Announcements
Food trucks will be available during renovations to The Market at WVU
The Market at WVU will temporarily close on Friday, Aug. 31 to accommodate the switch to the new vendor, Sodexo. Food trucks will be available weekdays from 10 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. on the ground floor sidewalk of HSC South.
Nypaver receives Don Marsh Scholarship in Healthcare Writing
Jenna Nypaver, a graduate student pursuing a master’s degree in integrated marketing communications at West Virginia University’s Reed College of Media, is the latest recipient of the Don Marsh Scholarship in Healthcare Writing. The scholarship includes a tuition waiver and a paid internship in the University Relations office at the WVU Health Sciences Center.
WVU Medicine acquires clinic in Scottdale, Pa.
University Health Associates (UHA) has begun seeing patients at the newly-acquired Fay West Family Medicine clinic, a family medicine practice in Scottdale, Pa.
Cronin named Occupational Therapy Interim Chair
Anne Cronin, Ph.D., OTR/L, has been named interim chair of the Division of Occupational Therapy. Cronin is a longtime professor and an international leader in pediatric occupational therapy practice.
Kolodney to chair new Dermatology Department
Michael Kolodney, M.D., Ph.D., has been named to serve as chair of the newly formed Department of Dermatology.
WVU Medicine releases 2017 system-wide annual report
The 2017 WVU Medicine Annual Report is now available online. Some report highlights include:
Kletter named 2018 Eastern Division Clinician of the Year
Jan Kletter, MD was recently named the 2018 Eastern Division Clinician of the Year. Kletter, assistant professor of surgery at the West Virginia University Health Sciences eastern campus, was selected by students from the class of 2019 for his dedication to teaching.
Department of Defense Vision Research Program offers Funding Opportunities
Defense Health Program, Department of Defense Vision Research Program
WVU Heart and Vascular Institute first in U.S. to enroll patients in innovative national clinical trial for transcatheter mitral valve replacement
The WVU Heart and Vascular Institute was the first site in the United States to actively enroll patients in an innovative clinical trial to treat mitral valve disease. Vinay Badhwar, MD, executive chair of the WVU Heart and Vascular Institute and chair of the Department of Cardiovascular and Thoracic Surgery, and Mohamad Alkhouli, MD, interventional cardiologist and director of the WVU Heart and Vascular Institute Structural Heart Disease Program, will help lead the trial of the new Tendyne transcatheter mitral valve replacement device.
DQ® Blizzard® treat sales help WVU Medicine Children’s
On Miracle Treat Day (Thursday), $1 or more from every Blizzard Treat sold at participating locations will be donated to CMN Hospitals, which raises funds and awareness for 170 children’s hospitals across the U.S. and Canada.