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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…

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…

CV Fellow Will Dresen, MD

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…

Exploring Unconscious Bias

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…

Club Red Asks: Do You Know Your Heart Age?

2/10/2016

UVA Club Red’s 2016 Heart Month campaign is “Young at Heart,” which centers around the Heart Age Predictor tool that the CDC promoted this past fall. Using data from the Framingham…

Erika Ramsdale Appointed DOM’s First Associate Chair for Diversity and Inclusion

2/5/2016

Department of Medicine Chair Mitch Rosner announced on January 24 that DOM has created a new leadership position -- associate chair for diversity and inclusion. He appointed Erika Ramsdale, MD,…