Announcements
Sedney named first chief wellness officer
Cara Sedney, M.D., associate professor in the Department of Neurosurgery has been appointed the first West Virginia University Hospitals chief wellness officer.
Stevens named new chief of Division of Infectious Diseases
Michael Stevens, M.D., professor in the Department of Medicine, has been appointed chief of the Division of Infectious Diseases.
Academic coaching for Health Sciences students planned for Sept. 12
BeWell, an extension of the Carruth Center for Counseling and Psychological Services, will host academic coaching workshops for Health Sciences students on Thursday, Sept. 12, from noon to 1 p.m. in person at the Health Sciences Center and virtually from 5 p.m. to 6 p.m.
Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences welcomes new retina specialist Kumar Sambhav
Kumar Sambhav, M.D., joins the West Virginia University School of Medicine Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences as an assistant professor.
WVU Division of Endocrinology and Metabolism develops state's first diabetes fellowship
The Division of Endocrinology and Metabolism within the West Virginia University Department of Medicine has developed a new one-year clinical diabetes fellowship and is currently seeking applicants for this admission cycle. This is the first comprehensive diabetes fellowship offered within the WVU School of Medicine.
NEI grant will support undergraduate research at WVU as faculty researchers and students partner to explore relationship between vision and the brain
Since launching his lab in 2019, West Virginia University Department of Biology assistant professor Eric Horstick, Ph.D., has emphasized the importance of student participation in research at the undergraduate level by providing students with opportunities to work directly on major research projects.
Art Performance Day planned for Sept. 16 at HSC
The WVU School of Medicine Department of Neurology and its Synapses Art and Literary Magazine will host an Art Performance Day on Monday, Sept. 16, from noon to 2 p.m. in the Health Sciences Center Pylons Commons.
Medicine Grand Rounds: Dr. Gozal to give presentation on obstructive sleep apnea
David Gozal, M.D., MBA, will be giving a presentation on obstructive sleep apnea during the Annual John E. Parker WVU Pulmonary and Sleep Symposium Medicine grand rounds on Friday, August. 16, at noon.
Ophthalmology Grand Rounds: Drs. Deng and Liu to give presentations
Wen Tao Deng, Ph.D., and Rong Liu, Ph.D., will give presentations during the Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences grand rounds on Wednesday, Aug. 14, at 7 a.m.
WVU Walk with a Future Doc: Dr. Oreskovich to give presentation on auricular acupuncture
Jason Oreskovich, D.O., will give a presentation on auricular acupuncture during the WVU Walk with a Future Doc session on Saturday, Aug. 17, at 10 a.m.