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…
School of Medicine Faculty Contribute to AAMC Special Report
8/3/2022
School of Medicine faculty Margaret L. Plews-Ogan, MD, Susan M. Pollart, MD, Anneke T. Schroen, MD, MPH, Gregory Townsend, MD and UVA Human Resources consultant Carol Caesar contributed to the…
Hui Li, PhD, Discovers Gene Responsible for Deadliest Brain Tumor Also Causes Childhood Cancer
8/3/2022
Hui Li, PhD, a Department of Pathology researcher, along with his team discovered that a gene responsible for the deadliest type of brain tumor is also found to be responsible…
Egelman Team Discovery Leads to Breakthrough in Materials Science
8/3/2022
Edward H. Egelman, PhD, Professor of Biochemistry and Molecular Genetics and his team used DNA to overcome a nearly insurmountable obstacle to engineer materials that could revolutionize electronics. One possible outcome…
Julia Scialla, MD, Links Chronic Kidney Disease to Eating Fewer Fruits and Vegetables
8/3/2022
Julia J. Scialla, MD, a UVA School of Medicine Division of Nephrology kidney specialist and her research team found that adults with chronic kidney disease generally ate fewer fruits and…
The Conversation Featured Patrick Jackson, MD
7/27/2022
Infectious Diseases and International Health Assistant Professor Patrick Jackson, MD, wrote an article for The Conversation on the treatment options for President Biden following his COVID diagnosis that ran in…
William Petri, MD, PhD, Discussed a Rare Case of Polio in the U.S.
7/27/2022
William Petri, MD, PhD, Professor of Internal Medicine and Pathology and Associate Director of Microbiology, wrote an article discussing a rare case of polio in the U.S. that was picked…
Michael R. Nelson, MD, PhD, Appointed to ABMS Executive Committee
7/27/2022
Chief of Asthma, Allergy and Immunology Michael Nelson, MD, PhD, was appointed to serve on the Executive Committee of the American Board of Medical Specialties (ABMS), the leading not-for-profit organization…
