The Excellence in Patient Care Symposium from the Miller Coulson Academy of Clinical Excellence took place on Monday, October 11. Ten new members were inducted, including three from the Department of Medicine. During the ceremony, Dr. Scott Wright, professor in the Division of GIM and director of the Miller Coulson Academy of Clinical Excellence, read […]
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2021 State of the Department Recap
Posted by | Administration, Education, Leadership, Patient Care, ResearchThank you all for attending Dr. Anderson's State of the Department address and the opening of Medical Grand Rounds. Your interest and participation in the successes and future of this department are a huge part of what makes it the productive and accomplished department it is. Listed below are a few highlights of the presentation […]
Duration of Diabetes and Incident Heart Failure: The ARIC (Atherosclerosis Risk In Communities) Study
Posted by | Article of the WeekARTICLE: Duration of Diabetes and Incident Heart Failure: The ARIC (Atherosclerosis Risk In Communities) Study AUTHORS: Justin B Echouffo-Tcheugui, Sui Zhang, Roberta Florido, Carine Hamo, James S Pankow, Erin D Michos, Ronald B Goldberg, Vijay Nambi, Gary Gerstenblith, Wendy S Post, Roger S Blumenthal, Christie M Ballantyne, Josef Coresh, Elizabeth Selvin, Chiadi E Ndumele JOURNAL: JACC Heart Fail. 2021 Aug;9(8):594-603. doi: 10.1016/j.jchf.2021.06.005. Abstract Objectives: This study assessed the association of diabetes duration […]
AHA Releases Policy Statement for Maternal Health
Posted by | Patient Care, ResearchDr. Garima Sharma, assistant professor in the Division of Cardiology, is vice chair for the newly released American Heart Association (AHA) Scientific Statement on Maternal Health Policy. The committee took into consideration public health policy, data aggregation, advocacy bills, Medicaid reimbursement and maternal and reproductive health science dating back to the 1920s. This is the first […]
Mesubi Named Harold Amos Scholar
Posted by | Congratulations, ResearchDr. Rotimi Mesubi, assistant professor in the Division of Cardiology, has been accepted into the Harold Amos Medical Faculty Development Program from the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation. This four-year postdoctoral research award aims to support physicians, dentists and nurses from historically marginalized backgrounds in honor of Harold Amos, PhD, who was the first African-American to […]
Catalyst and Discovery Programs Renewed
Posted by | ResearchJohns Hopkins University will continue its Catalyst and Discovery Awards programs for three more years with an additional $15 million commitment. These awards support early-career faculty and cross-divisional research, respectively. Since they were launched in 2015, the programs have distributed $30 million to early career researchers and teams working across disciplines at Johns Hopkins. These […]
Barouch, Moseley and Niessen Elected to Miller Coulson Academy
Posted by | Congratulations, Patient CareDrs. Lili Barouch, associate professor in the Division of Cardiology, Kendall Moseley, assistant professor in the Division of Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism, and Tim Niessen, assistant professor in the Division of Hospital Medicine at JHH, were selected to be part of the 2021 cohort of the Miller Coulson Academy of Clinical Excellence. They are three […]
Faculty Promotions and Additions
Posted by | CongratulationsCongratulations to the below faculty members who were recently promoted. Associate Professor Romsai Tony Boonyasai, Hospital Medicine at JHH Abdulla Al Damluji, Cardiology Erika Darrah, Rheumatology Jose Madrazo, Cardiology Rakhi Naik, Hematology Saowanee Ngamruengphong, Gastroenterology Assistant Professor Andrew Lerner, Pulmonary John Miller, Rheumatology Samantha Vogt, Hematology Instructor Michael Keller, Pulmonary We would also like to […]
Hahn Receives Loscalzo Award
Posted by | Congratulations, ResearchDr. Virginia Hahn, assistant professor in the Division of Cardiology, received the 2021 Joseph Loscalzo Award in Basic/Translational Science for her article "Myocardial Gene Expression Signatures in Human Heart Failure with Preserved Ejection Fraction." The award recognizes the best basic/translational paper published in Circulation in the preceding twelve months. Dr. Hahn and Dr. Hildur Knutsdottir, […]
Sharma Named Associate Vice Chair for Women’s Careers in Academic Medicine
Posted by | Congratulations, LeadershipDr. Garima Sharma will be the next Associate Vice Chair for Women’s Careers in Academic Medicine and Chair of the Task Force on Women’s Academic Careers in Medicine. Dr. Sharma’s interest in diversity, gender and health equity stems from her experiences as a first-generation immigrant and woman navigating Cardiology—a sub-specialty of medicine where women are underrepresented. She […]