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<\/p>\nPlease help us welcome our new team members, including hires from November 2018 – 2019. We are so happy you are here!<\/p>\n
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Q. What is your proudest achievement outside of professional realm?<\/strong> Q. What are you usually doing on the weekend or during time off? <\/strong> Q. What is the best advice anyone ever gave you?<\/strong> Q. What about you would surprise\u00a0us?<\/b> <\/p>\n Q. What is your proudest achievement outside of professional realm? Q. What are you usually doing on the weekend or during time off? Q. What is the best advice anyone ever gave you? Q. What about you would surprise\u00a0us?<\/b> <\/p>\n Q. What is your proudest achievement outside of professional realm? Q. What are you usually doing on the weekend or during time off? Q. What is the best advice anyone ever gave you? Q. What about you would surprise\u00a0us?<\/b> Q. What is your proudest achievement outside of professional realm? Q. What are you usually doing on the weekend or during time off? Q. What is the best advice anyone ever gave you? Q. What about you would surprise\u00a0us?<\/b> <\/p>\n Q. What is your proudest achievement outside of professional realm?<\/strong> Q. What are you usually doing on the weekend or during time off? <\/strong> Q. What is the best advice anyone ever gave you?<\/strong> Q. What about you would surprise\u00a0us?<\/b> <\/p>\n Q. What is your proudest achievement outside of professional realm?<\/strong> Q. What are you usually doing on the weekend or during time off? <\/strong> Q. What is the best advice anyone ever gave you?<\/strong> Q. What about you would surprise\u00a0us?<\/b> <\/p>\n Q. What is your proudest achievement outside of professional realm?<\/strong> Q. What are you usually doing on the weekend or during time off? <\/strong> Q. What is the best advice anyone ever gave you?<\/strong> Q. What about you would surprise\u00a0us?<\/b> <\/p>\n Q. What is your proudest achievement outside of professional realm?<\/strong> Q. What are you usually doing on the weekend or during time off? <\/strong> Q. What is the best advice anyone ever gave you?<\/strong> Q. What about you would surprise\u00a0us?<\/b> <\/p>\n Q. What is your proudest achievement outside of professional realm?<\/strong> Q. What are you usually doing on the weekend or during time off? <\/strong> Q. What is the best advice anyone ever gave you?<\/strong> Q. What about you would surprise\u00a0us?<\/b> Please help us welcome our new team members, including hires from November 2018 – 2019. We are so happy you are here! Sarah Burnett, DNP, CPNP – AC\/PC Nurse Practitioner, Pediatric Nephrology Q. What is your proudest achievement outside of professional realm? A. My proudest achievement is when I traveled to Ghana in 2013 and […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":338,"featured_media":1500,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":"","_members_access_role":[],"_members_access_error":"","_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2598","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-features"],"acf":false,"yoast_head":"\n
\nA.<\/strong> My proudest achievement is when I traveled to Ghana in 2013 and 2014. I had the opportunity to help run a health clinic and provide the families of rural communities with resources such as water filtration systems and public health education. I loved my time in Africa and hope to return one day to provide healthcare to more communities.<\/p>\n
\nA.<\/strong> On the weekends my husband and I are usually playing with our two dogs, Marley and Bailey. We recently adopted Bailey from the SPCA and we love helping her acclimate to a home where she is safe and has room to run around. We love to take them hiking and bring them around town with us whenever possible.<\/p>\n
\nA.<\/strong> The best advice I have received is simply to “work hard, do the best I can, and everything will work out”. For as long as I can remember this has been a moto in my household and it is applicable to so many parts of life. It is often a nice reminder not to put too much pressure on myself and to believe that everything works out in the end.<\/p>\n
