IMPORTANT
View important updates for patients about the Alabama Supreme Court’s ruling that caused UAB to pause in vitro fertilization (IVF) treatments that involve egg fertilization or embryo development.
How to Refer a Patient
For a consultation or to refer a patient to the UAB Uterus Transplant Program please complete this form or contact our office at (205) 996-6060 or via fax at (205) 996-9734, or email uterustransplant@uabmc.edu. We will contact your patient to schedule an appointment. In the meantime, please look for a follow-up fax from us confirming the referral.
For urgent referrals or inpatient transfers, please call UAB MIST (Medical Information Service via Telephone) at 1-800-UAB-MIST (1-800-822-6478) or email mist@uabmc.edu. UAB MIST is a toll-free, 24-hour service that connects physicians anywhere in the country with UAB Medicine specialists.
Care Providers
Brian Casey, MD
Maternal and Fetal Medicine, Obstetrics and Gynecology
Deidre Gunn, MD
Obstetrics and Gynecology, Reproductive Endocrinology and Infertility
Trey Leath, III, MD
Gynecologic Medical Oncology, Gynecologic Oncology, Obstetrics and Gynecology
Jayme Locke, MD, MPH
Director of the Division of Transplantation
Paige Porrett, MD, PhD
Transplant Surgery
Haller Smith, MD
Gynecologic Oncology, Obstetrics and Gynecology
Program Highlights
UAB Medicine performed our first successful uterus transplant in 2022, which in 2023 led to the first baby being born from a uterus transplant outside of a clinical trial. Our program is committed to helping eligible patients overcome uterine factor infertility, a condition in which a woman cannot achieve pregnancy because she was born without a uterus, had it surgically removed during a hysterectomy, or has a uterus that does not function properly. The condition is estimated to affect as many as 5% of childbearing-aged women worldwide and once was an irreversible form of female infertility. Patients undergo significant physical and psychological evaluation to ensure that they understand the risks of the procedure and have considered alternatives. The entire process can take 2-5 years.
Clinical Trials
View all ongoing clinical trials at the University of Alabama at Birmingham.
