Office of Medical Communications

Richard L. Page, M.D., dean of the Robert Larner, M.D., College of Medicine, has been elected to the administrative board of the Council of Deans (COD) by the American Association of Medical Colleges (AAMC).

(APRIL 5, 2024) Linda Klumpers, Ph.D., M.Sc., research assistant professor of pharmacology, commented in an SFGATE article about the first clinical evidence that terpenes can change the effects of THC.

(APRIL 5, 2024) Brian Sprague, Ph.D., M.S., professor of surgery, was quoted in an article in Radiology Business about a historic low in mammography screening in Vermont.

(APRIL 5, 2024) Cardiologist Tanush Gupta, M.D., assistant professor of medicine, commented in a TCTMD story on a new study that echoes previous studies showing that about half of patients with severe aortic stenosis under the age of 65 are receiving TAVI, contrary to current guidelines that preferentially recommend surgery.

(APRIL 3, 2024) Critical care pediatrician Rebecca Bell, M.D., associate professor of pediatrics, was quoted in a Concord Monitor article about the first school district in New Hampshire to adopt a secure firearm storage resolution.

(APRIL 2, 2024) Elias Klemperer, Ph.D., assistant professor of psychiatry and psychological science, was interviewed by WVNY-TV about his research looking to help update the FDA’s regulation on nicotine levels.

(APRIL 2, 2024) Primary care physician Michael Latreille, M.D., assistant professor of medicine, discussed the impact of the climate crisis on our health in a VT Digger commentary urging support for a renewable energy bill.

Associate Professor of Pharmacology Karen Glass, Ph.D., was recently honored with an award totaling more than $380,000 from the MCA program for her proposed project, “Application of Cryo-Electron Microscopy to Determine the Structure of Epigenetic Regulatory Complexes.” Glass is the first UVM faculty member to receive an NSF MCA award.

(MARCH 28, 2024) Cardiologist Prospero Gogo, M.D., professor of medicine, supports a recently passed bill that bans the sale of flavored products containing nicotine, according to an op-ed in the Barre-Montpelier Times Argus.

(MARCH 26, 2024) A representative of the Larner College of Medicine, appointed by the school’s dean, will be part of a Psychedelic Therapy Advisory Working Group to study whether and how to allow therapeutic access to psychedelics, if the bill is enacted, Marijuana Moment reported.

Larner study underscores the critical importance of COVID-19 vaccination in preventing illness from the virus.

(MARCH 26, 2024) Julie Dumas, Ph.D., professor of psychiatry, spoke with WCAX-TV about a new $3.3 million grant from the National Institute on Aging that will enable researchers to explore the impact that fatty acids we eat have on brain health in seniors.

(MARCH 26, 2024) Certified Nurse Midwife Martha Churchill, M.S.N., clinical instructor in the Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology, and Reproductive Sciences, was quoted in a VT Digger article, advocating support for expanding and funding doula care, which she said is “largely mental health care.”

Professor of Neurological Sciences Margaret A. Vizzard, Ph.D., was invested as the inaugural holder of the Colleen A. and Gregory L. Holmes Green and Gold Professorship in Neurological Sciences Research.

(March 19, 2024) President and UVMMC Chief Operating Officer Stephen Leffler, M.D., professor of emergency medicine, was interviewed by WCAX-TV about the worsening long-term care bottleneck that continues to stress hospital capacity.