People of UVA (Page 14)

UVA Medical Emergency Communications Center (Medcom) operates as a mini 911 center, command center and air traffic control all wrapped into one. Learn more from supervisor Gary Morris, who oversees the daily operation of the Medcom team.

There’s much more to healthcare than preventing and treating diseases. Patients often deal with inadequate health insurance, untreated mental illness, family problems. Often, a social worker is the first step toward getting help.

After ten years working in finance, Holly Roach felt something was missing. She went back to school to become a nurse, and is now an assistant nurse manager in the UVA electrophysiology lab. Read about what inspired her to make the change, and what a typical day looks like now.

What does it take to become a lung transplant researcher? Vic Laubach explains his journey to become a researcher at UVA School of Medicine.

Orthopedic surgeon and hand specialist Bobby Chhabra, MD, will soon be giving injury reports on the ESPN Fantasy Football podcast.

Johann Hsu, MD, is an oncologist at UVA Cancer Center. Personal experiences with cancer in his family inspired him to practice medicine.

Historical collections librarians not only maintain historical documents and expand our history of medicine collection, they help document and create systems to preserve institutional knowledge at UVA Health System.

Maureen grew up volunteering for Special Olympics. But she never thought being a volunteer would become a career. Read about Maureen's journey at UVA.

UVA Oncologist Cherif Abdelmalek practices at UVA Cancer Center Augusta. Dr. Abdelmalek grew up in Alexandria, Egypt, one of the oldest cities in the world.

The lung transplant research laboratory at UVA and the UVA School of Medicine is looking at how their research can directly impact patient care.