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As Zika Virus Spreads, UVA Infectious Diseases Expert Answers Key Questions

Reprinted from UVAToday -- Jane Kelly The World Health Organization on Monday declared a global public health emergency over the Zika virus, which it said is “spreading explosively” in South America. The…

Rheumatology’s Don Kimpel Receives “Best Bedside Manner” Award from OurHealth

Congratulations to Donald Kimpel in the Rheumatology division for receiving a “Best Bedside Manner” award in a contest sponsored by OurHealth magazine (Charlottesville/ Shenandoah Valley edition). The results of the…

Cardiovascular Medicine — Recent Activities

Basic Cardiovascular Disease Fellows: Eliany Mejia-Lopez (right) will be CV’s new chief fellow, Pam Mason announced on February 5. Dr. Mejia-Lopez’s term of service begins on March 1.  Dr. Lopez will give…

Heart Strong

February is Heart Month, and our featured division, Cardiovascular Medicine, is on the frontlines of both heart research and cardiac care. A 2015 addition to our CV faculty, Matt Wolf, MD,…

CV’s Ellen Keeley Chosen by UVA Residents for American College of Physicians Teaching Award

Ellen Keeley, MD, an associate professor in the Division of Cardiovascular Medicine, has been selected by the UVA internal medicine residents for a 2016 American College of Physicians (ACP) academic teaching award.…

Allison Lyons Receives 2016 Innovation Grant From AAIM

General Medicine faculty member Elizabeth A. ("Allison") Lyons, MD, was awarded a 2016 innovation grant from the Alliance for Academic Internal Medicine (AAIM), for her project entitled “Improving efficiency of resident handoffs through…