University of Alabama Hospital (Birmingham) Internal Medicine

Residency · Birmingham, AL

Sponsored by University of Alabama Hospital · Director Ryan Kraemer

Ryan Kraemer, MD
Program Director, Internal Medicine Residency Program
Program Director, Internal Medicine Residency Program, University of Alabama at Birmingham
Medical education: clinical reasoning cases and exercises, Residency curriculum: problem-based presentations, gamified journal club, and clinician-educator training for senior residents, Exercise and fall prevention in older adults
Jason L. Morris, MD
Associate Program Director, Internal Medicine Residency Program; Director of Education, Birmingham VA Medical Center
Associate Program Director, Internal Medicine Residency Program, University of Alabama at Birmingham
Medical education and clinical reasoning teaching, including the clinical problem-solving case series and the physical diagnosis course, Finding innovative teaching and learning tools to advance medical education, the stated goal of the Heudebert scholarship
Karla Williams, MD
Associate Program Director
Associate Program Director, Internal Medicine Residency, University of Alabama at Birmingham
Supporting trainees who face inappropriate behavior from patients (co-authored 2021 paper)
Reaford Blackburn, MD
Assistant Program Director; Director, Medical Oncology Service · Papers with 2 residents since 2023
Assistant Program Director, Internal Medicine Residency, University of Alabama at Birmingham
Clinical reasoning teaching (Exercises in Clinical Reasoning series), Checkpoint inhibitor toxicity for generalist physicians, Training residents; leads the Medical Oncology Wards Service
Anderson Marshall, MD
Associate Director, POCUS Track
Pediatrician, Assistant Professor at University of Alabama Hospital
Clinical, POCUS, Procedures, Patient Safety, Medical Education
Andrea Cherrington, MD, PhD, MPH
Director, Division of General Internal Medicine and Population Science
Internist, Professor at University of Alabama Hospital
Brian Pride, MD
Associate Director, POCUS Track
Internist, Assistant Professor at University of Alabama Hospital
Brittany Payne, MD
Director, Women's Health Track
Internist, Assistant Professor at University of Alabama Hospital
Kelly McMaster, MD, MBA
Assistant Program Director for Ambulatory Medicine
Assistant Program Director for Ambulatory Medicine, Internal Medicine Residency, University of Alabama at Birmingham
Ambulatory and primary care education, and the residency's ambulatory experience, Embedded primary care clinics, working with Dr. Mack Brown
Rebekah Weil, MD
Director of Health Disparities Track
Internist, Associate Professor at University of Alabama Hospital
Robert Smola, MD
Director, POCUS Track
Internist, Assistant Professor of Medicine at University of Alabama Hospital
Sonya Heath, MD
Assistant Program Director; Director, ABIM Research Program
Assistant Program Director, Internal Medicine Residency; Professor of Medicine, Division of Infectious Diseases; University of Alabama at Birmingham
HIV, acute HIV and HIV immunology (research and clinical interests), Emergency department HIV screening, linkage to care and pre-exposure prophylaxis, Semaglutide in people with HIV (2025 to 2026 papers), Director, ABIM Research Program, Internal Medicine Residency (second residency role on the directors page)
Starr Steinhilber, MD, MPH
Associate Program Director; Director, Clinician Educator Track; Director, Patient Safety and Quality Improvement
Associate Program Director, Internal Medicine Residency; Associate Professor of Medicine, General Internal Medicine; University of Alabama at Birmingham
Patient safety and quality improvement; resident incident reporting and QI projects, including the Thursday Morning QI Conference, Clinician education and case-based clinical reasoning teaching, Problem-based presentation format for residents' ambulatory presentations, Director, Clinician Educator Track (second residency role on the directors page)
William Brown, MD
Director, Primary Care Track
Internist, Assistant Professor at University of Alabama Hospital
Benjamin V. Flueckiger, MD
2026-2027 Chief Medical Resident
Chief Medical Resident, 2026-2027, Internal Medicine Residency, University of Alabama at Birmingham
Plans to apply for fellowship in Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Stayed in Birmingham for the chief year after completing the UAB residency
Grant Garrison, MD
2026-2027 Chief Medical Resident
Internal Medicine resident, University of Alabama Hospital
Lexi Schrobilgen, MD
2026-2027 Chief Medical Resident
Internal Medicine resident, University of Alabama Hospital
Madison Granger, MD
2026-2027 Chief Medical Resident
Internist at UAB Heersink School of Medicine
Aakash Patel, MD
Physician
Rheumatologist at Massachusetts General Hospital
Aaron Anderson, MD
Vice Chair Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion, Neurology, Emory University SOM
Neurologist, Associate Professor at Emory University School of Medicine
Aaron Anderson’s research interests include locating and preventing the causes of racial disparities in stroke incidence and mortality.
Aaron Landis, MD
Instructor, Medicine
Hospitalist, Instructor at McGaw Medical Center of Northwestern University
Aashna Bhatia, MD
Resident
Internal Medicine resident, University of Alabama Hospital
Abigail Smith, MD
Resident
Internal Medicine resident, University of Alabama Hospital
Abirami Thiyagarajan, MD
Physician
Gastroenterologist at Ohio State University College of Medicine

