Bob Bourge, MD

CardiologyNuclear Medicine

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Highlights

Age Groups Seen

Adults

Languages

English

About Bob Bourge

Biography

Professor of Medicine, Radiology, and Surgery, Senior Vice Chair of the UAB Department of Medicine. Dr. Bourge joined the faculty at UAB in the Division of Cardiovascular Disease in 1984, where he has served with distinction in numerous leadership roles in clinical cardiology at UAB Hospital and the BVAMC. In 1988, Dr. Bourge established the Pulmonary Vascular Disease Clinical and Research Program at UAB which is among the busiest centers of its kind, seeing more than 1,200 patients and accepting more than 200 referrals from around the country each year. In that same year, Dr. Bourge collaborated with colleagues in Cardiovascular and Thoracic Surgery at UAB to launch the first multi-disciplinary Ventricular Assist Device program in the Southeast. Most recently, he has recently worked to establish the UAB Xenotransplantation Institute at UAB to make organ transplantation possible for patients.

Dr. Bourge’s research interests include translational research and therapeutic trials in pulmonary vascular disease and advanced heart and lung disease. He is also actively involved in health informatics and computerized applications in cardiovascular disease that are directed toward streamlining and improving patient care.

Title

Professor of Medicine, Radiology (Nuclear Medicine) & Surgery (Transplantation) and Senior Vice Chair, UAB Dept. of Medicine

Faculty Appointment

Professor

Research Interests

Pulmonary Hypertension, Advanced Heart Failure; Devices to Improve the Diagnosis and Management of Heart Failure and Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension, Xenotransplantation.

Publications

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed?term=Bourge%2C%20Robert%20C

Awards & Recognition

• Board certified in Medicine (Internal Medicine & Cardiovascular Disease), Radiology (Nuclear Medicine)
• Distinguished Fellow, International Academy of Cardiology, 2018
• Vitals Patient’s Choice Award, Cardiovascular Disease: 2010, 2012, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017
• America’s Top Doctors in Cardiovascular Disease: 2002-2017
• America’s Most Compassionate Doctors: 2010, 2011, 2012, 2014, 2015
• UAB Department of Medicine, Inaugural recipient -Cobbs-Rutsky Award for Clinical Excellence, 2001
• Alabama Eye & Tissue Bank Physician of the Year; 1992,1994

Memberships

• Fellow, American College of Cardiology
• Fellow, Heart Failure Society of America
• Fellow, American Heart Association
• American Medical Association
• Society of Nuclear Medicine
• International Society of Heart and Lung Transplantation
• American Society of Transplant Physicians
• Fellow, Royal Society of Medicine, UK
• Alpha Omega Alpha Honor Medical Society

View Academic Profile

https://scholars.uab.edu/329-Robert-Bourge

Locations

Cardiology Clinic at The Kirklin Clinic of UAB Hospital
- 2000 6th Avenue South, Floor 4, Birmingham, AL 35233
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