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In Memoriam: Susan Bell Nyland, PhD, Cancer Researcher

Susan Bell Nyland, 60, an assistant research professor of medicine in the UVA Division of Hematology-Oncology, died on Friday, March 24, 2017, at her home in Lake Monticello. Dr. Nyland…

Discovery May Help Patients Beat Deadly Pneumonia

By Josh Barney Researchers have found that a hormone responsible for controlling iron metabolism helps fight off a severe form of bacterial pneumonia, and that discovery may offer a simple…

Medicine Grand Rounds | Kenneth M. Ludmerer, MD: “Residency Training in the United States: Past, Present, Future”

Date: Wednesday, April 5, 2017 Time: 12:00 to 1:00 pm Location: Pinn Hall auditorium , 1-5 Cost: Free Kenneth M. Ludmerer, MD, is the Mabel Dorn Reeder Distinguished Professor in…

Medicine Grand Rounds | Alan Dalkin, MD: “Sclerostin: A Novel Therapeutic Target in Treating Osteoporosis”

Date: Wednesday, March 29, 2017 Time: 12:00 to 1:00 pm Location: Pinn Hall auditorium , 1-5 Cost: Free Alan Dalkin, MD, is a professor of medicine in the Division of…

What are the chances?

Rheumatology chief Janet Lewis, Nephrology chief Mark Okusa, and ID chief Bill Petri all ran the Charlottesville Ten Miler on Saturday, March 18. And here's the kicker: Dr. Okusa and Dr. Petri finished the…

Exemplary Teaching and Service: Mo Nadkarni, MD

Mo Nadkarni, MD, is the Harry T. Peters Jr. Professor of Medicine, a David A. Harrison Distinguished Educator, and chief of the Division of General, Geriatric, Palliative & Hospital Medicine…