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Vidas Dumasius, MD, has joined the WVU Department of Surgery. Dr. Dumasius specializes in plastic, reconstructive and hand surgery. Dr. Dumasius earned his medical degree from the University of Illinois at Chicago College of Medicine and served a residency in general surgery at the University of Chicago. He also completed a fellowship in plastic and reconstructive surgery at the University of Minnesota. John Y. Nasr, MD, has joined the WVU Department of Medicine, Section of Digestive Diseases. Dr. Nasr specializes in gastroenterology and advanced therapeutic endoscopy. Dr. Nasr earned his medical degree from American University of Beirut and completed a residency in internal medicine and a fellowship in gastroenterology at the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center. He received additional training in therapeutic endoscopy and ultrasonography of the gastroin- testinal system. Dr. Nasr also specializes in pancreatic and biliary disorders. Hasib Sana, MD, has joined the WVU Department of Emergency Medicine. Dr. Sana is certified by the American Board of Family Medicine and holds certifications in ALSO, PALS, ATLS, ACLS, neonatal resuscitation and fetal non-stress testing. Dr. Sana will see patients in the Urgent Care office located in the Suncrest Towne Centre and also at the Urgent Care/Student Health office located in the Health and Education Building on the Evansdale Campus. Dr. Sana earned his medical degree from American University of Antigua College of Medicine and completed a residency in Family Medicine at the University of Iowa Carver College of Medicine. Dr. Sana comes to us from the Siouxland Medical Education Foundation, where he was an assistant professor in family medicine, and Mercy Medical Center, a Level II Trauma Center. He has worked alongside emer- gency medicine physicians and looks forward to addressing the healthcare concerns of West Virginians. On Call WVU EPILEPSY CENTER REDESIGNATED AS LEVEL 4 CENTER WVU Healthcare's Epilepsy Center has been redesignated as a Level 4 center by the National Association of Epilepsy Centers (NAEC). The redesignation certifies that WVU Healthcare provides an interdisciplinary and comprehensive approach to the diagnosis and treatment of patients with epilepsy. The team's primary goal is to achieve complete control or at least reduce the frequency of seizures and/or medical side effects in patients with intractable epilepsy. According to the NAEC, a Level 4 center, which is the highest level of certification available, provides complex forms of intensive neurodiagnostic monitoring and extensive medical, neuropsychological, and psychosocial treatment. Level 4 centers also offer complete evaluations for epilepsy and a broad range of surgical procedures for epilepsy, including intracranial electrodes. WVU's Epilepsy Center, active since 2002, helps adult and pediatric patients throughout the region. Neurologists work with specialists from neurosurgery, neuropsychology, neuroradiology and psychiatry to identify the part of the brain that is causing the epileptic seizures. WVU HEALTHCARE OPENS NEW UNIVERSITY TOWN CENTRE CLINIC WVU Healthcare physicians are now seeing patients in the new WVU Healthcare University Town Centre outpatient clinic, located across from Walmart near the new Monongalia County Ballpark. Patients can see their family physician or one of the many specialists who will have offices in the three-story, 110,000-square-foot facility, which includes 140 exam rooms and 10 procedure rooms. A conference facility is also included for community education events. The spacious new building will be the new home for the following WVU Healthcare clinics: Center for Joint Replacement; Clark K. Sleeth Family Medicine Center; Dermatology; Obstetrics and Gynecology; Pediatric and Adolescent Practice; Podiatry; and Sports Medicine. The facility will also offer a second location for many WVU Healthcare primary and specialty services, including general internal medicine, geriatrics and orthopedics. Ancillary services such as radiology and laboratory services will also be available at both locations. The new facility will also mean more room for the expanding faculty. About 50 new WVU physicians will be added during the next few years. ■