Heart to Heart: UVA’s Dominican Republic Heart Mission is 8 Years Old — and Going Strong
Strep throat is a common childhood ailment here in the U.S. -- but its potentially deadly consequence, rheumatic fever, is much less so, thanks to the widespread use of antibiotics…
Walid El-Nahal, MD, IM Resident (PGY-1)
I was born in Maryland and lived in Bowie for the first eight years of my life. My family and I then moved to Egypt (where my parents are originally…
“Teaching Wisdom” to Medical Students: The Phronesis Project
Peggy Plews-Ogan, MD, a faculty member in the Division of General, Geriatric, Palliative & Hospital Medicine, has a long-standing interest in the role of wisdom in medicine — including authoring…
Faculty Profile: Matthew Wolf Explores Genetics of Cardiomyopathy
Matthew J. Wolf, MD, PhD, associate professor in the Division of Cardiovascular Medicine and recruited to UVA in 2015 from Duke, directs CV's cardiovascular genetics program. At Duke, Dr. Wolf developed…
Kayla Calvo: “The Gold Standard”!
Kayla Calvo, administrative assistant for Mo Nadkarni, MD, chief of the Division of General, Geriatric, Palliative & Hospital Medicine, received DOM's employee of the month award for October 2015. According…
I grew up in Ocala, Florida, and finally left the Sunshine State for my medicine residency and fellowship. I’ve been at UVA now for two and a half years, with…
