Five representatives from the USA College of Medicine faculty, staff and alumni were named to Mobile Bay’s 40 Under 40 this year. The program is designed to recognize the top individuals younger than age 40 who demonstrate leadership, professional excellence and a commitment to the Mobile community.
Omar Alkharabsheh, M.D., is an assistant professor of interdisciplinary clinical oncology and a medical oncologist and hematologist at the USA Health Mitchell Cancer Institute. He received his medical degree from Jordan University of Science and Technology-Faculty of Medicine in Irbid, Jordan. He completed a hematology and medical oncology fellowship at Michigan State University College of Human Medicine in East Lansing, Michigan. He also completed an advanced hematology fellowship at the Mayo Clinic School of Graduate Medical Education in Rochester, Minnesota. He is the principal investigator for four open clinical trials at the MCI.
Daniel McMahon, M.D., is an assistant professor of surgery at the USA College of Medicine and a general surgeon with USA Health. He received his medical degree from the University of Alabama School of Medicine in Birmingham and completed his general surgery residency at the Naval Medical Center in Portsmouth, Virginia. The author of two books, he served as a flight surgeon in the United States Navy, Medical Corps, where he was selected as a commander in 2019.
Patricia Powe, C.P.A., is a business manager at the USA College of Medicine. She received her bachelor’s and master’s degrees from the University of Alabama. She served as the 2021 South Fund Campaign representative for Finance and Administration at the university, and is treasurer and a board member of Beckwith. She serves St. Paul’s Episcopal Church as a member of the vestry, Sunday school teacher, acolyte adviser, confirmation mentor, lay Eucharist minister and lector.
Russell Goode, M.D., is a fellowship-trained orthopaedic traumatologist at Gulf Orthopaedics. He received his medical degree from the USA College of Medicine in 2010. He recently was voted to the Infirmary Physician Alliance executive board and serves as a board member of the Frederick N. Meyer Residents Fund, a nonprofit organization providing resources and scholarships to orthopaedic residents.
William Pitts, M.D., is a board-certified pulmonologist and intensivist at Pulmonary Associates of Mobile. He graduated from the USA College of Medicine in 2010 and serves as an adjunct faculty member. At his current practice, he played an important role in the practice’s relocation to west Mobile while keeping patient flow, comfort and safety at the top of the priority list.
See the full list of 40 Under 40.
