Johns Aucott, associate professor in the Division of Rheumatology, was named the chair of the Tick-Borne Disease Working Group, a U.S. Department of Health & Human Services advisory committee established by Congress in the 21st Century Cures Act. The group aims to provide subject matter expertise and to review federal efforts related to all tick-borne diseases,(...)
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Dooley, Grams and Needham Elected to ASCI
Posted by | Congratulations, ResearchKelly Dooley, associate professor in the Divisions of Clinical Pharmacology and Infectious Diseases, Morgan Grams, associate professor in the Division of Nephrology, and Dale Needham, professor in the Division of Pulmonary, were recently named to the newest cohort of members of the American Society for Clinical Investigation. These are three of 80 new members from(...)
Sharma Receives Clinician Scientist Development Award
Posted by | Congratulations, ResearchKavita Sharma, assistant professor in the Division of Cardiology, was named one of the 2018 recipients of the Johns Hopkins Clinician Scientist Career Development Awards. This award aims promote the research career development of young faculty physicians in the clinical departments. Funding for her research project entitled "Deep Phenotyping of Heart Failure with Preserved Ejection Fraction"(...)
Fingerhood and Alvanzo Recognized at Bloomberg American Health Summit
Posted by | Congratulations, Patient CareMichael Fingerhood, associate professor in the Division of Chemical Dependence, and Anika Alvanzo, assistant professor in the Division of General Internal Medicine, were named two of ten heroes recognized by Michael Bloomberg at the inaugural Bloomberg American Health Summit in Washington D.C. The summit took place on November 29-30 to bring together innovators and policymakers from(...)
Eight from the DOM Named Highly Cited Researchers
Posted by | Congratulations, ResearchEight members of the DOM were named to the Clarivate Analytics' list of 2018 Highly Cited Researchers. This list recognizes world-class researchers selected for their exceptional research performance, demonstrated by production of multiple highly cited papers that rank in the top one percent by citations for field and year in Web of Science. Researchers from the(...)
Roth Named to Maryland Commission on Aging
Posted by | Congratulations, Patient CareDavid Roth, professor in the Division of Geriatrics, was named a member of the Maryland Commission on Aging by Governor Larry Hogan. He will serve a four-year term that began July 1, 2017.
Three from the DOM Graduates of Leadership for Women Faculty Program
Posted by | Congratulations, LeadershipThree members of the DOM will be honored on Wednesday December 12 as graduates of the first cohort of the Mary Elizabeth Garrett Executive Leadership for Women Faculty program. They will be recognized at the Annual Event and Presentation of the Vice Dean's Award for the Advancement of Women Faculty hosted by the Office of Women in Science(...)
Choi Named Chief of Nephrology at Georgetown
Posted by | Congratulations, LeadershipMichael Choi, associate professor in the Division of Nephrology, has accepted the position of chief of the Division of Nephrology and Hypertension at Georgetown University Medical Center. Mike completed his medical school and residency training at Hopkins and then following his Nephrology fellowship at Penn, joined the Hopkins Nephrology faculty in 1994. Mike has served(...)
Director’s Reflections: Feeling Thankful
Posted by | Administration, CongratulationsAs director of this department, I have a lot of reasons to be thankful. The members of this department account for over 4,600 of those reasons. This week’s extremely successful fellowship match that will bring us a new class of talented physicians this July is yet another. The fact that year after year we are(...)
Tseng and Maruthur Receive Awards from the Society of General Internal Medicine
Posted by | CongratulationsEva Tseng, assistant professor in the Division of General Internal Medicine, and Nisa Maruthur, associate professor in the Division of General Internal Medicine, were recognized with awards of excellence by the Society of General Internal Medicine at the Mid-Atlantic Region meeting on Friday, November 9. Eva was the recipient of the Award for Excellence in Clinician Investigation(...)