Sharing successes, challenges and daily happenings in the Department of Medicine
Namandje Bumpus, associate professor in the Division of Clinical Pharmacology, was nominated by the the mayor of the District of Columbia and confirmed by the city council as a science commissioner and the newest member of the Science Advisory Board in the District of Columbia. The board provides scientific oversight for the district's Department of Forensic Science (DFS) and advises the DFS director, mayor(...)
As of January 1, Anika Alvanzo, assistant professor in the Division of General Internal Medicine, has transitioned into the role of president of the Maryland Society of Addiction Medicine (MDSAM). She was also elected to the Board of Directors for the American Society of Addiction Medicine (ASAM). She will serve as regional director for Region V, which(...)
Amit Pahwa, assistant professor in General Internal Medicine, was recently selected as the recipient of the 2017 Early Career Medical Student Educator Award from the Alliance for Academic Internal Medicine (AAIM). This new award recognizes innovation and excellence in medical student education in the areas of leadership, scholarship and teaching.
Congratulations to all of the below faculty members who were recently promoted. Promoted to Professor: Promoted to Associate Professor: Peter Abadir, Division of Geriatrics Maria Roselle Abraham, Division of Cardiology Alicia Arbaje, Division of Geriatrics Rashmi Aurora, Division of Pulmonary Wendy Bennett, Division of General Internal Medicine Jenell Coleman, Division of Clinical Pharmacology Lois Eldred,(...)
Felicia Hill-Briggs, professor in the Division of General Internal Medicine, was named 2017 president-elect for health care and education for the American Diabetes Association's Board of Directors. She will assume the role of president in January 2018. In the past, she has chaired the ADA's Council on Behavioral Medicine and Psychology and served on the Grant(...)
Panagis Galiatsatos, fellow in the Division of Pulmonary, was named one of eight employees to receive a Martin Luther King, Jr. Community Service Award at the 35th annual commemoration on Friday, Jan. 13. Panagis is being recognized due to his involvement with Medicine for the Greater Good, a program he co-founded with colleagues from Bayview that aims(...)
Henry Halperin, professor in the Division of Cardiology, was recently selected to become a fellow of the National Academy of Inventors. Henry will join 757 fellows worldwide who have been named as the inventor on one or more U.S. patents and demonstrated a spirit of innovation that has made an impact on the quality of(...)
We are pleased to announce that Laura Hanyok, M.D. will become assistant dean for graduate medical education effective Jan. 1, 2017. As previously announced, Dr. John Rybock retired from this position April 1. Dr. Hanyok received her M.D. from the University of Chicago Pritzker School of Medicine before coming to Johns Hopkins Bayview Medical Center(...)
Last year, the Office of Johns Hopkins Physicians launched the Johns Hopkins Medicine Clinical Awards for Physicians and Care Teams to recognize physicians and care teams who provide consistently outstanding patient care throughout all of Johns Hopkins Medicine. All Johns Hopkins Medicine hospitals and Johns Hopkins Community Physicians facilities selected their six winners after nomination and local(...)
Scott Wright, professor in the Division of General Internal Medicine, has been approved by the Board of Trustees to be appointed the inaugural Anne Gaines and G. Thomas Miller Endowed Professor in the Center for Innovative Medicine effective January 1, 2017.