Associate Professor of Surgery
University of Alabama School of Medicine
Birmingham, Alabama
Dr. Russell received his undergraduate degree from Washington and Lee University. Subsequently, he received his medical degree from the Medical University of South Carolina. He completed his general surgery residency at Vanderbilt University Medical Center in 2010. During his research years in residency, he obtained a Master’s in Public Health at Vanderbilt University Medical Center and was awarded a F32 National Research Service Award by the National Institutes of Health (NIH). He then completed his pediatric surgery fellowship training in Indianapolis at Riley Hospital for Children at Indiana University in 2012. He specializes in surgical care for children, is the Trauma Director at Children’s of Alabama, and has an active translational and clinical research interest in traumatic coagulopathy. He has mentored a number of medical students, residents, and pediatric research fellows during his career.
Dr. Russell’s research focus involves clinical and translational research into trauma induced coagulopathy. Specifically, the lab focuses on murine models of trauma-hemorrhage-resuscitation and traumatic brain injury. In addition, there is a particular focus on the role of von Willebrand factor and ADAMTS-13 in the post-traumatic milieu of coagulopathy.
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Monday, April 18, 2022
7:00 AM – 8:00 AM US CST