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WVU Department of Medicine names Sengupta first Abnash C. Jain Chair of Cardiology
Monday, June 24, 2019
Partho Sengupta, M.D., director of Cardiovascular Imaging and chair of the Center for Innovation as well as chief of the Division of Cardiology in the WVU Heart and Vascular Institute, has been named the Abnash C. Jain Chair of Cardiology.Read WVU Department of Medicine names Sengupta first Abnash C. Jain Chair of Cardiology full story
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WVU Charleston Campus Alumni “Come Home” Reunion
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Sunday, June 23, 2019
Join us for the first Charleston Campus Alumni “Come Home” Reunion, a time to reconnect, reminisce, and to reacquaint yourself with the exciting new developments on the Charleston campus. All alumni who graduated in the past 40 years are invited.Read WVU Charleston Campus Alumni “Come Home” Reunion full story
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WVU welcomes newest class of residents, fellows
Thursday, June 20, 2019
The West Virginia University School of Medicine recently welcomed a class of 196 new resident and fellow physicians to the graduate medical education program.Read WVU welcomes newest class of residents, fellows full story
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WVU alumni in the news: Patrice A. Harris, M.D., Inaugurated as 174th President of the AMA
Wednesday, June 19, 2019
Patrice A. Harris, M.D., M.A., a psychiatrist from Atlanta, was sworn in today as the 174th president of the American Medical Association (AMA), the nation’s premier physician organization. Dr. Harris is the first African-American woman to hold the office. She will focus her tenure on the AMA’s three strategic arcs: attacking the dysfunction in health care by removing obstacles and burdens that interfere with patient care; driving the future of medicine by reimagining medical education, training and lifelong learning, and by promoting innovation to tackle the biggest challenges in health care; and leading the charge to confront the chronic disease crisis and improve the health of the nation. -
Researchers highlight dangers of opioids in hospitalized patients
Tuesday, June 18, 2019
The opioid crisis is a major public health issue with over 47,000 deaths reported due to overdose in 2017 alone. However the impact of narcotics in hospitalized patients is less known. A team of researchers lead by Sunil Sharma, M.D., Section Chief of Pulmonary, Critical Care and Sleep Medicine & Director of WVU's MICU & Pulmonary and Sleep Medicine Program Development, recently reported that patients admitted for congestive heart failure had a high likelihood of receiving opioids during their hospitalization (41%) resulting in escalation of care.Read Researchers highlight dangers of opioids in hospitalized patients full story