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Category: Notable Achievements

Pulmonary Hypertension Review Committee Grants UVA Four Year Accreditation

3/13/2018

We learned February 2018 that after an extensive application process and on-site visit and evaluation, the Pulmonary Hypertension Review Committee has granted UVA’s program a four year accreditation! Particularly noted…

Drs. Luna and Carson Receive MLK Award

3/6/2018

Congratulations to Max Luna, MD, Associate Professor of Medicine and Eric Carson, MD, Associate Professor of Orthopaedic Surgery, on receiving the 2018 Martin Luther King, Jr. Health System Award. This award is…

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…

National “100 Great Heart Programs” List Features UVA Heart & Vascular Center

11/14/2017

By Eric Swensen, 11/10/17 UVA Health System news release () Becker’s Hospital Review has named University of Virginia Heart and Vascular Center at UVA Medical Center to the national healthcare publication’s 2017…

Nephrology Chief Mark Okusa Elected President of the American Society of Nephrology

11/6/2017

Okusa will lead an organization of nearly 17,000 health professionals dedicated to leading the fight against kidney diseases ASN media release - 11/4/17 The American Society of Nephrology (ASN) is…

UVA Cancer Named to National “100 Great Oncology Programs” List

10/11/2017

From UVA Connect (10/4/17) For the fifth consecutive year, national healthcare publication Becker’s Hospital Review has named the UVA Cancer Center to its list of 100 hospitals and health systems…

Two in a Row: DOM Staffers Recognized With U-Team “Member of the Month” Awards

9/20/2017

Margaret Kuhlman, a coordinator for the Internal Medicine Residency program, and Sarah Creef-Bauger, the top administrator for two DOM divisions, were selected as "UTeam Member of the Month" for July and…

Terry Bennett Receives 2017 Leonard Sandridge Staff Award

7/27/2017

Terry Bennett is the Department of Medicine's GME Compliance Manager, a job that entails making sure that all of DOM's education programs -- including the largest residency program in the…

16 DOM Faculty Earn Promotion or Tenure in AY 2016-17

7/26/2017

School of Medicine Dean David Wilkes recently posted a list of 64 SOM faculty who had earned promotion or tenure during the 2016-2017 academic year on the Dean's Office Blog,…

2017 DOM Faculty & Staff Awards Honor Excellence

7/26/2017

Every year the Department of Medicine presents awards to faculty and staff members for outstanding contributions to the mission of the department. Faculty awards are presented for excellence in: Clinical Care:…