White Coat Ceremony Celebrates Newest MD Students: the Class of 2027
8/11/2023
For the 160 medical and students entering the UVA School of Medicine, receiving their white coats at a ceremony on August 11 signified entry into their chosen profession. During…
Category: Education
Dean Kibbe Welcomes Students, Residents, and Fellows
8/11/2023
Dear School of Medicine Community: I hope everyone had a great summer filled with the joy of family, friends and loved ones. As we begin the academic school year, I…
Category: Dean's Message
Research in Motion: Mariano Garcia-Blanco, MD, PhD
8/11/2023
My laboratory works on two areas of RNA biology, both very important for human health. The first area is RNA viruses and the second area is autoimmune diseases and the…
Category: Research
Surprise COVID Discovery by Peter Kasson, PhD and Team Helps Explain How Coronaviruses Jump Species
8/11/2023
Unexpected new insights into how COVID-19 infects cells may help explain why coronaviruses are so good at jumping from species to species and will help scientists better predict how COVID-19…
Category: Research
Mete Civelek, PhD, and Team Make Discovery About Coronary Artery Disease
8/11/2023
UVA School of Medicine researchers probing coronary artery disease – the nation’s No. 1 killer – have identified a normally protective biological process that can go wrong inside blood vessel…
Category: Research
Cardiologist David Guarraia, MD, Comments on Recent Concerns About Weight-Loss Drugs
8/11/2023
UVA Today interviewed Dr. David Guarraia in an article titled "Heart Benefits and Health Concerns: Should You Take the New Weight-Loss Drugs?" Dr. Guarraia said semaglutide, which can be found…
Category: Clinical
Peter Hallowell, MD, Named President-Elect for the Midwestern Surgical Association
8/11/2023
Peter Hallowell, MD, was named President-Elect for the Midwestern Surgical Association. The MSA is a surgical organization comprised of 600+ surgeons who have established reputations as practitioners, authors, teachers, and/or…
Category: Honors & Awards
Madhusmita Misra, MD, MPH, Appointed to Chair the Department of Pediatrics
8/11/2023
The University of Virginia School of Medicine has named Madhusmita Misra, MD, MPH, a renowned researcher, patient-care provider, educator and leader, to chair its Department of Pediatrics and serve as…
Category: Faculty
8/11/2023
If Thomas P. Loughran Jr., MD, were in the military, they’d call him a “quiet professional.” Fortunately for people impacted by rare blood cancers, and for the work of the…
Category: Faculty
Peter Dean, MD, to Serve as Chair of the Faculty Communications Council
8/11/2023
UVA Health is pleased to announce the appointment of Peter Dean, MD, as the new council chair of the Faculty Communications Council (FCC). Established in 2021 to improve organizational culture,…
Category: Faculty
Implications for Generative AI in Teaching and Learning
8/11/2023
The University’s Task Force on Generative AI in Teaching and Learning issued a report this summer that provides a fascinating and thoughtful picture of how this technology is already affecting…
Category: Education
