Farrukh Abbas, M.D. | farrukh.abbas@vcuhealth.org | Internal Medicine | Clinical | Asthma, pulmonary disease, critical care medicine |
Antonio Abbate, M.D., Ph.D. | antonio.abbate1@vcuhealth.org | Internal Medicine | Clinical | Heart failure, acute myocardial infarction |
Mario Acunzo, Ph.D. | mario.acunzo@vcuhealth.org | Internal Medicine | Basic science, translational | Lung cancer, drug resistance, microRNA, RNA editing |
Maha Alattar, M.D. | maha.alattar@vcuhealth.org | Neurology | Clinical, translational | Sleep medicine, stroke |
Somaya Albhaisi, M.D., M.P.H. | somaya.albhaisi@vcuhealth.org | Internal Medicine | Clinical, public health, health disparities, women's health | Nonalcoholic fatty liver, nonalcoholic steatohepatitis cirrhosis, transplantation, obesity, metabolic syndrome, social determinants, public health |
Francisco Albuquerque, M.D. | francisco.albuquerquejr@vcuhealth.org | Surgery | Clinical | Aneurysm, dissection, peripheral vascular disease |
Mohannad Al-Samarraie, M.D. | mohannad.alsamarraie@vcuhealth.org | Ophthalmology | Clinical, public health, health disparities | Pediatric ophthalmology |
Arun Samidurai, M.D., Ph.D. | arun.samidurai@vcuhealth.org | Internal Medicine | Basic science | Cardiovascular disease, myocardial infarction, heart failure, diabetic cardiomyopathy, cardio-oncology, RNA-seq analysis, microRNA, long noncoding RNA |
Sayed Obaidullah Aseem, M.D., Ph.D. | sayed.aseem@vcuhealth.org | Internal Medicine | Basic science, translational | Hepatobiliary fibrosis, cholestatic liver diseases |
Amon Asgharpour, M.D. | amon.asgharpour@vcuhealth.org | Internal Medicine | Basic science, translational | nonalcoholic steatohepatitis, alcohol associate liver disease, cirrhosis |
Christine Baca, M.D. | christine.baca@vcuhealth.org | Neurology | Clinical | Health services, quality improvement, epilepsy |
Lorin Bachmann, Ph.D. | lorin.bachmann@vcuhealth.org | Pathology | Clinical, translational | Laboratory test standardization |
Sandra Balmoria, M.D. | sandra.balmoria@vcuhealth.org | Family Medicine and Epidemiology | Clinical | Community-based medicine |
Matt Banks, Ph.D. | matthew.banks@vcuhealth.org | Pharmacology and Toxicology | Basic science | Preclinical models, addiction research, drug development, translational models |
Surbhi Bansal, M.D. | surbhi.bansal@vcuhealth.org | Ophthalmology | Clinical, public health, health disparities | Glaucoma, angle closure |
Shari Barkin, M.D. | shari.barkin@vcuhealth.org | Pediatrics | Clinical, public health, health disparities, women's health | Obesity prevention, health disparities reduction, complexity science, pragmatic randomized controlled trials |
Matthew Barrett, M.D. | matthew.barrett@vcuhealth.org | Neurology | Clinical | Neurodegeneration, cognition, neuroimaging |
Elizabeth Barrie, Ph.D. | elizabeth.barrie@vcuhealth.org | Pathology | Public health, health disparities, women's health | Molecular genetics, cytogenetics, constitutional, oncology |
Melanie Bean, Ph.D., L.P.C | melanie.bean@vcuhealth.org | Pediatrics | Basic science | Obesity, nutrition equity |
Harry Bear, M.D., Ph.D. | harry.bear@vcuhealth.org | Surgery | Clinical | Cancer immunology, immunotherapy, breast cancer |
Gonzalo Bearman, M.D., M.P.H. | gonzalo.bearman@vcuhealth.org | Internal Medicine | Clinical | Epidemiology, infectious diseases, public health |
Geetanjali Bendale, Ph.D. | geetanjali.bendale@vcuhealth.org | Orthopaedic Surgery | Basic science | Nerve repair, muscle recovery research |
Carl Bergman, M.D. | carl.bergman@vcuhealth.org | Internal Medicine | Translational | Transitions of care, peer network support, nursing home performance improvement projects |
Brian Berman, M.D. | brian.berman@vcuhealth.org | Neurology | Clinical | Parkinson's disease, dystonia |
Tytus Bernas, Ph.D. | tytus.bernas@vcuhealth.org | Anatomy and Neurobiology | Basic science | Microscopy, image processing |
Kerstin Bettermann, M.D. | kerstin.bettermann@vcuhealth.org | Neurology | Clinical | Stroke |
Dilli Bhurtel, M.D. | dilli.bhurtel@vcuhealth.org | Pediatrics | Clinical | Fetal cardiology, prenatal detection, immediate postnatal care, multi-center study natural history assessment |
Stephen Biederman, M.D. | stephen.biederman@vcuhealth.org | Internal Medicine | Basic science | Quality improvement, patient safety |
Diane Bishop, M.P.H. | diane.bishop@vcuhealth.org | Family Medicine and Epidemiology | Clinical | Primary data collection, secondary data collection, youth violence prevention, positive youth development, community intervention evaluation |
Stephanie Bissonnette. D.O., M.P.H. | stephanie.bissonnette@vcuhealth.org | Neurology | Clinical, public health, health disparities, women's health | Parkinson's disease, health equity |
James Bjork, Ph.D. | james.bjork@vcuhealth.org | Psychiatry | Clinical | Impulsivity, neuroimaging, adolescence, addiction |
Paula Bos, Ph.D. | paula.bos@vcuhealth.org | Pathology | Clinical | Tumor microenvironment, regulatory T cells, metastasis, brain metastasis, neuroinflammation |
Jonathan Boyd, Ph.D. | jonathan.boyd@vcuhealth.org | Orthopaedic Surgery | Basic science, translational | Infection, inflammation, injury, toxic substances |
Vikram Brar, M.D. | vikram.brar@vcuhealth.org | Ophthalmology | Clinical, public health, health disparities, translational | Ophthalmology |
Sarah Braun ,Ph.D., L.C.P. | sarah.braun@vcuhealth.org | Neurology | Clinical | Neuropsychology, neuro-oncology, mindfulness, cognitive rehabilitation, quality of life, wellness |
William Broaddus, M.D., Ph.D. | william.broaddus@vcuhealth.org | Neurosurgery | Clinical | Surgical neuro-oncology, general neurosurgery |
Jill Bruno, D.O. | jill.bruno@vcuhealth.org | Radiology | Clinical | Body MRI, body CT, abdominal imaging |
Darlene Brunzell, Ph.D. | darlene.brunzell@vcuhealth.org | Pharmacology and Toxicology | Basic science, translational, data sciences | Addiction, anxiety, cancer prevention |
Melissa Bui, M.D. | melissa.bui@vcuhealth.org | Psychiatry | Clinical, translational | Quality improvement, delirium, proactive psychiatry |
Daniel Bullard, Ph.D. | daniel.bullard@vcuhealth.org | Human and Molecular Genetics | Clinical, public health, health disparities, women's health | Global health, global surgery, surgical stabilization of rib fractures, trauma |
Linda Burkett, M.D. | linda.burkett@vcuhealth.org | Obstetrics and Gynecology | Clinical, basic science, translational, data sciences | Urogynecology, urgency, neurourology, pelvic floor injury, gynecologic outcomes |
Laura Caccavale, Ph.D., L.C.P. | laura.caccavale@vcuhealth.org | Pediatrics | Clinical | Behavioral health interventions, healthcare transition, type 1 diabetes, weight management, healthcare transitions |
