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8/17/23 issue

Newest Students Enter the Medical Profession

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

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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

Dean Melina Kibbe

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

Mariano Garcia-Blanco

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

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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

Mete Civelek

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

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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

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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

Madhusmita Misra, MD, MPH

Thomas P. Loughran Jr., MD, Saluted for Cancer Center ‘Transformation’ on 10th Anniversary as Director

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

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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

Peter Dean

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

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