J. Kim Penberthy, MD Elected President of the American Psychological Association’s Society of Clinical Psychology

1/12/2023

Jennifer Kim Penberthy, MD has been elected to serve as president of the American Psychological Association's Division 12 which is the Society of Clinical Psychology. The Society of Clinical Psychology…

BME Professor John A. Hossack, PhD Was Elected to National Academy of Inventors

1/12/2023

John A. Hassack, PhD, a professor of biomedical engineering at the University of Virginia School of Engineering and Applied Science, has been elected to the National Academy of Inventors. Hossack’s…

Heather Ferris, MD, PhD Awarded Two Grants for $3 Million to Study How Brain Cholesterol Impacts Risk for Alzheimer’s

1/12/2023

Heather Ferris, MD, PhD, an assistant professor in the Department of Medicine, Division of Endocrinology and Metabolism and a member of the Neuroscience Department, was awarded a five-year, $2.4 million…

Roger Anderson, PhD Was Presented the American Cancer Society Researcher of the Year Award

1/3/2023

Roger Anderson, PhD, the associate director for population sciences and program co-leader for cancer control and population health research at UVA Cancer Center, was recently presented the American Cancer Society…

Ann Kellams, MD Elevated to Member of the American Pediatric Society for 2023

1/3/2023

Ann Kellams, MD, a professor in the Department of Pediatrics, was selected as one of ninety-five new members of the American Pediatric Society for 2023. Founded in 1888, the APS…

Lynn Kohan, MD Awarded the Presidential Scholar Award from American Society of Regional Anesthesia

1/3/2023

Anesthesiologist Lynn R. Kohan, MD was awarded the Presidential Scholar Award from the American Society of Regional Anesthesia. Dr. Kohan is medical director of the Pain Management Center, as well…

UVA Medical Alumni Association Receives Honorable Mention Award for Excellence in Diversity, Equity and Inclusion

1/3/2023

The AAMC Group on Institutional Advancement (GIA) Awards for Excellence awarded the UVA Medical Alumni Association an Honorable Mention Award for Excellence in the Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Initiatives category.…

Andrew Parsons, MD, MPH Receives the 2022 Early Career Physician Award by the Virginia ACP

12/13/2022

Andrew Parsons, MD, MPH, an assistant professor of medicine and hospitalist in the Department of Medicine, Division of General, Geriatric, Palliative and Hospital Medicine, received the Early Career Physician (ECP)…