UVA Medical Students Built a Gym
7/6/2022
Working with the UVA Medical Alumni Association, a group of UVA med students came up with an idea to build themselves a 24x7 gym to offer students classes, equipment and…
Laura Shaffer, PhD, and Andrew Parsons, MD, Appointed to AAMC Council
7/6/2022
Two UVA School of Medicine representatives have been appointed to serve on the AAMC Council of Faculty and Academic Societies. Dr. Laura Shaffer, Professor of Pediatrics and former society representative…
Wagner Fellowships Awarded for 2022
7/6/2022
Thanks to the tremendous generosity of Dr. Robert Wagner and his wife Mary, the Wagner Fellowship fund was able to award fellowships to 11 BIMS students this year. Dr. Wagner…
Wendy Horton Among Best CEOs in the State
7/6/2022
UVA Health CEO Wendy Horton was honored by Virginia Business with their Women in Leadership award. She was among 42 women leaders in large, midsize and small businesses and nonprofit…
Helmy Siragy, MD, Appointed Guest Editor for the Nature Publication Scientific Reports
7/6/2022
Helmy M. Siragy, MD is the Harrison Distinguished Chair of Excellence in Medical Education and Professor of Medicine and Endocrinology at the University of Virginia. He is the guest editor…
Endocrinologist Meaghan Stumpf, MD, Validates Use of Glucose Monitors for Dialysis Patients
7/6/2022
Assistant Professor Meaghan Stumpf, MD, was senior author of a study published in Diabetes Care which reveals that a factory-calibrated continuous glucose monitor (CGM) may be sufficiently accurate for use…
Natasha Ironside, MD, Uses AI to Analyze Brain Bleeds
7/6/2022
Third-year Neurosurgery Resident Natasha Ironside programmed an artificial intelligence tool that quickly and accurately quantifies the extent of brain bleeds, or hematomas, and swelling (edema) captured on CT scans. She…
Department of Medicine Division of Endocrinology and Metabolism Awarded NIH T32
7/6/2022
Dr. Eugene Barrett and team – Drs. Ananda Basu, Zhenqi Liu, and Thurl Harris – have successfully renewed the Research Training in Neuroendocrinology and Metabolism T32 grant! Based on its…
