Sharing successes, challenges and daily happenings in the Department of Medicine
Sherita Golden, professor in the Division of Endocrinology, was recently selected to become a member of the American Clinical and Climatological Association (ACCA) on the basis of her leadership, excellence in her field, high level of integrity and spirit of diversity. The association was created in 1884 by physicians and scientists with the desire to improve medical(...)
Halima Amjad, assistant professor in the Division of Geriatrics, has been selected by the Board of Directors and the Awards Committee of the American Geriatrics Society as the recipient of the 2017 American Geriatrics Society Outstanding Junior Research Manuscript Award. This award recognizes the research that Halima performed under the mentorship Dr. Julie Bynum from Dartmouth. This paper,(...)
Reza Manesh, assistant professor in the Division of General Internal Medicine, was recently awarded the Jeremiah A. Barondess Fellowship in Clinical Transaction by the New York Academy of Medicine. The fellowship aims to enhance the clinical skills of physicians in training by supporting junior faculty in internal medicine and focusing on innovative approaches to educating medical(...)
Sherita Golden, professor of Endocrinology and executive vice chair of the DOM, was recently named the co-recipient of the prestigious Walter Reed Distinguished Achievement Award from the University of Virginia recognizing her professional accomplishments, outstanding innovation and exemplary leadership in the field of Medicine. She will be presented with the award by the dean of the(...)
Michael Choi, professor in the Division of Nephrology, was elected the 23rd president of the National Kidney Foundation in October. This honor follows his receipt of the NKF's Garabed Eknoyan Award in 2015 as well as his term as vice chair of education for the foundation's Kidney Disease Outcomes Quality Initiative (KDOQI) and leadership on(...)
David Kass, professor in the Division of Cardiology, received an Outstanding Investigator Award, also know as an R35 from the National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute (NHLBI). An R35 is a relatively new NIH grant mechanism that is awarded to individuals for long-term research programs. The award provides $600,000 per year for up to seven years,(...)
The Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) recently funded the Center for Global Health to investigate infections that lead to newborn deaths, determine ways to prevent them and identify strategies to improve survival of newborns in intensive care units. "The CDC and Johns Hopkins teams will study infections occurring in neonatal intensive care units in(...)
Carrie Herzke, assistant professor in the Division of General Internal Medicine, recently received the Leadership Award from the Association of Chiefs & Leaders of General Internal Medicine (ACLGIM). The award recognizes skills in leadership in academic medicine for faculty members within the first 10 years of faculty appointment. For more information, visit: http://www.sgim.org/aclgim-tools--programs/awards-and-grants/leadership-award
Doug Ferreira was named the senior administrative manager for the Division of Infectious Disease at Bayview Medical Center. Born and raised in Vermont, he attended George Washington University where he earned a bachelor's degree in International Affairs. He then spent 10 years in the United States Marine Corps before he decided to pursue a graduate(...)
Donna Bower, BSBA, was named the division administrator and research manager for Clinical Pharmacology. Born and raised in Maryland, her first university position was here at JHU. A career move for Donna’s husband took her and her family to Arizona where she began working at the University of Arizona as a program coordinator at the(...)