Driving Sustainable Growth in Transplant Surgery
2/5/2026
Transplant volume at UVA Health has grown significantly in recent years. Kidney transplants, for example, have increased from 149 in 2021 to 241 in 2024 — a remarkable 62% rise.…
1/31/2026
The Department of Surgery was pleased to welcome Dr. Miguel Gasakure, General Surgery Residency Program Director at the University Teaching Hospital of Kigali (CHUK), Rwanda, for a departmental visit. This…
Dustin Money Named Inaugural Chair of ELSO Registry Quality Committee
10/3/2025
Dustin Money, Senior ECMO Specialist at UVA Health, has been appointed the inaugural chair of the Extracorporeal Life Support Organization (ELSO) Registry Quality Committee. Dustin began his career at UVA…
Dr. Adanna Akujuo Leads Surgical Mission Trip to Nigeria
9/26/2025
This summer, a team of UVA Health clinicians participated in the institution’s first surgical mission trip to Nigeria, partnering with the VOOM Foundation to deliver life-saving cardiovascular care to medically…
UVA Health Earns Highest National Trauma Care Honor
9/25/2025
UVA Health University Medical Center has earned the highest possible designation for trauma care in the United States — recognition as a Level I Trauma Center by the American College…
24th Annual Resident Research Day
5/27/2025
The UVA Department of Surgery held its 24th Annual Resident Research Day on Tuesday, April 29, 2025, at Pinn Hall Auditorium and Conference Center. The full-day event featured oral and…
UVA Vascular Lab Earns Prestigious National Reaccreditation
5/27/2025
We’re thrilled to announce that the UVA Vascular Laboratory at the Heart and Vascular Center has been reaccredited by the Intersocietal Accreditation Commission (IAC) in five critical areas of vascular testing:…
Craig Slingluff, MD Helps Lead UVA Cancer Center into National Melanoma Consortium
5/27/2025
UVA Comprehensive Cancer Center (UVACCC) was recently accepted as a member of the Melanoma Research Foundation Breakthrough Consortium (MRFBC), a group of 30 top institutions pursuing new and enhanced therapies…
5/27/2025
In the podcast Rotation Ready, Jeffrey Gander, MD, expertly guides students on how to pre-round on their pediatric patients in the mornings, how to work-up abdominal pain in a child,…
UVA Demonstrates Exceptional Presence at the 2025 AATS Annual Meeting in Seattle
5/27/2025
The University of Virginia had a remarkable showing at the 2025 American Association for Thoracic Surgery (AATS) Annual Meeting, held May 2–5 at the Seattle Convention Center. Faculty, residents, and…
