Announcements
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.
Family Medicine faculty publish research on multimorbidity trends
Multimorbidity is becoming more commonplace and is on the rise in the United States, according to a study by the Department of Family Medicine’s Dana King, M.D., MS.; Jun Xiang, M.S., M.A., and Courtney Pilkerton, M.D., Ph.D. The study, published in the July edition of the Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine, determines and documents the prevalence of multi-morbidity from 1988 – 2014, surveying data from more than 57,000 individuals as was collected by The National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey.
WVU neuroscientist awarded for research in human-machine teaming
Victor Finomore, Ph.D., director of Human Performance and Applied Neuroscience at the WVU Rockefeller Neuroscience Institute and his previous team at the U.S. Air Force Academy received the 2018 Parasuraman Award for Scientific Impact at the second International Neuroergonomics Conference at Drexel University in June for their preliminary work on human-machine teaming and trust in automation.
Art in the Libraries series to debut in August
Art in the Libraries is an art exhibition program presenting exhibits in the WVU campus libraries. Opening August 1, at the Health Sciences Library, an exhibit of photographs by Rebecca Kiger that are a part of the A Knowing Intimacy exhibit will be on display.