Announcements
Dr. Sanford Emery recognized by American Orthopaedic Association
The American Orthopaedic Association announced its 2021 Distinguished Award Winner recipients during the Opening Ceremony of the 2021 Virtual AOA Annual Leadership Meetings on June 8.
Crowdfunding effort benefits Rockefeller Neuroscience Institute, School of Medicine in honor of late WVU neurologist
Tracy Weimer, MD, quietly battled breast cancer for 13 years while teaching West Virginia University students, residents, and fellows to provide high-quality, compassionate care for patients with epilepsy and other neurological issues. Now, the University community is honoring her outstanding courage and commitment with a crowdfunding tribute to benefit the WVU Rockefeller Neuroscience Institute (RNI) and the School of Medicine.
WVUCIPM highlighted in Duke-Margolis Center for Health Policy study
The West Virginia University Center for Integrative Pain Management was recently featured in a case study published by the Duke University Margolis Center for Health Policy. Entitled “Exemplary Integrated Pain Management Programs,” the case-study examines why the center is a successful model for others to follow.
Medicine Grand Rounds hosts Dr. Marc W. Haut
Dr. Marc W. Haut will speak as part of the Medicine Grand Rounds on Friday, July 16, at 8 a.m. This presentation titled " An Update on Alzheimer's Disease: Diagnosis, Treatments and the RNI Memory Health Clinic" will take place over Zoom and in person at the Fukushima Auditorium, Room 1901.
Medicine Grand Rounds hosts Dr. Walter R. Byrd Jr.
Dr. Walter R. Byrd Jr. will speak as part of the Medicine Grand Rounds on Friday, July 9, at 8 a.m. This presentation titled "The Wonderful and the Weird...New Treatments for Major Depression in 2021" will take place over Zoom and in person at the Fukushima Auditorium, Room 1901.
WVU doctors and staff work together to reduce anxiety and pain for patients undergoing eye surgery
Preoperative anxiety correlates with elevated pain level, increased analgesic use, prolonged hospital stay, and decreased patient satisfaction, but a research study completed at Ruby Memorial Hospital led by Jamie Schaefer, M.D., a former oculoplastic fellow at the West Virginia University School of Medicine who is currently an assistant professor at Brown University, suggests that aromatherapy can decrease pre-operative anxiety, improve postoperative pain and decrease hospital stay in patients undergoing eye surgery.
INTRO Summer Research Program announces new HSC members
Twenty-five WVU Health Sciences students have been selected as this year’s participants in the 2021 West Virginia Clinical and Translational Science Institute (WVCTSI) INTRO (Initiation to Research Opportunities) Summer Research program.
American Association of Neurological Surgeons/Congress of Neurological Surgeons appoints Dr. Hal Meltzer to the Executive Committee of the Joint Section on Pediatric Neurological Surgery
Hal Steven Meltzer, M.D., FAANS, WVU Chief of Pediatric Neurosurgery has been selected to serve a two-year term on the Executive Committee of the AANS/CNS Joint Section on Pediatric Neurological Surgery as Vice Chair for National Meetings.
Air conditioning interruption at Health Sciences Center
UPDATE (7/1): All air conditioning chillers have been repaired and are now operating properly. Temperatures will return to normal in Health Sciences if they have not already. Thank you for your patience!
Moffett named School of Medicine Academic Affairs Faculty Fellow
Kathryn Moffett, M.D., has been named the School of Medicine Academic Affairs Faculty Fellow for the 2021-22 academic year.