Hampton Roads Physician

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Fall 2019

Medical Update Fall 2019

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Tailored and Targeted How breast cancer treatment has become more conservative and more effective By Kasey Fuqua   Treatment for breast cancer has come a long way from mastectomies and broad-spectrum chemotherapy. Thanks to new research and clinical trials, treatment has become more personalized — and conservative — than ever, improving not only survival rates … [Read more...] about Medical Update Fall 2019

Thomas A. Pincus, MD

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Peninsula Radiological Associates; Medical Director Radiology, Riverside Regional Medical Center   When Dr. Thomas Pincus was a medical student two decades ago, many of the patients he treats today would have had no chance of survival – or at least not without devastating health complications.  With dramatic advances in imaging technologies, rapid stroke … [Read more...] about Thomas A. Pincus, MD

Jeffrey D. McTavish, MD

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President, Hampton Roads Radiology Associates    As advanced imaging technology allows radiologists to find ever-smaller cancerous growths, Dr. Jeffrey McTavish also is thinking big.  Radiology shouldn’t end at reading scans and reporting suspicious growths, he feels. Instead, Dr. McTavish is leading a system-wide Sentara Healthcare effort to ensure that every … [Read more...] about Jeffrey D. McTavish, MD

A. Janae Johnson, MD

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Diagnostic Radiology, TPMG Imaging and Breast Center   Breast imaging is a unique field, both highly technical and incredibly intimate. Specialists must pivot from analyzing digital images for tiny changes in patterns to walking patients through a diagnosis that often alters their views of themselves.  Dr. Janae Johnson has embraced that challenge, building a … [Read more...] about A. Janae Johnson, MD

Michael Mitchell, PA-C

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Congratulations, it is an Honor to Feature Michael Mitchell, PA-C Sports Medicine & Orthopaedic Center, Suffolk Beyond his rewarding job as a Physician Assistant, Michael Mitchell is an athlete, a husband and father of four, and a man dedicated to community service. As a fellowship-trained, general PA orthopaedist, Mitchell handles cases from simple fractures to severe … [Read more...] about Michael Mitchell, PA-C