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In the News Pediatric Surgeons Separate Twins Joined at Abdomen & Heart Six-month-old conjoined twins from Franklin, VA were surgically separated at Children's Hospital of Richmond at VCU in a 14-hour operation on Monday that completed a series of procedures begun last year including the divison of the liver. » Learn More Congratulations to Our Faculty | Richmond Magazine's TOP DOCS 2013 Bariatric Surgery John M. Kellum James W. Maher Cardiac Surgery *Vigneshwar Kasirajan Colon and Rectal Surgery Homayoon Akbari Oncologic Surgery Harry D. Bear Amelia C. Grover *Brian J. Kaplan Pediatric Surgery Charles Bagwell Jeffrey Haynes Patty Lange *David Lanning Claudio Oiticia Pediatric Surgical Specialists David Lanning Clauidio Oiticica Jennifer Rhoades Plastic/Reconstructive Surgery *Andrea Pozez Jennifer L. Rhodes Surgery (general) John M. Kellum Thoracic Surgery *Anthony Cassano Thoracic Surgery *Anthony Cassano Urological Surgery *B. Mayer Grob Lance J. Hampton Adam Klausner Vascular Surgery *Mark Levy  Richmond Magazine Top Docs 2013 * Denotes Top Vote-Getter in Catagory VCU Urology, VCU Medical Center Ranked by US News & World Report 2013 The Division of Urology was ranked #45th best in the country by US News & World Report's Best Hospitals 2013. The Division of Urology has subspecialty expertise in the areas of urologic cancer, incontinence and voiding dysfunction, urologic trauma, minimally invasive urology and pediatric urology. VCU Medical Center ranked #1 in state and metro area by US News & World Report H. M. Lee, Organ Transplant Pioneer Dies H.M. Lee, MD, an internationally renowned pioneer in organ transplantation and former professor and chairman in the Division of Vascular and Transplant Surgery at the Medical College of Virginia, which became the Virginia Commonwealth University School of Medicine, died March 24 at age 87. Learn more about Dr. Lee and transplant surgery at VCU Medical Center.   Shining Knight Gala Honors Lifesavers—The Tony Carr Story The VCU Medical Center Trauma Program celebrated the Fifth Annual Shining Knight Gala on March 16. Learn more about this event and Tony Carr's incredible story of survival.   IVPP and Project Empower hold Open House VCU Medical Center and VCU Injury and Violence Prevention Program hosted an Open House in October to bring awareness to domestic violence and Project Empower, a multi-disciplinary initiative designed to help victims of intimate partner violence (IPV). READ: Project Empower Strives to Stem Domestic Violence Dept of Surgery Welcomes Distinguished Surgeon to VCU Medical Center The Department of Surgery and the Division of Trauma, Critical Care and Emergency Surgery welcomes Dr. Anamaría Pacheco, International Scholar visiting the VCU Level 1 Trauma Center. Dr. Pacheco is Chief of the Department of Surgery at Urgencia Asistencia Pública Hospital in Chile, a Fellow of the American College of Surgeons, Fellow of the Surgical Society of Chile, Associate Professor at University of Chile and University of Santiago, and Chief Executive Director of the Trauma Committee at the Surgical Society of Chile. In addition, Dr. Pacheco is President-elect of the Panamerican Trauma Society (PTS), the lead organization for trauma care in the Region of the Americas, currently headquartered at VCU Medical Center. » Learn more the International Observership Program US News & World Report 2012 — Top Doctors Akbari, Homayoon General Surgery The U.S. News Top Doctors program, in collaboration with Castle Connolly Medical Ltd., publisher of America’s Top Doctors, is intended to connect people with doctors in their area, based on the medical specialty they need. It also serves as an outlet for doctors to share their referral of trusted colleagues. Only licensed doctors may nominate a doctor to be included in Top Doctors, and all nominations are then reviewed by Castle Connolly’s physician-led research team. Bear, Harry* Surgical Oncology Grover, Amy Surgical Oncology Haynes, Jeffrey H. Pediatric Surgery Kaplan, Brian Surgical Oncology Neifeld, James* Surgical Oncology * Denotes that a doctor, in Castle Connolly's estimation, is among the top 1% in the nation in his or her specialty. Doctors listed in U.S. News Top Doctors without this icon are determined to be in the top 10% in their region. Forever Joined at the Heart Nearly two years after delivering conjoined twins, Lisandra Sanatis is raising two separate, healthy, and vibrant girls ready to experience the world on their own. Learn more about their incredble journey

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