Diversity Symposium Focuses on Immunology and Neuroscience
7/6/2022
The School of Medicine held its first in-person Diversity Symposium focused on Immunology and Neuroscience on Thursday, June 30. It was led by Neuroscience Assistant Professor Ukpong Eyo, PhD, and…
Category: Diversity, Equity & Inclusion
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…
Category: Honors & Awards
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…
Category: Research
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…
Category: Research
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…
Category: Honors & Awards
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…
Category: Honors & Awards
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…
Category: Honors & Awards
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…
Category: Faculty
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…
Category: Education
Alumni Award Nominations Now Open
7/6/2022
The UVA Medical Alumni Association and Medical School Foundation is proud to honor distinguished alumni, housestaff and other individuals associated with the University of Virginia School of Medicine with a…
Firas El Chaer, MD Interviewed at European Hematology Association Congress
7/6/2022
Hem-Onc Assistant Professor Firas El Chaer, MD, was interviewed at the European Hematology Association Congress 2022 in Vienna, Austria on the results of a real-world analysis comparing the use of…
Category: Media Highlights
Costi Sifri, MD, Named One of Charlottesville’s “Movers and Shakers” by C-Ville Weekly
7/6/2022
In their annual article The Balance of Power, C-Ville Weekly named Costi Sifri a local "Dr. Fauci-like figure." Dr. Sifri is a professor in the Division of Infectious Diseases and…
Category: Media Highlights
