Nine Faculty Members Recognized as “Top Doctors” in Virginia Business 2025
1/28/2025
Congratulations to the following faculty members, who were named Virginia's "Top Doctors" of 2025 by Virginia Business. Selections were based on peer surveys of more than 10,000 medical professionals. Cardiothoracic…
Resident Adi Narahari, MD, PhD Awarded the Thoracic Surgery Foundation STSA Research Award
1/28/2025
Congratulations to Resident Adishesh Narahari, MD, PhD, who was selected to receive the 2025 STSA Resident Research Award for his project entitled, “Ion channel regulation of macrophages mediates inflammation post…
Lynn Dengel, MD, Leads Clinical Trial Using Focused Ultrasound to Battle Deadly Melanoma
1/28/2025
A research team at UVA Health is testing the potential of focused ultrasound to increase the immune response to immunotherapy in melanoma. UVA’s work with focused ultrasound already has led…
1/28/2025
Behzad Farivar, MD, an associate professor, vascular and endovascular surgeon, and co-director of UVA Health’s Aortic Center, has achieved a groundbreaking milestone in the treatment of complex aortic disease. On…
Newsweek Ranks UVA Health University Medical Center Virginia’s No. 1 Hospital
1/28/2025
Newsweek’s Best-in-State Hospitals 2025 list ranks UVA Health University Medical Center as Virginia’s No. 1 hospital. The news publication’s rankings were based on several factors, including online surveys of healthcare…
Celebrating the Remarkable Career and Retirement of Jeffrey Young, MD
1/28/2025
We are honored to celebrate the career and retirement of Jeffrey Young, MD whose 30 years of dedication to trauma surgery, patient care, and medical education have left an indelible…
Congratulations to Our Resident Graduates and Fellows for Passing Their Board Exams!
1/28/2025
We are thrilled to share that we have successfully added 6 additional board-certified UVA trained residents to the surgical workforce as all of our former chiefs just passed their oral…
Resident Mohamad El Moheb, MD Awarded STS Scholarship
1/28/2025
It is with great pride that we announce Mohamad El Moheb has been selected to receive one of the 2025 Society of Thoracic Surgeons (STS) Looking to the Future Scholarships.…
Drs. Sook Hoang and Anna Fashandi Selected for UVA Academic Standards & Achievement Committee
1/28/2025
Congratulations to Dr. Sook Hoang and Dr. Anna Fashandi who were recently recruited to UVA School of Medicine's Academic Standards & Achievement Committee (ASAC)! This committee is charged with the responsibility of…
Dr. Samantha Ruff Completes First Hyperthermic Intraperitoneal Chemotherapy (HIPEC) Case at UVA
1/28/2025
Samantha Ruff, MD, assistant professor and surgical oncologist, recently performed UVA’s first Cytoreduction Surgery (CRS) with Hyperthermic Intraperitoneal Chemotherapy (HIPEC), marking a significant milestone in cancer treatment at the institution.…
