Posts Tagged ‘research’
FDA Approves Cutting-Edge Cancer Drug from Inova Schar Cancer Institute Clinical Trial
Inova’s Dr. John Deeken served as the site principal investigator for this prestigious study In groundbreaking news for the medical and cancer research community, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved a new, breakthrough cancer drug, larotrectinib, or Vitrakvi®, that targets specific genetic mutations in adult and pediatric patients. This is only the second tissue-agnostic…
Read MoreNPR Visits Inova to Document Infant-Health Research Study
Inova’s vaginal seeding study featured on NPR’s Morning Edition NPR’s Morning Edition has profiled the groundbreaking vaginal seeding study at Inova Women’s Hospital that aims to discover if babies born by C-section will benefit from a swab of their mother’s microbes. The article explains how vaginal seeding “was developed in response to the sharp rise…
Read MoreThe Society for Women’s Health Research Elects Roberta L. Gartside, MD, as Incoming Chair of Its Board of Directors
Washington, DC —The Society for Women’s Health Research (SWHR) announced the unanimous election of Roberta L. Gartside, MD, as the new Chair of its Board of Directors for 2018-2019. As a business leader with a strong commitment to nonprofit service, Dr. Gartside will lead the organization’s mission-based efforts to eliminate imbalances in care for women…
Read MoreResearch Breakthroughs: Advances in Breast Cancer Diagnosis & Treatment
Mary J. Wilkinson, MD, is a medical oncologist. She is board- certified in medical oncology, internal medicine and hematology and has a special interest in breast cancer. A breast cancer diagnosis is always unwelcome news, but new advances in detection and treatment are leading to improvements in cancer care and quality of life. Here are…
Read MoreThe GALILEO Trial: Inova Researchers Study New Drug Therapy for Heart Patients
Matthew W. Sherwood, MD, is board certified in interventional cardiology, cardiovascular disease and internal medicine. He practices at the Inova Schar Heart and Vascular. Read Dr. Sherwood’s profile. Starting in March, we began enrolling patients in a first-of-its-kind study to compare drug therapies for patients who have had transcatheter aortic valve replacement, or TAVR. As…
Read MoreFrom Research to Results: Advances in Genitourinary Cancer Treatment
Jeanny B. Aragon-Ching, MD, is the clinical program director of genitourinary cancers at the Inova Schar Cancer Institute. She is board certified in medical oncology, hematology and internal medicine and has a special interest in caring for patients with prostate, bladder, kidney and testicular cancers. Read Dr. Aragon-Ching’s profile. This February, I’ll be traveling to…
Read MoreFecal Transplants Bring Gut Bacteria Into Balance
Suchi Hourigan, MD, is board certified in pediatric gastroenterology. She treats children of all ages and has a particular interest in the gut microbiome, nutrition and disorders of the intestines. She’s also the director of microbiome research at the Inova Translational Medicine Institute, where she studies the role of gut bacteria in human health and…
Read MoreNew Findings in Cancer Immunotherapy: Inova Experts Weigh In
Sekwon Jang, MD, is board certified in medical oncology, hematology and internal medicine. He serves as Inova’s director of Melanoma and Cutaneous Oncology Therapeutics and Research and director of quality at the Inova Schar Cancer Institute. He has a special interest in melanoma and other skin cancers. Read Dr. Jang’s profile. Thomas P. Conrads, PhD, recently…
Read MoreResearch Highlights New Directions for Lung Cancer Prevention and Treatment
Joan H. Schiller, MD, is internationally recognized for her work in lung cancer research and is founder and president of Free to Breathe, an advocacy organization dedicated to raising awareness of and funding for lung cancer. A new study by scientists at The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center has found that certain types of…
Read MoreInova’s Fabián Sandoval, MD, Director, Pediatric Research, Featured on “Identifique el retinoblastoma en sus niños,”Univision Washington D.C., August 6, 2013
Inova’s Fabián Sandoval, MD, Director, Pediatric Research, Featured on “Identifique el retinoblastoma en sus niños,” Univision Washington D.C., August 6, 2013
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