UVA Health: 233 UVA physicians selected for Best Doctors in America list

UVA Health: 233 UVA Physicians Selected for Best Doctors in America List

233 UVA Health physicians have been named by their peers to the 2019-2020 Best Doctors in America® List.

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Study: A Mother’s Touch May Influence the Genetics of Baby’s Social Development

Study: A Mother's Touch May Influence the Genetics of Baby's Social Development

The latest evidence that gene may not be destiny comes from Kathleen Krol’s study of maternal-infant interactions and how they affect the expression of genes that are important to babies’ development of oxytocin systems.

UVA Today

A vintage yellow car is parking with its trunk and engine popped open, crowds can be seen in the background.

Area Car Show Drives Support for Patients with Cancer

The second annual Virginia Festival of the Wheel—a classic car show benefitting the UVA Cancer Center—brought together enthusiasts from across the Commonwealth to celebrate the role that the automobile has played in Virginia’s progress.

Investing in Hope

Dr. Indumathy Varadarajan shakes the hand of a patient in a blue dress.

Blending Research and Patient Care

Dr. Indumathy Varadarajan found her calling at a young age. She was very close to her grandmother, who passed away from acute myeloid
leukemia (AML) when Dr. Varadarajan was a child. From that moment on, she knew that she wanted to find a cure.

Investing in Hope

Dr. Kelleher sits on the ground in a forest next to her husband and her two sons.

For This UVA Doctor, Cancer Care is Personal

On March 18, 2019, Dr. Kelleher—who attended UVA for medical school, and who completed her residency here prior to joining the faculty—learned that she had a form of breast cancer that required a double mastectomy.

Investing in Hope