Category: News

Peri and Post-Menopausal Women and Long COVID

6/8/2023

UVA OB/Gyn Dr. JoAnn V. Pinkerton, MD, Division Director of the Midlife Health Center at UVA Health, recently spoke to Medscape regarding peri & post-menopausal women who are diagnosed with…

UVA Medical Center Recognized by Newsweek on the “Best Maternity Hospitals List” Four Years in a Row

6/6/2023

Congratulations to UVA Health & Ob/Gyn Maternity Care Team Members for their Continued Commitment to Excellence The University of Virginia Medical Center has once again been recognized by Newsweek on…

UVA Health Opens New Mental Health Clinic for New Mothers, Moms-to-Be

6/6/2023

The Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology and the Department of Psychiatry and Neurobehavioral Sciences partner to provide an outpatient mental-health clinic for New Mothers and Moms-to-Be. The UVA Health Perinatal…

“Women are Suffering in Silence, UVA Midlife Health Expert Talks Menopause,” Dr. JoAnn Pinkerton Featured in the Daily Progress

3/28/2023

The Daily Progress Featured UVA Division Director of Midlife Health Dr. JoAnn Pinkerton on March 26, 2023. The Daily Progress article by Sydney Shuler titled “Women are Suffering in Silence,…

Division Director of Midlife Health at UVA Dr. JoAnn Pinkerton, MD, Featured in a Podcast

3/21/2023

Listen to our very own University of Virginia (UVA) Dr. JoAnn V. Pinkerton, MD, FACOG, NCMP, Division Director of Midlife Health at UVA Health, and Professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology,…

UVA OB/Gyn and UVA Health Took Care of 2,284 Births in 2022

1/19/2023

The Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology and UVA Health are delighted to announce they took care of 2,284 births in 2022. The Department  provides support to patients who seek the…

Thriving Over Forty & Beyond: Women’s Midlife Health and Well-Being Webinar Recording

12/19/2022

The University of Virginia (UVA) Advancement's Office of Engagement, the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, and the UVA Midlife Health Center recently held a Webinar on the topic of "Thriving…

Virginia Film Festival Features Award-Winning Documentary ‘DANI’S TWINS’ by VA Filmmakers and Quadriplegic Mom

10/21/2022

The Virginia Film Festival will  feature an Award-Winning Documentary by VA Filmmakers and Quadriplegic Mom Dani Izzie, DANI’S TWINS. This short documentary captures the pregnancy and early parenting journey of…

UVA OBGYN’s Inaugural Bookclub Meets ‘Take My Hand’ Author Dr. Dolen Perkins-Valdez

10/21/2022

Dolen Perkins-Valdez, Ph.D., Educator and New York Times Bestselling Author of Take My Hand joined UVA’s Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology Faculty, Residents, Fellows and learners in a discussion of…

Ob/Gyn residents and MFM team provide support to PROSAMI in Democratic Republic of the Congo

8/11/2022

During the 2021-2022 academic year, members of our department provided support to PROSAMI, a non-governmental organization which educates midwives in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. The midwives go on…