Message from the Chair – September 2019 Medicine Matters Newsletter
9/1/2019
Welcome back from summer! As the new academic year gets going in full swing, this month’s Medicine Matters highlights the Division of Nephrology. Of course, I must admit a certain…
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…
DoM Notes and Updates For June 2019
6/1/2019
Congratulations to Dr Mitch Rosner who is the recipient of the 2019 Robert G. Narins Award. This award honors individuals who have made meritorious contributions in education and teaching. Congratulations…
ALLERGY & IMMUNOLOGY – RESEARCH
5/1/2019
CLINICAL INITIATIVES In addition to providing comprehensive care for adult patients with the spectrum of allergic disorders and asthma our division has numerous specialized clinical initiatives: Immune deficiencies - The…
5/1/2019
One of the dominant themes of Medicine in the last 50 years has been change. This includes both change created by technical advances and changes in disease that in most…
DoM Medicine Matters Newsletter – May 2019
5/1/2019
The May 2019 Medicine Matters Newsletter features the Department of Allergy and Clinical Immunology. We welcome your feedback and continued updates, which can be sent to: RDOMWebNewsletter@hscmail.mcc.virginia.edu
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) Clinical Program
3/7/2019
By Dr. Mike Shim COPD specialty clinic at the University of Virginia has been designated as a Joint Commission certified center of excellence for advanced COPD care since 2007. UVA…
UVA Interstitial Lung Disease Program One of Nation’s Best
3/6/2019
Comprehensive Care and Research Flourishes for Patients with Pulmonary Fibrosis he Interstitial Lung Disease (ILD) Program in the Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine continues to blossom, with 400…
New Clinical Trials Opening in Hematology/Oncology
3/4/2019
Genitourinary Oncology Primary Dreicer, Robert CRC: Drake, Jennifer 19-20484 PHAR B-701_U22 Stages: Any/all CT.GOV ID: NCT03123055 A Multi-Center, Single-Arm, Open-Label Phase 1b/2 Study of a Novel FGFR3 Inhibitor (B-701)…