Hugh Calkins and Charlie Lowenstein, both professors in the Division of Cardiology, were recently elected to the Association of American Physicians (AAP)'s 2020 cohort. The AAP is a nonprofit, professional organization founded in 1885 for “the advancement of scientific and practical medicine.” They will be honored at the 2020 AAP/ASCI/APSA Annual Meeting in Chicago in […]
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Sharma Named to ACC Women in Cardiology Leadership Council
Posted by | CongratulationsGarima Sharma, assistant professor in the Division of Cardiology, was re-selected to serve on the American College of Cardiology (ACC) Women In Cardiology Leadership Council for a period of three years beginning April 1. The council is working with ACC Diversity and Inclusion Task Force and ACC Media Relations to highlight results of the 2019 […]
2020 DOM/WSE Research Retreat
Posted by | ResearchThe 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, Nobel Laureate in Physics and the 12th United States Secretary of Energy. The keynote address […]
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 […]