DOM Medicine Matters Newsletter – July 2020
7/1/2020
The July 2020 Medicine Matters Newsletter features the Division of Gastroenterology & Hepatology. We welcome your feedback and continued updates, which can be sent to: Kim Kelley-Wagner at kak2cj@hscmail.mcc.virginia.edu
Division of Gastroenterology & Hepatology Chief Message
7/1/2020
For time and the world do not stand still. Change is the law of life. And those who look only to the past or the present are certain to miss…
DOM Medicine Matters Newsletter – June 2020
6/1/2020
The June 2020 Medicine Matters Newsletter features the Division of Cardiovascular 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 – June 2020
6/1/2020
Spring is here and I hope all of you are enjoying some time outside while at the same time ensuring that you stay safe and well. This is a special…
Notable Achievements – June 2020
6/1/2020
Congratulations to everyone! The Department of Medicine is the recipient of the Mulholland Award from the graduating School of Medicine students for the fifth year running. This award recognizes the…
UVA Advanced Cardiac Valve Program
5/31/2020
UVA Valve Program Expansion: The Advanced Cardiac Valve Program at UVA, under the leadership of Drs. Scott Lim and Gorav Ailawadi, has had a dynamic year with significant growth and…
Latino Community Health Initiative During COVID-19
5/31/2020
Latinos are among the most vulnerable populations during the COVID-19 pandemic for the following reasons: • Language barriers are highly prevalent and limit the effectiveness of communications between the patients,…
5/31/2020
Valvular heart diseases related to rheumatic fever is common in sub-Sahara Africa and especially Zambia, a country located in southern Africa. Because of the general lack of local cardiovascular expertise…
Asthma, Allergy, and Immunology Clinical Updates – May 2020
5/2/2020
Food allergy We are establishing an extensive network for the diagnosis and management of food allergies including protocols for advanced diagnostic testing and challenges. Patients are also invited as appropriate…
2019–2020 Hematology/Oncology Fellowship Highlights
4/2/2020
2019 American Society of Hematology Annual Meeting Fellow Poster Presentations: Our fellowship was well represented at the Annual Meeting of the American Society of Hematology (ASH) conference held in December…
