ARTICLE: Empirical Antituberculosis Therapy in Advanced HIV Disease - Too Much, Too Late AUTHORS: Richard E Chaisson JOURNAL: N Engl J Med. 2020 Jun 18;382(25):2459-2460. doi: 10.1056/NEJMe2009679. Despite the extraordinary advances in treating human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection during the past two decades, mortality, especially in resource-limited areas, remains unacceptably high. The leading killer of […]
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Coresh Receives Scribner Award
I am delighted to announce that the 2020 recipient of the Belding H. Scribner Lifetime Achievement Award is Josef Coresh, MD, PhD. The Scribner Award is the highest honor bestowed by the American Society of Nephrology (ASN), and is presented annually to one or more individuals who have made outstanding contributions that have direct impact […]
Update from the Task Force on Women’s Academic Careers in Medicine
On July 9, the Task Force on Women’s Academic Careers in Medicine hosted a virtual meet and greet and panel discussion. The virtual event was held in place of our annual dinner that was canceled due to COVID-19. The COVID-19 pandemic has led to major disruptions in the lives of academic faculty. Clinical duties have […]
Faculty Promotions and Additions
Congratulations to the below faculty members who were recently promoted. Associate Professor Monica Mukherjee, Cardiology Nazareno Paolocci, Cardiology Clare Rock, Infectious Diseases Assistant Professor Frederick Anokye-Danso, Endocrinology Melanie Dispenza, Allergy and Clinical Immunology Julia Lynn Drewes, Infectious Diseases Rupert Hung, Hospital Medicine at JHBMC Mahaa Umapathi, Cardiology Instructor Caroline Kensler, General Internal Medicine We would […]
Association of Normal Systolic Blood Pressure Level With Cardiovascular Disease in the Absence of Risk Factors
ARTICLE: Association of Normal Systolic Blood Pressure Level With Cardiovascular Disease in the Absence of Risk Factors AUTHORS: Seamus P. Whelton, John W. McEvoy, Leslee Shaw, Bruce M. Psaty, Joao A. C. Lima, Matthew Budoff, Khurram Nasir, Moyses Szklo, Roger S. Blumenthal, Michael J. Blaha JOURNAL: JAMA Cardiol. Published online June 10, 2020. doi:10.1001/jamacardio.2020.1731 Abstract Importance: The […]
Desai Named Myron L. Weisfeldt Professor
Dr. Sanjay Desai, professor in the Division of Pulmonary, vice chair for education and director of the Osler Medical Residency, was named the inaugural Dr. Myron L. Weisfeldt Professor in the Osler Medical Residency Program effective May 1, 2020. The intent for this endowed professorship, generously sponsored by Dr. J. Mario Molina, former CEO of Molina Healthcare and […]
Kass Receives Lucian Award
Dr. David Kass, professor in the Division of Cardiology, was selected to receive the 2020 the Louis and Artur Lucian Award from McGill University in Canada. The award is designed to honor outstanding research in the field of circulatory diseases by a scientific investigator or group of investigators whose contribution to knowledge in this field […]
Financial Impacts of COVID-19
COVID-19 has touched all of us in many ways. Unfortunately, COVID-19 has added powerful financial stresses to our university, school and department. In order to meet mandated expense reduction targets, we have engaged in a deliberate and comprehensive review of our activities. This review has resulted in reorganization of our administrative structure that we believe […]
Epic Tip of the Week: July 10, 2020
FYI: Quarterly Epic Upgrade July 16, 2020 Inpatient & Ambulatory: Less Cluttered Problem List [NEW LOOK – Effective 7/16/20] Labels removed from several button icons reduces wrapping and scrolling in the Problem List section and provides consistency with other locations in Epic. Inpatient & Ambulatory: Turn off Duplicative Secure Chat Notifications [NEW FEATURE - Effective […]
Thank You For All You Do: Endocrinology and Hematology
No one is untouched by the COVID-19 pandemic. Although all departments in the School of Medicine and Johns Hopkins Health System have come together in remarkable ways to meet this challenge, no group has given more than the Department of Medicine. COVID-19 is fundamentally a medical illness, and our department is at the forefront in […]