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Notable Achievements – July 2019

7/1/2019

Congratulations to Dr Kambiz Kalantari who is one of two winners of the 2019 American Society of Nephrology’s (ASN) Mid-Career Distinguished Educator Award. This award honors individuals who have made…

Message from the Chair – July 2019 Medicine Matters Newsletter

7/1/2019

Welcome to Summer! As the academic year ends, it is time to celebrate the multiple achievements in the Department of Medicine across all of our missions. In this edition of…

Message From Dr. James Scheiman – Division Chief Gastronenterology

7/1/2019

I am very excited to share with you many of our enhancements to clinical care, research, and education. It is hard to believe that nearly a year and a half…

Division of Gastroenterology & Hepatology History

7/1/2019

The Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology at UVA, now headed by Dr James Scheiman well known for his seminal work in preventing post-ERCP pancreatitis, has a long history of significant…

DoM Medicine Matters Newsletter – July 2019

7/1/2019

The July 2019 Medicine Matters Newsletter features the Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology. We welcome your feedback and continued updates, which can be sent to: RDOMWebNewsletter@hscmail.mcc.virginia.edu

CHIEF GRAND ROUNDS

6/26/2019

Building the Exemplary Physician: Tackling Educational Challenges in Medical Education Outgoing Chief Residents Drs Walid El-Nahal, Carrie Hamilton, Amy Ogurick, and Anthony Peters delivered their Grand Rounds talk on making…

The NASA Twins Study

6/26/2019

Dr Francine Garrett-Bakelman (a.k.a. Fran), a physician scientist in the Departments of Medicine and Biochemistry and Molecular Genetics, was one of the first co-authors on a Science paper published on…

Stem Cell Transplant Team Initiates Photopheresis at UVA

6/26/2019

Photopheresis is a modified apheresis procedure where lymphocytes in the buffy coat are treated with a photosensitizer, called methoxypsoralen, and exposed to ultraviolet light. Methoxypsoralen when exposed to ultraviolet light…