This week’s Department of Medicine grand rounds will feature a presentation from Dr. JoAnn A. Hornsby titled “Brain on Fire: Autoimmune Encephalitis” Friday (May 20) at 8 a.m. on Zoom.
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The WVU School of Nursing Beckley Campus hosted a pinning ceremony for 28 students May 5 at Calvary Assembly of God.
A new legacy of healthcare leaders will cross the stage during the WVU School of Public Health commencement ceremony Friday (May 13) at 4 p.m. in the Canady Creative Arts Center. Eleven students make up the first cohort of WVU’s Master of Health Administration program.
This week's Department of Medicine grand rounds will feature a presentation by Dr. Sonikpreet Aulakhon on the applicability of precision medicine for glioma tomorrow (May 13) at 8 a.m. via Zoom.
Dr. David Kappel will present “The En-Corporation and the De-Personalization of American Medicine: A Cautionary Tale” as the H. Bernard Zimmerman visiting professor at the Department of Surgery Special Grand Rounds May 18 at 7:30 a.m.
Dr. Peter Konrad has been named chair of WVU School of Medicine’s Department of Neurosurgery within the Rockefeller Neuroscience Institute. Dr. Konrad, who joined WVU in 2020 after 22 years at Vanderbilt University, brings with him extensive expertise for world class patient care and clinical translational research, especially in neural engineering and neurological device technology and is eager to continue building on the substantial progress and growth of the department.