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  • Discover Medicine and Science
    • SOM Discoveries 2023
    • SOM Discoveries 2022
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    • SOM Discoveries 2020
    • SOM Discoveries 2019
  • Photo Galleries
    • Alumni Reception
    • Convocation
    • Faculty Excellence Awards
    • Match Day
    • Reunion Weekend
    • White Coat Ceremony
      • Class of 2024
      • Class of 2026
    • WISDM
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    • Walk the walk
  • Message from the Dean
    • Celebrating Our Employees — Appreciation Week, March 6–10, 2023
    • 2023 Blue Ridge Rankings
    • Celebrating Heart Month
    • Black History Month: A Conversation for Our Time
    • Working together to make Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.’s vision of respect, equity and justice for all a reality
    • Greetings for the New Year, 2023!
    • Wishing you a peaceful and restorative holiday season
    • Learning Environment and Professionalism
    • Sanger Hall Repairs Complete
    • A Reflection on VCU’s Common Book The Organ Thieves
    • School of Medicine reaccreditation preparation
    • Record-breaking fundraising propels our people and programs
    • Congratulations to our award-winning faculty
    • Welcome to our new academic year
    • Welcoming the Class of 2026
    • Showcasing faculty student and alumni impact in spring issue of 12th Marshall
    • Welcoming our new residents and fellows to our School of Medicine
    • Celebrating and reflecting on Juneteenth
    • Celebrating with Pride
    • Reflections on the latest shooting at a Tulsa hospital
    • Congratulations to our 2022 graduates
    • Our responsibility to condemn racism and address injustice
    • Congratulations to our presidential award winners
    • Welcoming the Class of 2024 to our clinics and wards
    • Reunion Weekend 2022 promotes alumni connection
    • The impact of scholarships for our students
    • Alumnus and Richmond community member to speak at this year’s Hooding Ceremony
    • Congratulations Class of 2022 on your stellar match!
    • Celebrating March 8 as International Women’s Day and National Women’s History Month
    • Celebrating Employee Appreciation Week 2022
    • Ukraine Situation
    • Transformative Gift Announced Today for the Stravitz-Sanyal Institute for Liver Disease and Metabolic Health at VCU
    • Dr. Shari Barkin named chair of the Department of Pediatrics and physician-in-chief of Children’s Hospital of Richmond at VCU
    • Celebrating Black History Month
    • Working together to make Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.’s vision of respect, equity and justice for all a reality
    • 2022 – A time for gratitude, resolutions and reflections as we move forward
  • SOM Profiles
    • SOM Profiles 2022
    • SOM Profiles 2021
      • J. Christian Barrett, M.D.
      • Barry V. Kirkpatrick, M.D., FAAP
      • Michelle N. Brooks, M.D.
      • Amir A. Toor, M.D.
      • Megan S. Lemay, M.D.; Sara Wilson McKay, Ph.D.; and John E. Nestler, M.D., MACP
      • Kelley M. Dodson, M.D., FACS
      • Vanessa B. Sheppard, Ph.D.
      • Todd Gehr, M.D.
      • Brandon K. Wills, D.O. Medical Toxicology Fellowship
      • Kelley M. Dodson, M.D., FACS Otolaryngology Residency Program
      • Allison S. Dubinsky, M.Ed. - Internal Medicine Residency