Brian Cameron, M.D. | brian.cameron@vcuhealth.org | Neurosurgery | Clinical | Complex spinal reconstruction, neuro-oncology of the spine, general neurosurgery, minimally invasive spine surgery |
Justin Canada, Ph.D. | justin.m.canada@vcuhealth.org | Internal Medicine | Clinical | Cardiorespiratory fitness, heart failure, cardio-oncology |
Daniel Cannone, D.O. | daniel.cannone@vcuhealth.org | Pediatrics | Education | Communication, virtual reality, pain and symptom management, breaking bad news, end of life care, muscular dystrophy |
Ashley Carroll, M.D. | ashley.carroll@vcuhealth.org | Obstetrics and Gynecology | Clinical | Recurrent UTIs, urinary incontinence, role of physical therapy in sexual pain |
Laura Carucci, M.D. | laura.carucci@vcuhealth.org | Radiology | Clinical | Bariatric surgery imaging, postop imaging, obesity imaging, esophageal disorders |
Frances Casey, M.D., M.P.H. | frances.casey@vcuhealth.org | Obstetrics and Gynecology | Clinical, public health, health disparities, women's health | Spontaneous and induced abortion, contraception, family planning services |
Brian Cassel, Ph.D. | brian.cassel@vcuhealth.org | Internal Medicine | Data sciences | Health economics, palliative care, using secondary datasets |
Jennifer Catlin, M.D. | jennifer.catlin@vcuhealth.org | Surgery | Clinical, basic science, translational | Critical care, trauma, social determinants and outcomes |
Paige Cervantes, Ph.D. | paige.cervantes@vcuhealth.org | Psychiatry | Clinical, data sciences | Autism, co-occurring mental health conditions |
Seth Cheatham, M.D. | seth.cheatham@vcuhealth.org | Orthopaedic Surgery | Clinical | Orthopaedic surgery |
Thomas Chelimsky, M.D. | thomas.chelimsky@vcuhealth.org | Neurology | Clinical | Pain, autonomic disorders, primary care education, biobehavioral approach |
David Chelmow, M.D. | david.chelmow@vcuhealth.org | Obstetrics and Gynecology | Clinical, public health, health disparities, women's health, data sciences | Systematic reviews, primary care, preventive care, guideline development |
Qun Chen, Ph.D. | qun.chen@vcuhealth.org | Internal Medicine | Basic science, translational | Heart metabolism |
Alden Chesney, M.D. | alden.chesney@vcuhealth.org | Pathology | Clinical | Myelodysplasia, leukemia, lymphoma, immunophenotyping, hemoglobinopathy |
Woon Chow, M.D., Ph.D. | woon.chow@vcuhealth.org | Pathology | Clinical, public health, health disparities, women's health, translational | Neuropathology, ophthalmic pathology |
Harold Chung, M.D. | harold.chung@vcuhealth.org | Internal Medicine | Clinical | Cooperative group trials |
David Cifu, M.D. | david.cifu@vcuhealth.org | Physical Medicine and Rehabiltation | Clinical, data sciences | Trauma, veteran health, brain injury, concussion, function, PTSD, long COVID |
Leslie Cloud, M.D. | leslie.cloud@vcuhealth.org | Neurology | Clinical | Parkinson's disease, gait, clinical trials |
Daniel Coelho, M.D. | daniel.coelho@vcuhealth.org | Otolaryngology | Clinical, translatioal research, data sciences | Otology, neurotology, cochlear implants, anosmia, electrical stimulation of olfaction |
Frank Corwin, Ph.D. | frank.corwin@vcuhealth.org | Radiology | Clinical | MRI, molecular imaging |
Natario Couser, M.D. | natario.couser@vcuhealth.org | Pediatrics | Clinical | Ophthalmic genetics, pediatric ophthalmology, clinical genetics |
M. Imad Damaj, Ph.D. | m.damaj@vcuhealth.org | Pharmacology and Toxicology | Basic science, translational | Pain, neuropathy, addiction, drug dependence in preclinical models |
Wali Danish, M.D. | wali.e.danish@vcuhealth.org | Radiology | Clinical | Interventional radiology, case presentations |
Anindita Das, Ph.D. | anindita.das@vcuhealth.org | Internal Medicine | Basic science | Myocardial ischemia, reperfusion injury, cardio-oncology, molecular cardiology, cardioprotective signaling |
Swadesh Das, Ph.D. | swadesh.das@vcuhealth.org | Human and Molecular Genetics | Clinical | Gene therapy, drug discovery, drug repurposing, machine learning, artificial intelligence |
Sumitra Deb, Ph.D. | sumitra.deb@vcuhealth.org | Biochemistry and Molecular Biology | Basic science, translational | Lung cancer, tumor suppressor |
Swati Deb, Ph.D. | swati.deb@vcuhealth.org | Biochemistry and Molecular Biology | Basic science, translational | Lung cancer, oncogenes, design targeted therapy |
Nicole Deiorio, M.D. | nicole.deiorio@vcuhealth.org | Emergency Medicine | Education | Medical education, coaching, investigating residency selection process, outcomes in competency-based undergraduate medical education |
Paul Dent, Ph.D. | paul.dent@vcuhealth.org | Biochemistry and Molecular Biology | Translational | Renal cancer, malignant gliomas, developmental cancer therapeutics |
Derek Chapman, Ph.D. | derek.chapman@vcuhealth.org | Family Medicine and Epidemiology | Clinical | Youth violence prevention, social determinants, health equity |
Laxmikant Deshpande, Ph.D. | laxmikant.deshpande@vcuhealth.org | Neurology | Basic science, translational | Status epilepticus, depression, memory, pesticide toxicity |
Laurence DiNardo, M.D. | laurence.dinardo@vcuhealth.org | Otolaryngology | Clinical, translational | Head and neck cancer |
Kirsty Dixon, Ph.D. | kirsty.dixon@vcuhealth.org | Surgery | Clinical | Traumatic brain injury, inflammation, repair |
Kelley Dodson, M.D. | kelley.dodson@vcuhealth.org | Otolaryngology | Clinical | Congenital hearing loss, pediatric sinusitis, residency education |
Chris Doern, Ph.D. | christopher.doern@vcuhealth.org | Pathology | Clinical, translational | Neuropathology |
Michelle Doll, M.D. | michelle.doll@vcuhealth.org | Internal Medicine | Public health, health disparities, women's health | Infectious disease, public health, quality improvement |
Michael Donnenberg, M.D. | michael.donnenberg@vcuhealth.org | Internal Medicine | Basic science | Bacterial pathogenesis |
Megan Donohue, M.D. | megan.donohue@vcuhealth.org | Emergency Medicine | Clinical | Clinical trials, global health |
Jeffrey Donowitz, M.D. | jeffrey.donowitz@vcuhealth.org | Pediatrics | Translational | Small intestine bacterial overgrowth, environmental enteric dysfunction, microbiome, malnutrtion, neurodevelopment |
Xinli Du, M.D., Ph.D. | xinli.du@vcuhealth.org | Neurology | Clinical | Clinical related neuromuscular diseases |
Erin Dunbar, M.D. | erin.dunbar@vcuhealth.org | Pediatrics | Clinical, public health, health disparities, women's health | Diabetes, health inequity |
Phillip Duncan, M.D. | phillip.duncan@vcuhealth.org | Cardiology | Clinical, population studies | Hypertension, cardiometabolic disorders outcome disparities, population management of cardiometabolic disorders, effective medical teaching methods |
Lisa Ellis, M.D. | lisa.ellis@vcuhealth.org | Internal Medicine | Public health, health disparities, women's health | Wellness grant, performance improvement, survey, analysis |
