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UVA researchers found that ESIs increase the risk of infection for patients who must undergo surgery if administered within three months of surgery.
UVA School of Medicine blog will highlight the extensive research efforts of its faculty and staff.
Based on personal, clinical and research experience, UVA researchers have introduced and are examining an innovative approach that shifts the focus from restricting calories and reducing weight to lowering postprandial glucose.
In response to the rise in diagnoses of eosinophilic esophagitis (EoE), UVA now has a multidisciplinary adult EoE clinic, one of only a handful of similar clinics in the United States.
UVA Health System has named Jose Oberholzer, MD, a researcher and surgeon who has performed more than 1,000 transplant-related surgeries, as the new director of the Charles O. Strickler Transplant Center.
Learn more about the SALT Study and a trial focusing on developing a sentinel lymph node mapping (SLNm) technique for patients with early-stage rectal cancer.
This fall, the UVA Kidney and Pancreas Transplant Program added two transplant nephrologists to its team. Spouses Karen Warburton, MD, and Alden Doyle, MD, increase the size of the program by 50 percent.
In addition to high blood pressure, smoking and diabetes, it’s important not to overlook stress as a leading cause of heart disease.
Originally introduced as a trial for patients undergoing elective colorectal surgery, Enhanced Recovery After Surgery (ERAS) protocols are now being adopted for thoracic and gynecologic surgery, with hepatobiliary and orthopedic surgery next in line.