DoM Medicine Matters Newsletter – March 2019
3/4/2019
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New Guidelines for High Blood Pressure From AHA/ACC Will Effect Millions In U.S.
11/17/2017
UVA's Robert Carey, MD, Served as Vice Chair of Guidelines Committee | The American Heart Association and the American College of Cardiology recently released revised national guidelines for hypertension that are…
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…
Education Coordinator Cheryl Etelvari Is Awarded TAGME Certification
11/6/2017
Cheryl Etelvari, who serves as coordinator for the Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine's fellowship program, recently completed requirements for certification by the Training Administrators of Graduate Medical Education organization. To win…
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…
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.…
9/27/2017
I was born in Perth, Western Australia (home of Barry Marshall and the most beautiful beaches in the world), and lived there until I was 12. My family and I…
Sumner and Sarah Abraham Welcome Harrison
9/25/2017
Internal Medicine resident Sumner Abraham (PGY 2) and his wife Sarah announced the birth of a son, Harrison, born on September 25th at 5:55 am. Harrison, who was delivered at UVA…