Jose Eltit, Ph.D. | jose.eltit@vcuhealth.org | Physiology and Biophysics | Basic science, translational | Cardiovascular, drug abuse research |
Luni Emdad, M.B.B.S., Ph.D. | luni.emdad@vcuhealth.org | Human and Molecular Genetics | Clinical, basic science, public health, health disparities, women's health, translational | Cardio-oncology, acute myocardial infarction, ischemic heart failure, non-ischemic cardiomyopathy |
Carlos Escalante, Ph.D. | carlos.escalante@vcuhealth.org | Physiology and Biophysics | Basic science | Structural biology, viruses, protein-DNA, X-ray crystallography, cryo-electron microscope, transcription factors, DNA replication |
Rebecca Etz, Ph.D. | rebecca.etz@vcuhealth.org | Family Medicine and Epidemiology | Clinical | Primary care, quality measures, qualitative research |
Shaimaa Fadl, M.D. | shaimaa.fadl@vcuhealth.irg | Radiology | Clinical | Educational based projects |
Daniel Falcao, D.O. | daniel.falcao@vcuhealth.org | Neurology | Clinical | Stroke |
Qihua Fan, M.D. | qihua.fan@vcuhealth.org | Neurology | Clinical | Pediatric neurology, neuromuscular |
Ramana Feeser, M.D. | venkata.feeser@vcuhealth.org | Emergency Medicine | Clinical | Neurological emergencies, quality, safety |
Jeffrey Ferguson, M.D. | jeffrey.ferguson@vcuhealth.org | Emergency Medicine | Clinical | EMS, emergency medicine, airway management |
Robert Findling, M.D. | robert.findling@vcuhealth.org | Psychiatry | Clinical, basic science, public health, health disparities, women's health, translational | Psychiatry, addictions, alcoholism |
Robin Foster, M.D. | robin.foster@vcuhealth.org | Pediatrics | Clinical | Child abuse, neglect, pediatric emergency medicine |
Jenny Fox, M.D. | jenny.fox@vcuhealth.org | Pediatrics | Clinical | Breastfeeding, breast milk nutrition, neonatal resuscitation, neonatal resuscitation education |
Judson Frye, M.D. | judson.frye@vcuhealth.org | Radiology | Clinical, public health, health disparities, women's health | Breast imaging, mammography |
Zheng Fu | zheng.fu@vcuhealth.org | Human and Molecular Genetics | Basic science | Cancer biology, genomic instability, cell cycle regulation, tomorigenesis, metastasis, cancer therapy |
Zheng Fu | zheng.fu@vcuhealth.org | Human and Molecular Genetics | Basic science | Cell cycle regulation, maintenance of genomic stability |
Bernard Fuemmeler, Ph.D., M.P.H. | bernard.fuemmeler@vcuhealth.org | Family Medicine and Population Health | Clinical | Cancer health equity, cancer prevention, tobacco, obesity, social determinates of health |
Ann Fulcher, M.D. | ann.fulcher@vcuhealth.org | Radiology | Clinical | Biliary, pancreas |
Babette Fuss, Ph.D. | babette.fuss@vcuhealth.org | Anatomy and Neurobiology | Basic science | Multiple sclerosis, glial cell biology, gliomas, myelin, oligodendrocyte |
Adam Garber, M.D. | adam.garber@vcuhealth.org | Internal Medicine | Clinical | Procedure medicine, case series, case reports |
Ron Gartenhaus, M.D. | ronald.gartenhaus@vcuhealth.org | Internal Medicine | Basic science, translational | Lymphoma, metabolomics, translation, signaling |
Nancy Gee, Ph.D. | nancy.gee@vcuhealth.org | Psychiatry | Clinical, translational, data sciences | Human-animal interaction, animal-assisted interventions, dogs on call |
Andrew Davies, Ph.D. | andrew.davies@vcuhealth.org | Pharmacology and Toxicology | Basic science | Neuronal excitability, Alzheimer's disease, ion channels |
Jessica Gertz, M.D. | jessica.balderston@vcuhealth.org | Emergency Medicine | Clinical | Emergency medicine |
Shadi Ghadermarzi, M.D. | shadi.ghadermarzi@vcuhealth.org | Internal Medicine | Clinical, translational | Molecular diagnostics, genetics, comprehensive cancer profiling |
Mohammad Gharavi, M.D. | seyedmohammad.gharavi@vcuhealth.org | Radiology | Clinical | Artificial intelligence, radiology, brain tumor, positron emission tomography scan, CT scan, MRI |
Monica Ghita, Ph.D. | monica.ghita@vcuhealth.org | Radiology | Clinical | Medical physics, radiation dose, imaging, quality control |
Nathan Gillespie, Ph.D. | nathan.gillespie@vcuhealth.org | Psychiatry | Clinical, basic science | Genetics, substance use, psychiatric disorders |
Gordon Ginder, M.D. | gordon.ginder@vcuhealth.org | Internal Medicine | Basic science, translational | Epigenetics, chromatin, acute leukemia, sickle cell anemia, gene regulation |
Suzanne Giunta, M.D. | suzanne.giunta@vcuhealth.org | Family Medicine and Epidemiology | Clinical, public health, health disparities, women's health, translational, data sciences | Preventative medicine |
Rajan Gogna, Ph.D | rajan.gogna@vcuhealth.org | Human and Molecular Genetics | Clinical, basic science, public health, health disparities, women's health, translational | Molecular oncology, cancer |
Gregory Golladay, M.D. | gregory.golladay@vcuhealth.org | Orthopaedic Surgery | Clinical | Hip, knee, outcomes, patient optimization |
Javier Gonzalez-Maeso, Ph.D. | javier.maeso@vcuhealth.org | Physiology and Biophysics | Basic science | Neuroscience, molecular psychiatry, epigenetic, psychedelics, G-protein-coupled receptors, preclinical models, postmortem human brain samples |
Steven Grant, M.D. | steven.grant@vcuhealth.org | Internal Medicine | Clinical | Leukemia, myeloma, apoptosis, signal transduction |
John Greer, M.D., Ph.D. | john.greer@vcuhealth.org | Neurosurgery | Clinical, basic sciences, translational | Traumatic brain injury, augmented reality |
Jordyn Griffin, M.D. | jordyn.griffin@vcuhealth.org | Pediatrics | Clinical | Adolescent oncology, young adult oncology, leukemia, lymphoma |
Peter Haar, M.D., Ph.D. | peter.haar@vcuhealth.org | Radiology | Clinical | Technology in education, innovations |
Yun Hahn, Ph.D. | yun.hahn@vcuhealth.org | Anatomy and Neurobiology | Clinical | HIV, cognitive deficits, sex differences, behavioral tests, neural progenitor cells, neuroinflammation, dendritic spine pathology |
Taylor Haight, M.D. | taylor.haight@vcuhealth.org | Neurology | Clinical | Stroke transitions of care, outcomes, delirium after stroke, stroke recovery |
Catherine Ham, M.D. | catherine.ham@vcuhealth.org | Neurology | Clinical, public health, health disparities, women's health | Headaches, related pain |
Peter Hamilton, Ph.D. | peter.hamilton@vcuhealth.org | Anatomy and Neurobiology | Basic science | Molecular neuroscience, transcriptomics, epigenetics |
Chuck Harrell, Ph.D. | joshua.harrell@vcuhealth.org | Pathology | Basic science | Breast cancer, xenograft, therapeutics, metastasis, genomics, proteomics, single-cell |
Kelly Harrell, Ph.D., M.P.T. | kelly.harrell@vcuhealth.org | Anatomy and Neurobiology | Education | Medical education, anatomical sciences education, teamwork, professionalism |
Rashelle Hayes, Ph.D., L.C.P. | rashelle.hayes@vcuhealth.org | Psychiatry | Clinical | Smoking cessation, tobacco control, weight management, binge eating, obesity, social media, health disparities, medical education, motivational interviewing |
