…from the NFL to the community tennis court, helping active adults stay active – at every age Promotional Feature Americans are living and staying active longer, participating in sports and other vigorous activities well into their middle and later years. When they begin to encounter pain and stiffness, they may also begin to avoid physical activity because they have – or … [Read more...] about Dr. Samuel P. Robinson
Spring 2015
William P. Irvin, Jr., MD
Director, Gynecologic Oncology and Minimally Invasive Surgery Riverside Regional Medical Center In 1998, when Dr. William Irvin was a Professor of OB/GYN at the University of Virginia, he got a phone call from a man named Stan Brock. His name wasn’t familiar, but he would soon play a major role in the physician’s life. Brock introduced himself as the founder of an … [Read more...] about William P. Irvin, Jr., MD
Erin McCartney, PA
Maternal-Fetal Medicine, EVMS By Bobbie Fisher Erin McCartney knew she wanted to work in medicine, and was on track to apply to medical school when she overheard a conversation that changed her career track. “I was in school,” she remembers, “and some girls in the class ahead of me were excited because they had gotten into PA school. I asked them about it, and what they … [Read more...] about Erin McCartney, PA
David B. Maxwell, MD
Riverside Medical Group Unlike most physicians, who have a say in their chosen profession, Dr. David Maxwell believes his career was determined very early. “I learned about it much later,” he says, “but apparently my grandmother wished that I would become a doctor before I was born.” He remembers yearly gifts from his grandmother always included doctor kits; thus, “I soon … [Read more...] about David B. Maxwell, MD
Roger W. Lidman, MD
President, Center for Arthritis and Rheumatic Diseases Chief, Division of Rheumatology, EVMS In the middle of the twentieth century, when Dr. Lidman’s father was a general internist in Norfolk with a special interest in noninvasive cardiology, he didn’t have the benefit of the technological advances available to today’s cardiologists. “In those days, heart doctors relied on … [Read more...] about Roger W. Lidman, MD