Colin Derdeyn, MD, Appointed Interim Dean of UVA School of Medicine
8/12/2025
This week, University of Virginia and UVA Health leadership announced the appointment of Colin Derdeyn, MD, as Interim Dean of the UVA School of Medicine. Dr. Derdeyn received both his…
Category: Featured
Research in Motion: Bradley Gelfand, PhD
8/12/2025
I run a research lab whose primary interest is in understanding the mechanisms and potential new therapies for prevalent diseases of the retina, like age-related macular degeneration. —Bradley Gelfand, PhD,…
Category: Research
Patricio Ray, MD, and Colleague Spearhead Research About HIV-Chronic Kidney Diseases
8/12/2025
People living with HIV carrying any combination of two APOL1 risk alleles (RA), genetic variants known as G1 and G2, are at high risk of developing HIV-chronic kidney diseases (HIV-CKD),…
Category: Research
SHUTi Online Treatment Helps Older Adults Overcome Insomnia, Study Finds
8/12/2025
An online insomnia treatment developed at the University of Virginia School of Medicine has been shown to greatly benefit older adults struggling to sleep. The findings suggest the online program…
Category: Research
James Browne, MD, Elected President of the Southern Orthopaedic Association
8/12/2025
James Browne, MD, the Alfred R. Shands Professor of Orthopaedic Surgery, executive vice chair for clinical operations and division chief of adult reconstruction surgery, started his term as president of…
Category: Honors & Awards
93 School of Medicine Faculty Promoted or Tenured in 2025
8/12/2025
On Wednesday, August 13, 2025, the School of Medicine Office of the Dean and Office of Faculty Affairs and Faculty Development hosted an event at the Colonnade Club to celebrate…
Category: Faculty
UVA Health Expands Dialysis Food Pharmacy Program
8/12/2025
UVA Health has expanded its Dialysis Food Pharmacy Program to all of its dialysis centers, ensuring patients facing food insecurity can receive healthy, kidney friendly foods for free. Food pharmacies…
Category: Clinical
Costi Sifri, MD, Featured Nationally After Associated Press Interview on Summer Colds and COVID
8/12/2025
Costi Sifri, MD, a professor in the Department of Medicine Division of Infectious Diseases (ID) and International Health, was featured in hundreds of national news outlets after talking with The…
Category: Media Highlights
Jennifer Payne, MD, Spoke With NPR About Use of Antidepressants by Women Who Are Pregnant
8/12/2025
Jennifer Payne, MD, a professor in the UVA Department of Psychiatry and Neurobehavioral Sciences and expert in reproductive psychiatry, talked with NPR about the use of antidepressants by women who…
Category: Media Highlights
