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Gastro-Hep Expands Its Services — and Garners Recognition for Clinical Excellence and Community Outreach

Have you been keeping up with the Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology's recent milestones? The division ("GI") and its clinical arm, the UVA Digestive Health Center, has been expanding its…

Gastroenterology Has a New Chief Onboard

James M. Scheiman, MD, joined the Department of Medicine's Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology as chief in October 2017. He came to UVA from the University of Michigan, where he received…

GI Wins 2017 SCOPY Award From American College of Gastroenterology

The American College of Gastroenterology (ACG) announced the winners of its third annual SCOPY Awards (Service Award for Colorectal Cancer Outreach, Prevention and Year-Round Excellence) in October, and DOM's Division…

Sierra Lee, Quality Improvement Coordinator for GI’s Digestive Health Center

I grew up in a small town in northern Michigan, Traverse City -- the "Cherry Capital of the World." Summers were spent farming cherries and swimming in Lake Michigan; winters, in…

Education Coordinator Cheryl Etelvari Is Awarded TAGME Certification

Cheryl Etelvari, who serves as coordinator for the Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine's fellowship program, recently completed requirements for certification by the Training Administrators of Graduate Medical Education organization. To win…

GI Fellow Javelle Wynter, MD

I am originally from Westchester, NY, but few people can guess by my (presumably) well-hidden accent that I actually grew up on a small island in the Caribbean, St. Maarten. I moved back to…