LaVonne Hairston, MD, FACOGAssociate Professor of Obstetrics & Gynecology, Eastern Virginia Medical School University Proton Therapy Institute Across the United States, just 5.4 percent of physicians are Black – despite the fact that African Americans make up about 13 percent of the country’s total population. Less than 3 percent of doctors are Black … [Read more...] about My Favorite Charity Summer 2022
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My Favorite Charity Spring 2022
Allan F. Thornton, MDRadiation Oncologist, Hampton University Proton Therapy Institute For children undergoing cancer treatments – and for the families on the journey with them – moments of joy are priceless. Enter HUPTI Smiles, a pediatric giving program within the Hampton University Proton Therapy Institute. The effort aims to give every child a new toy, stuffed … [Read more...] about My Favorite Charity Spring 2022
My Favorite Charity Winter 2022
NORFOLK SPCAMark B. Kerner, MDHampton Roads Orthopaedics Spine & Sports Medicine Twenty-six years ago, Dr. Mark Kerner moved to Hampton Roads and promptly adopted Princess, an Australian shepherd mix, from the Norfolk SPCA. Princess spent hours playfully herding Dr. Kerner’s young son Joshua around their backyard. On Joshua’s first day of school, she ran onto … [Read more...] about My Favorite Charity Winter 2022
Hampton Roads Medical Scholars Institute
Medical Schol Stafford G. Brown, Jr., MDHampton Roads Radiology Associates Across the country, less than six percent of all physicians are Black, compared to about 14 percent of the population as a whole. More alarmingly, that figure has barely budged in more than 120 years, according to an April report in the Journal of General Internal Medicine. Another study … [Read more...] about Hampton Roads Medical Scholars Institute
Operation Walk USA
Stephen H. Cummings, MD, FAAOS TPMG Orthopedic For patients who suffer from debilitating degenerative disease in their hips and knees, joint replacement surgery is a life-changing option. Too often, however, that solution is out of reach for people who don’t have health insurance and can’t afford a procedure that can run upwards of $20,000 in Hampton Roads. … [Read more...] about Operation Walk USA
