What does black history mean for our university, our school and our department? The Johns Hopkins Hospital was founded in 1889 on a then unusual premise that care would be provided “without regard to sex, age or color.” This is a great part of our history, but, in fact, race played major and complex roles in our history to date. Desegregation […]
U.S. News & World Report Best Hospitals Reputation Surveys
Posted by | Patient CareThe annual U.S. News & World Report Best Hospitals and Best Children’s Hospitals reputation surveys are available to take by all eligible faculty members. Some of you may have already received an email to take the survey. Your participation in this survey is important. Your dedication to patient care, research and teaching should receive the […]
Howell to Step Down as Division Director
Posted by | Congratulations, LeadershipIt is with mixed emotions that we announce that Dr. Eric Howell, Professor of Medicine and director of the Division of Hospitalists (also known as CIMS for the Collaborative Inpatient Medicine Service) at Johns Hopkins Bayview, will be appointed as CEO for the Society of Hospital Medicine effective July 1, 2020. We are extremely proud […]
Association of HLA-DRB1*09:01 with tIgE levels among African ancestry individuals with asthma
Posted by | Article of the WeekARTICLE: Association of HLA-DRB1*09:01 with tIgE levels among African ancestry individuals with asthma AUTHORS: NicolasVince, Sophie Limou, Michelle Daya, Wataru Morii, Nicholas Rafaels, Estelle Geffard, Venceslas Douillard, Alexandre Walencik, Meher Preethi Boorgula, Sameer Chavan, Candelaria Vergara, Victor E.Ortega, James G.Wilson, Leslie A. Lange, Harold Watson, Dan L. Nicolae, Deborah A. Meyers, Nadia N. Hansel, Jean G. Ford, […]
ALACRITY Pilot Grant Program
Posted by | ResearchThe Johns Hopkins ALACRITY Center for Health and Longevity in Mental Illness, funded by a NIMH P50, is pleased to announce Requests for Proposals for our 2020 Pilot Grant Program on topics related to improving physical health and addressing premature mortality for persons with serious mental illness. Johns Hopkins postdoctoral fellows and faculty at all […]
Berkenblit, Garibaldi, Sateia and Thavarajah Elected to Miller Coulson Academy
Posted by | MiscellaneousGail Berkenblit, assistant professor in the Division of General Internal Medicine, Brian Garibaldi, associate professor in the Division of Pulmonary, Heather Sateia, assistant professor in the Division of General Internal Medicine, and Sumeska Thavarajah, assistant professor in the Division of Nephrology, were selected to be part of the 2020 cohort of the Miller Coulson Academy […]
Epic Tip of the Week: February 14, 2020
Posted by | Patient CareAmbulatory: Maryland Confidential Morbidity Report (DHMH 1140) Available in Hyperspace Users can locate the report from either the ‘More’ button (bottom left activity tab) or by using the search bar at the top right of the screen [enter 1140]. A SmartForm will appear to complete the documentation Additional information about this form and the conditions […]
Calkins and Lowenstein Elected to Association of American Physicians
Posted by | CongratulationsHugh Calkins and Charlie Lowenstein, both professors in the Division of Cardiology, were recently elected to the Association of American Physicians (AAP)'s 2020 cohort. The AAP is a nonprofit, professional organization founded in 1885 for “the advancement of scientific and practical medicine.” They will be honored at the 2020 AAP/ASCI/APSA Annual Meeting in Chicago in […]
Complement activity and complement regulatory gene mutations are associated with thrombosis in APS and CAPS
Posted by | Article of the WeekARTICLE: Complement activity and complement regulatory gene mutations are associated with thrombosis in APS and CAPS AUTHORS: Shruti Chaturvedi, Evan M. Braunstein, Xuan Yuan, Jia Yu, Alice Alexander, Hang Chen, Eleni Gavriilaki, Ravi Alluri, Michael B. Streiff, Michelle Petri, Mark A. Crowther, Keith R. McCrae, Robert A. Brodsky JOURNAL: Blood. 2020 Jan 23;135(4):239-251. doi: 10.1182/blood.2019003863. Abstract The antiphospholipid syndrome (APS) is characterized by thrombosis and/or […]