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ARTICLE: Effect of a Comprehensive Cardiovascular Risk Reduction Intervention in Persons With Serious Mental Illness: A Randomized Clinical Trial AUTHORS: Gail L Daumit, Arlene T Dalcin, Faith… Read More »Effect of a Comprehensive Cardiovascular Risk Reduction Intervention in Persons With Serious Mental Illness: A Randomized Clinical Trial
Dr. Kavita Sharma, assistant professor in the Division of Cardiology, has been selected to be the new Director of Heart Failure and Cardiac Transplantation. Dr.… Read More »Sharma Named Director of Heart Failure and Cardiac Transplantation
Emmanouil Tampakakis, assistant professor in the Division of Cardiology, was named the recipient of the 2020 Outstanding Early Career Investigator Award from the American Heart… Read More »Tampakakis Receives Outstanding Investigator Award
Overview The American Cancer Society and Pfizer Global Medical Grants are collaborating to offer a new competitive grant opportunity focused on addressing systemic race-related barriers… Read More »Addressing Racial Disparities in Cancer Care Competitive Grant Program
Dr. David Spragg, associate professor in the Division of Cardiology, was named the inaugural Edward St. John Professor of Cardiology. Dr. Spragg earned his undergraduate… Read More »Spragg Named Edward St. John Professor of Cardiology
ARTICLE: MICAL1 constrains cardiac stress responses and protects against disease by oxidizing CaMKII AUTHORS: Klitos Konstantinidis, Vassilios J. Bezzerides, Lo Lai, Holly M. Isbell, An-Chi… Read More »MICAL1 constrains cardiac stress responses and protects against disease by oxidizing CaMKII
Point-of-care ultrasound (POCUS) provides diagnostic and prognostic information for viral and bacterial pneumonia. Implementation of POCUS has relevance in both high- and low-income settings, where… Read More »Blair, Liu and Siddharthan Receive DOD Grant
Drs. Derek Fine and John Sperati, associate professors in the Division of Nephrology, were honored by the American Society of Nephrology (ASN) with 2020 Midcareer… Read More »Fine and Sperati Recognized by the American Society of Nephrology
Dr. Cynthia Boyd was named interim director of the Division of Geriatric Medicine and Gerontology effective July 1. She has graciously agreed to serve as… Read More »Boyd Named Interim Director of the Division of Geriatrics
This course will introduce students to the rapidly evolving field of precision medicine and the role of big data analytics in improving patient care, clinical… Read More »Introduction to Precision Medicine Data Analytics