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Robert Silciano, professor in the Division of Infectious Diseases, is one of 84 new members elected to the National Academy of Sciences (NAS) in recognition of his “distinguished and continuing achievements in original research.” The NAS was established in 1863 by President Abraham Lincoln and provides policy advice to the U.S. government. For a full list of the(...)
Thomas Finucane, professor in the Division of Geriatrics, was recently named the recipient of the C. Lockard Conley Award from the Maryland Chapter of the American College of Physicians, which honors members for their contributions to resident clinical care, education and research. The award is named in honor of a Hopkins hematologist and acclaimed teacher who proved to(...)
Gordon Tomaselli, professor and chief of the Division of Cardiology, was named the next editor-in-chief of the Journal of Clinical Investigation at the ASCI/AAP Joint Meeting in Chicago last week. Gordon will serve a five-year term with an editorial board of peer scientists based here at Hopkins. Stay tuned to the blog for information about Gordon's vision(...)
Damani Piggott, assistant professor in the Division of Infectious Diseases, has been named a Harold Amos Scholar by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation. Since its founding in 1983, the Harold Amos Program has promoted scholars who have assumed international research excellence in biomedical, clinical and health services research, maintained high levels of academic leadership and served(...)
Three faculty members from the Division of Pulmonary will receive awards from the American Thoracic Society (ATS) next month. Hank Fessler, professor, will receive the Outstanding Educator Award at the ATS Plenary Session. This award recognizes lifetime contributions in education and mentoring in the fields of pulmonary, critical care or sleep medicine and award honors excellence in clinical or(...)
Kunchok Dorjee, research fellow in the Division of Infectious Diseases, and mentor Richard Chaisson, professor in ID, were recently named the recipients of the 2017 Mentee-Mentor Award in the Clinical Research category from the Office of Postdoctoral Affairs. This award recognizes Johns Hopkins School of Medicine postdoctoral fellows and their mentors for outstanding contributions to science(...)
Congratulations to all of the below faculty members who were recently promoted. Associate Professor: Nada Alachkar, Nephrology Rashmi Nisha Aurora (not pictured), Pulmonary Ashwin Balagopal, Infectious Diseases Zackary Berger, General Internal Medicine Jenell Coleman, Clinical Pharmacology Mihaela Pertea (not pictured), Genetic Medicine Tariq Shafi, Nephrology Ami Shah, Rheumatology Zack Wang, Hematology Assistant Professor: Michael Goldman, Clinical Immunology(...)
The 2017 class of the Miller-Coulson Academy of Excellence in Patient Care will be inducted on Monday, April 17, 2017, 11:30-1 PM at the Excellence in Patient Care Symposium. The event will be held at the Johns Hopkins Hospital, Sheikh Zayed Tower, Chevy Chase Auditorium. This year’s class includes: James H. Black, III, MD, Vascular Surgery(...)
The DOM took home all but one of the Institute for Excellence in Education's (IEE) Awards for Outstanding Achievement at their ceremony last on Friday, March 31. These peer-nominated awards recognize outstanding educators and acknowledge great achievements in education, and we are so proud to have so many honorees from our department. Congratulations to all of(...)
Craig Hendrix, professor in the Division of Clinical Pharmacology, was recently named the recipient of the 2017 Award in Excellence from the PhRMA Foundation, which honors former foundation grant recipients for outstanding career achievements. He was presented the award last month at the Annual Meeting of the American Society of Clinical Pharmacology and Therapeutics.