Posts Tagged ‘MD’
Inova Reduces Opioid Prescribing in the ED
Martin Brown, MD, is board certified in Emergency Medicine and he serves as the Chief of the Department of Emergency Medicine at Inova Alexandria Hospital. Dr. Brown has served on the Inova System Opioid Task Force and on the Alexandria City Opioid Work Group. Since 2015, Dr. Brown and the Inova Alexandria Hospital Emergency Department…
Read MoreWhy Inova is getting into the drug discovery business, Washington Business Journal, December 13, 2016
Inova’s drug discovery program is yet another component of the hospital’s broader ambitions to create a nationally recognized precision medicine and cancer care center. Read more.
Read MoreDr. Richard Neville Joins Inova Heart and Vascular Institute as Director of Vascular Services
FALLS CHURCH, VA – July 27, 2016 – Inova today announced that Richard F. Neville, MD, FACS, is joining the Inova Heart and Vascular Institute (IHVI) as the Director of Vascular Services. Dr. Neville will also serve as Associate Director of IHVI and Vice Chairman, Surgical Sub-specialties. Dr. Neville comes to Inova from George Washington University,…
Read MoreInova Schar Cancer Institute Announces Formation of First Molecular Tumor Board in the Metro D.C. Area Where Patients and Their Families Participate
The Inova molecular tumor board aims to provide patients and their physicians access, information, education and advocacy FALLS CHURCH, VA – April 12, 2016 – The Inova Schar Cancer Institute announced today the formation of a molecular tumor board (MTB) comprised of physicians, oncologists, researchers, and genetic counselors. These experts convene weekly to analyze advanced and…
Read MoreNew Cancer Center Model Thriving, MedPage Today, February 13, 2016
Inova Schar Cancer Institute’s CEO, Donald L. Trump, MD, shares with MedPage Today some of the activities in progress, including: recruiting academic-basic clinicians and researchers, expanding the women’s health center around a gynecology oncology program and launching its first molecular tumor board. Read more. TweetPinShare0 Shares
Read MoreInova Genome News: Meet Dr. Solomon
January 2016 Meet Dr. Solomon I came to ITMI from the National Institutes of Health two years ago. I’m the Chief of the Division of Medical Genomics here at ITMI, which means I have many roles that involve research and clinical applications of genetics and genomics. Like many people in this field, I started my…
Read MoreInova Dwight and Martha Schar Cancer Institute is First Cancer Center in the World to Achieve Four-year Accreditation for Radiation Oncology Services from ASTRO’s Accreditation Program for Excellence (APEx®)
FALLS CHURCH, VA – December 21, 2015—Inova Dwight and Martha Schar Cancer Institute has demonstrated compliance with the standards of the American Society for Radiation Oncology (ASTRO) Accreditation Program for Excellence (APEx®), effective September 1, 2015, for a four-year accreditation of their radiation oncology services. They are the first Cancer Center in the world to…
Read MoreInova Alexandria Hospital Physicians Performs First Magellan™ Robot-Assisted Endovascular Procedure in Mid-Atlantic Region
ALEXANDRIA, VA – December 18, 2014 – Inova, a leader in world-class healthcare, has announced the successful completion of the first robot-assisted endovascular procedure in the Mid-Atlantic region. Keith Sterling, MD, Director of Cardiovascular and Interventional Radiology and Sandeep Bagla, MD, performed a robot-assisted Ovarian Vein Embolization procedure for the treatment of Pelvic Congestion Syndrome…
Read MoreDr. John Deeken Spoke with WUSA 9 about Inova’s Partnering in Clinical Research on ‘Chemo Brain’
Dr. Deeken and his colleagues at Inova Cancer Center are researching ways to help those who suffer from chemo brain. They are starting a clinical trial in collaboration with Stanford University Medical Center to understand the genetics of this chemotherapy side effect.
Read MoreInova’s Dr. Loring Flint Spoke with WUSA 9 on How Ebola is Transmitted
Dr. Loring Flint, Chief Medical Officer of Inova, spoke about the fear surrounding Ebola and how the virus is transmitted with WUSA 9 on October 16, 2014.
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