Sharing successes, challenges and daily happenings in the Department of Medicine
February is National Black History Month. Coming off a year marked by a greater awareness of structural racism in essentially all societal domains—even our schools… Read More »Director’s Reflections: Black History Month
Dr. Erin Michos, associate professor in the Division of Cardiology, was named a 2021 winner of the Scholarly Concentrations Award for Excellence in Mentoring. The award… Read More »Michos Receives Scholarly Concentrations Award for Excellence in Mentoring
ARTICLE: Transcriptional profile of platelets and iPSC-derived megakaryocytes from whole-genome and RNA sequencing AUTHORS: Kai Kammers, Margaret A Taub, Benjamin Rodriguez, Lisa R Yanek, Ingo Ruczinski, Joshua Martin, Kanika Kanchan, Alexis Battle, Linzhao… Read More »Transcriptional profile of platelets and iPSC-derived megakaryocytes from whole-genome and RNA sequencing
ARTICLE: Relationship of Preeclampsia With Maternal Place of Birth and Duration of Residence Among Non-Hispanic Black Women in the United States AUTHORS: Ellen Boakye, Garima Sharma, S.… Read More »Relationship of Preeclampsia With Maternal Place of Birth and Duration of Residence Among Non-Hispanic Black Women in the United States
Inpatient & Ambulatory: Information Blocking Rule => 21st Century Cures Act [Effective 3/25/21] The new rule grants patients unrestricted access to electronic health information, including… Read More »Epic Tip of the Week: February 19, 2021
Dr. Risha Irvin will become the next Associate Vice Chair for Diversity and Inclusion and Director of the DOM Diversity Council on March 1, 2021.… Read More »Irvin Named Associate Vice Chair for Diversity and Inclusion
ARTICLE: Exercise triggers CAPN1-mediated AIF truncation, inducing myocyte cell death in arrhythmogenic cardiomyopathy AUTHORS: Stephen P Chelko, Gizem Keceli, Andrea Carpi, Nunzianna Doti, Jacopo Agrimi, Angeliki Asimaki, Carlos Bueno Beti, Matthew Miyamoto, Nuria… Read More »Exercise triggers CAPN1-mediated AIF truncation, inducing myocyte cell death in arrhythmogenic cardiomyopathy
ARTICLE: A comparative analysis of premature heart disease- and cancer-related mortality in women in the USA, 1999–2018 AUTHORS: Safi U Khan, Siva H Yedlapati, Ahmad N Lone, Muhammad… Read More »A comparative analysis of premature heart disease- and cancer-related mortality in women in the USA, 1999–2018
Dr. Chirag Parikh, professor and director of the Division of Nephrology, was recently elected to the Association of American Physicians (AAP)'s 2021 cohort. The AAP… Read More »Parikh Elected to Association of American Physicians
Dr. Marlene Williams, associate professor in the Division of Cardiology, was elected to the Association of University Cardiologists (AUC). Founded in 1961, the AUC is… Read More »Williams Elected to Association of University Cardiologists