11/9/2017
I grew up in a small suburban town near Hartford, Connecticut. I completed my undergraduate degree in biology at the University of Chicago and a Masters in Teaching at New…
11/6/2017
Have you been keeping up with the Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology's recent milestones? The division ("GI") and its clinical arm, the UVA Digestive Health Center, has been expanding its…
Gastroenterology Has a New Chief Onboard
11/6/2017
James M. Scheiman, MD, joined the Department of Medicine's Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology as chief in October 2017. He came to UVA from the University of Michigan, where he received…
Sierra Lee, Quality Improvement Coordinator for GI’s Digestive Health Center
11/6/2017
I grew up in a small town in northern Michigan, Traverse City -- the "Cherry Capital of the World." Summers were spent farming cherries and swimming in Lake Michigan; winters, in…
11/6/2017
I am originally from Westchester, NY, but few people can guess by my (presumably) well-hidden accent that I actually grew up on a small island in the Caribbean, St. Maarten. I moved back to…
Scott and Emily Cornella Welcome Baby Emmett
10/24/2017
Scott and Emily Cornella recently announced the birth of a baby boy, Emmett. Scott was one of the chief residents during the 2015-16 academic year, and is currently a second-year…
WIMN Panel Discussion: Women in Global Health
10/24/2017
Date: Monday, October 30, 2017 Time: 5:30 pm to 7:30 pm Location: Pinn Hall, 2 ABC Cost: Free Please join us (the Women in Internal Medicine Network) for a conversation about…
Division News: Publications, Awards, Honors
9/28/2017
Cardiovascular Medicine Recent grants and awards to Cardiovascular Medicine faculty: Jamieson Bourque, MD: NIH K award symposium April 12, 2017 Ken Bilchick, MD: Awarded an R03 and an $800k foundation…
It Takes a Village: Finding Community Strategies to Combat the Opioid Crisis
9/27/2017
Reprinted from UVAToday, 9/22/17, by Katie McNally ** America’s sweeping opioid crisis has reached epidemic proportions in recent years, dominating national conversations on health care policy and politics. Expanding levels…
Kavita Pal, MD, Pulmonary & Critical Care
9/27/2017
I don’t think many people know this, but I was born in Kenya, in a town called Kisumu, and raised in Nairobi -- yes, Africa! I moved to the U.S.…
