Mahabuba (Maha) Akhter, Research Coordinator, Division of Endocrinology

I was born in the Murshidabad district of the state of West Bengal in India, about 120 miles from the state's capital, Kolkata [formerly Calcutta]. It is an area with…

Diversity in DOM Now Has A Strong New Leader: Preston Reynolds

The Department of Medicine has created a new position to lead our efforts to promote diversity and professionalism throughout our clinical, academic and research enterprises. I am pleased to announce…

Ben Zorach, MD, Internal Medicine Resident (PGY2)

I was born in a small town called Williamstown in the Berkshires of western Massachusetts. I eventually moved down to Delaware but went back north to Vermont after high school…

Endocrinology Fellow Meaghan (“Meg”) Stumpf

I was born in Richmond, Virginia, while my father was completing graduate work in nursing at the Medical College of Virginia (MCV). When I was two, my family moved to my mother’s hometown…

Heather Ferris, MD, Joins UVA Endocrinology from Boston’s Joslin Diabetes Center

Heather Ferris joined the UVA faculty on May 1st as an assistant professor of medicine in the Division of Endocrinology. She comes to UVA from the Joslin Diabetes Center in…

2017 Carey-Marshall-Thorner Research & Scholars Day — Photos

DOM's 2017 Carey-Marshall-Thorner Research & Scholars Day, held on Wednesday, May 10th, in Pinn Hall Conference Center, included a keynote address by Professor of Medicine Emeritus Richard Pearson, MD, oral presentations,…