Manager-Clinical Research Nursing
Surgery-Transplantation
Major Research Interests
Interests include solid organ transplant, innovative strategies involving advancements in immunosuppression, quality and safety within research and outcomes after transplant.
Biography
Leigh McManus, RN grew up in Birmingham, Alabama and attended the University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB) where she received her Bachelors in Nursing and Masters in Healthcare Quality and Safety. In 2006, she began her career in transplantation as a staff nurse on the kidney transplant unit a UAB hospital. After leaving bedside care, Ms. McManus worked in the role of Pre-transplant Coordinator and went on to spend several years working with executive leadership at the university in Patient Safety. As a manager in research, she works in all aspects of the clinical trial continuum from industry-sponsored studies to investigator-initiated research protocols.
Education
M.S.H.Q.S.
University of Alabama at Birmingham
B.S.
University of Alabama at Birmingham
Nursing
Contact
Campus Address
FOT 702C
Phone
Academic Office: 205-934-3772
Email
lmcmanus@uabmc.edu
