Surgeons at the WVU Heart and Vascular Institute have performed a fully robotic aortic valve replacement operation done through a small opening in a patient’s side. According to national robotic surgery industry leaders, this was the ninth time this procedure has been performed in the U.S. and the first time in the northeastern region of the country.
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Representatives from Spirit Halloween costume retail stores across West Virginia recently presented WVU Medicine Children’s Child Life Program with a check for $106,350, which was donated by store customers last fall. Funds raised help provide non-medical treatment and healing play.
Sgt. William Armstrong will offer the presentation Thursday, Feb. 20 from 1 to 2 p.m. at Health Sciences, North, Room 1909, and Friday, Feb. 21, from 9 to 10 a.m. at Health Sciences, Addition Room G17.
WVU Dental Care will celebrate National Children’s Dental Health Month by offering free screenings, fluoride treatments, dental radiographs if indicated, and oral health education to children ages one to 17 from 9 a.m. to 4:45 p.m. on Friday (Feb. 7) in the WVU Pediatric Dentistry Clinic. Appointments are required, and space is limited. To schedule an appointment for the services, call 304-293-0401.
Registration is now open for the fifth annual Faculty Engagement Event, set for March 20 at the Erickson Alumni Center.
The School of Medicine’s Division of Athletic Training is now accepting applications for a new professional Master of Science in athletic training degree program.