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Excellence
Demographics in healthcare and other areas are changing. These include race, ethnicity, gender, sexual identity/orientation, immigration status, disability, income/socioeconomic status and literacy. These demographic changes present opportunities for positive transformation. The Department of Surgery is fully committed to the principle of excellence as a foundational pillar that fosters a truly inclusive environment and rewards positive engagement for our employees, trainees, and the world around us.
Patient Care
Patients who come to VCU Health for surgery gain access to some of the most skilled surgeons and ground-breaking procedures in the world.
Education
The faculty and staff at VCU Surgery are committed to providing the highest quality of education and training for the future medical leaders of our country.
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A VCU School of Medicine writer shares how an oversensitive nervous system can drive physical pain — and how she finally found relief.
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In the Orofacial Pain and Oral Medicine rotation, VCU School of Dentistry students learn to become more comprehensive providers who look for symptoms that go beyond the ordinary.
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Children’s pre-operative anxiety was lower after a VR session in a calming environment, according to researchers from Children’s Hospital of Richmond at VCU and the VCU School of Pharmacy.
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Brooke Dexheimer is investigating how subtle differences in dominant and nondominant hand function could lead to more sensitive clinical testing for Parkinson's disease.
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A Children’s Hospital of Richmond at VCU pediatrician led a large-scale study showing that vitamin K deficiency has tripled and vitamin-K-deficient bleeding has quadrupled in infants since 2017.
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GLP-1s have grown dramatically in popularity in recent years, but the medications are not a good fit for everyone. VCU Massey Comprehensive Cancer Center scientists are studying a different approach.
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The five-year award will support a clinical study to better understand whether interleukin-1 blockers can reduce inflammation levels and improve health outcomes for patients.
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His groundbreaking work has advanced the treatment of fatty liver disease.