Karen Hendricks-Munoz, M.D., M.P.H. | karen.hendricks-munoz@vcuhealth.org | Pediatrics | Clinical, public health, health disparities, women's health | Lung development, lung disease, nutrition, microbiome, inflammatory biomarkers, neurodevelopment, health disparities, preterm birth, cardiovascular development, behavioral care, chronic stress, neonatal intensive care, family centered care |
Tony Herndon, M.D. | claude.herndon@vcuhealth.org | Pediatrics | Clinical | Hydronephrosis registry |
Grace Hickam, M.D. | grace.hickam@vcuhealth.org | Emergency Medicine | Education | Education, gender equity in residency training, medical education innovation, simulation, quality and safety, global health |
Sarah Hobgood, M.D. | sarah.hobgood@vcuhealth.org | Internal Medicine | Clinical, public health, health disparities, women's health | Frailty, hip fracture, hip care, medical education |
Kathryn Holloway, M.D. | kathryn.holloway@vcuhealth.org | Neurosurgery | Clinical, translational research, data sciences | Deep brain stimulation, local field potentials in Parkinson's disease, local field potentials in essential tremor, tractography, resting state functional magnetic resonance imaging, alterations in electroencephalogram signal |
Suyun Huang, M.D., Ph.D. | suyun.huang@vcuhealth.org | Human and Molecular Genetics | Clinical | Molecular determinants of brain metastasis, epigenetics mechanisms of glioma, cancer stem cell, cancer cell resistance to therapeutics |
Jose Huizar, M.D. | jose.huizar@vcuhealth.org | Internal Medicine | Clinical, basic science | Arrhythmias, premature ventricular contractions, atrial fibrillation, ventricular tachycardia |
Greg Hundley, M.D. | greg.hundley@vcuhealth.org | Internal Medicine | Clinical | Imaging, cardio-oncology, heart failure, cardiology |
Jordan Hylton, D.O. | jordan.hylton@vcuhealth.org | Obstetrics and Gynecology | Clinical, public health, health disparities, women's health | Obstetrics, gynecology |
Alia Marie Iqbal O'Meara, M.D. | aliamarie.omeara@vcuhealth.org | Pediatrics | Clinical, basic science, trenalational research | Neurodevelopmental effects of critical illness, multidrug sedation, delirium |
Christine Isaacs, M.D. | christine.isaacs@vcuhealth.org | Obstetrics and Gynecology | Clinical, public health, health disparities, women's health | Contraception, behavior influencers, childbirth |
Jonathan Isaacs, M.D. | jonathan.isaacs@vcuhealth.org | Orthopaedic Surgery | Basic science | Nerve repair, nerve regeneration, denervation atrophy |
Colleen Jackson-Cook, Ph.D. | colleen.jackson-cook@vcuhealth.org | Pathology | Clinical, basic science | Down syndrome, aging, telomeres, micronuclei |
Kimberle Jacobs, Ph.D. | kimberle.jacobs@vcuhealth.org | Anatomy and Neurobiology | Basic science | Neurophysiology, cortex, neocortex, malformation, development, interneuron, plasticity, epilepsy, systems neuroscience, somatosensory pathways, traumatic brain injury, GABAergic neurons, parvalbumin interneurons, somatostatin interneurons |
David Jaffe, M.D. | david.jaffe@vcuhealth.org | Neurology | Clinical | Autoimmune encephalitis |
David Jessee, M.D. | david.jessee@vcuhealth.org | Internal Medicine | Clinical, basic science, translational | Hematopathology, molecular diagnostics, quality improvement, lab test utilization |
Sayuri Jinadasa, M.D. | sayuri.jinadasa@vcuhealth.org | Surgery | Clinical | Trauma, critical care, emergency general surgery |
Jessica Johns, M.D. | jessica.johns@vcuhealth.org | Neurology | Clinical | Neurology |
Nicholas Johnson, M.D. | nicholas.johnson@vcuhealth.org | Neurology | Clinical, basic sciences, translational | Muscular dystrophy |
Michael Jones, M.D. | michael.jones6@vcuhealth.org | Emergency Medicine | Clinical | Emergency ultrasound |
Jennifer Jordan, Ph.D. | jennifer.jordan@vcuhealth.org | Internal Medicine | Clinical | Cardiovascular imaging, cardiac MRI, clinical trials, cardio-oncology, heart failure |
Walker Julliard, M.D. | walker.julliard@vcuhealth.org | Surgery | Clinical | Lung resection, infections |
Genta Kakiyama, Ph.D. | genta.kakiyama@vcuhealth.org | Internal Medicine | Clinical | Fatty liver disease, insulin resistance, bile acids, cholesterol, mitochondria |
Kenneth Kendler, M.D. | kenneth.kendler@vcuhealth.org | Psychiatry | Basic science, translational, data sciences | Psychiatric genetics, genetic epidemiology |
Adam Khader, M.D. | adam.khader@vcuhealth.org | Surgery | Clinical, public health, health disparities, women's health | Peritoneal metastasis, cancer stem cells, injury mechanisms, repair mechanisms |
Danai Khemasuwan, M.D. | danai.khemasuwan@vcuhealth.org | Internal Medicine | Clinical, data sciences | Pulmonary diseases, machine learning |
Jason Kidd, M.D. | jason.kidd@vcuhealth.org | Internal Medicine | Clinical | Glomerulonephritis, kidney disease, vasculitis, nephrology |
Pamela Knapp, Ph.D. | pamela.knapp@vcuhealth.org | Anatomy and Neurobiology | Basic science, translational | HIV, opiate use, opiate disuse, central nervous system inflammatory disease, myelination |
Paul Koch, M.D. | paul.koch@vcuhealth.org | Neurosurgery | Clinical, basic science, data sciences, translational | Epilepsy, post-traumatic epileptogenesis, neuromodulation, neuroimaging, focused ultrasound, deep brain stimulation |
Daniel Komorowski, M.D. | daniel.komorowski@vcuhealth.org | Radiology | Translational | Interventional oncology, percutaneous thermal ablation, transarterial oncologic therapies |
Tomasz Kordula, Ph.D. | tomasz.kordula@vcuhealth.org | Biochemistry and Molecular Biology | Basic science | Astrocytes, glioblastoma, inflammation |
Elizabeth Krieger. M.D. | elizabeth.krieger@vcuhealth.org | Pediatrics | Clinical | Acute myeloid leukemia, immunobiology, T-cell diversity |
Alex Krist, M.D. | alexander.krist@vcuhealth.org | Family Medicine and Epidemiology | Clinical, public health, health disparities, women's health, translational, data sciences | Primary care practices, patient care, quality improvement |
Victoria Kuester, M.D. | victoria.kuester@vcuhealth.org | Orthopaedic Surgery | Clinical | Scoliosis, deep venous thrombosis prophylaxis |
Rakesh Kukreja, Ph.D. | rakesh.kukreja@vcuhealth.org | Internal Medicine | Basic science, translational | Cancer drug cardiotoxicity, cyclic guanosine monophosphate signaling, cardioprotection, diabetes , phosphodiesterase |
Apparao Kummarapurugu, Ph.D. | apparao.kummarapurugu@vcuhealth.org | Pediatrics | Basic science, translational | Neutrophil elastase, lung, inflammation, innate immunity, glycosaminoglycans, anti-proteases, exosomes, histone clipping, epigenetic regulation, cystic fibrosis, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease |
Philip Kum-Nji, M.D. | philip.kum-nji@vcuhealth.org | Pediatrics | Basic science | Tobacco smoke exposure, secondary data analysis |
