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Dr. Marlon Levy
Oct 16, 2024

VCU wins approval to start lung transplant surgeries

VCU Health announced Wednesday it has received approval to start lung transplantation surgeries at its Hume-Lee Transplant Center, becoming one of three facilities in the state providing lung transplants. “This will be extremely beneficial for the hundreds of patients living with advanced lung disease in Eastern and Central Virginia,” Dr. Marlon Levy, interim VCU Health […]

Oct 4, 2024

VCU eyes purchasing Altria’s Richmond research facility

Officials with Virginia Commonwealth University are discussing with the Altria Group the possibility of buying its 450,000-square-foot research building in downtown Richmond, the two parties acknowledged separately this week.  The Altria Center for Research and Technology, which opened in 2007, sits on more than four acres at 600 E. Leigh St. and is assessed for […]

Sep 29, 2024

Providing hope

For cancer patients in Virginia, treatment options are growing. The state has two National Cancer Institute-designated comprehensive cancer centers, updated technology in clinics in Northern Virginia and the Shenandoah Valley, and soon, a larger treatment center in Roanoke. The NCI reports that Virginians had a cancer incidence rate of 411 cases per 100,000 people from […]

Sep 28, 2023

A ‘North Star’ for others

It’s been a few months since Virginia Commonwealth University’s Massey Comprehensive Cancer Center was added to an elite, national list of comprehensive cancer centers, but the excitement around the June announcement continues. “It definitely is a huge deal,” says the center’s director, Dr. Robert A. Winn. “This is something we’ve chased for the better part […]

Aug 30, 2023

Health Care 2023: DR. MARLON LEVY 

Levy was appointed to lead the VCU Health System last year on an interim basis, having served as chief medical officer of the VCU Medical Center and director of the Hume-Lee Transplant Center. He replaced Dr. Art Kellermann, who resigned in November 2022.  In the past year, VCU Health‘s Massey Cancer Center was designated a […]

Aug 30, 2023

Education 2023: MICHAEL RAO

In his 14th year at VCU, Rao has had a year of ups and downs. VCU opened its $125 million STEM building in April, and in May it announced an $18 million donation from Washington, D.C.-based real estate analytics company CoStar Group to build an academic building for arts and innovation. However, VCU Health made […]

May 30, 2023

June 2023 Top Five Stories

The top five most-read daily news stories on VirginiaBusiness.com from April 15 to May 14 included the news that Richmond was likely to keep its Minor League Baseball team, even though its new stadium wouldn’t be ready until spring 2026, a year later than originally planned. 1   |   Richmond City Council approves Diamond […]

Rendering of the proposed VCU Health Systems complex in Richmond's Navy Hill area
May 5, 2023

VCU Health paid $72.9M to back out of development

VCU Health paid nearly $73 million to back out of a $325 million development deal earlier this year, according to Dr. Marlon Levy,  CEO of the health system and Virginia Commonwealth University’s interim senior vice president for health sciences. The project, known as the Clay Street Project, included plans for a medical office tower and […]

Dr. Todd Stravitz donated $104 million to Virginia Commonwealth University last year for a liver disease institute. Photo by Caroline Martin
Feb 27, 2023

Paying it forward

In the last year, Virginia philanthropists continued making generous donations toward health care research, while others maintained their longstanding support of art museums. Leading the pack were two nine-figure donations for medical research. In February 2022, Dr. Todd Stravitz, who built his expertise researching and treating liver disease, donated $104 million to Virginia Commonwealth Universi[...]

Jan 10, 2023

VCU names medical school dean

Dr. Arturo P. Saavedra will be the next dean of the Virginia Commonwealth University School of Medicine and executive vice president for medical affairs at VCU Health, the university announced Monday. His appointment is effective April 15. Saavedra is currently chair of the University of Virginia’s dermatology department and interim CEO of the U.Va. Physicians […]

Sheldon Barr headshot
Nov 10, 2022

VCU Health Community Memorial Hospital names next president

Virginia Commonwealth University Health Community Memorial Hospital in Mecklenburg County announced Thursday that Sheldon Barr will be its next president, effective Dec. 11. Barr will be the first woman to lead the South Hill hospital in its 68-year history. “I am excited to deliver on VCU Health‘s mission to preserve and restore health for all […]

Dr. Paula M. Fracasso headshot. Photo courtesy VCU Massey Cancer Center
Sep 6, 2022

Massey Center, VCU Health hire cancer exec

Virginia Commonwealth University Massey Cancer Center and VCU Health announced Tuesday that Dr. Paula M. Fracasso, formerly of the University of Virginia, is now the cancer center’s deputy director and senior vice president of the health system‘s cancer service line. An oncologist, former pharmaceutical executive and medical school professor, Fracasso joined VCU and the Massey [&hellip[...]

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