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Summary: - UAB Medicine Enterprise is a nonprofit hospital and health care organization based in Birmingham, Alabama, with 4,944 employees and about $50 million in annual revenue. - It operates under UAB Medicine and serves as part of the UAB Health System, with activity in multiple locations (4 offices in the United States, including Birmingham). - Key leadership includes CFO Jennifer Schneider (UAB Hospital) and other directors in rehabilitation, regulatory services, ambulatory access, and strategic service lines. - Contact info: main phone numbers 800-822-8816 and 205-975-5362; headquarters at 1802 6th Ave S, Birmingham, AL. - Industry codes: SIC 80, 801; NAICS 62-621. LinkedIn presence: @uab-medicine with ~49k followers. - Note: The provided page highlights overview information; specific physician profiles (e.g., Dr. Christopher Paul, MD) or details about “UAB Medicine Bessemer” are not listed on this extract.

Clinic Type

Pain Management

Address

5000 Medical West Way, Suite 604, Bessemer, AL 35022; Pain Center at UAB Hospital-Highlands, 1201 11th Avenue South, Floor 3, Birmingham, AL 35205

Phone

205-930-8966

Email

capaul@uab.edu

Opening Hours

Not published — contact the clinic to confirm hours.

Services Offered

  • Anesthesiology
  • Pain Medicine

Team

  • Christopher Paul, Board Certified in Pain Medicine and Anesthesiology (American Board of Anesthesiology) — MD

Insurance & Payment

Languages Spoken

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What Patients Say

Overall sentiment across review platforms: positive

  • UAB Medicine Provider Directory: 4.9 out of 5 stars
  • Zocdoc: 3.4 out of 5 stars (5 reviews)
  • Sharecare: 5 out of 5 stars (1 review)

Patients praise

  • Attentive and listens well to patient concerns
  • Professional, friendly, and compassionate bedside manner
  • Thorough explanations of medical conditions and treatment options
  • Effective pain management and skilled procedural care
  • Highly recommended by patients to friends and family

Common complaints

  • Some patients have reported dissatisfaction with procedure pain management (e.g., inadequate sedation/anesthesia during nerve procedures)
  • Mixed ratings regarding wait times in historical reviews

"Dr. Paul is one of my favorite doctors. He’s very attentive and responsive to my concerns and he makes me feel heard. We definitely need more like him."

UAB Medicine Patient Review

"I had a great experience at the pain clinic with Dr. Christopher Paul. He explained the entire knee injection process thoroughly and made me feel very comfortable throughout the procedure."

UAB Medicine Patient Review

"The pain of each needle without a localized anesthetic horrific."

Zocdoc Patient Review (January 2021)

Synthesized from public review platforms as of Jul 10, 2026 — sources: [1][2][3][4].

Information sourced from the clinic's website as of July 10, 2026.

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