The University of Alabama at Birmingham

UAB performs first robotic kidney transplant in the Southeast

Muhammad Rabbani, M.D. operates a robotic surgical device during UAB's first robotic kidney transplant. “This milestone also ...
European Medical Journal

Higher Kidney Stone Risk Seen After Malabsorptive Bariatric Surgery

Malabsorptive bariatric surgery increases kidney stones risk versus restrictive procedures. Learn how urine chemistry differs ...
Post Courier

First-ever removal of kidney stone with minimal incision achieved at Solomon Islands National Referral Hospital

Medical history was made again at the National Referral Hospital (NRH) with Solomon Islands’ first ever kidney stone removal ...
Kaleido Scope

Hanaway discusses robotic kidney donation surgery on UAB MedCast

UAB Division of Transplantation Professor and Surgical Director of Kidney Transplantation, Michael Hanaway, M.D., has recently been featured on UAB MedCast. During the episode, Hanaway discusses ...

UAB becomes 1st in southeast to complete robotic kidney transplant

UAB said traditionally, kidney transplants are done with an eight-to-10-inch cut across the abdomen. With the robotic kidney ...

Study: Remote robotic surgery comparable to operations in-person

Surgeons can safely perform two common operations from up to 2,800 kilometres away, the equivalent of a medic in southern ...