Heart to Heart: UVA’s Dominican Republic Heart Mission is 8 Years Old — and Going Strong
2/16/2016
Strep throat is a common childhood ailment here in the U.S. -- but its potentially deadly consequence, rheumatic fever, is much less so, thanks to the widespread use of antibiotics…
Walid El-Nahal, MD, IM Resident (PGY-1)
2/15/2016
I was born in Maryland and lived in Bowie for the first eight years of my life. My family and I then moved to Egypt (where my parents are originally…
“Teaching Wisdom” to Medical Students: The Phronesis Project
2/15/2016
Peggy Plews-Ogan, MD, a faculty member in the Division of General, Geriatric, Palliative & Hospital Medicine, has a long-standing interest in the role of wisdom in medicine — including authoring…
Faculty Profile: Matthew Wolf Explores Genetics of Cardiomyopathy
2/15/2016
Matthew J. Wolf, MD, PhD, associate professor in the Division of Cardiovascular Medicine and recruited to UVA in 2015 from Duke, directs CV's cardiovascular genetics program. At Duke, Dr. Wolf developed…
Kayla Calvo: “The Gold Standard”!
2/15/2016
Kayla Calvo, administrative assistant for Mo Nadkarni, MD, chief of the Division of General, Geriatric, Palliative & Hospital Medicine, received DOM's employee of the month award for October 2015. According…
2/14/2016
I grew up in Ocala, Florida, and finally left the Sunshine State for my medicine residency and fellowship. I’ve been at UVA now for two and a half years, with…
Tara Herring, CV Fiscal & Research Manager
2/13/2016
I was born and grew up here in Central Virginia. In fact, I currently live in Greene County near property that has been in my family for over 200 years.…
CV Fellow Alex Parker Welcomes Baby Oliver
2/12/2016
First-year CV fellow Alex Parker and his wife Kara welcomed a son, Oliver James Parker, on February 10th, 2016, at 8:12 am. At birth he was 20 inches long and weighed…
2/12/2016
We are all biased. As we move through our lives, internal opinions and thoughts about others are a (sometimes complex) part of being human. We base our perceptions of others on…
Michael Brown & Team Find Link Between Immune Cells, Weight Control, Disease Resistance
2/10/2016
A research team led by UVA Nephrology's Michael Brown, PhD, has shown how our DNA determines our ability to fight off viruses, revealing that many genes work together to control immune…
