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James Mahaney

Jim Mahaney
Jim Mahaney, PhD
Preferred First Name: Jim
Associate Dean for Biomedical Affairs and Research and Professor for Cellular and Molecular Biology

Research Interests

Cardiovascular biochemistry, protein structure-function, enzyme mechanism, enzyme regulation, cardiac calcium transport regulation, congestive heart failure, drug discovery and natural products, cellular metabolism, warm water consumption as a wellness therapy to improve blood lipid status and reduce inflammation. Most recently using EPR spectroscopy to detect free radical generation and/or quenching by carbon nanotubes and carbon nanohorns. CAPABILITIES: Most basic wet lab biochemistry techniques, various structure-function-dynamics spectroscopic techniques (electron paramagnetic resonance, fluorescence), basic chemical techniques and analyses of biological samples.

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Office: 347
Department/Disciplines: Biomedical Affairs and Research, Cell Biology and Physiology
Campus: Virginia
Fax: 540-231-5338

Edward Magalhaes

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Ed Magalhaes, PhD, LPC
Preferred First Name: Ed
Director for Counseling Services
Associate Professor for Psychiatry and Neuro-Behavioral Sciences
Office: 240
Department/Disciplines: Psychiatry and Neuro–Behavioral Sciences, Center for Institutional, Faculty and Student Success
Campus: Virginia
Fax: 540-231-6298

Janella Looney

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Janella Looney, MSHI
Senior Director for Simulation Assessment and Technology
Office: Knollwood 228
Department/Discipline: Center for Simulation and Technology
Campuses: Virginia, Auburn, Carolinas, Louisiana
Fax: 540-231-2001

Hilary Lois

Hilary Louis
Hilary Lois, DO
Associate Professor for Family Medicine and Osteopathic Manipulative Medicine
Co-Director for the Clinical Medicine Course
Department/Disciplines: Osteopathic Manipulative Medicine - OMM, Family Medicine
Campus: Virginia

Dee Dee Linkous

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Dee Dee Linkous
Preferred First Name: Dee Dee
APCA - Business Manager
Office: 1691 Innovation Dr., Ste 2100 Blacksburg, VA 24060
Department/Discipline: Post–Graduate Affairs
Campus: Virginia
Fax: 833-464-3281

Martin Levine

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Martin Levine, DO, MPH, FACOFPdist., FAOGME
Vice Provost for Graduate Medical Education
Department/Discipline: Post–Graduate Affairs
Campuses: Virginia, Louisiana, Carolinas, Auburn

Alison LePera

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Alison LePera, DO, PhD
Department Chair for Clinical Sciences; Discipline Chair and Associate Professor for Emergency Medicine
Office: 238
Department/Disciplines: Emergency Medicine, Clinical Affairs
Campus: Virginia

David Lander

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David Lander, MD, FACP, FACEP
Associate Professor for Emergency Medicine

Education

Year University Degree
1979 Mt. Sinai Med Center Chief Resident, Internal Medicine
1978 Mt. Sinai Med Center Internal Medicine Residency
1975 Case Western Reserve MD
1970 Reed College BA - Physics

 

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Department/Discipline: Emergency Medicine
Campus: Virginia

Activities

  • Fellow, American College of Physicians
  • Fellow, American College of Emergency Physicians

Albert Kozar

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Albert J Kozar, DO, FAOASM, R-MSK
Professor for Osteopathic Manipulative Medicine and Sport Medicine; Director of the Osteopathic Neuromusculoskeletal Medicine (ONMM) Residency

Dr. Kozar is board certified in neuromusculoskeletal medicine (NMM-OMM), sports medicine and family medicine, and was conferred a Fellow of American Osteopathic Academy of Sports Medicine in 2009. He spends 60% of his time practicing neuromusculoskeletal medicine exclusively, with a 50-50 mix of sports medicine and acute and chronic pain management. In addition, he is a registered musculoskeletal sonographer.

