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Kelly Hyndman shares her love of pottery-making. Kelly Hyndman, Ph.D., associate professor in the Division of Nephrology, Department of Medicine, discovered her passion for pottery in 2015.

Meet some of Heersink’s outstanding new faculty members. Each issue, we introduce you to several of the exceptional new faculty that have joined the Heersink School of Medicine. These outstanding recruits—just a few of the many new faces we welcome to our faculty each year—bring with them a wealth of expertise, impressive research portfolios, and a commitment to excellence in shaping the future of medicine and health care.

The summer of 2024 marked a transformational turning point for health care in Alabama with two important developments. These advances promise to not only improve access to care for people in the Birmingham area and across the state, but also to advance the UAB Health System’s mission to provide life-changing care to all it serves.

A distinguished professor in the Heersink School of Medicine, a professor in the Department of Surgery, and holder of the Champ Lyons Endowed Chair in General Surgery, Aurelio Galli, Ph.D., D.S.c, was introduced to martial arts at age 6, when his father enrolled him in judo to manage his frequent falls. Growing up in northern Italy, Aurelio swiftly excelled, becoming a multiple-time regional champion and achieving a brown belt.