National Nurses Week occurs every year from May 6-12 in honor of the birthday of Florence Nightingale, known to be the founder of modern nursing. Every year, we honor and thank our nurses for their many varied contributions to our patients, department and all of Hopkins. This year, we are especially grateful for the flexibility […]
Durso Named Director of DOM at JHBMC
Posted by | Administration, Congratulations, LeadershipI am pleased to announce that Dr. Samuel C. Durso, MD, MBA, will be our next Director of the Department of Medicine at Johns Hopkins Bayview Medical Center effective July 1, 2020. His new position will combine the roles of site leader at Bayview with his current responsibilities as executive vice chair. Dr. Durso’s stellar […]
Epic Tip of the Week: May 8, 2020
Posted by | Patient CareInpatient & Ambulatory: New Haemonetics Information workspace to monitor Haemobank eligibility The Haemonetics Dashboard is for clinicians at JHH and JHOC to assist in blood transfusion workflows. This dashboard is found inside the Blood Bank Information report which is available via the Ambulatory Snapshot and the Inpatient Summary activities. Inpatient & Ambulatory: SARS CoV-2 Serum […]
Daumit Elected Secretary of Society of General Internal Medicine
Posted by | CongratulationsGail Daumit, professor in the Division of General Internal Medicine and vice chair for clinical and translational research, was voted secretary elect for the Society of General Internal Medicine. She will begin her three-year term on May 8.
Feasibility of blood testing combined with PET-CT to screen for cancer and guide intervention
Posted by | Article of the WeekARTICLE: Feasibility of blood testing combined with PET-CT to screen for cancer and guide intervention AUTHORS: Anne Marie Lennon, Adam H. Buchanan, Isaac Kinde, Andrew Warren, Ashley Honushefsky, Ariella T. Cohain, David H. Ledbetter, Fred Sanfilippo, Kathleen Sheridan, Dillenia Rosica, Christian S. Adonizio, Hee Jung Hwang, Kamel Lahouel, Joshua D. Cohen, Christopher Douville, Aalpen A. […]
Davison and Cooper Named Shark Tank Winners
Posted by | Congratulations, EducationThis year's Institute for Excellence in Education (IEE)'s Education Shark Tank event was held via Zoom with two winners from the DOM. Ashwini Davison, assistant professor in the Division of General Internal Medicine, and Paul Nagy, Health Sciences Informatics, will receive funding for their project: Precision Medicine Education: An Online Clinical Analytics Bootcamp to Expand […]
Kidney diseases in the time of COVID-19: major challenges to patient care
Posted by | Article of the WeekARTICLE: Kidney diseases in the time of COVID-19: major challenges to patient care AUTHORS: Hamid Rabb JOURNAL: J Clin Invest. 2020 Apr 6. pii: 138871. doi: 10.1172/JCI138871. [Epub ahead of print] Abstract The current COVID-19 pandemic has affected everyone, but presents profound consequences for patients with kidney disease, health care providers, and biomedical researchers. In this Viewpoint, I will discuss a number […]
Trayanova and Hays Receive National Science Foundation Grant
Posted by | ResearchNatalia Trayanova, joint appointment in Medicine, and Allison Hays, associate professor in the Division of Cardiology, received a new National Science Foundation grant that is titled "Prediction of Cardiac Dysfunction in COVID-19 Patients Using Machine Learning." Dr. Trayanova is PI (Biomedical Engineering) and Dr. Hays is co-investigator. It is a one year award ($195,000) starting […]
Melia and Montemayor Receive Seed Grants on Sex and Gender Differences Awards
Posted by | CongratulationsJoanna Melia, assistant professor in the Division of Gastroenterology, and Kristina Montemayor, fellow in the Division of Pulmonary, received 2020 Seed Grants on Sex and Gender Differences. These grants aim to promote basic, translational, clinical, population health and social science research on sex and gender differences in the immune system and its function and to […]
Investigating COVID-19
Posted by | ResearchThis week marked Medical Laboratory Professionals Week, an annual celebration of medical laboratory professionals who play a vital role in health care and patient advocacy. Our researchers and lab techs play a vital role in health care, and we are grateful for all they do to benefit our department and the patients we serve. During […]