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Jim Murphy is used to being on the go.

The busy husband and father of two works in sales and always on the move. One night just after Thanksgiving 2018, his world came skidding to a halt.

Sentara Northern Virginia Medical Center is pleased to announce the introduction of the Loving Arms program.

Loving Arms brings volunteers and addicted babies together to help the healing process. The program was formed in response to the increasing number of Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome (NAS) babies. NAS babies are often inconsolable and require extra time in loving arms.

Krystal’s height, weight, goals, and relatively good health all checked out.

Dr. Masoud Rezvani, MD, FACS, FASMBS, identified her as a candidate for Biliopancreatic Diversion with Duodenal Switch (BPD-DS) also known more commonly as a Duodenal Switch.

As an Educational Coordinator at Sentara Northern Virginia Medical Center, Daniel Black is used to teaching lessons.

Throughout April during National Donate Life Month, he’s sharing a personal story in hopes of raising awareness on the importance of organ donation.

Sentara to hold online weight loss seminar 

Prince William County resident Becky Turner had been living in pain for years.

Ray Savoy had been living with severe pain and discomfort periodically over the last three years.

After the most recent episode that occurred about Christmas 2018 that forced Ray to seek out the services of a general surgeon, Dr. Steven Nakao, Sentara Surgery Specialist.

You hear a lot about your cholesterol these days – especially what foods can lower it.

Eat more oatmeal and less red meat, more nuts, and less sugar, etc., but, when you’re told your cholesterol number, how do you know what it means?

WOODBRIDGE – Heart disease is the number one cause of death of women in the U.S.

That’s why Sentara Northern Virginia Medical Center and Sentara Heart & Vascular Center hosted the third annual Red Dress Luncheon to benefit the American Heart Association.

Sentara Northern Virginia Medical Center is pleased to announce the addition of Neurosurgery to the host of services it already provides to the community.

Two neurosurgeons, Dr. Buelent Yapicilar and Dr. Joseph Watson, have joined the Sentara team. With their arrival, Sentara Northern Virginia Medical Center was able to perform its first craniotomy.

Imagine being able to determine your likelihood of a heart attack before it happens without undergoing surgery.

Thanks to cutting-edge technology at the Sentara Heart Vascular Center (SHVC) at Sentara Northern Virginia Medical Center, you can. It’s called Coronary Artery Calcium Scoring (CAC) or Coronary Calcium Scoring.