Ryan Kraemer, MD
Program Director, Internal Medicine Residency Program
Program Director, Internal Medicine Residency Program, University of Alabama at Birmingham
Medical education: clinical reasoning cases and exercises, Residency curriculum: problem-based presentations, gamified journal club, and clinician-educator training for senior residents, Exercise and fall prevention in older adults
Jason L. Morris, MD
Associate Program Director, Internal Medicine Residency Program; Director of Education, Birmingham VA Medical Center
Associate Program Director, Internal Medicine Residency Program, University of Alabama at Birmingham
Medical education and clinical reasoning teaching, including the clinical problem-solving case series and the physical diagnosis course, Finding innovative teaching and learning tools to advance medical education, the stated goal of the Heudebert scholarship
Karla Williams, MD
Associate Program Director
Associate Program Director, Internal Medicine Residency, University of Alabama at Birmingham
Supporting trainees who face inappropriate behavior from patients (co-authored 2021 paper)
Reaford Blackburn, MD
Assistant Program Director; Director, Medical Oncology Service · Papers with 2 residents since 2023
Assistant Program Director, Internal Medicine Residency, University of Alabama at Birmingham
Clinical reasoning teaching (Exercises in Clinical Reasoning series), Checkpoint inhibitor toxicity for generalist physicians, Training residents; leads the Medical Oncology Wards Service
Anderson Marshall, MD
Associate Director, POCUS Track
Pediatrician, Assistant Professor at University of Alabama Hospital
Clinical, POCUS, Procedures, Patient Safety, Medical Education
Andrea Cherrington, MD, PhD, MPH
Director, Division of General Internal Medicine and Population Science
Internist, Professor at University of Alabama Hospital
Brian Pride, MD
Associate Director, POCUS Track
Internist, Assistant Professor at University of Alabama Hospital
Brittany Payne, MD
Director, Women's Health Track
Internist, Assistant Professor at University of Alabama Hospital
Kelly McMaster, MD, MBA
Assistant Program Director for Ambulatory Medicine
Assistant Program Director for Ambulatory Medicine, Internal Medicine Residency, University of Alabama at Birmingham
Ambulatory and primary care education, and the residency's ambulatory experience, Embedded primary care clinics, working with Dr. Mack Brown
Rebekah Weil, MD
Director of Health Disparities Track
Internist, Associate Professor at University of Alabama Hospital
Robert Smola, MD
Director, POCUS Track
Internist, Assistant Professor of Medicine at University of Alabama Hospital
Sonya Heath, MD
Assistant Program Director; Director, ABIM Research Program
Assistant Program Director, Internal Medicine Residency; Professor of Medicine, Division of Infectious Diseases; University of Alabama at Birmingham
HIV, acute HIV and HIV immunology (research and clinical interests), Emergency department HIV screening, linkage to care and pre-exposure prophylaxis, Semaglutide in people with HIV (2025 to 2026 papers), Director, ABIM Research Program, Internal Medicine Residency (second residency role on the directors page)
Starr Steinhilber, MD, MPH
Associate Program Director; Director, Clinician Educator Track; Director, Patient Safety and Quality Improvement
Associate Program Director, Internal Medicine Residency; Associate Professor of Medicine, General Internal Medicine; University of Alabama at Birmingham
Patient safety and quality improvement; resident incident reporting and QI projects, including the Thursday Morning QI Conference, Clinician education and case-based clinical reasoning teaching, Problem-based presentation format for residents' ambulatory presentations, Director, Clinician Educator Track (second residency role on the directors page)
William Brown, MD
Director, Primary Care Track
Internist, Assistant Professor at University of Alabama Hospital
Benjamin V. Flueckiger, MD
2026-2027 Chief Medical Resident
Chief Medical Resident, 2026-2027, Internal Medicine Residency, University of Alabama at Birmingham
Plans to apply for fellowship in Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Stayed in Birmingham for the chief year after completing the UAB residency
Grant Garrison, MD
2026-2027 Chief Medical Resident
Internal Medicine resident, University of Alabama Hospital
Lexi Schrobilgen, MD
2026-2027 Chief Medical Resident
Internal Medicine resident, University of Alabama Hospital
Madison Granger, MD
2026-2027 Chief Medical Resident
Internist at UAB Heersink School of Medicine
Aakash Patel, MD
Physician
Rheumatologist at Massachusetts General Hospital
Aaron Anderson, MD
Vice Chair Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion, Neurology, Emory University SOM
Neurologist, Associate Professor at Emory University School of Medicine
Aaron Anderson’s research interests include locating and preventing the causes of racial disparities in stroke incidence and mortality.
Aaron Landis, MD
Instructor, Medicine
Hospitalist, Instructor at McGaw Medical Center of Northwestern University
Aashna Bhatia, MD
Resident
Internal Medicine resident, University of Alabama Hospital
Abigail Smith, MD
Resident
Internal Medicine resident, University of Alabama Hospital
Abirami Thiyagarajan, MD
Physician
Gastroenterologist at Ohio State University College of Medicine