Category: All News

Resident Research Day 2023

5/30/2023

This year's Resident Research Day was held on Thursday, May 18. Oral abstracts were presented in Pinn Hall Auditorium, and posters were on display throughout Pinn Hall. Congratulations to the…

Traci Hedrick, MD Selected For Phenomenal Women Award

5/17/2023

In celebration of Women's History Month this past March, UVA Comprehensive Cancer Center staff nominated their colleagues for the Phenomenal Women Award. Among those selected was Associate Professor of Surgery…

Resident Rick Vavolizza, MD Selected for All-University Teaching Award

4/26/2023

  Congratulations to UVA Surgery Resident, Dr. Rick Vavolizza, for receiving an All-University Teaching Award. Colleagues and students alike have praised Dr. Vavolizza for his devotion to teaching, as well…

Dr. Jeffrey Gander Awarded for Excellence in Public Service

4/18/2023

Dr. Jeffrey Gander and his colleagues from the Department of Pediatrics, Dr. Amy Wrentmore and dietitian Tegan Medico, won the 2023 UVA Excellence in Public Service Award for their work…

UVA Surgery Leads “Tour of the Town” with City of Promise Students

4/10/2023

Dr. Elana Maccou recently led a partnership with City of Promise, a local organization that promotes student achievement. Their series, "Tour of the Town," provides an opportunity to expose students…

UVA Surgery Welcomes Ourania Preventza, MD, as New Chief of Cardiothoracic Surgery

4/5/2023

The Department of Surgery is pleased to announce the appointment of Ourania Preventza, MD, MBA, FACS, as the next chief of the Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery and co-director of the…

Research in Motion Interview with Dr. Tsung

2/27/2023

Please take a few moments to watch Dr. Tsung in the latest "Research in Motion" video from UVA Health. "I am a cancer surgeon as well as a cancer researcher.…

Surgical Oncologist Tom Bauer, MD, Featured in UVA Health’s Healthy Balance

11/11/2022

Our own University of Virginia's Surgical Oncologist Dr. Tom Bauer, MD, is featured in the People of UVA November 2nd issue of UVA Health's Healthy Balance. Checkout the interview and…

General Surgery Resident Dr. Katherine Marsh, MD to Serve on ACGME Board

11/8/2022

The University of Virginia Department of Surgery is delighted to announce that UVA General Surgery Resident Dr. Katherine Marsh, MD, has been selected to serve on the Board of Directors…

Congratulations to Dr. Shayna Showalter, MD and Collaborators for New National Cancer Center at NIH Funded Research

10/24/2022

Congratulations to Dr. Shayna Showalter, MD, and her collaborators Dr. Tim Showalter, MD, Dr. Trish Mallard, MD,  and Dr. Gina Petroni, PhD.  They were just informed that their R21 “Patient-Centered…