Dr. John Colonna can still clearly remember the first time he watched a newly-transplanted kidney pink up with blood and begin to produce urine inside another body. Then a third-year student at Medical College of Virginia, Dr. Colonna had already decided to specialize in general surgery. That moment in the operating room more than three decades ago, part of a two-week … [Read more...] about John O. Colonna, II, MD, FACS
Spring 2018
Steven V. Lewinski, MD, FACP
Tidewater Kidney Specialists, Inc. For 20 years, Dr. Steven Lewinski’s job has boiled down to one vital goal: protecting his patients’ precious kidneys for as long as possible. The difference is that today, he has many more weapons at his disposal. Patients with vasculitis are no longer inevitably placed on steroids, for example, thanks to new medications without side … [Read more...] about Steven V. Lewinski, MD, FACP
Thomas R. McCune, MD, FACP
Nephrology Associates of Tidewater, Ltd Dr. Thomas McCune has worn many hats during his long, successful career as a nephrologist: physician, researcher, educator, author, soldier, leader in national transplant societies and international lecturer. After nearly three decades in practice, he can look back in gratitude at how much kidney care has advanced, even as he … [Read more...] about Thomas R. McCune, MD, FACP
Dan A. Naumann, MD
Family Practice, Hampton Roads Urgent Care Last August, Dr. Dan Naumann spent two weeks on a humanitarian medical mission in Malawi, Africa. When he came home, he had one day to rest. Another mission called: Dr. Naumann, a family practice physician with Hampton Roads Urgent Care in Newport News, headed to the Smokey Mountains of North Carolina for two more weeks, this … [Read more...] about Dan A. Naumann, MD
Kim W. Liebold, aNP-C
Riverside Cardiology Specialists The woman who inspired Kim Liebold to go into nursing also taught her that good work – and any recognition that came with it – should never be about her. Liebold’s grandmother had to drop out of nursing school due to family needs, yet she still became a much-loved unofficial caregiver for her community. She believed God worked through her … [Read more...] about Kim W. Liebold, aNP-C