    • SOM Profiles 2020
      • Peter Avery Boling, M.D.
      • Ray W. Shepherd, M.D., FCCP
      • John W. Bigbee, Ph.D.
      • Jason M. Kidd, M.D.
      • Ananda B. Amstadter, Ph.D.
      • Kenneth A. Ellenbogen, M.D.
      • Georgia N. McIntosh, M.D.
      • Joyce A. Lloyd, Ph.D.
      • Mark H. Ryan, M.D.
      • Danielle M. Noreika, M.D.
      • Emma C. Fields, M.D.
      • Kevin D. Keller, M.S.
    • SOM Profiles 2019
      • Lisa K. Brath, M.D.
      • Alice Coombs, M.D., M.P.A., FCCP
      • Frank A. Fulco, M.D.
      • Josephina A. Vossen, M.D., Ph.D.
      • Steven H. Crossman, M.D.
      • Michael F. Miles, M.D., Ph.D.
      • VCU CT Technologists
      • Sudha Jayaraman, M.D., M.Sc.
      • Susan R. DiGiovanni, M.D.
      • Robin L. Foster, M.D.
      • Vigneshwar Kasirajan, M.D.
      • Paula A. Ferrada, M.D.
      • Rahul J. Anand, M.D.
      • Pamela Adams-Lewis, Ed.D., M.B.A.
    • SOM Profiles 2018
      • Stephanie Call, M.D., M.S.P.H.
      • Virginia Pallante, M.S.
      • Phoebe Ashley, M.D.
      • Sarah Spiegel, Ph.D.
      • Steven Bishop, M.D.
      • Joel Moll, M.D.
      • Huiping Zhou, Ph.D., M.S.
      • R. Wesley Shepherd, M.D.
      • Ravi Vachhani, M.D.
      • Joel Moll, M.D.
      • Jennifer Quinney
      • Arun J. Sanyal, M.D.
      • Paul H. Wehman, Ph.D.
      • Stephanie Ann Call, M.D., M.S.P.H.
    • SOM Profiles 2017
      • Kimberly W. Sanford, M.D.
      • Duane C. Williams, M.D.
      • Alpha A. (Berry) Fowler, III, M.D.
      • S. Murthy Karnam, Ph.D.
      • Michael Joyce, M.D. and Sammy Pedram, M.D.
      • Harold F. Young, M.D.
      • Saba W. Masho, M.D., M.P.H., Dr.P.H.
      • Uma R. Prasad, M.D.
      • John Christian Barrett, M.D.
      • Cindi Phares
      • Christopher Kogut, M.D.
      • Harinder S. Dhindsa, M.D.
      • Michael C. Neale, Ph.D.
      • Michael S. Donnenberg, M.D.
    • SOM Profiles 2016
      • Beth K. Rubinstein, M.D.
      • Paula A. Ferrada, M.D.
      • James Levy, M.D.
      • Antonio Abbate, M.D., Ph.D.
      • Michael S. Ryan, M.D., M.E.H.P.
      • Paula A. Ferrada, M.D.
      • William B. Moskowitz, M.D.
      • Cheryl S. Al-Mateen, M.D.
      • Vikram S. Brar, M.D.
      • Kim Christman
    • SOM Profiles 2015
      • Diane M. Biskobing, M.D.
      • Rahul J. Anand, M.D.
      • Clifton C. Lee, M.D.
      • Hamid I. Akbarali, Ph.D.
      • Peter A. Boling, Alan W. Dow, III, Joel D. Browning, and Christopher L. Stephens
      • Mary Helen Hackney, M.D.
      • Amelia C. Grover, M.D.
      • Elizabeth “Betsy” Ripley, M.D., M.S.
      • Harry D. Bear, M.D., Ph.D.
      • Nicole W. Karjane, M.D.
      • Jennifer Rew
    • SOM Profiles 2014
      • Susan D. Roseff, M.D.
      • Catherine E. Grossman, M.D.
      • Diomedes E. Logothetis, Ph.D.
      • John (Christian) Barrett, M.D.
      • Gonzalo M. L. Bearman, M.D., M.P.H. and Michael P. Stevens, M.D., M.P.H.
      • Steven H. Crossman, M.D.
      • Cathy J. Bradley, Ph.D., M.P.A.
      • PonJola Coney, M.D.
      • Alpha A. (Berry) Fowler, III, M.D.
      • Jay H. Shapiro, M.D.
      • Beth C. Marshall, M.D.
      • Rachel Ferguson Van Hart
      • Mark G. Malkin, M.D., F.R.C.P.C., F.A.A.N.
      • F. Gerard Moeller, M.D.
      • Francesco S. Celi, M.D., M.H.Sc.
      • Shin-Ping Tu, M.D., M.P.H.
    • SOM Profiles 2013
      • Clive M. Baumgarten, Ph.D.
      • Fidelma B. Rigby, M.D.
