Drs. Rexford Ahima, professor in the Division of Endocrinology, and Redonda Miller, professor in the Division of General Internal Medicine, were among the newest cohort of members elected to the National Academy of Medicine. Election to the academy is considered one of the highest honors in the fields of health and medicine and recognizes individuals […]
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Bennett and Vaidya Receive Multidisciplinary Grant
Posted by | Congratulations, ResearchDr. Wendy Bennett, associate professor in the Division of General Internal Medicine, and Dr. Jay Vaidya, associate professor in the Division of General Internal Medicine, received a multi-PI R01 entitled “The Effect of Sex Hormones on Cardiometabolic Outcomes in Men and Women with Diabetes: The Look AHEAD (Action for Health in Diabetes) Study.” Collaborators in […]
Montemayor and Siddharthan Receive CHEST Foundation Awards
Posted by | Congratulations, ResearchEach year, the CHEST Foundation offers grants to worthy research candidates, generous community service volunteers, and distinguished scholars. In 2020, the foundation awarded just over one million dollars in clinical research and community service grants. Dr. Kristina Montemayor, instructor in the Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care, received a CHEST Foundation Research Grant in Cystic […]
Top Doctors in the DOM
Posted by | Congratulations, Patient CareBaltimore magazine recognized close to 200 Johns Hopkins physicians as “Top Doctors” of 2020. This acknowledgement comes from an annual peer survey in which the metro area’s roughly 14,000 physicians vote on which doctor they would send a member of their family or friend to. The survey includes 135 specialties, and only approximately 6 percent of […]
Combined Internal Medicine and Pediatrics Program Receives HRSA Grant
Posted by | Congratulations, EducationThe Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) awarded the JHH Combined Internal Medicine and Pediatrics program a five-year, $1.8M primary care enhancement grant. Program leadership will use the funds to enhance the urban health curriculum, add mental health resources to East Baltimore Medical Center (EBMC), support GIMboree on both campuses, teach residents about adverse childhood […]
Brodsky Elected Vice President of ASH
Posted by | CongratulationsDr. Robert Brodsky, professor and director of the Division of Hematology, was recently elected to be the 2021 vice president for the American Society of Hematology (ASH). He will then be president-elect in 2022 and president in 2023. Dr. Brodsky currently serves as secretary of the Executive Committee, which oversees the affairs of the ASH […]
Four New CIM Scholars Announced
Posted by | CongratulationsThis month, the International Advisory Board of the Center for Innovative Medicine (CIM) announced four new CIM Scholars. CIM Scholars are backed by extraordinarily generous donors of the Center for Innovative Medicine by supporting people who have the potential to make significant contributions to one or more of three areas: (1) training great physicians and […]
Murphy Receives Young Investigator Grant
Posted by | Congratulations, ResearchDr. Karly Murphy, assistant professor in the Division of General Internal Medicine, was named a recipient of a Brain and Behavioral Research Foundation Young Investigator Grant, a two-year mentored career development award. The grants support the work of early career investigators with innovative ideas for groundbreaking neurobiological research seeking to identify causes, improve treatments and […]
Faculty Promotions and Additions
Posted by | CongratulationsCongratulations to the below faculty members who were recently promoted. Professor *announced in the State of the Department Namandje Bumpus, Clinical Pharmacology Sanjay Desai, Pulmonary Khalil Ghanem, ID Morgan Grams, Nephrology Allen Kachalia, GIM Sophie Lanzkron, Hematology Brent Petty, Clinical Pharmacology Grant Tao, Occupational Medicine Assistant Professor Sean Agbor-Enoh (adjunct), Pulmonary Kunchok Dorjee, ID Sarath […]
Hanst Named Grants & Contracts Administrator
Posted by | Administration, Congratulations, Leadership, ResearchAfter conducting a national recruitment, we are thrilled to announce that Becky Hanst, MS, MBA has been selected to be the Grants & Contracts Administrator for the Department of Medicine effective October 16, 2020. Her past experience and vision to lead the DOM sponsored team makes us certain she is the right person for the […]