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  • WVU mourns loss of iconic physician

    Monday, November 13, 2017

    James E. Brick, M.D., who joined the School of Medicine at West Virginia University as an intern in 1977 and rose to lead the School as interim dean from 2008-2010, died Sunday, Nov. 12, at J.W. Ruby Memorial Hospital as the result of a sudden illness.

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  • WVU Heart and Vascular Institute is now offering protected TAVR

    Friday, November 10, 2017

    The WVU Heart and Vascular Institute is one of the first in the country to introduce new technology shown to protect patients from the risk of stroke during minimally invasive heart valve surgery, known as transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR).

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  • School of Medicine’s Scott Cottrell receives national award

    Thursday, November 9, 2017

    Scott Cottrell, associate dean for medical education at WVU’s School of Medicine, recently received the Generalists in Medical Education's Servant Leadership award at the Association for American Medical College’s 38th annual conference in Boston, Massachusetts in November.

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  • April Shapiro to lead BSN Nursing Program at Potomac State College

    Wednesday, November 8, 2017

    April Shapiro, PhD, RN, will serve as the Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN) chairperson for West Virginia University’s (WVU) School of Nursing at Potomac State College in Keyser, WV.

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  • Dr. Meghan Turner joins WVU Department of Otolaryngology

    Wednesday, November 8, 2017

    Meghan T. Turner, MD is a head and neck/skull base surgeon in the West Virginia Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery. She has particular interest and expertise in minimally invasive surgical techniques including endoscopic endonasal skull base surgery, robotic head and neck surgery, and transoral laser surgery.

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