Christopher Kramer, MD, Is Study PI on Worldwide Cardiology Research
7/20/2022
UVA is one of 80 sites worldwide studying new therapy for Obstructive Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy (oHCM). The study is UVA HSR 210472 and is entitled A Phase 3, Multi-Center, Randomized, Double-blind,…
UVA Researchers Identify Hiatal Hernia As a Potential Risk Factor in Pulmonary Fibrosis
7/20/2022
Assistant Professor John Kim, MD, MS published a first-author study in the European Respiratory Journal that identified associations between hiatal hernia and imaging-based biomarkers of early lung injury and scarring…
Professor Ken Walsh, MD, PhD, Studies Male Lifespan
7/20/2022
Cardiovascular Medicine Professor Kenneth Walsh, MD, PhD, and his team used cutting-edge CRISPR gene-editing technology to develop a special mouse model to better understand the effects of Y chromosome loss…
James Zimring, MD, PhD, Talks About His Book, Partial Truths, in Podcast
7/13/2022
Pathologist James Zimring's new book, Partial Truths: How Fractions Distort Our Thinking, was the subject of an interview in the Utterly Moderate podcast. This was picked up by media outlets…
Anesthesiologist Matthew Meyer, MD, Discusses Health Concerns Around Power Plants
7/13/2022
In Scientific American, Assistant Professor of Anesthesiology Matthew J. Meyer argues that doctors must get more involved in the public health crises that climate change will bring. This was in…
Taison Bell, MD, Named to Editorial Board
7/13/2022
Assistant Professor Taison Bell, MD, began on July 1 as associate editor for the journal of the Infectious Diseases Society of America, Clinical Infectious Diseases. Learn more about the appointment.
Daniel Lee, MD, Publishes Groundbreaking Research on Brain Tumors
7/13/2022
Pediatrics Assistant Professor Daniel W. Lee, MD, and his research lab members Dustin A. Cobb, Jacopo de Rossi, Lixia Liu, and Erin An, published an article in the Journal of…
Laura Shaffer, PhD, and Andrew Parsons, MD, Appointed to AAMC Council
7/6/2022
Two UVA School of Medicine representatives have been appointed to serve on the AAMC Council of Faculty and Academic Societies. Dr. Laura Shaffer, Professor of Pediatrics and former society representative…