      • Mary Ann Turner, M.D.
      • Aron H. Lichtman, Ph.D.
      • Ellen L. Brock, M.D., M.P.H., and staff of the Center for Human Simulation and Patient Safety
      • Susan E. Wolver, M.D.
      • Suzanne E. Barbour, Ph.D.
      • Betty Anne Johnson, M.D., Ph.D.
      • Stephen A. Cohen, M.D., M.B.A.
      • Amber Cox
      • Charles (Chuck) V. Clevenger, M.D., Ph.D.
      • Charles (Chuck) E. Geyer, Jr., M.D., F.A.C.P.
    • SOM Profiles 2012
      • Wilhelm A. Zuelzer, M.D.
      • Suzanne R. Lavoie, M.D.
      • Catherine M. Kelso, M.D., M.S.
      • Margaret M. Grimes, M.D., M.Ed
      • Angela Gentili, M.D.
      • Therèse M. Duane, M.D.
      • Marjolein de Wit, M.D., M.S.
      • Louis J. De Felice, Ph.D.
      • Lelia E. Brinegar, M.Ed. and Christopher M. Woleben, M.D.
      • Donna Barrett
      • Egidio G. Del Fabbro, M.D.
      • Joseph Landry, Ph.D.
      • Ananda Amstadter, Ph.D.
      • Rebecca Etz, Ph.D.
      • Leon Avery, Ph.D.
    • SOM Profiles 2011
      • April Kimmel, Ph.D.
      • Leslie Cloud, M.D., M.Sc.
      • John F. Butterworth, IV, M.D.
      • Bob Diegelmann, Ph.D.
      • Wilhelm A. Zuelzer, M.D.
      • Susan R. DiGiovanni, M.D.
      • Mark A. Wood, M.D.
      • Lenore M. Buckley, M.D., M.P.H.
      • William O. McKinley, M.D.
      • Pawan Suri, M.D.
      • Daniel H. Conrad, Ph.D.
      • Frank A. Fulco, M.D.
      • Craig E. Cheifetz, M.D.
      • Abir Mukherjee
      • Sarah Norton
      • Beth Zha
      • David Chelmow, M.D.
      • Unsong Oh, M.D.
      • Lindsay Sabik, Ph.D.
      • Samuel A. Taylor Jr., M.D.
      • Esther Johnston
      • Charles Chalfant, Ph.D.
      • Jeffrey Kreutzer, Ph.D.
    • SOM Profiles 2010
      • Alan Dow, M.D., M.S.H.A.
      • Mark H. Ryan, M.D.
      • Paul H. Ratz, Ph.D.
      • Richard M. Costanzo, Ph.D.
      • Barry V. Kirkpatrick, M.D.
      • Evan R. Reiter, M.D.
      • Samuel M. Jones, M.D.
      • Diane M. Biskobing, M.D.
      • Peter A. Boling, M.D.
      • Joann N. Bodurtha, M.D., M.P.H.
      • Molecular Diagnostics Unit
      • Danielle Dick, Ph.D.
      • David Gibb
      • David Cifu, M.D.
    • SOM Profiles 2009
      • Augustus L. Warner (1807-1847)
      • Baruj Benacerraf (1920-2011)
      • Jean Harris (1931-2001)
      • Mary Baughman (1874-1956)
      • Scott A. Vota, D.O.
      • Stephanie A. Call, M.D., M.S.P.H.
      • Domenic A. Sica, M.D.
      • Mary Helen Hackney, M.D.
      • Edward James Read, Jr., M.D.
      • Raphael J. Witorsch, Ph.D.
      • Richard G. Moran, Ph.D.
      • Thomas Palliative Care Program
      • Clive M. Baumgarten, Ph.D.
      • Douglas S. Franzen, M.D., M.Ed.
      • Tomasz Kordula, Ph.D.
      • Shawna Perry, M.D.
      • Alison Kuchta
      • James Bennett, M.D., Ph.D.
      • Bruce Rubin, M.D.
      • Robert Balster, Ph.D.
      • Devanand Sarkar, Ph.D., MBBS
      • Adam Klausner, M.D.
      • Kyle Eliason
      • Jemilat Badamas
      • Jamal Zweit, Ph.D., D.Sc.
      • Norbert Voelkel, M.D.
      • Michael Miles, M.D., Ph.D.
      • Rick Zimmerman, Ph.D.
      • Ann Miller Wilson
      • David Buxton
      • Branden Engorn
      • Trio of structural biologists join physiology
    • SOM Profiles 2008
      • Bella Gabice, M.D.
  • 12th & Marshall
  • Diversity, Equity and Inclusion News
Pamela Adams-Lewis, Ed.D., M.B.A., VCU/VCUHS Leadership in Graduate Medical Education “LGME” Award
SOM Profiles
25 September

