Medicine Matters Newsletter – October 2020
10/1/2020
The October 2020 Medicine Matters Newsletter features the Division of General Medicine. We welcome your feedback and continued updates, which can be sent to: Kim Kelley-Wagner at kak2cj@hscmail.mcc.virginia.edu
Message from the Chair -October 2020
10/1/2020
This month our focus is on the largest Division in the Department of Medicine. The Division of General Medicine, Geriatrics, Palliative Care and Hospital Medicine is led by Dr. Mo…
New Director of the Beirne B. Carter Center for Immunology Appointment
9/30/2020
By David S. Wilkes, MD Congratulations to Coleen McNamara, MD, on her appointment as Director of the Beirne B. Carter Center for Immunology (“Carter Immunology Center,” or CIC), effective December…
9/3/2020
It’s with mixed feelings of sadness and happiness that we announce that after so many years of service Pam Schaefer (Division of Infectious Diseases and International Health) will be retiring…
Message From the Chair – September 2020
9/1/2020
Welcome to September and the beginning of fall. To say the least, this is an unusual and unexpected start to the academic year. We remain socially distanced, masked, and gowned…
Medicine Matters Newsletter – September 2020
9/1/2020
The September 2020 Medicine Matters Newsletter features the Division of Nephrology. We welcome your feedback and continued updates, which can be sent to: Kim Kelley-Wagner at kak2cj@hscmail.mcc.virginia.edu
Dr Robert Carey to Receive AHA Distinguished Scientist Award
8/28/2020
Congratulations to Dr Robert Carey who will be receiving the American Heart Association (AHA) Distinguished Scientist Award for 2020. The award is the highest award given by the AHA in…
Retirement of Rachel Ann Hays, MD
7/26/2020
By Brian Behm, MD Ann graduated Summa Cum Laude at East Tennessee State University in 1975 and then completed her MD degree, residency, and gastroenterology fellowship at the University of…
7/1/2020
By Vanessa Shami, MD The Man who has touched the lives of many… AKA “The Big Kahuna” To those who know Dr David Peura only superficially, he is a renowned…
Message from the Chair – July 2020
7/1/2020
I hope everyone is well and holding up during these difficult times. It is times like these when we have to act as a community and support one another. What…