Celebrating Martin Luther King Jr. Day 2023
1/12/2023
In anticipation of the Martin Luther King Jr. (MLK) holiday on Monday, January 16, we reflect on Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s tireless efforts and courageous actions, which had a…
Category: Community
UVA Researchers Solve Mysteries About Leading Biomarker for Alzheimer’s Disease
1/12/2023
Tau protein is notorious for forming tangles in the brains of people with Alzheimer’s disease and several other neurodegenerative disorders, and for helping to cause cognitive decline associated with those…
Category: Research
1/12/2023
William A. Petri MD, PhD, the Frost Professor of Epidemiology and a clinician-scientist in the Department of Medicine's Division of Infectious Diseases, was awarded a R37 MERIT Award for $3…
Category: Research
1/12/2023
Heather Ferris, MD, PhD, an assistant professor in the Department of Medicine, Division of Endocrinology and Metabolism and a member of the Neuroscience Department, was awarded a five-year, $2.4 million…
Category: Research
UVA, Community Health Centers Expand Cancer Screenings for Underserved
1/12/2023
To expand access to cancer screenings for underserved groups in Central, Southside and Southwest Virginia, UVA Health Cancer Center is establishing partnerships with community health centers serving those regions. One…
Category: Clinical
BME Professor John A. Hossack, PhD Was Elected to National Academy of Inventors
1/12/2023
John A. Hassack, PhD, a professor of biomedical engineering at the University of Virginia School of Engineering and Applied Science, has been elected to the National Academy of Inventors. Hossack’s…
Category: Honors & Awards
1/12/2023
Jennifer Kim Penberthy, MD has been elected to serve as president of the American Psychological Association's Division 12 which is the Society of Clinical Psychology. The Society of Clinical Psychology…
Category: Honors & Awards
Ziv Haskal, MD to Receive 2023 Gold Medal From the Society of Interventional Radiology
1/12/2023
Ziv Haskal, MD, a tenured professor of radiology and medical imaging in the Division of Interventional Radiology, will receive the 2023 Gold Medal from the Society of Interventional Radiology at…
Category: Honors & Awards
1/12/2023
Mitchell H. Rosner, MD, FACP, the Henry B. Mulholland Professor of Medicine and chair of the Department of Medicine, has been appointed as deputy chair of the International Society of…
Category: Honors & Awards
1/12/2023
Arturo Saavedra, MD, PhD, MBA, chair of the UVA Department of Dermatology and president/interim CEO of the University Physicians Group (UPG) will be departing UVA, given his appointment to the…
Category: Community
Donna Broshek, PhD to Serve as Faculty Guide for SOM Faculty
1/12/2023
The UVA Provost Office has offered a successful Faculty Guide program to academic faculty for several years. This program is available to faculty and department chairs as an independent resource…
Category: Faculty
UVA Children’s Patient Honored as Children’s Miracle Network Hospitals National Champion
1/12/2023
When Alyssa and Jamie Riedl brought their 3-year-old son Kahmari – battling a collection of serious gastrointestinal conditions – home from a Washington, D.C., hospital, they were told to prepare…
Category: Community
UVA Department of Nephrology Partners with Nigerian Federal Medical Center
1/12/2023
Under the leadership of Rasheed Balogun, MD, a professor of medicine in the Department of Medicine, the UVA Division of Nephrology has developed a strong partnership with the Federal Medical…
Category: Community
1/12/2023
Jennifer L. Kirby, MD, PhD, an endocrinologist in the Department of Medicine, was interviewed for an article in the The Free Lance-Star that was picked up by the Associated Press…
Category: Media Highlights
Debbie-Ann Shirley, MD’s Article in The Conversation Re-Shared by News Outlets Across U.S.
1/12/2023
Debbie-Ann Shirley's article in The Conversation on COVID-19 vaccines for children was re-shared last week and appeared in about 90 news outlets across the U.S. Dr. Shirley's article titled "COVID-19…
Category: Media Highlights
1/12/2023
Anthony L. McCall, MD, PhD was first author on an article in The Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism updating the clinical practice guideline for management of patients with diabetes…
Category: Media Highlights
