Jennifer Sasson, MD, Receives National News Coverage for Clinical Trial Using Asthma and Eczema Treatment to Improve Survival of COVID-19

8/25/2022

Jennifer Sasson, MD's clinical trial indicating a treatment for asthma and eczema may improve survival rate for patients hospitalized with moderate to severe COVID-19 has received widespread national news coverage.…

Firas El Chaer, MD, Publishes on Prevention and Treatment of COVID-19 in Patients with Hematologic Malignancies and Recipients of Cellular Therapies

8/25/2022

Firas El Chaer, MD, an assistant professor in the Department of Medicine, Division of Hematology and Oncology, published an article in the American Society of Hematology's Blood on August 18,…

Statement on Representativeness in Clinical Trials

8/25/2022

I write to share the School of Medicine’s Statement on Representativeness in Clinical Trials that was so thoughtfully written by the Clinical Research Advisory Committee led by James P. Nataro,…

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…

Plastic and Maxillofacial Surgery Chair Announced

8/18/2022

Top Breast Reconstruction Expert to Chair UVA’s Department of Plastic and Maxillofacial Surgery:  Renowned Clinician, Researcher and Educator Dr. Scott Hollenbeck to Join School of Medicine The University of Virginia…

UVA Cancer Center Announces New Administrator to Oversee Patient Care

8/3/2022

Welcome Blake Herring, MSN, RN, OCN, NE-BC, as administrator of UVA Cancer Center, starting October 3, 2022.  Blake joins UVA from Stanford Health Care in Stanford, California where he is…

Min Park, MD, and Sherita Chapman, MD, Lead UVA Health’s Comprehensive Stroke Center Recertification

8/3/2022

UVA Health’s stroke program was recently recertified as a Comprehensive Stroke Center (CSC), the highest level of certification available from The Joint Commission and American Heart  Association/American Stroke Association. Just…

Chris Holstege, MD, Featured Nationally on Health Measures in Extreme Heat

7/20/2022

Emergency Medicine Professor Christopher Holstege, MD, talked about "needing more than just water" during extreme temperatures this summer. His comments aired on TV stations across the country. Read more.