Audrey Lafrenaye, Ph.D. | audrey.lafrenaye@vcuhealth.org | Anatomy and Neurobiology | Basic science, translational | Traumatic brain injury, microglia, astrocytes, axonal outgrowth |
Sarah Lageman, Ph.D. | sarah.lageman@vcuhealth.org | Neurology | Basic science | Neuropsychological changes in movement disorders, psychological changes in movement disorders, caregivers |
Neeraj Lalwani, M.D. | neeraj.lalwani@vcuhealth.org | Radiology | Other | Abdominal radiology |
Donna LaMarque-Ambrose, M.D. | donna.lamarqueambrose@vcuhealth.org | Family Medicine and Epidemiology | Clinical | Disparities in rural health, racial biases in health care |
Tashima Lambert Giles, M.D. | tashima.lambertgiles@vcuhealth.org | Obstetrics and Gynecology | Clinical, public health, health disparities, women's health | Routine, preventative care for the female reproductive system, birth control management, cervical cancer screening |
Joe Landry, Ph.D. | joseph.landry@vcuhealth.org | Human and Molecular Genetics | Clinical | Epigenetics, breast cancer, lung, immune system |
Patricia Lange, M.D. | patricia.lange@vcuhealth.org | Surgery | Clinical | Quality improvement, resident education |
Amy Lasek, Ph.D. | amy.lasek@vcuhealth.org | Pharmacology and Toxicology | Basic science | Alcohol use disorder, addiction, preclinical models, transcription, epigenetics, extracellular matrix |
Suzanne Lavoie, M.D. | suzanne.lavoie@vcuhealth.org | Pediatrics | Clinical | HIV infection, quality improvement |
Clifton Lee, M.D. | clifton.lee@vcuhealth.org | Pediatrics | Clinical | High value care, failure to thrive, Kawasaki disease |
Seung Duk Lee, M.D., Ph.D. | seung.lee@vcuhealth.org | Surgery | Clinical | Liver transplant, regeneration, hepatocellular carcinoma |
Stephanie Lee, M.D. | stephanie.lee@vcuhealth.org | Obstetrics and Gynecology | Clinical, public health, health disparities, women's health | Breastfeeding, contraception, resident and medical student education, patient education, patient experience, quality assurance |
Christopher Leffler, M.D. | christopher.leffler@vcuhealth.org | Ophthalmology | Clinical | Pediatric ophthalmology, adult strabismus |
Edward Lesnefsky, M.D. | edward.lesnefsky@va.gov | Internal Medicine | Clinical, translational | Mitochondria, ischemia-reperfusion, cardiolipin, aging, heart failure |
James Levenson, M.D. | james.levenson@vcuhealth.org | Psychiatry | Basic science, data sciences | Psychiatric aspects of medical illness, medical ethics |
Aron Lichtman, Ph.D. | aron.lichtman@vcuhealth.org | Pharmacology and Toxicology | Basic science, translational | Endogenous cannabinoid system, cannabis pharmacology, behavioral pharmacology, drug abuse, dependence, addiction, pain, learning and memory |
James Lister, Ph.D. | james.lister@vcuhealth.org | Human and Molecular Genetics | Clinical | Proximal junctional kyphosis, pseudoarthrosis, sagittal alignment |
Qinglian Liu, Ph.D. | qinglian.liu@vcuhealth.org | Physiology and Biophysics | Basic science | Molecular chaperones, antifungals |
Joyce Lloyd, Ph.D. | joyce.lloyd@vcuhealth.org | Human and Molecular Genetics | Basic science | Down syndrome, aging, telomeres, micronuclei |
Juan Lu, M.D., Ph.D., M.P.H. | juan.lu@vcuhealth.org | Family Medicine and Epidemiology | Clinical, public health, health disparities, women's health, translational | Intervention study, randomized trials |
Alexader Lucas, Ph.D. | alexander.lucas@vcuhealth.org | Health Behavior and Policy | Clinical, public health, health disparities | Behavioral science, health behavior, lifestyle interventions, cardio-oncology, exercise oncology |
Jonathan Ma, M.D. | jonathan.ma@vcuhealth.org | Pediatrics | Basic science, translational | Neutrophil elastase, macrophage, phagocytosis, innate immunity, cystic fibrosis, bronchiectasis, non‐cystic fibrosis bronchiectasis, calpain, protease, rheology, mucus, mucociliary clearance |
Hermine Maes, Ph.D. | hermine.maes@vcuhealth.org | Human and Molecular Genetics | Basic science | Genetic epidemiology, statistical genetics, causal modeling, substance use, health risk factors |
Eman Mahdi, M.D. | eman.mahdi@vcuhealth.org | Radiology | Clinical | Educational posters, review articles, case reports |
Shraddha Mainali, M.D. | shraddha.mainali@vcuhealth.org | Neurology | Clinical, translational | Stroke biomarker, stroke clinical trial, traumatic brain injury clinical trial |
Priyanka Majety, M.D. | priyanka.majety@vcuhealth.org | Internal Medicine | Clinical | Endocrinology, diabetes and metabolism |
Mohammed Makkiya, M.D. | mohammed.makkiya@vcuhealth.org | Internal Medicine | Clinical | Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy, cardiac imagiing, valve disease |
Martin Mangino, Ph.D. | martin.mangino@vcuhealth.org | Surgery | Clinical, basic science, translational | Shock, ischemia, reperfusion, microcirculation, metabolism, critical illness, sepsis |
Hashim Mann, M.D. | hashim.mann@vcuhealth.org | Internal Medicine | Clinical | Multiple myeloma, light chain amyloidosis |
Caitlin Martin, M.D., M.P.H. | caitlin.martin@vcuhealth.org | Obstetrics and Gynecology | Clinical, public health, health disparities, women's health | Addiction, opioid use disorder |
Heather Masters, M.D. | heather.masters@vcuhealth.org | Internal Medicine | Clinical | General internal medicine hospitalist |
Bruce Mathern, M.D. | bruce.mathern@vcuhealth.org | Neurosurgery | Clinical | Traumatic brain injury, spine |
Melissa McGinn Greer, Ph.D. | melissa.mcginn@vcuhealth.org | Anatomy and Neurobiology | Education | Medical education |
Patrick McLaughlin, M.D. | patrick.mclaughlin@vcuhealth.org | Emergency Medicine | Clinical | Community outreach, emergency medical services for children, administrative medicine, graduate medical education |
Michael McVoy, Ph.D. | michael.mcvoy@vcuhealth.org | Pediatrics | Basic science | Cytomegalovirus, congenital infection, vaccines, antivirals, viral pathogenesis, viral genetics, viral immunology |
Anurag Mehta, M.D. | anurag.mehta@vcuhealth.org | Internal Medicine | Clinical, public health, health disparities, women's health | Preventive cardiology |
Linda Meloy, M.D. | linda.meloy@bcuhealth.com | Pediatrics | Clinical | Immunizations, bilirubin, teaching, physical exam skills |
Lisa Merck, M.D.,M.P.H. | lisa.merck@vcuhealth.org | Emergency Medicine | Clinical, public health, health disparities, women's health, translational, data sciences | Nneurologic emergencies, ethics, clinical trials |
Michael Ellwood, Ph.D. | michael.ellwood@vcuhealth.org | Physical Medicine and Rehabiltation | Clinical | Spinal cord injury adjustment |
Stephen Miller, D.O. | stephen.miller@vcuhealth.org | Emergency Medicine | Clinical, basic science | Emergency medicine, critical care, medical education, sepsis, clinical decision making, technology in medicine |
