terminologies and ontologies, health standards, electronic health records (EHRs), and informatics education. Prior to joining UAB, Dr. Wang was Assistant Professor of Preventive Medicine and Faculty D...
Positions
• Medical/Lab Director UAB Student Health Services, UAB Division of Student Affairs, 2009
• Director Alabama Statewide Area Health Education Centers, UAB Department of Family and Community Medicine, 2019
• Faculty, UAB Department of Family and Community Medicine, 2007
Dr. Michael Faircloth is an Associate Professor in the Department of Family and Community Medicine (DFCM) at the University of Alabama at Birmingham. He is Board Certified in Family Medicine. He received h...
Undergraduate degree at UAH in 1988. Kirksville College of Osteopathic Medicine graduated in 1994. Completed Family Medicine residency here at UAB in 1997. Boarded in Family Medicine 1997 to 2011. Boarded in Addiction Medicine 2004 to present.
