Denny Hamlin looked most comfortable during his visit to the Children's Hospital of Richmond at VCU this week when he was engaged with the patients in the Pediatric Pulmonary Center. Chatting with and signing hats and toy cars for the...
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With formerly conjoined twins Maria and Teresa Tapia and the rest of their family looking on, Dominican Republic President Leonel Fernandez Reyna presented pediatric surgeon Dr. David Lanning with the country's highest civilian honor for his efforts to separate the...
The second annual Dancing with the Richmond Stars event raised $70,000 for Children's Hospital Foundation.Proceeds will benefit the Child Protection Team at Children's Hospital of Richmond at Virginia Commonwealth University, which provides care for children who are victims of abuse...
Long before he met Delores Dandridge, Dr. George Meyerhoff (M.D.'71/M; H.S.'74/M) encountered another patient whose name he doesn't remember but whose words resonate within him still. In the early 1970s, Meyerhoff was a resident at the Medical College of Virginia,...
Continuing its mission to improve survival and the quality of life of critical illness and injury victims, the Virginia Commonwealth University Reanimation Engineering Science Center (VCURES) was recently awarded a $5.57 million grant from the U.S. Army Medical Research and...
The Learning Channel will air a one-hour documentary this weekend on formerly conjoined twins Maria and Teresa Tapia of the Dominican Republic and their journey leading up to separation surgery by doctors at Children's Hospital of Richmond at Virginia Commonwealth...
The 2012 Regular Session of the General Assembly convened Wednesday, Jan. 11. Members are meeting for 60 days this year and the session is expected to adjourn no later than Saturday, March 10, 2012. To view the university's state legislative...
It was a mother's intuition. Double doses of morning sickness, feeling larger earlier on in the pregnancy, and an all-over abnormal feeling were signs telling Lisandra Sanatis that she was carrying more than one baby. This was her fourth...
The late Dr. Charles L. Baird Jr., a pioneering cardiologist with strong ties to Virginia Commonwealth University, was known for his lifelong mission to help people. Now, his legacy of medical excellence will continue on with the establishment of the...
Nancy Langston, Ph.D., R.N., FAAN, dean of the Virginia Commonwealth University School of Nursing, was presented with the Virginia Nurses Association's highest honor for nursing excellence, the Nancy Vance Award, on Sept. 24 during the VNA annual meeting at The...
The Student Government Association on the MCV Campus of Virginia Commonwealth University has set the fifth annual Community Health Fair to benefit the local Richmond community. Be sure to mark your calendar; this event will be held from 9 a.m.-2...
It's been a little more than a year since Virginia Commonwealth University received the single largest federal grant in its history, a $20 million Clinical and Translational Science Award from the National Institutes of Health. Since that time, the home...
The Children's Hospital of Richmond pediatric emergency room received two awards from the Virginia/West Virginia Chapter's 2011 International Interior Design Association for its state-of-the-art, rainforest-themed emergency room. The CHoR project won the "Brightest Idea Award," a prize the judges give...
The Virginia Commonwealth University Medical Center will present a series of free educational seminars for the community this fall, featuring medical center experts providing important health information, sharing their expertise and answering questions on a variety of current topics in...
So you think you want to be a doctor?An intensive four-week program answers that question for up to 30 rising juniors and seniors from high schools around Virginia. For a month, they explore their interest in a medical career, getting...
The Virginia Commonwealth University Medical Center has launched a comprehensive Lung Cancer Screening Program - a multidisciplinary team of thoracic and interventional radiologists, cardio-thoracic surgeons, pulmonologists and smoking cessation experts who are working together to find lung cancer earlier, provide...
To engage medical and undergraduate students in infectious diseases issues on a local and global scale, the Virginia Commonwealth University School of Medicine offers a nine-week Summer Student Program in Microbiology, Infectious Diseases and Public Health Epidemiology. Now in its...
The Virginia Commonwealth University Medical Center was ranked 49th nationally in nephrology in U.S. News Media & World Report's 2011-12 Best Hospitals rankings. The announcement comes on the heels of the VCU Medical Center's recent ranking this past spring as...
Bonnie Beaune (right) and Robin Foster (left) inside the Children's Hospital of Richmond pediatric emergency room on the MCV Campus. Jeff Wraley of the Barton Malow Company explains the renovations inside the pediatric emergency room after giving a donation...
Dr. Rao Ivatury Dr. Michel Aboutanos The Virginia Commonwealth University Medical Center is the new headquarters for the Pan American Trauma Society, the lead organization for the advancement of trauma care systems in the Americas. The society seeks to...
Ameya Chumble (left), Kelva Clarke, Jennifer Sulanke, Deanna Demonch and Susan Hricik pose with the fabric board. Clarke and Sulanke are modeling the top two designs for women's nurses. Students from Virginia Commonwealth University's Department of Fashion Design and...
Fran and Jim McGlothin celebrate with Gov. Bob McDonnell their investmentin the School of MedicineIn late April, Virginia Commonwealth University officials and Gov. Bob McDonnell announced a $25 million donation to the VCU School of Medicine by James and Frances McGlothlin. Officials also announced that in recognition of the gift -- one...
