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Jennifer Payne, MD, Defines Premenstrual Mood Swings and Anxiety as Global Health Issue

9/8/2022

Premenstrual mood swings and anxiety are so common – experienced by more than 64% of women – that they represent a “key public health issue globally,” according to a new…

Newborn Received Life-Saving Gene Therapy at the UVA Children’s Pediatric Neuromuscular Clinic

9/8/2022

Virginia has started a newborn screening for Spinal Muscular Atrophy (SMA) and the first newborn in the state to be screened positive was recently seen in the Pediatric Neuromuscular Clinic…

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,…

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…

UVA Health Launches One Team | United on Access

7/20/2022

UVA Health launched a new Ambulatory Care initiative to provide best-in-class experience for patients, providers, and clinic teams. One Team | United on Access is an extensive, multi-year project that…