Message from Dr. Eric Houpt, Division Chief, Infectious Diseases and International Health
1/1/2021
2020 will go down in infamy, and it is great to have it behind us. The Infectious Diseases and International Health Division continued our everyday work in the clinic and…
Medicine Matters Newsletter – January 2021
1/1/2021
The January 2021 Medicine Matters Newsletter features the Division of Infectious Diseases and International Health. We welcome your feedback and continued updates, which can be sent to: Kim Kelley-Wagner at kak2cj@hscmail.mcc.virginia.edu
Message from Dr Thomas AE Platts-Mills – Division Chief, Allergy & Immunology, December 2020
12/1/2020
2020 will be a year-long remembered by those in the Allergy, Asthma, and Immunology Division, and not just for a bloody pandemic. Speaking of pandemics, I have written a personal…
Message from Dr. Mark D. Okusa – Division Chief, Nephrology, December 2020
12/1/2020
After almost a year of grief, loss, fear, and uncertainty, we feel a new sense of hope and change, a time of “possibilities”. We look forward to the continued growth…
Message from Dr. Eric Houpt, MD – Division Chief, Infectious Diseases, December 2020
12/1/2020
The year 2020 has been memorable for the Division of Infectious Diseases and International Health, having been marked by enormous COVID-19 efforts, nine new R01s to nine faculty, and an…
Message from Dr. Karen K. Ballen – Division Chief, Hematology and Oncology, December 2020
12/1/2020
Outcomes for patients with solid tumors, malignant and non-malignant hematologic disorders, and for recipients of cellular therapy/stem cell transplant continue to improve, through compassionate, multidisciplinary care, and scientific advances. Using…
Message from Dr. Zhenqi Liu – Division Chief, Endocrinology & Metabolism, December 2020
12/1/2020
As one of the finest endocrinology divisions in the country, the Division of Endocrinology and Metabolism boasts many outstanding academic and clinical leaders in endocrinology and metabolism, and its faculty…
Medicine Matters Newsletter – December 2020
12/1/2020
The December 2020 Medicine Matters Newsletter features year-end highlights from several Divisions within the University of Virginia's Department of Medicine. We welcome your feedback and comments, which can be sent…
PREEMPT ACTIVITY MONITOR PROJECT
11/1/2020
By Christopher M Moore, MD & Ann Tuzson, PT, PhD The PREEMPT project aims to develop and validate an activity monitor that patients can wear continuously in the acute care…
Section Head Message – Dr Paul Helgerson, MD
11/1/2020
What a year! As in all other aspects of our lives, 2020 has been unprecedented in the realm of hospital medicine. COVID has dominated our practice and driven much of…