Chakradhar Mishra, M.D. | chakradhar.mishra@vcuhealth.org | Radiology | Clinical, basic science | Imaging based diseases, imaging based health, cardiac radiology, chest radiology |
Irfan Moinuddin, M.D. | irfan.moinuddin@vcuhealth.org | Internal Medicine | Basic science, translational | Kidney transplant |
Joel Moll, M.D. | joel.moll@vcuhealth.org | Emergency Medicine | Clinical | Education, LGBTQ health |
Denee Moore, M.D. | denee.moore@vcuhealth.org | Family Medicine and Epidemiology | Clinical | Evidence-based medicine, quality improvement, health disparities, medical education, nonalcoholic steatohepatitis, nonalcoholic fatty liver disease |
Megan Morales, M.D. | megan.morales@vcuhealth.org | Internal Medicine | Clinical | Transplant infectious diseases, opportunistic infections, infectious diseases diagnostics |
Lawrence Morton, M.D. | lawrence.morton@vcuhealth.org | Neurology | Clinical | Epilepsy, status epilepticus |
Naveed Naz, M.D. | naveed.naz@vcuhealth.org | Internal Medicine | Clinical | Valvular heart disease, sports cardiology |
Michael Neale, Ph.D. | michael.neale@vcuhealth.org | Psychiatry | Basic science | Statistics, mathematical modeling, genetics, environment, public health |
Gretchen Neigh, Ph.D. | gretchen.mccandless@vcuhealth.org | Anatomy and Neurobiology | Basic science, translational | Stress, exposome, adolescent, sex differences, trauma, psychoneuroendocrinology, psychoneuroimmunology |
Bergen Nelson, M.D. | bergen.nelson@vcuhealth.org | Pediatrics | Clinical | Early childhood development, developmental screening, primary care
type 1 diabetes prevention, peer mentoring, type 2 diabetes treatment |
Bryce Nelson, M.D., Ph.D. | bryce.nelson@vcuhealth.org | Pediatrics | Clinical | Type 1 diabetes prevention, peer mentoring, type 2 diabetes treatment |
Alex Neuwelt, M.D. | alexander.neuwelt@vcuhealth.org | Internal Medicine | Clinical | EMS, emergency medicine, airway management |
Erika New, M.D. | erika.new@vcuhealth.org | Obstetrics and Gynecology | Clinical, public health, health disparities, women's health | Fertility preservation, transgender health, assisted reproductive technology outcomes |
Daniel Newton, M.D. | daniel.newton@vcuhealth.org | Surgery | Clinical | Aorta, hemodialysis access, end stage renal disease, Marfan syndrome |
Tan-Hoang Nguyen, Ph.D. | tanhoang.nguyen@vcuhealth.org | Psychiatry | Clinical | Statistical genetics, bioinformatics, data sciences, neuropsychiatry disorders, substance use disorders |
Larry Nolan, M.D. | larry.nolan@vcuhealth.org | Radiology | Basic science, translational | Interventional radiology |
Ryan Nord, M.D. | ryan.nord@vcuhealth.org | Otolaryngology | Clinical | Obstructive sleep apnea, hypoglossal nerve stimulation, sleep |
Lauren Nutile, M.D. | lauren.nutile@vcuhealth.org | Psychiatry | Clinical, translational | Transgender, trauma, anxiety |
Robert O'Connell, M.D. | robert.oconnell@vcuhealth.org | Orthopaedic Surgery | Clinical | Sports medicine, hip arthroscopy |
James O'Connor, M.D. | james.oconnor@vcuhealth.org | Internal Medicine | Clinical | Intersection of outpatient pulmonary and palliative medicine, end of life care in the ICU |
Joseph Ornato, M.D. | joe.ornato@vcuhealth.org | Emergency Medicine | Clinical | Resuscitation, extracorporeal membrane oxygenation, automated external defibrillator, drone delivery, cardiac arrest, opioid overdose |
Andrew Ottens, Ph.D. | andrew.ottens@vcuhealth.org | Anatomy and Neurobiology | Basic science, translational | Neurotoxicology, traumatic brain injury, biomarkers |
Laura Paletta-Hobbs, M.D. | laura.paletta-hobbs@vcuhealth.org | Internal Medicine | Clinical | Medical education research |
Jayashree Parekh, M.D. | jayashree.parekh@vcuhealth.org | Radiology | Clinical | Positron emission tomography imaging |
Mark Parker, M.D. | mark.parker@vcuhealth.org | Radiology | Clinical, basic science, translational | Lung cancer, lung cancer screening, interstitial lung disease, emphysema |
Pam Parsons, GNP, Ph.D. | pparsons@vcu.edu | Internal Medicine | public health, health disparities, women's health | Model implementation, model evaluation, health service utilization, community based |
Nirav Patel, M.D. | nirav.patel@vcuhealth.Org | Orthopaedic Surgery | Clinical | Hip, knee Surgery |
Carolyn Peel, M.D. | carolyn.peel@vcuhealth.org | Family Medicine and Epidemiology | Education | Undergraduate medical education |
An Pham, M.D., M.P.H. | an.pham@vcuhealth.org | Pediatrics | Clinical | Transgender and gender-diverse youth, LGBTQ+, disordered eating |
Parna Prajapati, M.D. | parna.prajapati@vcuhealth.org | Psychiatry | Clinical | Autism, intellectual disability, ADHD, sleep |
Karanvir Prakash, M.D. | karanvir.prakash@vcuhealth.org | Orthopaedic Surgery | Clinical | Clinical orthopedics research |
Grace Prince, M.D. | grace.prince@vcuhealth.org | Internal Medicine | Education | Medical education, medical humanities |
Christopher Pruitt, M.D. | christopher.r.pruitt@vcuhealth.org | Emergency medicine | Clinical | Sports medicine, dislocations, wilderness medicine |
Liya Qiao, Ph.D. | liya.qiao@vcuhealth.org | Physiology and Biophysics | Clinical | Pain, gasteroenterology, neuro-urology |
John Quillin, Ph.D. | john.quillin@vcuhealth.org | Pediatrics | Public health, health disparities, women's health | Genetic counseling, cancer, disparities |
I. Scott Ramsey, Ph.D. | ian.ramsey@vcuhealth.org | Physiology and Biophysics | Basic science, translational | Neurogeneration, neuroinflammation, neurotrauma, ion channels, calcium signaling, pH homeostasis |
Jessica Randolph, M.D. | jessica.randolph@vcuhealth.org | Ophthalmology | Clinical | Retina, medical education, ophthalmology, wellness |
Kris Rao, M.D. | krishnasree.rao@vcuhealth.org | Internal medicine | Clinical | Heart failure, heart transplantation, ,mechanical circulatory support devices |
Subhendu Rath, M.D. | subhendu.rath@vcuhealth.org | Neurology | Clinical | Sleep medicine, epilepsy |
Frank Raucci, M.D., Ph.D. | frank.raucci@vcuhealth.org | Pediatrics | Clinical | Neuromuscular cardiomyopathy, pannexin 1, ion channels, fibrosis, cardiac inflammation, arrhythmia, cardiomyopathies, non-invasive imaging |
John Reavey-Cantwell, M.D. | john.reavey-cantwell@VCUHealth.org | Neurosurgery | Clinical, translatioal research, data sciences | AI, MRI, brain aneurysm |
Shunlin Ren, M.D., Ph.D. | shunlin.ren@vcuhealth.org | Internal Medicine | Basic science, translational | Role of oxysterol sulfates in chronic and acute organ injury, cholesterol metabolites, epigenetic regulation, biomedicine |
Leila Rezai Gharai, M.D. | leila.rezaigharai@vcuhealth.org | Radiology | Clinical | Cardiothoracic imaging |
Nikisha Richards, M.D. | nikisha.richards@vcuhealth.org | Ophthalmology | Clinical | Ophthalmology |
