The 2020 Department of Medicine & Whiting School of Engineering Research Retreat will take place on Friday, February 28. The theme is Nanomedicine: Treating Diseases at the Molecular Level and will feature keynote speaker Dr. Steven Chu of Stanford University. This is a fantastic opportunity to showcase your science and foster new partnerships with both DOM […]
Cardiology
Hays, Minhas and Zakaria Awarded AMAG Pharmaceuticals Grant
Posted by | Congratulations, ResearchAMAG Pharmaceuticals, Inc. has awarded four grants totaling nearly $300,000 as part of the company’s ongoing support of research to reduce preterm birth and preeclampsia and associated complications. Members of the Division of Cardiology, Allison Hays, associate professor, Anum Minhas, fellow, Sammy Zakaria, associate professor, and Arthur Vaught from Gynecology and Obstetrics will be researching novel […]
Ndumele and Ahima Receive Strategically Focused Research Network Grant
Posted by | Congratulations, ResearchChiadi Ndumele, assistant professor in the Division of Cardiology, and Rexford Ahima, professor and director of the Division of Endocrinology, will be the center co-directors of a recently awarded American Heart Association Strategically Focused Research Network (SFRN) Grant studying Cardiometabolic Health and Type 2 Diabetes. One of four such grants awarded across the country, the […]
Director’s Reflections: Preparing for a New Year
Posted by | AdministrationIt’s hard to believe another year has already come and gone. Now in my sixth year as director of the Department of Medicine, my pride in you and your work has only increased with time. I hope this holiday season brings joy to you and yours, and that the close of 2019 marks the beginning […]
Clinical Awards for Physicians and Care Teams
Posted by | Congratulations, Patient CareThe fifth annual ceremony for the Johns Hopkins Medicine Clinical Awards for Physicians and Care Teams on Tuesday, December 3 marked another stellar year for members of the DOM. The Office of Johns Hopkins Physicians received almost 400 nominations for awards in six categories across six hospitals. The below clinicians and care teams from the […]
Institute of Cardioscience Basic Seminar Series
Posted by | CMENikolaos G. Frangogiannis, MD, is the Edmond J. Safra/Republic National Bank of New York Professor of Cardiovascular Medicine at the Albert Einstein College of Medicine in the Bronx. Frangogiannis graduated from the University of Athens School of Medicine in 1990 and two years later left his native Greece to pursue a residency in Internal Medicine […]
American Heart Association Scientific Sessions Awards
Posted by | CongratulationsThe DOM was well represented at the American Heart Association Scientific Sessions earlier this month in Philadelphia. Virginia Hahn, fellow in the Division of Cardiology, won the Basic Cardiovascular Abstract Travel Grant which provides a travel grant to attend the AHA’s Scientific Sessions. .@VirginiaSHahn says her findings give insights into the mechanisms behind each kind of […]
26 From the DOM Named Top Doctors
Posted by | Congratulations, Patient CareBaltimore magazine recently released its 2019 Top Doctors list and 26 of the physicians are from the DOM. This annual listing is one resource that people across Maryland use to determine where to seek care. More than 20,000 physicians in 100 specialties were nominated for this recognition through an online survey. Only about 700 physicians […]
Faculty Promotions and Additions
Posted by | CongratulationsCongratulations to all of the below faculty members who were recently promoted. Professor: David Valle, Genetic Medicine Associate Professor: Maurizio Colognesi-Capogrossi, Cardiology Flora Kisuule, Hospital Medicine Mariana Lazo, GIM Sammy Zakaria, Cardiology Assistant Professor: Panagis Galiatsatos, Pulmonary Mark Ranek, Cardiology Sarina Sahetya, Pulmonary Instructor: Peter Anderson, Cardiology We would also like to welcome our new […]