By Rubin E. GrantNeil Caudle has little pink in his wardrobe, but that’s going to change next month. The former Spain Park and Auburn University quarterback will take part in the American Cancer Society’s Real Men Wear Pink of Birmingham fundraiser during February. “When I wear pink, I’m breaking a (wardrobe) rule,” Caudle said with a laugh. Caudle can thank a … [Read more...]
Academic Accountability: MBHS Science Teacher Takes on V2V Training with Help From His Students
By Emily Williams It takes a village to raise a child, an African proverb attests, but Mountain Brook High School science teacher Walter Rogers is hoping his students will take on the job of helping him raise his fitness level. Rogers is beginning to train for the Village 2 Village Run, a 7.5K being held March 9. He’s looking for students in his advanced placement biology … [Read more...]
BCRFA Presents $1 Million Donation to O’Neal Cancer Center
The Breast Cancer Research Foundation of Alabama presented its largest donation to date, amounting in $1 million dollars, to the O’Neal Comprehensive Cancer Center at the University of Alabama at Birmingham on Jan. 18 at a luncheon at The Club. “The Breast Cancer Research Foundation of Alabama is critical in making our breast cancer research program one of the best in … [Read more...]
Tim Puthoff Named Chief Executive Officer of Brookwood Baptist Health and Brookwood Baptist Medical Center
Tim Puthoff, who has been CEO of Houston Northwest Medical Center, has been named to take on that role at Brookwood Baptist Medical Center and for Tenet Healthcare’s Alabama and Tennessee Group, which consists of a network of seven hospitals.Puthoff will be responsible for overseeing all strategic, operational and clinical activities at Brookwood Baptist, as well as … [Read more...]
Team Leader: Grandview Cancer Center Director Calls Her New Job a ‘Good Challenge’
By Donna Cornelius Dr. Jennifer De Los Santos has no trouble identifying what she likes most and least about her job as the new Grandview Cancer Center’s medical director. “The best thing is curing cancer,” she said. “The hardest thing is not curing it.” Before joining the Grandview team, De Los Santos, 48, was an associate scientist and professor in the University of … [Read more...]