Sharing successes, challenges and daily happenings in the Department of Medicine
Dr. Christopher Chute, professor in the Division of General Internal Medicine, was selected to receive the Mayo Clinic Distinguished Alumni Award. The award was established in 1981 by the Mayo Clinic Board of Trustees to acknowledge and show appreciation for the exceptional contributions of Mayo alumni to the field of medicine, including medical practice, research, […]
Ambulatory: Mark your Calendars for the Next Epic Efficiency Series Webinar “Give yourself the gift of time: Quick Hits to Save Time” When: Wednesday, December 22, 2021, 12:00 PM-1:00 PM Where: Zoom => “Join with computer audio” using the link: https://jhjhm.zoom.us/j/4107356227 Qualifies for ONE AMA PRA Category 1 credit(s) TM Note: CME credit is available […]
Dr. Carrie Herzke will step down from her role as vice chair for inpatient operations in February to become Chief Medical Officer for the Charleston Division of the Medical University of South Carolina. Dr. Herzke came to Hopkins after completing an internal medicine-pediatrics residency at Duke University. She joined the faculty in 2008 as an […]
The American College of Rheumatology Convergence 2021 meeting took place online in November. Dr. Alan Baer, professor in the Division of Rheumatology, was recognized as a Master of the American College of Rheumatology. Dr. Maximilian Konig, instructor in the Division of Rheumatology, received the Distinguished Fellow Award of the American College of Rheumatology. Dr. Philip […]
We are proud to share the Bayview Internal Medicine Residency Program and Osler Medical Residency Fellowship Match lists. Please join in congratulating all of our graduating residents. Bayview Internal Medicine Residency Program Amarpreet Ahluwalia, Critical Care Medicine, National Institute of Health Olivia Bernal, Geriatrics and Palliative Care, University of California- San Francisco Desirée Coutinho, Critical […]
ARTICLE: HOPE in action: A prospective multicenter pilot study of liver transplantation from donors with HIV to recipients with HIV AUTHORS: Christine M Durand, Sander Florman, Jennifer D Motter, Diane Brown, Darin Ostrander, Sile Yu, Tao Liang, William A Werbel, Andrew Cameron, Shane Ottmann, James P Hamilton, Andrew D Redd, Mary G Bowring, Yolanda Eby, Reinaldo E Fernandez, Brianna Doby, Nazzarena Labo, Denise Whitby, Wendell Miley, Rachel Friedman-Moraco, Nicole Turgeon, Jennifer C Price, Peter Chin-Hong, Peter Stock, Valentina Stosor, Varvara […]
ARTICLE: Heart neurons use clock genes to control myocyte proliferation AUTHORS: Emmanouil Tampakakis, Harshi Gangrade, Stephanie Glavaris, Myo Htet, Sean Murphy, Brian Leei Lin, Ting Liu, Amir Saberi, Matthew Miyamoto, William Kowalski, Yoh-Suke Mukouyama, Gabsang Lee, Liliana Minichiello, Chulan Kwon JOURNAL: Sci Adv. 2021 Dec 3;7(49):eabh4181. doi: 10.1126/sciadv.abh4181. Epub 2021 Dec 1. Abstract Neurons can regulate the development, pathogenesis, and regeneration of target organs. However, the role of neurons during heart […]
Please join us for the K-to-R Transition Program’s December seminar, Writing the Right Grant, on Wednesday, December 8, 2021, from 11 a.m. to 12 p.m. Please RSVP by Tuesday, December 7 to receive a calendar invite and a link to the Zoom session. The keynote speaker is Elise M. Weerts, PhD, professor, Department of Psychiatry […]
Dr. Kavita Sharma, assistant professor in the Division of Cardiology, has received a philanthropic gift from Amgen to the Johns Hopkins’ Center for Heart Failure with Preserved Ejection Fraction (HFpEF) in the amount of $250,000. She and Dr. David Kass, professor in the Division of Cardiology, have received an additional sponsored research grant from Amgen […]
What a difference a year makes. This time last year, we had just one vaccine approved for emergency use for adults with COVID-19 cases reaching all-time highs. The CDC advised us against all travel, and more than half of Americans changed their Thanksgiving plans due to the global pandemic. During a time when it was […]