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Virginia 500 Spotlight: PAT DAVIS-HAGENS
WHAT’S IMPORTANT TO ME: My very first head nurse, whom I quote to this day, Mary Grace Penney, instilled in me the value of patient-centeredness and teamwork, with high levels of accountability to your team and patients. WHAT MAKES ME HAPPIEST: I love that I have been able to remain patient-focused throughout my entire career.[...]
Virginia’s Top Doctors
There are certainly many professionals who help people through personal or family crises, but no other provides direct aid to us from cradle to grave in the same way as medical doctors. Whether it’s to deliver your first child or treat a loved one with cancer, choosing a doctor can be a monumental decision. And […]
Back in the saddle again
The political version of musical chairs — aka the 2024 General Assembly session — begins again in Richmond this month, as legislative control shifts once again to Democrats, who won majorities in the House of Delegates and the state Senate in the November 2023 elections. Nevertheless, a 6-foot-5-inch Republican roadblock sta[...]
FOR THE RECORD JANUARY 2024
ROANOKE/NEW RIVER VALLEY State regulators approved a rate increase for Appalachian Power that will add about $16 to the monthly bill of an average residential customer. The State Corporation Commission’s authorization will not take effect until the last week of January, meaning that the higher cost of electricity will start to show up in February […]
Got news?
If you’ve been missing out on some local news events lately, it’s likely because local news is increasingly underreported. A report from the University of North Carolina found that between 2005 and 2020, the U.S. lost 2,100 — or roughly one-quarter — of its local community newspapers. Four years later, this trend toward [...]
Business smarts
In Assistant Professor Michael Albert’s MBA data science class at the University of Virginia’s Darden School of Business, students analyze historical usage data for a bike-sharing service to determine a bicycle maintenance schedule. In the past, they would tackle this simulation by writing code in the Python computer program[...]
Data mining
Elena Schlossberg has spent the past three-and-a-half years fighting against what some say is soon to become the world’s largest data center complex. The Haymarket resident estimates she’s participated in at least 100 Zoom calls, town halls and Prince William County meetings to protest the project, while wearing a series of [...]
Top Doctors 2024: Dermatology
Dr. Raj Agarwal Dermatology Associates of Virginia, Richmond Dr. Jerri A. Alexiou Harrisonburg Dermatology, Penn Laird Dr. Robert S. Baer Pariser Dermatology Specialists, Suffolk Dr. Valerie M. Harvey TPMG Hampton Roads Center for Dermatology, Newport News Dr. Justin Haught VCU Health at Stony Point 9109, Richmond Dr. Courtney H[...]
Top Doctors 2024: Gastroenterology
Dr. Souheil G. Abou-Assi Gastrointestinal Specialists, Richmond Dr. Glen M. Arluk Gastroenterology Ltd., Virginia Beach Dr. Stephen J. Bickston VCU Health -Ambulatory Care Center, Richmond Dr. Doumit BouHaidar VCU Health at Stony Point 9109, Richmond Dr. Emily M. Christman Gastro Health, Charlottesville Dr. Danielle J. Culbert C[...]
TOP DOCTORS 2024: Cardiology Q&A
Dr. Dena K. Krishnan, cardiologist, Bon Secours – Cardiovascular Specialists; director of Women’s Cardiovascular Disease and Prevention Center and director of cardiac rehab, Bon Secours Maryview Medical Center, Portsmouth Other medical specialties: Internal medicine and a special interest in cardio-oncology Education: Ba[...]
Top Doctors 2024: General Surgery
Dr. Michel Aboutanos VCU Health – Ambulatory Care Center, Richmond Dr. Gregory F. Adams Sentara Comprehensive Weight Loss Solutions, Suffolk Dr. David A. Bettinger Surgical Associates of Richmond, Richmond Dr. Rebecca C. Britt EVMS Surgery, Norfolk Dr. Jay N. Collins EVMS Surgery, Norfolk Dr. Calvin Steeve David VHC Health[...]
Interest rate
Dr. Aubrey Knight has spent his career listening to stories about the past. He’s talked to people who were miners during World War I. He’s spoken to Prohibition-era bootleggers. He’s heard endless stories of relationships severed then reconciled decades later. That comes with the territory for geriatricians like Knight who[...]
