Latino Community Health Initiative During COVID-19
5/31/2020
Latinos are among the most vulnerable populations during the COVID-19 pandemic for the following reasons: • Language barriers are highly prevalent and limit the effectiveness of communications between the patients,…
5/31/2020
Valvular heart diseases related to rheumatic fever is common in sub-Sahara Africa and especially Zambia, a country located in southern Africa. Because of the general lack of local cardiovascular expertise…
Division of Cardiovascular Medicine Chief Message
5/31/2020
University of Virginia’s Division of Cardiovascular Medicine, led by Christopher M. Kramer, MD, is nationally recognized for excellence in clinical care, research, and teaching. Faculty members provide expert, comprehensive care…
Asthma, Allergy, and Immunology Clinical Updates – May 2020
5/2/2020
Food allergy We are establishing an extensive network for the diagnosis and management of food allergies including protocols for advanced diagnostic testing and challenges. Patients are also invited as appropriate…
Asthma, Allergy, and Immunology Research Update – May 2020
5/1/2020
Platts-Mills Lab Platts-Mills LabCore team members in Dr. Thomas A.E. Platts-Mills’ lab include Jeffrey Wilson, MD, PhD, Behnam Keshavarz, PhD and Lisa Workman, BA. Working as a team, a major…
Message from Division Chief Thomas Platts-Mills – May 2020
5/1/2020
Our subspecialty has at least three branches which influence our clinics and our research. The primary branch of our practice focuses on traditional allergic diseases, and particularly allergic rhinitis, asthma,…
Message from the Chair – May 2020
5/1/2020
Welcome to May’s edition of Medicine Matters. The spring is a wonderful time to live in Charlottesville and the only downside is the peak in seasonal allergies which makes it…
DOM Medicine Matters Newsletter – May 2020
5/1/2020
The May 2020 Medicine Matters Newsletter features the Division of Asthma, Allergy. and Immunology. We welcome your feedback and continued updates, which can be sent to: Kim Kelley-Wagner at kak2cj@hscmail.mcc.virginia.edu
Education Team Engagement During COVID-19
4/30/2020
By Joy Hilton, Department of Medicine Director of Education Team engagement has always been a priority for the Department’s central education team. Each year, we have participated in projects designed…
2019–2020 Hematology/Oncology Fellowship Highlights
4/2/2020
2019 American Society of Hematology Annual Meeting Fellow Poster Presentations: Our fellowship was well represented at the Annual Meeting of the American Society of Hematology (ASH) conference held in December…
