Disclaimer: General
The following information contained in this database is provided from the records of
the Board of Medicine.
- Licensee name
- License number
- Date of issue
- Date of expiration
- Any Virginia Board of Medicine Notice or Order
The Department and the Board have taken measures to assure that the above
information reflects information contained in records that it maintains consistent
with its statutory responsibility to doctors of medicine, osteopathy, and podiatry.
The following information is required to be self-reported by licensees under penalty of law. This information
is not verified by the Board. The Department and the Board have the authority to investigate reported
inaccuracies in the displayed information and if warranted, seek correction and effect licensee compliance
with the law and regulations governing the practitioner information system.
Required information provided by doctors:
- Practice information (location(s), telephone number(s), translating services,
percentage of time spent at location(s)
- Education
- Years in active clinical practice
- Board Certifications
- Hospital affiliations
- Academic appointments
- Publications
- Medicaid participation
- Actions
- Felony convictions
- Paid claims in the most recent ten years
Optional information doctors may choose to include:
- Insurance plans accepted or managed care plans in which they participate
- Self-Designated practice area
- Honors and awards received
- Medicare information
- Hours of continuing education
- Practice name
- Days of the week at practice location
- Maiden name
- Web site address
- Non-emergency email address
The Board does not comprehensively verify the information required to be self-reported
by doctors, and therefore does not accept responsibility for the accuracy of
self-reported information. The Board conducts periodic random audits of profiles
as an effort to improve the accuracy and timeliness of the information.
Please note that if a practitioner's license is not active, they are under
no obligation to update their profile so the information contained in that profile may not be up-to-date.
Disclaimer: Malpractice Information
When considering malpractice paid claims data, please keep in mind:
Some studies have shown little correlation between the existence of a malpractice paid claims history and the practitioner's competence to provide care.
Malpractice paid claims histories tend to vary by specialty. Some specialties are more likely than others to be the subject of litigation.
Some doctors work primarily with high-risk patients. These doctors may have malpractice paid claims histories that are higher than average because they specialize in cases or patients who are at very high risk for problems.
Settlement of a claim may occur for a variety of reasons, which do not necessarily reflect negatively on the professional competence or conduct of the practitioner. A payment in settlement of a medical malpractice action or claim should not be construed as creating a presumption that medical malpractice has occurred.
The incident causing the malpractice paid claim may have happened years before a payment is finally made. Sometimes, it takes a long time for a malpractice lawsuit to move through the legal system.
Presentation of Required Data:
As of July 1, 2007, practitioners are required to report all paid claims over
$10,000 in the last 10 years. For doctors practicing less than 10 years, the data
covers their total years of practice.
To provide perspective regarding the reported data, the Board displays information about the paid claims experience of the practitioner's specialty along with the practitioner's history of paid claims. In reporting the data in this manner, each practitioner is seen relative to other practitioners in the specialty, rather than to all practitioners in all specialties.
Honors
and Awards - Optional
Last Updated 1/15/2024
Alpha Omega Alpha
Alpha Omega Alpha Honor Medical Society
1984
Physician Volunteer of the Year
Charlottesville Free Clinic
1997
Award of Merit
Virginia Council of the American Cancer Society
1998
University of Virginia Department of Medicine Teaching Award
2001
University of Virginia School of Medicine Teaching Award
2001
University of Virginia Department of Medicine Teaching Award
2005
University of Virginia Department of Medicine Teaching Award
2006
University of Virginia Department of Medicine Teaching Award
2007
University of Virginia Department of Medicine Teaching Award
2008
University of Virginia Department of Medicine Teaching Award
2010
University of Virginia Department of Medicine Teaching Award
2012
University of Virginia Department of Medicine Teaching Award
2014
University of Virginia Department of Medicine Outpatient Attending of the Year
University of Virginia Department of Medicine
2016
University of Virginia Department of Medicine Research Award
University of Virginia Department of Medicine
2017
University of Virginia Department of Medicine Outpatient Attending of the Year
2018
American College of Physicians Virginia Chapter Teaching Award
American College of Physicians
2018
Finalist, Outstanding Faculty Award, State Council of Higher Education of Virginia
2019
Mastership, American College of Physicians
2019
Virginia Outstanding Faculty Award
State Council of Higher Education for Virginia
2021
Outpatient Attending of the Year
University of Virginia Department of Medicine
2021
UVA Health System Outstanding Patient Experience Recognition
UVA Health System
2021
UVA Internal Medicine Outpatient Attending of the Year
Internal Medicine Residents
2023
Publications
(up to ten in the last five years)
Last Updated 1/15/2024
JAMA
314:1599-1614
Date: 01 2015
Making the grade: the newest US Preventive Services Task Force prostate cancer screening recommendation
Cancer
123(20):3875-3878
Date: 01 2017
A novel decision aid to encourage smoking cessation among patients in an urban safety net clinic: a pilot clinical trial
Prevention of Chronic Disease
Volume: 15
Date: 01 2018
dx.doi.org/10.5888/pcd15.180215
Colorectal cancer screening for average risk adults: 2018 guideline update from the American Cancer Society
Ca Cancer Journal for Cliicians
68:250-281
Date: 05 2018
From guideline to practice: new shared decision-making tools for colorectal cancer screening from the American Cancer Society
CA Cancer Journal for Clinicians
68:246-249
Date: 05 2018
Cervical cancer screening for individuals at average risk: 2020 guideline update from the American Cancer Society
CA Cancer Cancer Journal for Clinicians
Volume: 0:1-26
Date: 01 2020
acsjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.3322/caac.21628
Cervical cancer screening for individuals at average risk: 2020 guideline update from the American Cancer Society.
CA Cancer J Clin
Volume: 70(5)
Date: 09 2020
Increasing cancer screening rates in primary care.
Medical Clinics of North America
Volume: 104(6)
Date: 11 2020
Screening for lung cancer: 2023 guideline update from the American Cancer Society
CA A Cancer Cancer Journal for Clinicians
Date: 11 2023
acsjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.3322/caac.21811
