Message from the Chair – December 2024
12/2/2024
In the spirit of the season, we often find ourselves in a reflective mood, thinking about the year’s events, accomplishments, and challenges. Every year carries a unique essence, a distinctive…
Rheumatology Research and Education Update – December 2024
12/2/2024
Message from Janet Lewis MD, Rheumatology Division Chief The Division of Rheumatology has had another strong year with a continued commitment to excellence in patient care and education exhibited by…
11/30/2023
November 30, 2023 by Kim Kelley-Wagner kak2cj@uvahealth.org What a Couple of Fellows Can Do When Doctor Brian Wispelwey arrived at the University of Virginia as a fellow in 1986, he…
Message from the Chair – December 2021
12/1/2021
Wow! It is hard to believe that we are in December and the winter lies ahead. I hope everyone is getting ready for the holidays and looking forward to good…
Personal Reflections on a Pandemic by Thomas AE Platts-Mills, MD
12/1/2020
By Thomas AE Platts-Mills, MD While starting to think about an annual report on the division, I realized that it was irrational not to think about the context. For the…
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…
