USA Health Hosting Winter Apparel Sale

USA Health is offering winter apparel for all staff members to purchase at wholesale pricing through Feb. 23.

The department of outreach will be offering “pop-up shops” throughout the health system to allow staff to try on sample items and place orders in person. If you cannot make it to one of the following “pop-up shops,” you can still place an order by scanning the order form below to outreach@health.southalabama.edu.

View apparel here: http://bit.ly/usa-winter-apparel

Print order form here: http://bit.ly/jacket-order-form

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Register Now: Gulf Coast Acute Care Surgery Symposium

The 10th annual Gulf Coast Acute Care Surgery Symposium and the William A.L. Mitchell Endowed Lectureship will be held April 3-5, at The Battle House Renaissance Mobile Hotel & Spa, located at 26 N. Royal St.

Dr. Hasan B. Alam, one of the most respected surgeon-scientists in trauma and president-elect of the American Association for the Surgery of Trauma, will present the keynote lecture. Dr. Alam is the Norman Thompson Professor of Surgery and section head for the section of general surgery at the University of Michigan Hospital.

Topics include EMS, emergency medicine, critical care, trauma, orthopedics and WMD first responder training presented by the FBI.

New to the symposium this year is the John Campbell Tribute lecture. Dr. John Campbell was founder and president of International Trauma Life Support and is well known for his groundbreaking work in developing pre-hospital trauma assessment and trauma care worldwide. Dr. Neil Christen, East Alabama EMS medical director, will be the inaugural John Campbell Tribute speaker.

Also, the symposium will be working in conjunction with Alabama Gulf Coast EMS Systems, ADPH and Office of EMS. The FBI and Homeland Security will bring several speakers that will provide a risk-assessment specific for Mobile County and the Alabama Gulf Coast.

A continental breakfast and lunch will be provided. Register for the event here. For more information visit http://www.usahealthsystem.com/trauma-symposium.

Mark Your Calendar: MAA Doctors' Day Celebration March 28

The University of South Alabama Medical Alumni Association will host Doctors' Day Celebration at 6 p.m. Thursday, March 28, at Fairhope Brewery.

The event provides an opportunity for USA medical alumni to network with fellow area alumni and celebrates their commitment to our community's health and the impact they make on the practice of medicine.

Hors d'oeurves and drinks will be provided. Fairhope Brewery is located at 914 Nichols Ave. in Fairhope, Ala.

RSVP by March 20 to medalum@southalabama.edu or (251) 460-6805.

Dr. Rebecca Sugg Joins Neurology at USA

Dr. Rebecca Sugg recently was appointed associate professor of neurology at the University of South Alabama College of Medicine and serves as a neurointerventional vascular neurologist with USA Physicians Group.

Prior to joining USA, Dr. Sugg served as associate professor of neurology, neurosurgery, radiology and surgery at the University of Mississippi School of Medicine in Jackson. She also served as a neurointerventional vascular neurologist, medical director of the stroke program, chief of the vascular and endovascular division, and vice chair of the department of neurology at the University of Mississippi Medical Center.

Dr. Sugg earned her medical degree from the University of Alabama at Birmingham School of Medicine. She completed her residency training in neurology at UAB, followed by a fellowship in vascular neurology at the University of Texas at Houston and fellowships in neuroradiology and endovascular surgical neuroradiology at UAB.

She is board-certified in neurology and vascular neurology by the American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology. She is also certified in neuroimaging by the United Council for Neurologic Subspecialties. Her areas of interest include endovascular treatment of cerebrovascular diseases such as carotid and vertebral stenosis, intracranial stenosis, acute stroke, aneurysms, and vascular malformations.

To make an appointment with Dr. Sugg, call (251) 660-5108.

Second February Med School Café to Feature Dr. Christopher Malozzi

The second February Med School Café lecture will feature Dr. Christopher Malozzi, assistant professor of internal medicine at the University of South Alabama College of Medicine and a cardiologist with USA Physicians Group.

His lecture, titled “Breast Cancer and Heart Disease,” will be held on Feb. 15, at the USA Health Strada Patient Care Center Conference Room on the first floor. Lunch will be served at 11:30 a.m., and the presentation begins at noon.

During the lecture, Dr. Malozzi will review the cardiac side effects of breast cancer treatment, focusing on anthracyclines, herceptin and radiation. He will also discuss the bidirectional long-term relationship between breast cancer treatment and cardiac disease and introduce the concept of cardio oncology.

Dr. Malozzi earned his medical degree from the Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine in Philadelphia. He completed his residency training in internal medicine and a fellowship in cardiovascular disease at USA. Dr. Malozzi is a member of the American Board of Internal Medicine.

The Med School Café lecture and lunch are provided free of charge, but reservations are required. For more information or to make reservations, call Kim Partridge at (251) 470-1690.

Med School Café is a free community lecture series sponsored by USA Physicians Group. Each month, faculty from the USA College of Medicine share their expertise on a specific medical condition, providing insight on the latest treatment available.

The USA Strada Patient Care Center is located at 1601 Center St. in Mobile.