People of UVA (Page 23)

We have many new doctors here at UVA, and we wanted to introduce you to a few here on the blog. Andra James, MD Andra James, MD, brings expertise in women’s health, from obstetrics and gynecology to maternal-fetal medicine. She is involved nationally and internationally in activities to improve healthcare for…

The place is lovely. With a flat-screen TV, stylish yet comfortable chairs and gorgeous art on the walls, the UVA Hand Center lobby feels more like a contemporary living room than a waiting room. When I meet Bobby Chhabra, MD, the co-director of the center, he explains the origins of…

When a former co-worker of mine told me that his wife, mother and one of his daughters would be running together in this year’s Charlottesville Women’s Four Miler race, I was excited to meet them. But when I met up with Cortney Davenport I was a little confused. Of the…

Robyn Reynolds is a director in the Marketing Department at UVA. She recently volunteered at the Remote Area Medical Clinic (RAM), an annual three-day event in Wise, Va., that offers free medical, dental and vision care. [caption id="attachment_4472" align="alignright" width="300"] UVA employee Robyn Reynolds, right, recently volunteered at the Remote…

Susan Kirk, MD, contributed this post. Kirk is co-director of UVA’s High Risk Medical Obstetrical Clinic and associate dean for Graduate Medical Education. [caption id="attachment_4353" align="alignright" width="300"] The Women's Four Miler raises money for breast care and breast cancer research at UVA.[/caption] This year’s Four Miler is Sept. 1 and…

UVA’s doctors and nurses care for patients in Charlottesville every day, but their service doesn’t stop in Virginia. Each year, many of our healthcare professionals volunteer to provide free medical care to people in need throughout the world. [caption id="attachment_4331" align="alignright" width="300"] Trena Berg, RN, poses with a 4-year-old Bolivian…

Working at a hospital is exciting. [caption id="attachment_3675" align="alignright" width="300"] Is there this much drama and romance in a real hospital, or are medical shows like Grey's Anatomy unrealistic?[/caption] Every week, the doctors face their toughest cases yet. Every patient is a medical mystery. Nurses and residents duck into closets…

Newark, early 1900s: A woman, just 5’1 with big blue eyes, stood before the board of the home for pregnant, unmarried women to challenge the director’s recommendation to cut the home’s funding – based on the prevalent notion that its residents were immoral and evil. As UVA obstetrician Elisa Trowbridge,…

In January, we told you about the healing massage services at UVA Hope Cancer Care in Charlottesville. But did you know this service is also available at the Emily Couric Clinical Cancer Center? [caption id="attachment_3602" align="alignright" width="203"] Dinah Pehrson-Day provides massage therapy for patients at the Emily Couric Clinical Cancer…

After a year filled with personal bests, Louise Knudson didn’t have a great race at the Olympic Trials Marathon Saturday. [caption id="attachment_3049" align="alignright" width="300"] Olympic Trials Marathon Runner Louise Knudson[/caption] Knudson, an RN who works with patients recovering from heart and lung surgery, placed 114 out of the 152 runners…