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Doctor with ALS Fighting for a Cure, Creates Hummingbird Fund to Promote Awareness

8/18/2022

James Plews-Ogan, MD, a retired faculty in the School of Medicine Department of Pediatrics, cared for children with rare diseases throughout a career as a pediatrician that spans 40 years.…

Emily Hillaker, DO, Worked with Local Organization to Install Communication Board, Enabling Non-Verbal Users to Better Communicate

8/18/2022

Emily Hillaker, DO, a chief resident in the School of Medicine's Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation Department, received a $1500 Rob Gotlin Community Leadership Grant from the American Osteopathic College of…

A Record 100 School of Medicine Faculty Were Promoted or Tenured in 2022, including 48% Women

8/18/2022

On August 4, 2022, the School of Medicine Dean’s Office and Office of Faculty Affairs and Faculty Development hosted an event at the Colonnade Club celebrating the accomplishments of recently…

Corey Cavanaugh, MD, Appointed to Kidney Week 2023 Education Committee

8/18/2022

Corey Cavanaugh, MD, an assistant professor in School of Medicine's Division of Nephrology, Department of Medicine was appointed to serve on the 2023 American Society of Nephrology (ASN) Kidney Week…

SOAR Program Receives 2022 Inspiring Programs in STEM Award from Insight Into Diversity Magazine

8/18/2022

The School of Medicine's Summer Opportunities in Academic Research (SOAR), co-directed by Assistant Professor Brynne Sullivan, MD and Associate Professor Sana Syed, MD in the Department of Pediatrics, received a…

Jamie Zoellner, PhD, Works With Cancer Centers to Boost Colorectal Cancer Screenings in Southwest Virginia

8/18/2022

UVA Cancer Center and Community Health Center of the New River Valley are expanding their partnership to boost colorectal cancer screening rates to 80% of eligible patients. The two centers…

SNMA Held Annual Unity Photo Campaign, Week of Reflection, in Remembrance of August 2017 Events

8/18/2022

School of Medicine's Student National Medical Association (SNMA) held its annual Unity Photo Campaign/Week of Reflection last week in remembrance of the events that took place during the Charlottesville Unite…

School of Medicine Researchers Work with UVA Engineer to Advance Robotic Surgery, Making Procedures Better and Safer

8/18/2022

  School of Medicine researchers Noah Schenkman, MD, John Kluge Professor of Urology who performs robotic surgeries for urology patients, Leigh Cantrell, MD, an associate professor of gynecologic oncology, and…