In his academic role, he serves as VCOM’s Program Director for the ONMM3 Residency, where he is also Professor, OMM & Sports Medicine and teaches in the PPC-OMM course for students. His role has moved more to a clinician researcher and has several ongoing intramurally and extramurally funded projects.

Dr. Kozar’s interests lie in neuromuscular control of functional rehabilitative approaches, diagnostic and therapeutic uses of musculoskeletal ultrasound (MSK), and osteopathic manipulative treatment, as well as regenerative therapies. Dr. Kozar has frequently lectured nationally on these topics at the annual conferences of American Academy of Osteopathy (AAO), American Medical Society for Sports Medicine (AMSSM), American Osteopathic Academy Sports Medicine (AOASM), American Association of Orthopaedic Medicine (AAOM), and National Procedures Institute (NPI).

A teacher of MSK ultrasound with the group MSKUS.com since 2009, Dr. Kozar teaches diagnostic and cadaver injection ultrasound courses seven or eight times per year nationally and internationally. Prior to joining VCOM in fall 2015, he was in private practice since 2002 with Valley Sports Physicians in Avon, CT and was a Team Physician for The University of Hartford and area high schools.

Education

Year University Degree
2002 The Toledo Hospital Primary Care Sports Medicine Fellowship
1998 Ohio University Heritage College of Osteopathic Medicine DO
1993 University of Notre Dame

BS, Biochemistry

Research Interests

My current research projects include:

  1. Objective assessment of tendon ultrasound images from multiple populations using Shear-Wave Elastography and a Machine Learning Approach
  2. Sonographic evaluation methods of the thoracolumbar fascia in the quest to understand nonspecific back pain
  3. Effects of light on platelet function (and other regenerative medicine “soups”
  4. Effects OMT on diaphragm & liver motion
  5. Effects OMT on gallbladder emptying
  6. Soleus Canal Entrapment and Chronic Exertional Compartment Syndrome

Interests

Osteopathic evaluation & treatment methods, functional rehabilitation and biomechanics, diagnostic and therapeutic ultrasound guided injections, elastography, fascia, and regenerative medicine therapies (prolotherapy, PRP, Fat & BMAC lipoaspirate).

Capabilities 

Ultrasound diagnosis & needle guidance (any nerve, tendon, ligament, muscle, fascia, artery & view), 2019 Mach 30 Supersonic ultrasound machine with capability for simultaneous grey-scale, doppler and shear-wave elastography; osteopathic evaluation and all OMT techniques, all regenerative medicine techniques (custom lab at VSOM with MyPCR Prep station hood, centrifuges, Horiba Medical – ABX Micros 30 CBC analyzer, Ortho Tech – Moxiflow (MXF001) automated cell analyzer for CFUs, NCs; Adilight-2); sports medicine; functional rehab, biomechanics; student/resident research mentorship.

 

If you are a current patient or need to schedule an appointment please visit https://osteopathicsports.com/

Office: VCOM Sports & Osteopathic Medicine 
Department/Disciplines: Sports Medicine, Osteopathic Manipulative Medicine - OMM, Family Medicine
Campus: Virginia

Awards

  • 2022 VCOM Researcher of the Year
  • American Osteopathic Academy in Sports Medicine, Fellowship Award, March 2009
  • Doctors Hospital of Stark County, Service League for Community Health & Education Osteopathic Medical Education Scholarship Award, 1999, 2000, 2001
  • Doctors Hospital of Stark County, Chief Intern, Internship Class of 1998-99
  • OUCOM, Outstanding Student Physician Case Report Award for “Gulf War Syndrome: A Real Syndrome,” 1995

Activities

  • Member, American Osteopathic Association
  • Member, American Osteopathic Academy Sports Medicine
  • Member, American Association of Orthopaedic Medicine
  • Member, American Academy of Osteopathy
  • Member, American Institute of Ultrasound in Medicine
  • Member, American Medical Society for Sports Medicine
Fax: 540-231-6990

Eric Klingbeil

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Eric Klingbeil, BBA, SHRM-CP
Director for Human Resources
Office: 369
Department/Discipline: Human Resources
Campus: Virginia
Fax: 540-231-5338
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