The Doris Duke Charitable Foundation announced that four Johns Hopkins physician-scientists, including Dr. Justin Echouffo Tcheugui, assistant professor in the Division of Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism, have been honored with the 2020 Clinical Scientist Development Award. Dr. Echouffo Tcheugui was among 17 awardees selected from a pool of 208 applicants through a rigorous review process. […]
Epic Tip of the Week: July 24, 2020
Posted by | Patient CareAmbulatory: New Colorectal Cancer Screening Health Maintenance The five Health Maintenance Colon Cancer screening types have been consolidated into one combined Health Maintenance topic called “Colorectal Cancer screening” Any of the five screening types will satisfy the health maintenance requirement Colonoscopy CT Colonography Cologuard Annual Fecal Blood Testing Sigmoidoscopy When one test is performed that […]
Sharma Nominated for AHA Guideline Panel
Posted by | Congratulations, Patient CareDr. Garima Sharma, assistant professor in the Division of Cardiology, was nominated to be on the American Heart Association (AHA) Scientific Statement on Maternal Health Policy. The panel discuss policies and produce guidelines that will be released in 2021. This is the third AHA guideline panel in which Dr. Sharma has been asked to participate. […]
Empirical Antituberculosis Therapy in Advanced HIV Disease – Too Much, Too Late
Posted by | Article of the WeekARTICLE: Empirical Antituberculosis Therapy in Advanced HIV Disease - Too Much, Too Late AUTHORS: Richard E Chaisson JOURNAL: N Engl J Med. 2020 Jun 18;382(25):2459-2460. doi: 10.1056/NEJMe2009679. Despite the extraordinary advances in treating human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection during the past two decades, mortality, especially in resource-limited areas, remains unacceptably high. The leading killer of […]
Coresh Receives Scribner Award
Posted by | MiscellaneousI am delighted to announce that the 2020 recipient of the Belding H. Scribner Lifetime Achievement Award is Josef Coresh, MD, PhD. The Scribner Award is the highest honor bestowed by the American Society of Nephrology (ASN), and is presented annually to one or more individuals who have made outstanding contributions that have direct impact […]
Update from the Task Force on Women’s Academic Careers in Medicine
Posted by | Vice Chair ContributorsOn July 9, the Task Force on Women’s Academic Careers in Medicine hosted a virtual meet and greet and panel discussion. The virtual event was held in place of our annual dinner that was canceled due to COVID-19. The COVID-19 pandemic has led to major disruptions in the lives of academic faculty. Clinical duties have […]
Faculty Promotions and Additions
Posted by | CongratulationsCongratulations to the below faculty members who were recently promoted. Associate Professor Monica Mukherjee, Cardiology Nazareno Paolocci, Cardiology Clare Rock, Infectious Diseases Assistant Professor Frederick Anokye-Danso, Endocrinology Melanie Dispenza, Allergy and Clinical Immunology Julia Lynn Drewes, Infectious Diseases Rupert Hung, Hospital Medicine at JHBMC Mahaa Umapathi, Cardiology Instructor Caroline Kensler, General Internal Medicine We would […]
Association of Normal Systolic Blood Pressure Level With Cardiovascular Disease in the Absence of Risk Factors
Posted by | Article of the WeekARTICLE: Association of Normal Systolic Blood Pressure Level With Cardiovascular Disease in the Absence of Risk Factors AUTHORS: Seamus P. Whelton, John W. McEvoy, Leslee Shaw, Bruce M. Psaty, Joao A. C. Lima, Matthew Budoff, Khurram Nasir, Moyses Szklo, Roger S. Blumenthal, Michael J. Blaha JOURNAL: JAMA Cardiol. Published online June 10, 2020. doi:10.1001/jamacardio.2020.1731 Abstract Importance: The […]
Desai Named Myron L. Weisfeldt Professor
Posted by | Congratulations, EducationDr. Sanjay Desai, professor in the Division of Pulmonary, vice chair for education and director of the Osler Medical Residency, was named the inaugural Dr. Myron L. Weisfeldt Professor in the Osler Medical Residency Program effective May 1, 2020. The intent for this endowed professorship, generously sponsored by Dr. J. Mario Molina, former CEO of Molina Healthcare and […]
Kass Receives Lucian Award
Posted by | Congratulations, ResearchDr. David Kass, professor in the Division of Cardiology, was selected to receive the 2020 the Louis and Artur Lucian Award from McGill University in Canada. The award is designed to honor outstanding research in the field of circulatory diseases by a scientific investigator or group of investigators whose contribution to knowledge in this field […]