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…
6/29/2020
By Brian S. Uthlaut, MD COVID-19 has been a disruption to so many aspects of our life in medicine, including student and resident education. However, there is much to be…
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…
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…
Message from the Chair – March 2020
3/1/2020
March Madness indeed! One look inside this edition of Medicine Matters will convince you that you need not watch basketball this March and instead concentrate on all of the activity…