Pamela Adams-Lewis, Ed.D., M.B.A., VCU/VCUHS Leadership in Graduate Medical Education “LGME” Award

Rahul J. Anand, M.D., VCU/VCUHS Leadership in Graduate Medical Education “LGME” Award
SOM Profiles
25 September

Rahul J. Anand, M.D., VCU/VCUHS Leadership in Graduate Medical Education “LGME” Award

Paula A. Ferrada, M.D., VCU/VCUHS Leadership in Graduate Medical Education “LGME” Award
SOM Profiles
25 September

Paula A. Ferrada, M.D., VCU/VCUHS Leadership in Graduate Medical Education “LGME” Award

Vigneshwar Kasirajan, M.D., MCV Physicians Distinguished Clinician Award
SOM Profiles
25 September

Vigneshwar Kasirajan, M.D., MCV Physicians Distinguished Clinician Award

Robin L. Foster, M.D., MCV Physicians Distinguished Clinician Award
SOM Profiles
25 September

Robin L. Foster, M.D., MCV Physicians Distinguished Clinician Award

Susan R. DiGiovanni, M.D., Women in Science, Dentistry, and Medicine Professional Achievement “WISDM” Award
SOM Profiles
25 September

Susan R. DiGiovanni, M.D., Women in Science, Dentistry, and Medicine Professional Achievement “WISDM” Award

Sudha Jayaraman, M.D., M.Sc., Leonard Tow Humanism in Medicine Award
SOM Profiles
25 September

Sudha Jayaraman, M.D., M.Sc., Leonard Tow Humanism in Medicine Award

Peter J. Haar, M.D., Ph.D.; Marvin Alexander Meredith, Ph.D.; Gross Anatomy Teaching Faculty; VCU Radiology Residency Program; VCU CT Technologists
SOM Profiles
25 September

Peter J. Haar, M.D., Ph.D.; Marvin Alexander Meredith, Ph.D.; Gross Anatomy Teaching Faculty; VCU Radiology Residency Program; VCU CT Technologists

Michael F. Miles, M.D., Ph.D., Distinguished Mentor Award
SOM Profiles
25 September

Michael F. Miles, M.D., Ph.D., Distinguished Mentor Award

Steven H. Crossman, M.D. Distinguished Mentor Award
SOM Profiles
25 September

Steven H. Crossman, M.D. Distinguished Mentor Award

Irby-James Award for Excellence in Clinical Teaching
SOM Profiles
25 September

Irby-James Award for Excellence in Clinical Teaching

Enrique Gerszten, M.D. Faculty Teaching Excellence Award
SOM Profiles
25 September

Enrique Gerszten, M.D. Faculty Teaching Excellence Award

Lisa K. Brath, M.D., Outstanding Term Faculty Award
SOM Profiles
30 August

Lisa K. Brath, M.D., Outstanding Term Faculty Award

Alice Coombs, M.D., M.P.A., FCCP
SOM Profiles
26 June

Alice Coombs, M.D., M.P.A., FCCP

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