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Inova Schar Heart and Vascular: a premier destination for the highest quality cardiovascular care
Christopher M. O’Connor, MD, MACC, is the President of Inova Schar Heart and Vascular. He is an internationally renowned authority on heart failure and practices at the Inova Cardiology – Fairfax office. Heart disease remains the number one cause of death in the nation and in Virginia. The toll is particularly high in those over…
Read MoreInova Mather Proton Therapy Center Celebrates Treatment of 1000th Patient
Falls Church, VA, March 6, 2024 – Inova Schar Cancer Institute’s Department of Advanced Radiation Oncology and Proton Therapy is celebrating the treatment of the 1000th patient with proton therapy, only four years after launching this service offering. Inova Schar Cancer is the only cancer center in Northern Virginia to offer proton therapy, providing patients…
Read MoreInova Board of Trustees Announces Three New Members
Terri McClements, Jeff McKay and Paul Misener begin their terms in 2024 Falls Church, VA, Feb. 28, 2024 – Inova, Northern Virginia’s largest non-profit healthcare provider and the region’s most recognized for excellence, has announced three new members joining the organization’s Board of Trustees in 2024. Terri McClements, former Mid Atlantic Managing Partner of PricewaterhouseCoopers…
Read MoreInova, VCU and Sentara partner as part of new NIH research network evaluating emerging cancer screening technologies
Falls Church, VA – Three Virginia health systems together will serve as one of eight groups in the U.S. to conduct groundbreaking research for the Cancer Screening Research Network (CSRN), launched this week by the National Cancer Institute (NCI), part of the National Institutes of Health. The new clinical trials network creates a national infrastructure…
Read MoreLatitia got a new heart and new lungs in 2023 – as Inova celebrates a record-breaking 50 lung transplants
In 2023, Inova established a new institutional record for lung transplants performed in a year, completing a total of 50. That number included four heart-lung transplants, our first HIV lung transplant and our first lung retransplantation with a subsequent kidney transplant the following day. Additionally, Inova has extended the upper age cutoff for lung transplantation…
Read MoreInflammation’s role in heart disease
Jared Spitz, MD, is a board-certified cardiovascular disease physician. He practices at the Inova Cardiology offices in Fairfax, Fair Oaks and Ballston. An elevated cholesterol level is a major risk factor for heart attack and stroke. Increasingly, treatment of inflammation has gained attention as an important part of heart disease prevention. The U.S. Food and…
Read MoreInova Cares pediatric sick clinic opens in Falls Church
Fairfax, VA — Inova today celebrated the grand opening of its first Inova Cares pediatric sick clinic located at 6400 Arlington Boulevard, Falls Church. Co-located with the Falls Church Inova Cares Clinic for Children (ICCC) primary care practice, this new pediatric sick clinic prioritizes access for children whose medical home is the Falls Church ICCC…
Read More100 students visit Inova Fairfax Hospital for “Dream B!G” career day
Inova was pleased to welcome 100 local students for a day of learning about healthcare careers on December 13. The visit was organized under the auspices of Inova’s Dream B!G Program, which aims to introduce students to career possibilities in healthcare and is committed to increasing racial and ethnic diversity in the healthcare workforce. The…
Read MoreCan certain foods reduce your risk of getting cancer?
It is difficult to browse the internet or social media, especially in the new year, without coming across the term “superfood.” Surprisingly, this is not a new term. The earliest recorded use of superfood was in the early 20th century by the United Fruit Company in its quest to market bananas. The use of the…
Read MoreInova in critical need of type O- blood donors
Falls Church, VA –– The need for blood donors, especially those with O-negative blood, has reached an all-time high. All blood types are needed, but Type O- is the most urgent need at this time and will help the most patients. Currently, we have less than a one-day supply of Type O- blood. Type O…
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