Sharing successes, challenges and daily happenings in the Department of Medicine
Dr. Michael Chilazi, PGY-3 resident in the Osler Medical Residency, received the second place Young Investigator Award from the National Lipid Association. He presented his abstract at the 2021 National Lipid Association Scientific Sessions in September.
ARTICLE: PDE1 Inhibition Modulates Ca v 1.2 Channel to Stimulate Cardiomyocyte Contraction AUTHORS: Grace K Muller, Joy Song, Vivek Jani, Yuejin Wu, Ting Liu, William P D Jeffreys, Brian O'Rourke, Mark E Anderson, David A Kass JOURNAL: Circ Res. 2021 Oct 15;129(9):872-886. doi: 10.1161/CIRCRESAHA.121.319828. Epub 2021 Sep 15. Abstract Rationale: cAMP activation of PKA (protein kinase A) stimulates excitation-contraction (EC) coupling, increasing cardiac contractility. This is clinically achieved […]
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 […]
Thank 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 […]
ARTICLE: 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 […]
Dr. 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 […]
Dr. 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 […]
Johns 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 […]
Drs. 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 […]
Congratulations 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 […]