Current Stories

The board, staff and friends of the MCV Foundation are heartbroken to learn that Ken Wright, a donor, a friend, an inspiration and a generous human being, has passed away.

For the last 20 years of his career, Gary Rogliano was a partner at several successful private equity funds, and he never expected to retire. His nonstop lifestyle was upended in May 2018 when he was diagnosed with Parkinson's disease. Read about what he is doing, along with his family, to gain power over Parkinson's.

A group of Brother Rats demonstrated their respect and admiration for one of their own this summer.

Virginia Military Institute’s Class of 1969 announced the Dr. Charles F. Bryan Jr. Parkinson’s Research Fund at a surprise reception in honor of Charlie Bryan, an MCV Foundation board member, on June 26.

This summer, seven students from the VCU School of Medicine traveled to Ghana in West Africa. They made the journey because they wanted to see, hear and experience global health — things they wouldn’t be able to extract from a book held in their hands here in Richmond.

Despite hopes that the difficulties he began feeling in his hands weren’t symptoms of ALS, Bobby Quinn was diagnosed with the disease on April 3, 2017.

Since that time, Bobby and the community around him have been working to raise funds for ALS patient care, research and family support.

Tina Bachas, who began working alongside Walter Lawrence Jr., M.D., in the 1960s and 1970s in the service area that became VCU Massey Cancer Center, has established the Tina L. Bachas Nursing Research Award with her husband.

During Cancer Immunotherapy Month, we’re looking back at an article from NEXT Magazine about CAR T-cell therapy, a new type of immunotherapy that VCU Massey Cancer Center was the first in Virginia to provide.

Each year, the MCV Foundation Board of Trustees honors people who have made significant contributions to the world-class patient care, research and education that VCU Health delivers right here in our community.

On June 3, we gathered again at the Country Club of Virginia to celebrate these changemakers among us.

Only at an academic health facility like VCU Health can faculty, surgeons and students from pharmacy, medicine and engineering work together to accomplish such goals.

Two years and nine months of lifesaving care at VCU Health following a traumatic accident inspired Joyce and Rich Johnson to make a very big announcement this May -- $1 million to support and name the surgical trauma intensive care unit at VCU Health.

Opioid overdose survivors gain an additional opportunity at life, but oftentimes, because of the nature of their illness, they can’t use their new opportunities for change and recovery. Dr. Gerry Moeller, who is internationally known for his translational research on impulsivity and addictions, wanted to help.

During Lyme Disease Awareness Month, we’re revisiting a story from NEXT magazine about life-changing research happening on the MCV Campus at VCU Health that is giving hope to those who suffer from the disease.

The average Lyme disease patient sees five doctors over two years before they finally find a diagnosis — Craig Suro is one of those patients.