UAB Professor and Director of the Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology Mel Wilcox, MD, announces the recent appointment of Steven J. King, MD, as assistant professor.

Dr. King completed both a BS degree and PhD degree at Washington State University in Pullman. He came to UAB as a research fellow in the Hypertension Research Program and was assistant professor from 1988 to 1992. He completed his MD degree at the School of Medicine at UAB in 1995, and subsequently, he served an internal medicine and pediatrics internship and residency at UAB and Children's Hospital. He completed a fellowship in pediatric gastroenterology and transplant hepatology in June 2004. He is certified by the American Board of Internal Medicine and the American Board of Pediatrics.

In addition to numerous peer-reviewed publications, abstracts, and teaching experiences, Dr. King was honored with the 1995 Paul Palmisano Excellence in Pediatrics and the 1996 Argus Society Award for Instructional Excellence at UAB.

Dr. King's clinical interests center on pulmonary complications of liver disease, and his current research focuses on pulmonary complications of liver disease and cystic fibrosis.

He may be reached at 975-5676 or 996-2089 for academic and administrative calls; e-mail sjking@uab.edu. Call 801-7726 for patient appointments.