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

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.

October 3, 2022 UVA Children’s Partners with Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library

To get more age-appropriate books in the hands of young children, UVA Children’s is encouraging families to sign up for Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library.

The exterior of the hospital expansion at UVA Health University Medical Center.

September 23, 2022 Newsweek Honors UVA Medical Center Among World’s Best Specialized Hospitals

Three specialties at University of Virginia Medical Center are recognized by Newsweek on the news publication’s 2023 list of World’s Best Specialized Hospitals.

Portrait young woman holding broken cigarette in hands.

September 19, 2022 UVA Health, Community Pharmacies Partner to Help Appalachia Residents Quit Smoking

Fourteen independent community pharmacies will team with UVA Health to help residents of rural Appalachia quit smoking and test the effectiveness of multiple smoking cessation programs, including one based on text messaging. The project ultimately aims to lower the region’s cancer rates, which are among the highest in the country.

September 16, 2022 Leading Virus Researcher to Chair Department of Microbiology, Immunology and Cancer Biology

The School of Medicine has recruited Mariano A. Garcia-Blanco, MD, PhD, an internationally recognized expert in virology and RNA biology, to lead its Department of Microbiology, Immunology and Cancer Biology.

September 9, 2022 Leading Tissue Regeneration Expert to Chair UVA’s Department of Biomedical Engineering

Shayn Peirce-Cottler, PhD, is an international leader in biomedical engineering and has been a UVA faculty member since 2004.

UVA Health and Truist representatives holding an oversized check.

September 9, 2022 Forbes Ranks UVA Health Among Best Employers in Virginia

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 Virginia-based health system in the Forbes state-by-state rankings.