Awards and Achievements – January 2021
1/1/2021
Congratulations to Drs Taison Bell and Andy Wolf who have been named Outstanding Faculty Award winners for 2021 by the State Council of Higher Education for Virginia (SCHEV). The SCHEV…
Message from Dr. Eric Houpt, Division Chief, Infectious Diseases and International Health
1/1/2021
2020 will go down in infamy, and it is great to have it behind us. The Infectious Diseases and International Health Division continued our everyday work in the clinic and…
Message from the Chair – January 2021
1/1/2021
I hope that everyone had a great holiday and was able to take some time off from the stresses of the pandemic world. This month it is fitting that we…
Medicine Matters Newsletter – January 2021
1/1/2021
The January 2021 Medicine Matters Newsletter features the Division of Infectious Diseases and International Health. We welcome your feedback and continued updates, which can be sent to: Kim Kelley-Wagner at kak2cj@hscmail.mcc.virginia.edu
Personal Reflections on a Pandemic by Thomas AE Platts-Mills, MD
12/1/2020
By Thomas AE Platts-Mills, MD While starting to think about an annual report on the division, I realized that it was irrational not to think about the context. For the…
Message from Dr Thomas AE Platts-Mills – Division Chief, Allergy & Immunology, December 2020
12/1/2020
2020 will be a year-long remembered by those in the Allergy, Asthma, and Immunology Division, and not just for a bloody pandemic. Speaking of pandemics, I have written a personal…
Message from Dr. Mark D. Okusa – Division Chief, Nephrology, December 2020
12/1/2020
After almost a year of grief, loss, fear, and uncertainty, we feel a new sense of hope and change, a time of “possibilities”. We look forward to the continued growth…
Message from Dr. Eric Houpt, MD – Division Chief, Infectious Diseases, December 2020
12/1/2020
The year 2020 has been memorable for the Division of Infectious Diseases and International Health, having been marked by enormous COVID-19 efforts, nine new R01s to nine faculty, and an…
Message from Dr. Karen K. Ballen – Division Chief, Hematology and Oncology, December 2020
12/1/2020
Outcomes for patients with solid tumors, malignant and non-malignant hematologic disorders, and for recipients of cellular therapy/stem cell transplant continue to improve, through compassionate, multidisciplinary care, and scientific advances. Using…
Message from Dr. Zhenqi Liu – Division Chief, Endocrinology & Metabolism, December 2020
12/1/2020
As one of the finest endocrinology divisions in the country, the Division of Endocrinology and Metabolism boasts many outstanding academic and clinical leaders in endocrinology and metabolism, and its faculty…
