9/15/2022
It is hard to believe it has been one year since we began this wonderful journey together. On September 15, 2021, I took one of the most momentous steps in…
Category: Dean's Message
Shayn Peirce-Cottler, PhD, Appointed to Chair Biomedical Engineering
9/15/2022
Shayn Peirce-Cottler, PhD, an international leader in biomedical engineering and a University of Virginia faculty member since 2004, has been named chair of UVA’s Department of Biomedical Engineering. She succeeds…
Category: Faculty
9/15/2022
Kevin Pelphrey, PhD, the Harrison-Wood Jefferson Scholars Foundation Professor of Neurology, was awarded a $12M R01 grant from the NIH for the next 5 years for research to identify neurodevelopmental…
Category: Featured
9/15/2022
The Leducq Foundation has awarded $15 million to researchers at UVA School of Medicine and their collaborators to advance our understanding of atherosclerosis, or hardening of the arteries, and find…
Category: Research
Christopher K. Kramer, MD Discovers New Way to Track Peripheral Artery Disease
9/15/2022
Cardiovascular experts at UVA School of Medicine have found a new way to track peripheral artery disease (PAD), a serious medical condition involving atherosclerosis in the leg arteries that affects…
Category: Faculty
Chia-Yi Kuan, MD, PhD, Awarded Two NIH R01 Grants Totaling $5M to Study Neonatal Acute Brain Injury
9/15/2022
Chia-Yi "Alex" Kuan, MD, PhD, a professor in the Department of Neuroscience, was recently awarded two NIH R01 grants to study the mechanisms and monitoring methods of two types of…
Category: Research
9/15/2022
Frederic “Fritz” Aroyce Berry, MD, an emeritus faculty member and pediatric anesthesiologist in the Department of Anesthesiology for 40 years, retiring in 2009, passed away at age 87 on September…
Category: Faculty
Leadership in Academic Matters Fall 2022 Program Begins with 34th Faculty Cohort
9/15/2022
On Monday, September 12 the Leadership in Academic Matters (LAM) fall program began with its thirty-fourth faculty cohort. LAM was created in the School of Medicine Office of Faculty Development…
Category: Faculty
9/15/2022
The 2022 inaugural session of a UVA Comprehensive Cancer Center program that hosts researchers from minority-serving universities for short-term summer research experiences is drawing praise from participants, and UVACCC hopes…
Category: Diversity, Equity & Inclusion
Catherine Casey, MD, Certified as World Professional Association for Transgender Health Provider
9/15/2022
After three years of effort, Catherine Casey, MD, an associate professor in the Department of Family Medicine, has completed certification to become a World Professional Association for Transgender Health (WPATH)…
Category: Diversity, Equity & Inclusion
Forbes Ranks UVA Health Among Best Employers in Virginia
9/15/2022
Forbes, a national business publication, has ranked UVA Health No. 11 among the best employers in Virginia in its annual Best Employers By State list. UVA Health is the top…
Category: Community
9/15/2022
Jeffrey Gander, MD, an associate professor and pediatric surgeon in the Department of Surgery, Amy Wrentmore, MD, an associate professor in the Department of Pediatrics, and their collaborators at Local…
Category: Faculty
9/15/2022
Jennifer L. Payne, MD discovers frequency of premenstrual mood swings and anxiety is a global public health issue. Her findings which were published in Archives of Women's Health have received…
Category: Media Highlights