\nA.<\/strong> One thing that many people don’t know is if I am not working or hanging out with my family, you can find me behind a sewing machine. My favorite hobby is to make quilts. I love the process of designing the color scheme and picking the materials. I am often trying new patterns and different stitches.<\/p>\nMichael Engel, MD, PhD
\nKaren Jargowski Professor of Pediatric Hematology-Oncology<\/h2>\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/news.med.virginia.edu\/kidsmatter\/files\/2019\/12\/main-event-new-300x216.jpg\")
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\n<\/strong>A.<\/strong> This one is easy\u2026raising my children with my lovely wife, Jeannine.\u00a0 If we do nothing else in our lives but having raised Lauren, Ben and Jack, then we did alright.\u00a0 They are truly exceptional people, and each far more talented and kind than I could ever hope to be.<\/p>\n
\n<\/strong>A.<\/strong> Until Jeannine joins me in Charlottesville next year, I am on my own most weekends.\u00a0 Beyond getting my cleaning and grocery shopping done, I use my time exploring around Charlottesville and getting to know my new community. I particularly like going for a drive on backroads after washing my car\u2026I drive roadsters as a hobby.<\/p>\n
\n<\/strong>A.<\/strong> Also easy\u2026. Work hard, serve others, be authentic.<\/p>\n
\nA.<\/strong> I was the quarterback of my high school football team.<\/p>\nSusan Gray, MD
\nAssociate Professor of Pediatrics, General Pediatrics (Adolescent)<\/h2>\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/news.med.virginia.edu\/kidsmatter\/files\/2019\/12\/susan-gray-e1575309209793-225x300.jpg\")
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\n<\/strong>A.<\/strong>\u00a0My children are my proudest achievement. A distant second is having knitted an Aran Irish fisherman sweater.<\/span><\/p>\n
\n<\/strong>A.<\/strong>\u00a0Driving to my children\u2019s activities\u2014Irish dance and baseball!<\/span><\/p>\n
\n<\/strong>A.<\/strong>\u00a0Don\u2019t get good at doing something you don\u2019t want to do.\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n
\nA.<\/strong>\u00a0I am fluent in French and almost became a French professor instead of going to medical school.<\/span><\/p>\nSara Groff Stephens, PhD, LCSW
\nAssistant Professor of Pediatrics<\/h2>\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/news.med.virginia.edu\/kidsmatter\/files\/2019\/12\/SGS-240x300.jpg\")
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\n<\/strong>A.<\/strong>\u00a0Marrying my spouse and starting a family.<\/p>\n
\n<\/strong>A.<\/strong> Hiking, spending time with my spouse and friends, and trying new restaurants.<\/p>\n
\n<\/strong>A. <\/strong>\u201cChoose hope over fear.\u201d \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n
\nA.<\/strong> I\u2019ve been doing CrossFit for a number of years and it\u2019s my favorite stress reliever!<\/p>\nJohn Hemler, MD
\nAssistant Professor of Pediatrics, Allergy and Clinical Immunology, Respiratory Medicine<\/h2>\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/news.med.virginia.edu\/kidsmatter\/files\/2019\/12\/jon-300x225.jpeg\")
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\nA. <\/strong>Visiting 20 countries by age 30.<\/p>\n
\nA. <\/strong>I enjoy spending lots of time with my beautiful fianc\u00e9, visiting my family, traveling, hiking, playing golf, and playing guitar.\u00a0 I\u2019m also active in my church, and like to watch football and cheer on my Tennessee Titans.<\/p>\n
\nA. <\/strong>\u201cAlways be very careful about what you put in an email.\u00a0 You never know what could end up on the front page of the New York Times.\u201d \u2014My high school headmaster in the year 2000<\/p>\n
\nA. <\/strong>I lived in Saudi Arabia for a number of years growing up (this picture is from the Rub\u2019 al Khali desert from a recent family trip there this past March) and I also was lead singer & backup guitarist of a rock band in medical school here at UVA.<\/p>\nJennifer Louis-Jacques, MD, MPH
\nAssociate Professor of Pediatrics, General Pediatrics<\/h2>\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/news.med.virginia.edu\/kidsmatter\/files\/2019\/12\/JLJpic3-225x300.jpg\")
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\nA. <\/strong>Hmm that\u2019s a tough one. Besides being proud of my dog-child, I think I am proud that I was able to help my cousin achieve her dream of opening up a permanent shop for her business in Brooklyn, NY. I can\u2019t wait to see the space when it opens.<\/p>\n
