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Robert M. Carey, MD, former dean of the School of Medicine and a prominent blood pressure researcher, has received the Endocrine Society’s highest honor—the 2026 Fred Conrad Koch Lifetime Achievement Award—for his lifetime achievements in endocrinology.
Dr. Carey is the David A. Harrison III, Distinguished Professor of Medicine in UVA’s Division of Endocrinology and Metabolism. He served as dean of the School of Medicine from 1986-2002.
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“Some patients literally told me that they felt that they were losing muscle or muscle was slipping away from them while they were on these medications,” Dr. Zhenqi Liu a researcher in the Division of Endocrinology and Metabolism, said. “This is a serious concern. Muscles, especially axial muscles, are essential for posture, physical function and overall well-being.”
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Dr. Heather Ferris discusses with Medscape whether point of-care A1c testing is the most effective screening option for diabetes. “We’ve had some pretty significant issues recently with inaccuracies in POC A1c testing to the point where we’ve had to completely replace our system,” said Heather Ferris , MD, PhD.
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Dr. William Horton talks with MedPage Today about key takeaways from the recent American Association of Clinical Endocrinology annual meeting. Experts highlighted new approaches to identifying and managing hypercortisolism in patients with type 2 diabetes, innovations in insulin pump
technology, and emerging cardiovascular risk markers. In this MedPage Today video,
William Horton, MD, of the University of Virginia School of Medicine in Charlottesville, discusses key takeaways and shares how his own research is addressing heart failure risk in patients with type 1 diabetes.
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Helmy Siragy, MD, a professor of medicine and endocrinology, is the guest editor of the International Journal of Molecular Sciences’ special issue focusing on neurohormones in cardiac fibrosis and heart failure. The journal is
accepting manuscript submissions. This special issue will focus on the evolving knowledge about the role of neurohormones in cardiac fibrosis and heart failure.
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New research has found that the way food affects metabolism is controlled more by our genetics than by what we eat. UVA professors, from left to right, Dr. Heather Ferris, Mete Civelek, Susanna Keller, Sibylle Kranz and Bijoy Kundu conducted the research. (University Communications photo)
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Thurl Harris, PhD, an associate professor in the Department of Pharmocology and Department of Medicine Division of Endrocinology and Metabolism, was awarded a $2.3 million NIH grant for a project titled “Adenosine Receptors and Metabolic Homeostasis.”
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A new study links obesity to patterns of brain tissue loss that overlap with those seen in Alzheimer’s disease. “This study demonstrates that areas of cortical thinning seen in lean persons with AD [Alzheimer’s disease] are the same areas that are thin in those with obesity,” Dr. Heather Ferris
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