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Cristina Baldassari, MD, has been named interim chair of Otolaryngology effective July 1.

Richard Lester, MD, a former dean of EVMS and professor emeritus of Radiology, died May 16 in Edmond, OK, at the age of 99. He was also founding chair of the school's department of Radiology.

More than 400 medical and health professions students joined the ranks of Old Dominion University alumni on May 17 during the Class of 2025 Advanced Degree Ceremony for Macon & Joan Brock Virginia Health Sciences Eastern Virginia Medical School and EVMS School of Health Professions at Old Dominion University.