Blackstone vertiport receives landmark approval
Move over, North Carolina. The Tar Heel State may have been first in flight, but Virginia landed a first for the advanced air mobility industry in September 2023 when the U.S. Federal Aviation Administration granted conditional approval for the nation’s first public-use vertiport, a landing and launch site for electric vertica[...]
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Wytheville rubber glove facility is on hold
After a federal financing package fell through, construction of Blue Star NBR’s medical glove plant in Wytheville has stalled. Now, Blue Star needs $230 million to start operations, says CEO Scott Maier. “It seems silly for all of this to fall to the wayside,” he says. “We don’t want to just sit and twiddle our [&helli[...]
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Dr. Robert E. Adams Sentara Martha Jefferson Neurosciences, Charlottesville Dr. Ugur Yilmaz Anatolian TPMG Neurology, Newport News Dr. Candace V. Bryan Neurology Center of Fairfax, Fairfax Dr. Sarah Chagnon Children’s Hospital of The King’s Daughters – Health Center at South Campus, Norfolk Dr. Wen Chen TPMG Neurology,[...]
Top Doctors 2024: Pediatric Otolaryngology (ENT)
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Top Doctors 2024: Geriatric Medicine
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Top Doctors 2024: Gynecologic Oncology
Dr. Annette Bicher Mid Atlantic and Pelvic Surgery Associates, Fairfax Dr. Cecelia H. Boardman Virginia Gynecologic Oncology, Richmond Dr. Leigh A. Cantrell UVA Health – Emily Couric Clinical Cancer Center, Charlottesville Dr. Jori S. Carter Women’s Cancer & Wellness Institute, Chesterfield County Dr. Stephen S. Davi[...]
TOP DOCTORS 2024: Colon and Rectal Surgery Q&A
Dr. John M. Sayles, Sentara Surgery Specialists, Norfolk Education: Medical degree, University of Illinois at Chicago; residency, Walter Reed Army Medical Center; fellowship, Lahey Clinic Family: Married with two children Career mentors: Army surgeons at Walter Reed, Lahey Clinic surgeons, current partners Hobbies: Music, play[...]
Top Doctors 2024: Emergency Medicine
Dr. Michelle Arzubi-Hughes Children’s Hospital of The King’s Daughters, Norfolk Dr. Taruna Aurora VCU Health – VCU Medical Center Critical Care Hospital, Richmond Dr. Michael J. Bono Emergency Physicians of Tidewater, Norfolk Dr. James Burhop Children’s Hospital of The King’s Daughters, Norfolk Dr. Benjamin L. Chid[...]
Top Doctors 2024: Orthopedics
Dr. Romney Christian Andersen Riverside Orthopedic & Sports Medicine Specialists, Newport News Dr. Steven C. Blasdell Virginia Orthopaedic & Spine Specialists, Portsmouth Dr. Kevin F. Bonner Jordan-Young Institute, Virginia Beach Dr. Anthony T. Carter Hampton Roads Orthopaedics Spine & Sports Medicine, Newport News D[...]
TOP DOCTORS 2024: Urology Q&A
Dr. Jennifer L. Young, urologist, The Urology Group, Lansdowne; chair of the Department of Surgery and vice president of medical staff, Inova Loudoun Hospital, Leesburg Other medical specialties: Minimally invasive da Vinci robotic surgery, oncology — specifically prostate, kidney and bladder cancer Education: Bachelor’s deg[...]