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Public Health Sciences Grand Rounds Features Karen Shelton, MD, Virginia State Health Commissioner

February 4, 2025 by daf4a@virginia.edu

Location: Pinn Hall Conference Center Auditorium

Date: Feb 24, 2025 - Feb 24, 2025

Start Time: 12:00 pm

End Time: 1:00 pm

Karen Shelton, MD

Virginia State Health Commissioner Karen Shelton, MD

The UVA Department of Public Health Sciences invites all School of Medicine faculty, staff, students, and trainees to attend their February Grand Rounds featuring Karen Shelton, MD, the Virginia State Health Commissioner. Dr. Shelton’s talk is titled “Public Health Priorities in Virginia.”

Dr. Shelton is a board-certified obstetrician and gynecologist, treating patients in Bristol for nearly 20 years before turning her focus to public health. Dr. Shelton first joined the Virginia Department of Health in 2016 to lead the Mount Rogers Health District, which encompasses six county health departments and two city health departments in Southwestern Virginia. She was named state health commissioner effective May 1, 2023, by Governor Glenn Youngkin.

No registration is required.

Questions? Contact Charlotte Odom.

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