Research

Some recent highlights of hospitalist engagement in academic research:

“Defining novel signatures of airway obstruction in pediatric asthma using UVA’s proprietary Analysis of Respiratory Kinematics (ARK) technology”
Research grant from Coulter Translational Research Partnership
Shrirang Gadrey, MBBS, MPH, in collaboration with W. Gerald Teague, MD, of the University of Virginia Department of Pediatrics.

“A clinical reasoning assessment and coaching tool for nephrology fellows.”
Research grant from the American Society of Nephrology (ASN) William and the Sandra Bennett Clinical Scholar Program
Andrew Parsons, MD, MPH, in collaboration with Karen Warburton, MD, of the University of Virginia Division of Nephrology and a multi-institutional team

Retrospective study evaluating the impact of cardiovascular risk factors on post-operative adverse events after hip fracture surgery
In collaboration with David Weiss, MD, (Professor, Orthopedic Surgery), Sula Mazimbam MD, MPH, (Associate Professor, Cardiology), and Wendy Novicoff, PhD, (Professor, Public Health), Rahul Mehta, MBBS, is currently conducting this study investigating the role of novel echocardiographic parameters such as the Subendocardial Viability Index (SVI) and Left Atrial Volumetric/Mechanical Coupling Index (LACI) as they relate to adverse post-operative hip fracture surgery-related major adverse cardiac events.

Translational Research in Connective Tissue Disorders, Neurobiology, and Precision Medicine.
 Dacre Knight, MD, MS, FACP, and lab team members seek to advance precision medicine approaches for connective tissue disorders and related neurodevelopmental, autonomic, pain, and chronic multi-system conditions through interdisciplinary translational research integrating clinical medicine, neuroscience, biomechanics, engineering, and artificial intelligence. Learn more about the Knight Lab.