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.…
Medical Day Camp with The Boys & Girls Club
1/28/2025
UVA Surgery recently participated in a community event to welcome students to Grounds for a hands-on day of learning. Our annual Boys & Girls Club Medical Day Camp took place…
Faculty and Residents Present at Conferences Across the Nation
1/28/2025
Lian-Wang Guo, PhD Presented at the NAVBO Annual Meeting Congratulations to Dr. Lian-Wang Guo who had the opportunity to present his work at the 2024 Annual Meeting of North American…
1/28/2025
UVA Health Children's was named the #1 Hospital in Virginia for the fourth consecutive year by US News and World Report. In addition, several of our specialties ranked in the…
UVA’s 2024 Kidney Transplant Volume Projected to Increase 30% Year Over Year
1/28/2025
Our kidney transplant team is projected to complete 263 kidney transplants this calendar year, compared to 203 kidneys in the 2023 calendar year. This represents an increase of nearly 30%…