Fidelma Rigby, M.D. | fidelma.rigby@vcuhealth.org | Obstetrics and Gynecology | Education | Student education |
Ann Ritter, M.D. | ann.ritter@vcuhealth.org | Neurosurgery | Clinical | Craniosynostosis, hydrocephalus, spasticity |
Barry Rittmann, M.D., M.P.H. | barry.rittmann@vcuhealth.org | Internal Medicine | Clinical, public health, health disparities, women's health | Hospital epidemiology, hospital acquired infections, antibiotic stewardship |
Dennis Rivet, M.D. | dennis.rivet@vcuhealth.org | Neurosurgery | Clinical, basic science, public health, health disparities, women's health, translational | Stroke, cerebral aneurysms |
Edgar Rodas, M.D. | edgar.rodas@vcuhealth.org | Surgery | Clinical | Global health, global surgery, surgical stabilization of rib fractures, trauma |
Jennifer Rohan, Ph.D., L.C.P. | jennifer.rohan@vcuhealth.org | Pediatrics | Public health, health disparities | Health outcomes, health disparities, social determinants of health, pediatrics, cancer, blood diseases |
Anil Roy, M.D. | anil.roy@vcuhealth.org | Neurosurgery | Clinical, translational | Neurosurgery device development, simulation development for neurosurgery training, AI role in neurosurgery clinical decisions |
Mark Ryan, M.D. | mark.ryan@vcuhealth.org | Family Medicine and Epidemiology | Clinical | Global health, educational program outcomes |
Muhammad Saeed, M.D. | muhammad.saeed@vcuhealth.org | Surgery | Clinical | Post-kidney transplant outcomes, health care disparities in transplant, AI role in transplant |
Ram Saha, M.D. | ram.saha@vcuhealth.org | Neurology | Clinical | National inpatient sample data, case reports, review article, systematic review, meta analysis |
Aram Salem, M.D. | aram.salem@vcuhealth.org | Radiology | Clinical | Musculoskeletal MRI, musculoskeletal arthrography, musculoskeletal radiology |
Fadi Salloum, Ph.D. | fadi.salloum@vcuhealth.org | Internal Medicine | Basic sciences, clinical | Cardio-oncology, acute myocardial infarction, ischemic heart failure, non-ischemic cardiomyopathy |
Montserrat Samso, Ph.D. | montserrat.samso@vcuhealth.org | Physiology and Biophysics | Basic science | Cryogenic electron microscopy, electron microscopy, structural biology, protein structure, membrane proteins, ion channels, cardiac muscle, skeletal muscle |
Devanand Sarkar, M.B.B.S., Ph.D. | devanand.sarkar@vcuhealth.org | Human and Molecular Genetics | Basic science | Oncology, molecular biology, cell biology |
Carmen Sato-Bigbee, Ph.D. | carmen.sato-bigbee@vcuhealth.org | Biochemistry and Molecular Biology | Basic science, translational | Brain development, myelination, multiple sclerosis, brain aging, neuroinflammation |
Michael Schechter, M.D., M.P.H. | michael.schechter@vcuhealth.org | Pediatrics | Public health, health disparities, women's health | Cystic fibrosis, asthma, disparities, comparative effectiveness |
Theodore Schuman, M.D. | theodore.schuman@vcuhealth.org | Otolaryngology | Clinical | Sinonasal disease, nasal airway, resident education, quality of life, sinonasal neoplasms, sinonasal and skull base surgery |
Can Senkal, Ph.D. | can.senkal@vcuhealth.org | Biochemistry and Molecular Biology | Basic science, translational | Cancer, sphingolipids, ceramide, ceramide synthase, cancer therapy |
Chester Sharps, M.D. | chester.sharps@vcuhealth.org | Orthopaedic Surgery | Clinical | Infection, scoliosis, trauma |
Rita Shiang, Ph.D. | rita.shiang@vcuhealth.org | Human and Molecular Genetics | Basic science | Craniosynostosis, human genetics, molecular biology, genetic mapping, physical mapping, human genome, vascular malformations |
Akira Shishido, M.D. | akira.shishido@vcuhealth.org | Internal Medicine | Clinical | Monkeypox, mpox, emerging infectious diseases, biodefense, tropical medicine |
Mohammad Siddiqui, M.D. | mohammad.siddiqui@vcuhealth.org | Internal Medicine | Clinical | Nonalcoholic fatty liver, cirrhosis, liver transplantation |
Jonathan Silverman, M.D., M.P.H. | jonathan.silverman@vcuhealth.org | Emergency Medicine | Clinical, public health | Emergency medicine, global health, sepsis, quality improvement, difficult vascular access, clinical guidelines |
Evan Silverstein, M.D. | evan.silverstein@vcuhealth.org | Ophthalmology | Clinical, translational | Vision screening, technology |
Patricia Sime, M.D. | patricia.sime@vcuhealth.org | Internal Medicine | Clinical, basic sciences, translational | Inflammation, fibrosis, lung disease |
Sandeep Singh, Ph.D. | sandeep.singh@vcuhealth.org | Biochemistry and Molecular Biology | Basic science | Neuron-glia communication, astrocyte, central nervous system development, sphingolipid metabolism in the brain, induced pluripotent stem cells |
Steven Smith, M.D., Ph.D. | steven.c.smith@vcuhealth.org | Pathology | Basic science | Urologic tissue neoplasia, connective tissue neoplasia |
Christopher Snyder, M.D. | christopher.snyder@vcuhealth.oorg | Pediatrics | Clinical, public health, health disparities, women's health | Obesity, nutrition equity, supraventricular tachycardia, pediatric electrophysiology, cost effectiveness |
Sarah Spiegel, Ph.D. | sarah.spiegel@vcuhealth.org | Biochemistry and Molecular Biology | Basic science | Bioactive lipids, metabolic diseases, cancer |
Richard Sterling, M.D. | richard.sterling@vcuhealth.org | Internal Medicine | Clinical | Viral hepatitis, HIV-liver disease, alcoholic liver disease, noninvasive testing, hepatocellular carcinoma biomarkers |
Scott Strayer, M.D. | scott.strayer@vcuhealth.org | Family Medicine and Epidemiology | Clinical, translational | Smoking cessation, colon cancer disparities, behavior change |
Dong Sun, M.D., Ph.D. | dong.sun@vcuhealth.org | Anatomy and Neurobiology | Translational | Traumatic brain injury, neurodegenerative diseases, aging studies, neurogenesis, neural stem cells, neural transplantation, regeneration, cognitive function, synaptic plasticity, neuroinflammation, neuroinflammation, neural regeneration |
Malcolm Sydnor, M.D. | malcolm.sydnor@vcuhealth.org | Radiology | Clinical | Carotid stent trials, islet cell transplantation trials |
Areej Syed, M.D. | areej.syed@vcuhealth.org | Internal Medicine | Clinical, basic science, translational | Hospital medicine |
Yang Tang, M.D., Ph.D. | yang.tang@vcuhealth.org | Radiology | Clinical | Emergency radiology, trauma radiology, neuroradiology, quality and safety in radiology, neurovascular disease |
Maria Teves, Ph.D. | maria.teves@vcuhealth.org | Obstetrics and Gynecology | Basic science | Reproductive biology, molecular cell biology, aging, fibrosis. |
Tushar Thakre, M.D., Ph.D. | tushar.thakre@vcuhealth.org | Psychiatry | Clinical, translational | Interdisciplinary research |
Mathula Thangarajh, M.D. | mathula.thangarajh@vcuhealth.org | Neurology | Clinical | Cognition, muscular dystrophy |
Georgia Thomas, M.D., Ph.D. | georgia.thomas@vcuhealth.org | Internal Medicine | Clinical | Pericarditis orthostatic intolerance |