\nA. <\/strong>Since I just moved here almost 2 months ago, my weekends still include some home decorating\/organizing. Otherwise, I\u2019m hanging out with my dog, Neko, going for a long run, or taking a yoga class. I just signed up for the Charlottesville 10 miler in March, so I will be doing a lot more running come January. I also love to use my vacation to travel abroad so am thinking about where I want to go next. I was just in Dubrovnik, Croatia in September and highly recommend it.<\/p>\n
\nA. <\/strong>My uncle once said that if more than one person is saying the same thing it\u2019s probably true and not a conspiracy. For some reason, that has always stuck with me.<\/p>\n
\nA. <\/strong>The first time I ever got on a plane was the summer before my junior year in high school. I went to China for 3 weeks. It was definitely a crash course in travel for me.<\/p>\nSamantha Minnicozzi, MD
\nAssistant Professor of Pediatrics, Pediatric Allergy and Immunology<\/h2>\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/news.med.virginia.edu\/kidsmatter\/files\/2019\/12\/IMG_2468-300x230.jpg\")
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\nA. <\/strong>I am SCUBA certified for advanced open water, wreck, and mixed air dives.<\/p>\n
\nA. <\/strong>Typically on weekends my husband and I like to go on hikes with our dog or relax on the couch and catch up on Netflix shows.<\/p>\n
\nA. <\/strong>Don\u2019t sweat the small stuff.<\/p>\n
\nA. <\/strong>I\u2019ve been diving in the Caribbean with sharks, and it was one of the coolest dives I\u2019ve done. My hope is someday to go diving with Great White Sharks off the coast of South Africa.<\/p>\nJessica Murray, RN, MSN, PNP
\nPediatric Nurse Practitioner, Pediatric Digestive Health<\/h2>\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/news.med.virginia.edu\/kidsmatter\/files\/2019\/12\/image1-e1575309624260-225x300.jpeg\")
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\nA. <\/strong>Being a mom to my 7 month old daughter would have to be my greatest achievement outside the professional realm. I really feel that being a parent is such a privilege and the challenges and rewards that parenthood brings makes every day fulfilling.<\/p>\n
\nA. <\/strong>My family and I try to spend as much time as we can enjoying the outdoors. On the weekend you can usually find me hiking with my husband, daughter, and dog. We also enjoy the local brewery scene and spending time enjoying all the great things Charlottesville has to offer.<\/p>\n
\nA. <\/strong>Several people in my life have reminded me of the importance of taking a quiet moment every day to appreciate where you\u2019ve been, where you are now and where you\u2019re going. I think following this advice helps to keep things in perspective and to appreciate and learn from all of life\u2019s moments.<\/p>\n
\nA. <\/strong>I was in a Japanese drumming group in college and love acapella. I don\u2019t think anyone appreciates my own singing though, except maybe my daughter.<\/p>\nChristina Peroutka, MD
\nAssistant Professor of Pediatrics, Medical Biochemical and Clinical Genetics<\/h2>\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/news.med.virginia.edu\/kidsmatter\/files\/2019\/12\/image2-e1575309685331-225x300.jpeg\")
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\nA. <\/strong>Learning Spanish – I started in high school, and in college I studied in Argentina for 6 months where I took classes in art, literature, and history.\u00a0 It was one of the best experiences of my life and opened my eyes to how another culture sees and experiences the world. I even learned to tango!<\/p>\n
\nA. <\/strong>I\u2019m gardening or keeping up my indoor plants.\u00a0 I\u2019ve had a Meyer lemon tree now for 12 years that makes lemons in the summer and blossoms all winter! I also really love to try new recipes from my Southern Living magazines. If I\u2019m not at home, I\u2019m outdoors seeing new sites in my new home state of Virginia!<\/p>\n
\nA. <\/strong>Keep your eye on the prize! Make a goal and stick with it until you achieve that goal!<\/p>\n
\nA. <\/strong>I\u2019m an amateur flutist!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"