October 3, 2023 UVA Health Haymarket Medical Center Achieves Accreditation from the Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery Accreditation and Quality Improvement Program®

The UVA Health Haymarket Medical Center Bariatric Program today announced it has achieved accreditation as a comprehensive center from the…

October 3, 2023 Gene Discoveries Could Help Prevent Coronary Artery Disease

Doctors may be able to target newly identified genes – possibly with nutritional supplements – to slow or halt coronary artery disease.

September 29, 2023 Stroke Care Leader to Chair UVA Department of Radiology and Medical Imaging

The University of Virginia School of Medicine has named Colin Derdeyn, MD, a national leader, clinician, and pioneer in advancing stroke care, to chair its Department of Radiology and Medical Imaging.

September 29, 2023 Dr. Peter G. Paige Named UVA Health’s Inaugural Chief Clinical Officer

Peter G. Paige, MD, has been named as the inaugural chief clinical officer at UVA Health with the responsibility of overseeing health system-wide patient care and clinical operations.

September 28, 2023 New Tool Reveals How Drugs Affect Men, Women Differently

UVA Health researchers have developed a powerful new tool to understand how medications affect men and women differently, and that will help lead to safer, more effective drugs in the future.

September 27, 2023 AAAS to Induct UVA’s Garcia-Blanco

The School of Medicine’s Mariano A. Garcia-Blanco, MD, PhD, will be inducted this weekend into the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, one of the country’s oldest and most prestigious honorary societies.

September 25, 2023 UVA Health Culpeper Medical Center Announces Its Comprehensive Robotic-Assisted Surgery Program

UVA Health Culpeper Medical Center has expanded its surgical services to include robotic-assisted surgery with the implementation of a new…

September 20, 2023 UVA Health Awards Grants to Local Non-Profit Organizations

UVA Health announced the allocation of nearly $200,000 in grant funding to support 26 local non-profit organizations in the Northern…

September 19, 2023 A Simple Shift to Improve Medical Education

School of Medicine educators are seeking to improve patient care, prevent medical mistakes and, ultimately, produce better doctors by enhancing how undergraduates are taught clinical reasoning.

September 14, 2023 Chemo Drug Could Prevent Deadly Heart Failure

A powerful new drug-screening tool developed at UVA Health has identified a promising potential treatment for heart failure.