Clarence Toney, M.D. | clarence.toney@vcuhealth.org | Orthopaedic Surgery | Clinical | Clinical outcomes following fracture fixation |
Cory Trankle, M.D. | cory.trankle@vcuhealth.org | Internal Medicine | Clinical | Stress testing, echocardiography, cardiovascular magnetic resonance, left atrial function |
Kyle Trowbridge, M.D. | kyle.trowbridge@vcuhealth.org | Pediatrics | Education | Medical education, parent psychology, implicit biases |
Ashlie Tseng, M.D. | ashlie.tseng@vcuhealth.org | Pediatrics | Clinical, education | Medical education, autonomy, hospital medicine, quality improvement |
Jessica Tsukanov, D.O. | jessica.tsukanov@vcuhealth.org | Family Medicine and Epidemiology | Clinical, basic science, translational | Family medicine, palliative care |
Tiffany Tucker, M.D. | tiffany.tucker@vcuhealth.org | Radiology | Clinical, public health, health disparities, women's health | Breast radiology |
Gary Tye, M.D. | gary.tye@vcuhealth.org | Neurosurgery | Clinical | Brain tumors, neurosurgery, mission work |
Ravi Vachhani, M.D. | ravi.vachhani@vcuhealth.org | Internal Medicine | Clinical | Microbiology, infectious diseases, antimicrobial resistance |
Narendra Vadlamudi, M.D. | narendra.vadlamudi@vcuhealth.org | Pediatrics | Clinical | Eosinophilic esophagitis |
Madan Vallem, M.D. | madana.vallem@vcuhealth.org | Orthopaedic Surgery | Clinical | Orthopaedic surgery |
Jasmin Vassileva, Ph.D. | jasmin.vassileva@vcuhealth.org | Psychiatry | Clinical, public health, health disparities, women's health | Addiction, neurocognition, impulsivity, decision-making, executive function, computational modeling, psychopathy, externalizing |
Nicole Vissichelli, M.D. | nicole.vissichelli@vcuhealth.org | Internal Medicine | Clinical | Transplant infectious diseases, vancomycin-resistant enterococci, karius, multi-drug resistant organisms, fungal infections |
Michael Vitto, D.O. | michael.vitto@vcuhealth.org | Emergency Medicine | Clinical | Human simulation, patient safety |
Gregory Vorona, M.D. | gregory.vorona@vcuhealth.org | Radiology | Clinical | Alliance of medical student educators in radiology case reports |
Josephina Vossen, M.D., Ph.D. | josephina.vossen@vcuhealth.org | Radiology | Clinical | Musculoskeletal radiology |
Judith Voynow, M.D. | judith.voynow@vcuhealth.org | Pediatrics | Translational | Neutrophil elastase, macrophage, extracellular traps, epigenetic regulation |
William Walker, M.D. | william.walker@vcuhealth.org | Physical Medicine and Rehabiltation | Clinical | Traumatic brain injury, neurologic rehabilitation, concussion |
Sam Walton, Ph.D. | samuel.walton@vcuhealth.org | Physical Medicine and Rehabiltation | Clinical, public health, health disparities, women's health, translational | Concussion, traumatic brain injury, brain health promotion, social determinants of health |
Xiang-Yang Wang, Ph.D. | xiang-yang.wang@vcuhealth.org | Human and Molecular Genetics | Basic science | Immunology, inflammation, immunity and host response |
Zhihong Wang, M.D., Ph.D. | zhihong.wang@vcuhealth.org | Pediatrics | Clinical | Brain tumor, childhood cancer, neurofibromatosis |
Brant Ward, M.D., Ph.D. | brant.ward@vcuhealth.org | Internal Medicine | Clinical | Clinical immunology, common variable immunodeficiency, systemic mastocytosis |
Brian Wattenberg, Ph.D. | brian.wattenberg@vcuhealth.org | Biochemistry and Molecular Biology | Clinical, translational | Sphingolipid biology, sphingolipid biochemistry, lipids |
Paul Whiteaker, Ph.D. | paul.whiteaker@vcuhealth.org | Pharmacology and Toxicology | Translational | Nicotinic receptors, substance use disorder, smoking, tobacco |
Allison Williams, Ph.D. | allison.williams@vcuhealth.org | Psychiatry | Public health, health disparities, clinical | Neonatal intensive care unit, postpartum mental health, PTSD, infant health outcomes, parent engagement |
Jolene Windle, Ph.D. | jolene.windle@vcuhealth.org | Human and Molecular Genetics | Clinical, basic science, translational | Postural orthostatic tachycardia syndrome, brain-gut connection, functional gastrointestinal disorders, autonomic disorders, cell-cycle dysregulation, genomic instability, tumorigenesis |
Elizabeth Wolf, M.D., M.P.H. | elizabeth.wolf@vcuhealth.org | Pediatrics | Clinical, translational | Arrhythmias, pediatrics, cost effectiveness, health disparities, child mortality |
Alvin Wong, M.D. | alvin.wong@vcuhealth.org | Surgery | Clinical | Muscle denervation injury, craniofacial clinical outcomes research, microsurgical clinical outcomes research |
Annie Wright, Ph.D. | anna.wright@vcuhealth.org | Psychiatry | Clinical, translational | Adoption, foster care, resilience, trauma |
Lei Xi, M.D. | lei.xi@vcuhealth.org | Internal Medicine | Basic science, translational | Hypoxia pathophysiology, cardiovascular pharmacology, ischemia-reperfusion, cardio-oncology |
Victor Yazbeck, M.D. | victor.yazbeck@vcuhealth.org | Internal medicine | Clinical | Lymphoid malignancies |
Miheret Yitayew, M.D., M.P.H. | miheret.yitayew@vcuhealth.org | Pediatrics | Clinical | Infant nutrition, neurodevelopment, post-discharge care, AI tools to improve care, digital tools to improve care |
Tim York, Ph.D. | timothy.york@vcuhealth.org | Human and Molecular Genetics | Clinical, public health, health disparities, women's health | Whole genome studies, gene expression, proteomic, genome-wide association studies, epigenetic platforms, StrokNet trials, quality improvement |
Jinxing Yu, M.D. | jinxing.yu@vcuhealth.org | Radiology | Clinical | Prostate MRI, imaging guided prostate biopsy |
Rebecca Zee, M.D., Ph.D. | rebecca.zee@vcuhealth.org | Surgery | Clinical, basic science, public health, health disparities, women's health, translational | Prenatal hydronephrosis registry, quality improvement, resident education, enhanced recovery after surgery in children |
Yuesheng Zhang, M.D., Ph.D. | yuesheng.zhang@vcuhealth.org | Pharmacology and Toxicology | Basic science, translational | Cancer therapeutic targets, cancer drug development |
Shuo Zheng, Ph.D. | shuo.zheng@vcuhealth.org | Pediatrics | Basic science | Cystic fibrosis, COPD, neutrophil elastase, macrophage extracellular trap, viral vector, sphingolipid, inflammation, high mobility group box 1, immunology |
Huiping Zhou, Ph.D. | huiping.zhou@vcuhalth.org | Microbiology and Immunology | Basic science, translational | Bile acids, sphingolipids, liver disease |
Emily Zimmerman, Ph.D. | emily.zimmerman@vcuhealth.org | Family Medicine and Epidemiology | Clinical, public health, health disparities, women's health, data sciences | Social determinants of health, health equity, community engagement, stakeholder engagement in research, community-engaged research methods, qualitative research, quantitative research, mixed methods research |