Sharing successes, challenges and daily happenings in the Department of Medicine
Eric Bass, professor in General Internal Medicine, Ariel Green, assistant professor in the Division of Geriatrics, Nadia Hansel, associate professor in the Division of Pulmonary, are all members of the DOM faculty who have been selected to be inducted into the Alpha Omega Alpha Honor Medical Society. This lifelong honor signifyies a lasting commitment to scholarship,(...)
Namandje Bumpus, associate professor in the Division of Clinical Pharmacology, was invited to speak to members of the Congressional Biomedical Research Caucus last month about informing consumers about drug metabolism. Her 30-minute talk, entitled "How Do Our Bodies Process Medicine," focused on describing how orally-ingested drugs are metabolized, how labs determine how drugs are metabolized and how these data(...)
Chiadi Ndumele, assistant professor in Cardiology, was selected to receive the 2018 Young Physician-Scientist Award from the American Society for Clinical Investigation (ASCI). He will receive this award that recognizes early-career physician-scientists who have made notable achievements in their research, at the AAP/ASCI/APSA Joint Meeting in Chicago later this month. His was one of 35 abstracts selected to be presented.
Shaker Eid, associate professor and director of research in the Division of Hospital Medicine, has been appointed chair of the Society of Hospital Medicine (SHM) Research Committee. The SHM Research Committee is charged with developing, promoting and recommending avenues of research in hospital medicine as well as looking for opportunities to encourage SHM members to(...)
Mohammed Al-Sofiani, fellow in the Division of Endocrinology, was selected to receive the Clinical Fellow Abstract Award in Diabetes from the Endocrine Society. He will be presented the award for his abstract entitled "Diabetes and Platelet Response to Low-dose Aspirin Therapy: The GeneSTAR Study" at the annual meeting in Chicago this month.
Michael Choi and John Sperati, both associate professors in the Division of Nephrology, were selected to be part of the 2018 cohort of the Miller Coulson Academy of Clinical Excellence. They are two of 10 physicians throughout the School of Medicine to receive this honor, which recognizes them as exceptional clinicians who are committed to excellence in(...)
Paul O’Rourke, assistant professor in the Division of General Internal Medicine, has been appointed chair of the Society of General Internal Medicine (SGIM)'s ProudtobeGIM Task Force. #ProudtobeGIM is a national campaign from the SGIM aimed at educating medical students and residents about the opportunities available in general internal medicine and encourage interest in GIM careers. The campaign recently received(...)
Rita Kalyani, associate professor in the Division of Endocrinology, was named the recipient of the American Diabetes Association's Vivian Fonesca Scholar Award, which recognizes diabetes research focused on the South Asian, Asian American, Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander populations and/or research by a scientist from these areas of the world. The award, given in honor of(...)
Kieren Marr, Richard Moore and Mark Sulkowski, professors in the Division of Infectious Diseases, were recently elected to the Association of American Physicians (AAP)'s 2018 cohort. The AAP is a nonprofit, professional organization founded in 1885 for “the advancement of scientific and practical medicine.” They will be inducted at the 2018 AAP/ASCI/APSA Annual Meeting in Chicago in April.(...)
The Johns Hopkins Health System High Value Care Committee was recently named the recipient of the Society of Hospital Medicine (SHM)’s Award of Excellence in Teamwork in QI. The committee’s goal is to improve patient care quality while eliminating wasteful practices across the health system. Committee members include: Amit Pahwa, GIM Lenny Feldman, GIM Mike Borowitz,(...)