Abby Emerson

MS4 @UABHeersink

[AJS Student and Resident Scholar (STARS) Committee @ajs_stars]

Join us for our next🌹ROSES AND THORNS🌹 session with Dr. Sheikh on 7/6!

We hope to see you there!

@AmJSurgery

[Ioannis Liapis, MD, MPH @iliapis_md]

Presented at #DDW2026 today!

Using classification trees, we show the interacting pathways driving disparities in pancreatic cancer care.

Next step: validation, early identification and targeted interventions.

@DDWMeeting, @SSATNews, @UABSurgery @afonsecaMD, @MarkSirianno, @NrityaNair

[Margaux Mustian @margauxnmustian]

Kicking off DDW with a great talk by our @UABSurgery medical student @AbbyEmerson on the impact of digital patient engagement platform on time to Bari surg @SSATNews @UABHeersink @UABGISurgery

[Marcus Sirianno @MarkSirianno]

Some great research presented by @AbbyEmerson on the impact of Health Literacy and Patient Activation Measures on GLP-1 use in bariatric surgery patients #SAGES2026 @margauxnmustian @UABHeersink @UABGISurgery @UABSurgery

[UAB Heersink School of Medicine @UABHeersink]

Happy Match Day 2026! We are thrilled to share a 99.5% match rate this year.

Congratulations to our medical students who matched into a residency program. This milestone is the result of years of hard work, resilience, and dedication. We can't wait to see the impact you'll make.

[Ioannis Liapis, MD, MPH @iliapis_md]

Kudos to our medical student @ArchieLandrum for the insightful presentation on guideline-concordant staging in gastric cancer at #ASC2026!

@UABSurgery, @UABHeersink, @afonsecaMD, #FonsecaLab

[UAB Heersink School of Medicine @UABHeersink]

Meet the 2026–2027 EAB officers! 💚 6 executive officers and 31 additional officers are ready to make an impact with point-of-care labs, expanded clinic services, and more.

[UAB Surgery @UABSurgery]

Dr. Marcus Sirianno and medical student Abby Emerson gave very insightful updates on the future of bariatric surgery in the Upper GI/Bariatric Quickshot Session.

Research mentor Dr. Margaux Mustian was there to cheer them on in their presentations.

#UABatASC2026

[UAB Surgery @UABSurgery]

Beyond an honor to cheer on Dr. Brenessa Lindeman as the president of the Association for Academic Surgery!

Thank you for your leadership and all that you do for the field!

#UABatASC206

[Marcus Sirianno @MarkSirianno]

@AbbyEmerson giving a phenomenal talk on PAMs in our bariatric surgery patients! @UABSurgery @margauxnmustian

[Margaux Mustian @margauxnmustian]

Kicking off #asc2026 with excellent presentations by @MarkSirianno and @AbbyEmerson!
@UABSurgery @UABGISurgery

[UAB Surgery @UABSurgery]

We’re here in Orlando, FL for #UABatASC2026, and we may have brought the chilly weather with us! ❄️

Excited to see everyone, enjoy some Disney magic, and experience the 21st annual congress!