Drs. Kenneth Brayman, Preeti Chhabra, and Jianjie Ma Receive LaunchPad Diabetes Awards
12/5/2023
Congratulations to Kenneth Brayman, MD, PhD; Preeti Chhabra, PhD; and Jianjie Ma, PhD for receiving 2023 LaunchPad Diabetes Awards. These awards provide $100,000 per year over two years to support translational…
UVA Achieves 3-Star Distinction for Lung Cancer Lobectomy from the Society of Thoracic Surgeons
12/5/2023
UVA's Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery earned a 3-star rating from The Society of Thoracic Surgeons (STS) for Lung Cancer Lobectomy. This is the highest rating given, placing UVA among the…
Surgery & Anesthesia Day Camp with The Boys & Girls Club
11/15/2023
The UVA Housestaff Council for Diversity and Inclusion (HCDI) recently hosted the second annual "Surgery & Anesthesia Day Camp" with the Boys & Girls Club of Central Virginia. Residents and faculty…
Resident Courtney Lattimore, MD Selected for UVA Humanism in Medicine Award
11/8/2023
Congratulations to Dr. Courtney Lattimore, a resident in the UVA Department of Surgery, for being selected for the Dr. Henry Harrison Wilson, Jr. Everyday Humanism in Medicine Award. Awarded by…
Lian-Wang Guo, PhD, Elected a Fellow of the American Heart Association
11/3/2023
Professor Lian-Wang Guo, PhD, in the Departments of Surgery and Molecular Physiology and Biological Physics, was recently elected a Fellow of the American Heart Association. Fellowship is a prestigious distinction…
UVA Surgery Hosts 97th Annual Halsted Society Meeting
11/3/2023
The UVA Department of Surgery had the honor of hosting the 97th Annual Halsted Society Meeting this year from September 6-9th. The Halsted Society is a prestigious national surgical society…
9th Annual Transplant Golf Benefit Raises $55,000 to Support the Transplant Patient Assistance Fund
11/3/2023
The UVA Health Charles O. Strickler Transplant Center recently hosted its 9th Annual Transplant Golf Benefit, a heartwarming event that unites patients, their families, dedicated staff, and esteemed faculty supporting…
UVA Surgery Staff Takes Part in United Way Day of Caring
9/22/2023
The United Way Day of Caring is one of the largest annual volunteer events in the country, during which more than 1,700 volunteers come together to complete various community service…
8/21/2023
Dear Colleagues, I am thrilled to announce the appointment of Dr. Shawn Pelletier as the next Chief of the Division of Transplant Surgery in the Department of Surgery and as…
Peter Hallowell, MD, Named President-Elect for the Midwestern Surgical Association
8/17/2023
Peter Hallowell, MD, was named President-Elect for the Midwestern Surgical Association. The MSA is a surgical organization comprised of 600+ surgeons who have established reputations as practitioners, authors, teachers, and/or…
