Refreshing Our Mission/Vision/Values
5/18/2022
Dr. Neeral Shah, Associate Professor of Medicine, Gastroenterology, and Hepatology, led a Mission Refresh Initiative with significant involvement from across the health system. The culmination of many months of hard…
Category: Community
Statement Regarding the Racially Motivated Shooting in Buffalo
5/18/2022
The multiple hate crimes of this past weekend were horrific. The racist attack at a supermarket in Buffalo, NY on Saturday, killing ten people and injuring three others — 11…
Category: Diversity, Equity & Inclusion
Senior Author Jennifer Payne Studied COVID’s Effect on Postpartum Depression
5/18/2022
Dr. Payne and her co-authors published in an article in the Journal of Psychiatric Research titled "Rates of self-reported postpartum depressive symptoms in the United States before and after the…
Category: Research
Jeff Saucerman, PhD, and Other BME Researchers Transform Beating Heart Stem Cells into Brain Cells
5/18/2022
The scientists published their article in the journal Nature. Read the UVAToday story here.
Category: Research
5/18/2022
Aamir Javaid, a fourth year medical student, created the first coronary artery calcium (CAC) age-sex-race percentile calculator (www.cac-tools.com) for US young adults aged 30-45. This multi-site collaboration with Johns Hopkins…
Category: Research
Taison Bell, MD, to Speak at 2022 Final Exercises
5/18/2022
Dr. Taison Bell, an assistant professor in the Department of Medicine divisions of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, and Infectious Diseases and International Health, will be the featured speaker at…
Category: Education
World’s First Focused Ultrasound Cancer Immunotherapy Center Launched
5/18/2022
UVA Health and the Charlottesville-based Focused Ultrasound Center today announced the launch of the Focused Ultrasound Cancer Immunotherapy Center, the world’s first center dedicated specifically to advancing a focused ultrasound and cancer…
Category: Clinical
Academy for Excellence in Education Inducted New Members
5/18/2022
The Academy for Excellence in Education just accepted its newest members. The AEE aims to build an inclusive learning community of educators across the biomedical sciences and UVA Health to…
Category: Honors & Awards
5/18/2022
Congrats to our chief of the Division of General, Geriatric, Palliative and Hospital Medicine.
Category: Honors & Awards
Amal Abu Libdeh, MD, Appeared in Major News Outlets Meeting with the King of Jordan
5/18/2022
Amal Abu Libdeh, MD, Assistant Professor of Pediatric Neurology, and other Jordanian American physicians were recently extended the great honor to meet with His Majesty King Abdullah II of Jordan.…
John Mugler, PhD, Won the ISMRM Gold Medal
5/18/2022
John P. Mugler, III, PhD, Professor of Radiology and Medical Imaging, with a second appointment in Biomedical Engineering, was awarded the Gold Medal from the International Society of Magnetic Resonance…
Category: Honors & Awards
COO Sibiski Recertifies as ACHE Fellow
5/18/2022
Jeremy Sibiski, SOM Chief Operating Officer, received the American College of Healthcare Executives recertification as a Fellow.
Category: Honors & Awards
Pulmonologist Katarine Egressy, MD, MPH, Discusses Her Upbringing in Ukraine
5/18/2022
Episode 1 of the podcast This Medicine Life highlights Dr. Kat Egressy, Assistant Professor in the Department of Medicine, Division of Pulmonary/Critical Care. In "A Conversation with a Ukrainian-American UVA…
Category: Community
Michael Nelson, MD, Tells You What You Need to Know About Pollen Allergies
5/18/2022
Spring-time advice from the head of Allergy and Immunology. Read the UVAToday story.
Category: Community
Nominations Welcome for the AAMC Council on Faculty and Academic Societies
5/18/2022
The Council of Faculty and Academic Societies (CFAS) of the Association of American Medical Colleges (AAMC) identifies critical issues facing medical school faculty and academic societies and serves as a…
Thomas Platts-Mills, MD, featured in The Daily Mail
5/18/2022
The Daily Mail – one of the world’s most-read publications – highlighted the work of Dr. Platts-Mills and his discovery of a meat allergy caused by a tick bite in…
Category: Media Highlights
Patrick Jackson, MD, Discusses Paxlovid in The Conversation
5/18/2022
Patrick Jackson, Assistant Professor in the Department of Medicine's division of Infectious Diseases and International Health, has helped care for hundreds of COVID-19 patients and assisted in Paxlovid clinical trials.…
Category: Media Highlights
Dr. Nishant Patel featured in The Daily Progress
5/18/2022
Urology's Nishant Patel, MD, was featured in The Daily Progress with his article "Ask the Expert: Fighting kidney stones with research, treatment." The article appears below: Our state is a…
Category: Media Highlights
