*Both Dr. Allen Kachalia and his wife Dr. Tisamaria Sherry will be joining the Department of Medicine We are pleased to share that Allen Kachalia, M.D., J.D., will join Johns Hopkins Medicine as the new senior vice president of patient safety and quality and director of the Armstrong Institute for Patient Safety and Quality. Dr.(...)
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Shafi Named Division Director at University of Mississippi Medical Center
Posted by | CongratulationsTariq Shafi has accepted the position of Division Director and Bower Chair of Nephrology at the University of Mississippi Medical Center (UMMC) Department of Medicine. Tariq came to Hopkins in 2005 to pursue a nephrology fellowship, and has been a member of the Division of Nephrology ever since. While completing his fellowship, he went on to(...)
Sears Inducted as President of the Infectious Diseases Society of America
Posted by | CongratulationsCindy Sears, professor in the Division of Infectious Diseases, was inducted as president of the Infectious Diseases Society of America (IDSA) in a ceremony in Arlington earlier this month. Cindy succeeds Paul Auwaerter in leading the most prestigious infectious diseases organization in the world.
Martin and Rouf Named Finalists of Nokia-Medicine X Digital Health Challenge
Posted by | Congratulations, Patient CareSeth Martin, associate professor in the Division of Cardiology, Rosanne Rouf, assistant professor in the Division of Cardiology, and their team including Michael Yu, Bayview resident, and Francoise Marvel, Cardiology fellow, were named one of five international finalists in the Nokia-Medicine X Digital Health Challenge from Stanford Medicine. They were recognized for their efforts to(...)
Everyday DOM: Mission, Vision and Values Month
Posted by | Administration, CongratulationsThis year, we are dedicating the entire month of October to our Mission, Vision and Values. Mark and Sherita will be visiting DOM admin offices and nursing units in an effort to meet and speak with you as well as distribute a bit of swag along the way. There are still opportunities to catch up with(...)
Four from the DOM Honored by the American College of Physicians
Posted by | Congratulations, Patient CareEach year, the American College of Physicians (ACP) collects nominations for awards and masterships in order to recognize excellence and distinguished contributions to internal medicine. The following members of the DOM were chosen for 2018-2019 and will be honored at the 2019 Internal Medicine Meeting. To see the full list of awardees, visit: https://www.acponline.org/about-acp/awards-masterships-and-competitions/new-masters-and-awardees Jeanne Clark, professor(...)
Galiatsatos Gives TEDx Talk
Posted by | Congratulations, Patient CarePanagis Galiatsatos, instructor in the Division of Pulmonary, recently gave a TEDxBeaconStreet talk about challenges related to patient care and Medicine for the Greater Good, a community engagement initiative from the Center for Innovative Medicine that he co-founded. The talk was given at a TEDx event using the TED conference format, but independently organized by a local(...)
Faculty Promotions and Additions
Posted by | CongratulationsCongratulations to all of the below faculty members who were recently promoted. Professor: Joel Blankson (pictured), Infectious Diseases Nadia Hansel (pictured), Pulmonary Paul Nyquist (pictured), General Internal Medicine Kristin Riekert (pictured), Pulmonary Associate Professor: Hiroshi Ashikaga, Cardiology Alan Cheng, Cardiology Brian Garibaldi, Pulmonary Laura Hanyok, General Internal Medicine Nicola Heller, Clinical Immunology Amy Knight, Hospital Medicine Eun Shin, Gastroenterology Assistant(...)
Bollinger Named Gupta Professor
Posted by | CongratulationsRobert Bollinger, professor in the Division of Infectious Diseases, was installed as the Raj and Kamla Gupta Professor in Infectious Diseases in a ceremony last month. The standing-room only event took place in the Welch Library with remarks from Mark Anderson, Paul Rothman, Ronald Daniels and more. For more information, visit: https://main.ccghe.net/content/bollinger-installed-raj-kamla-gupta-professor-infectious-diseases
Walston Texbook is Highly Commended
Posted by | Congratulations, EducationThe Oxford Textbook of Geriatric Medicine, 3rd Edition, edited by Jeremy Walston, professor in the Division of Geriatrics, and others was recognized by the British Medical Association for their 2018 Medical Book Awards. About 700 projects were submitted for consideration with only the most outstanding being named "highly commended."