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In Memoriam: School of Medicine Mourns the Loss of Mark Shaffrey, MD - Medicine in Motion News

In Memoriam: School of Medicine Mourns the Loss of Mark Shaffrey, MD

It is with profound sadness that we announce the passing of Dr. Mark Edwin Shaffrey on December 4, 2024. Dr. Shaffrey served as the chair of the Department of Neurosurgery and held the esteemed David D. Weaver Professorship in Neurosurgery at the tim...

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Jaideep Kapur

Jaideep Kapur, MBBS, PhD, Finds Ways to Improve Status Epilepticus Treatment

Researchers are building on groundbreaking work published in 2019 that set the standard for treating patients who fail first-line therapy.

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Finding Ways to Improve Status Epilepticus Treatment
Researching Ways to Reduce Secondary Injury After Large Strokes

Can We Reduce Permanent Disability & Death After Severe Brain Injury?

Researchers are studying ways to prevent massive waves of brain activity from causing secondary injuries after large strokes.

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Researching Ways to Reduce Secondary Injury After Large Strokes
Thomas Floyd, MD, Develops Device to Improve Monitoring of Impaired Brain Blood Flow and Oxygenation That May Lead to Progressive Brain Injury - Research - Medicine in Motion News

Thomas Floyd, MD, Develops Device to Improve Monitoring of Impaired Brain Blood Flow and Oxygenation That May Lead to Progressive Brain Injury

Traumatic brain injury, stroke, and cardiac arrest are frequently complicated by impaired blood flow and oxygenation, which may lead to progressive brain injury. Current devices, designed to measure tissue oxygenation, are severely limited in their s...

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Thomas Floyd, MD, Develops Device to Improve Monitoring of Impaired Brain Blood Flow and Oxygenation That May Lead to Progressive Brain Injury - Research - Medicine in Motion News
Get to Know Xuemei Huang, MD, PhD — Chair of the Department of Neurology - Medicine in Motion News

Get to Know Xuemei Huang, MD, PhD — Chair of the Department of Neurology

The UVA School of Medicine appointed Xuemei Huang, MD, PhD, a distinguished leader, clinician, educator, and scientist, as chair of the Department of Neurology on August 1, 2024. Dr. Huang came to UVA from the Penn State College of Medicine, where sh...

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Get to Know Xuemei Huang, MD, PhD — Chair of the Department of Neurology - Medicine in Motion News