Rheumatology Team Participates in NIH-Funded “TRACTION” Collaborative
2/18/2016
Division of Rheumatology's Don Kimpel reports that the division's clinical practice is one of 16 throughout the U.S. that was recruited to participate in an NIH-funded initiative, "Breakthrough Series Collaborative: Treat-to-Target in…
Partnership Between UVA Nephrology and Nigerian Hospital Receives High Marks
2/18/2016
The Sister Renal Center (SRC) program of the International Society of Nephrology (ISN) is a vital ISN initiative that works to improve the practice of nephrology in emerging countries. Under…
As Zika Virus Spreads, UVA Infectious Diseases Expert Answers Key Questions
2/17/2016
Reprinted from UVAToday -- Jane Kelly The World Health Organization on Monday declared a global public health emergency over the Zika virus, which it said is “spreading explosively” in South America. The…
Rheumatology’s Don Kimpel Receives “Best Bedside Manner” Award from OurHealth
2/17/2016
Congratulations to Donald Kimpel in the Rheumatology division for receiving a “Best Bedside Manner” award in a contest sponsored by OurHealth magazine (Charlottesville/ Shenandoah Valley edition). The results of the…
Cardiovascular Medicine — Recent Activities
2/17/2016
Basic Cardiovascular Disease Fellows: Eliany Mejia-Lopez (right) will be CV’s new chief fellow, Pam Mason announced on February 5. Dr. Mejia-Lopez’s term of service begins on March 1. Dr. Lopez will give…
2/17/2016
February is Heart Month, and our featured division, Cardiovascular Medicine, is on the frontlines of both heart research and cardiac care. A 2015 addition to our CV faculty, Matt Wolf, MD,…
CV’s Ellen Keeley Chosen by UVA Residents for American College of Physicians Teaching Award
2/17/2016
Ellen Keeley, MD, an associate professor in the Division of Cardiovascular Medicine, has been selected by the UVA internal medicine residents for a 2016 American College of Physicians (ACP) academic teaching award.…
Allison Lyons Receives 2016 Innovation Grant From AAIM
2/16/2016
General Medicine faculty member Elizabeth A. ("Allison") Lyons, MD, was awarded a 2016 innovation grant from the Alliance for Academic Internal Medicine (AAIM), for her project entitled “Improving efficiency of resident handoffs through…
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…
