Hampton Roads Physician Magazine — A comprehensive publication for and about he local medical community

Welcome to hrphysician.com, the interactive website of Hampton Roads Physician magazine, a comprehensive publication for and about the medical community practicing in the geographic area known as Hampton Roads, in the southeastern region of Virginia.

Launched in Winter 2013, Hampton Roads Physician is designed to recognize the achievements of the local medical community and to provide current, accurate and useful information these busy professionals want and need.

We encourage you to explore our website, and invite you to help us honor the extraordinary men and women who provide care to our community by nominating them for inclusion in future issues.

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Current Editorial

Psychological Interventions for Chronic Pain

By Andrew L. Martin, PsyD The American Psychological Association is currently developing the first-ever clinical practice guidelines for behavioral treatment of chronic…

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Practicing Above and Below Your License:

Traps for Entrepreneur-Minded Professionals and How to Avoid Them By Erica Pero I have many creative clients and healthcare laws are changing so…

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Five Things Rheumatologists Wish Every Primary Care Physician Knew

By Kristi V. Mizelle, MD Primary care physicians encounter rheumatic disease in their day-to-day practice. There is an increasing prevalence of rheumatic…

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Nurturing Financial Wellness: A Benefit to Employee and Businesses Alike

By Margaret N. Wiley, Financial Advisor, AAMS The COVID-19 pandemic has accelerated what has been a growing awareness and openness about mental…

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Clinical Trials Driving Improved Survival Rates in Triple-Negative Breast Cancer

By Michael A. Danso, MD The advent of immunotherapy and genomic analyses of cancer cells has led to a rapid evolution in…

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Easing Knee Pain with Non-Surgical Treatments

By Scott Bradley, MD Too often, patients with knee pain give up hope of relief if they can’t or prefer not to…

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The Real Property Investment Grant Is Your Practice Eligible?

By Matthew R. Staul, E.A., M.B.A. The Virginia Economic Development Partnership offers a Real Property Investment Grant for qualifying businesses located in…

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Half-Century of Remarkable Progress in Urology

By Paul F. Schellhammer, MD, FACS Over the past 50 years, the field of urology has evolved so dramatically that deciding where…

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Telehealth and Informed Consent

By Nicholas Jimenez As in other areas of life, healthcare by videoconference has seen significant growth during the COVID-19 pandemic. Some of…

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Health Care Disparities in Colorectal Cancer and the Need to Increase Screening

By Alex Williams, MD Colorectal cancer is the second-leading cause of death from cancer in both men and women in the U.S.…

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