Experienced Leader Named Chair of UVA Department of Anesthesiology
2/10/2026
The University of Virginia School of Medicine has named Michael Mazzeffi, MD, MPH, MSc, FASA, an experienced anesthesiology leader who has served as interim chair of the Department of Anesthesiology…
Category: Featured
Leading Brain Surgeon Named Chair of UVA Department of Neurosurgery
2/10/2026
The University of Virginia School of Medicine has named Aaron S. Dumont, MD, MBA, FACHE, FACS, FAHA, FAANS, a nationally renowned brain surgeon and experienced academic leader, to chair its…
Category: Featured
Research in Motion: Ian Wenker, PhD
2/10/2026
A big focus of [our] lab is trying to understand how the brain contributes to what's called sudden unexpected death in epilepsy. People with epilepsy—unfortunately some fraction of them—will experience…
Category: Research
UVA Researchers Reveal Structure of Core Cellular Quality-Control Complex That Drives Human Disease
2/10/2026
Scientists at the University of Virginia School of Medicine have unveiled the first high-resolution structure of a central protein quality-control complex in human cells, illuminating how its malfunction drives disease.…
Category: Research
2/10/2026
Acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL) is the most common cancer in children. Although cure rates have improved over the past 50 years, cancer outcomes differ by population. Latinos have both the…
Category: Research
Sonkusare Lab Postdoc Fênix Araujo, PhD, Receives American Heart Association Fellowship
2/10/2026
Fênix Araujo, PhD, a postdoc in the Sonkusare Lab received a two-year Postdoctoral Fellowship award from the American Heart Association (AHA). Her project, “Non-Genomic Effects of Mineralocorticoid Receptor on Smooth…
Category: Research
Multidisciplinary Team Performs UVA Health Children’s First Open Laryngeal Cleft Repair
2/10/2026
Ariana Greenwell, MD, assistant professor in the Department of Otolaryngology, Division of Pediatric Otolarynology, and Vanessa Torrecillas, MD, assistant professor in the Department of Otolaryngology, Division of Laryngology, recently performed…
Category: Clinical
UVA Health Children’s Honored for Safely Easing Kids’ Pain and Anxiety During Procedures
2/10/2026
UVA Health Children’s is the first hospital in Virginia to earn national recognition as a Pediatric Sedation Center of Excellence from the Society for Pediatric Sedation for safely managing kids’…
Category: Clinical
UVA Health’s Ranked on Forbes’ List of America’s Best Large Employers
2/10/2026
National business publication Forbes has ranked UVA Health No. 232 nationally – and No. 9 among public academic health systems – on its list of America’s Best Large Employers. UVA…
Category: Honors & Awards
Kara Wiseman, PhD, MPH, Wins Society of Behavioral Medicine’s 2026 Leading the Narrative Award
2/10/2026
Kara Wiseman, PhD, MPH, an assistant professor in the Department of Public Health Sciences, wrote an article last year for the Society of Behavioral Medicine (SBM) about the U.S. Surgeon…
Category: Honors & Awards
New Radiology and Medical Imaging Lecture Series Welcomes Former Chair as Inaugural Speaker
2/10/2026
This April, the University of Virginia’s Department of Radiology and Medical Imaging will kick off a new lecture series by welcoming a former department chair. The inaugural Matsumoto Endowed Lecture…
Category: Community
Uta Erdbrügger, MD, Talks With The Washington Post About How Chronic Kidney Disease Poisons Hearts
2/10/2026
Uta Erdbrügger, MD, an associate professor in the Department of Medicine, Division of Nephrology, discussed her research with The Washington Post, exploring how chronic kidney disease can poison the heart.…
Category: Media Highlights
