Eric Swensen

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Public Information Officer

Eric has been with UVA Health marketing department since 2006, writing for and editing a variety of publications and websites. Before working at UVA, he spent about eight years as a reporter with The Progress-Index in Petersburg, Va., The Daily Progress in Charlottesville, Va., and the News & Record in Greensboro, N.C. Eric primarily handles corporate communications and major events.

Email | ews3j@virginia.edu

Phone | 434.924.5770

Coverage Areas | corporate communications, major events

Posts by Eric Swensen

Wladek Minor smiles in the hallway outside his lab.

December 8, 2022 UVA Discovery to Improve Drug Development

The finding could speed the drug-development process and help prevent potentially harmful drug interactions.

November 22, 2022 Elizabeth Hall to Oversee Care for Surgery Patients at UVA Medical Center

UVA Health has named Elizabeth Hall, MBA, as administrator of perioperative services for UVA Medical Center. Perioperative services cover the period from when patients arrive for surgery until they are released from the hospital.

The exterior of the Monticello Community Surgery Center building.

November 17, 2022 Newsweek Honors Monticello Community Surgery Center Among Best U.S. Ambulatory Surgery Centers

Newsweek has named UVA Health’s Monticello Community Surgery Center to its list of “America’s Best Ambulatory Surgery Centers 2023,” based on recommendations from healthcare professionals and patient outcomes.

This is a screenshot taken from CoMET showing numbers and graphs.

November 16, 2022 UVA Health Honored Nationally for Using Technology to Support Quality Patient Care

UVA Health has earned a national “Most Wired” award for its advanced use of technology to bolster high-quality patient care.

November 10, 2022 Focused Ultrasound Treatment for Essential Tremor Highly Effective After 5 Years

The study offers important insights into the durability of the benefits of focused ultrasound treatment for essential tremor.

November 9, 2022 UVA Blood Cancer Research Points
to New Treatment for Bone Marrow Cancer

Pioneering research into the chronic inflammation often seen in certain blood cancers has identified a promising treatment approach for myelofibrosis, a potentially deadly bone marrow cancer.

November 8, 2022 Erik Shannon Named CEO of UVA Community Health

Shannon has more than 30 years of healthcare experience leading organizational and operational strategy.

November 1, 2022 UVA, Other Top Cancer Groups Seek to Boost Lung Cancer Screening

UVA Health Cancer Center is joining more than 50 other top cancer organizations in calling to increase access to and use of low-dose computed tomography (CT) scans for Americans at high risk for lung cancer.

October 25, 2022 CDC Director to Speak at UVA Medical Center Hour

Rochelle P. Walensky, MD, MPH, director of the federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, will discuss this winter’s COVID-19 forecast.

An artist's rendering of the coronavirus responsible for COVID-19.

October 25, 2022 UVA Joins U.S. Network Preparing for Infectious Disease Threats

Researchers at the School of Medicine and the UVA Biocomplexity Institute have been selected to help establish a national pathogen genomics surveillance network.