Roger Blumenthal, professor in the Division of Cardiology, will co-chair the task force in charge of writing the 2018 Prevention of Cardiovascular Disease Guidelines for the American College of Cardiology (ACC) and the American Heart Association (AHA). The goal of the task force is to create a single-source, consolidated and readable guideline for both primary care(...)
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Ciccarone Center Update
Posted by | Patient CareThe Johns Hopkins Ciccarone Center for the Prevention of Cardiovascular Disease recently published its 28th Annual Report featuring brief summaries on most of its 250+ publications, a summary of the Cardiovascular Research Retreat run by David Kass with a listing of all of the Stanley L. Blumenthal, MD award winners and their mentors, and news and highlights from(...)
Faculty Promotions and Additions
Posted by | CongratulationsCongratulations to all of the below faculty members who were recently promoted. Professor: Associate Professor: Assistant Professor: Jennifer Foulke-Abel, Division of Gastroenterology We would also like to welcome our new faculty members who joined the department last quarter. Melissa Blakeman, instructor, GIM Lonnie Fuller, instructor, GIM Dean Grove, instructor, Occupational Medicine Kelly Koay, instructor, GIM Kimiyoshi Kobayashhi,(...)
Kwon Receives Established Investigator Award
Posted by | Congratulations, ResearchChulan Kwon, associate professor in the Division of Cardiology, received an Established Investigator Award from the American Heart Association, which supports mid-career individuals with unusual promise and commitment to cardiovascular science. The grant was funded with an outstanding priority score and a total award amount of up to $400,000. The grant will help with his research involving heart generation(...)
Rouf Receives Innovation Award
Posted by | Congratulations, ResearchRosanne Rouf, assistant professor in the Division of Cardiology, recently won a 2017 Discovery Innovation Award from the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine. Innovation Awards are designed to provide seed funding to support bold, innovative projects to enable new scientific directions and achievements of the highest quality and impact and consist of up to(...)
Chelko, Mesubi and Patil Receive Cardiology Awards
Posted by | Congratulations, ResearchThe 2017 Mid-Atlantic Capital Cardiology Symposium (MACCS): Controversies & Challenges in Cardiology took place in November with a great turn out of DOM award winners: Stephen Chelko, research associate in the Division of Cardiology, won the Capital Young Investigator Award for Basic/Preclinical Olurotimi Mesubi, fellow in Cardiology, won a Best Poster Award from the MACCS as well as the(...)
5 From the DOM Among Most Cited Researchers
Posted by | Congratulations, ResearchFive Department of Medicine faculty members have been named Highly Cited Researchers 2017 by Clarivate Analytics, which was previously part of Thomson Reuters, which identifies the world’s most influential contemporary researchers across 21 scientific fields. Over three thousand researchers earned the distinction by writing the greatest numbers of reports officially designated by Essential Science Indicators (ESI) as Highly Cited(...)
Ziegelstein Receives Theodore E. Woodward Award
Posted by | Congratulations, Patient CareRoy Ziegelstein, professor in the Division of Cardiology, received the 2017 Theodore E. Woodward Award from the American Clinical and Climatological Association (ACCA), recognizing his as the top presentation on clinical skills presented at this year's annual meeting. The ACCA is made up of a group of physicians and scientists aiming to improve medical education, research(...)
Northwestern Cardiovascular Young Investigators’ Forum Winners
Posted by | Congratulations, ResearchThe Division of Cardiology was very well represented at the 2017 Northwestern Cardiovascular Young Investigators' Forum earlier this month. Steven Hsu, assistant professor, received 2nd place in the Junior Faculty Basic Science category. William McEvoy, assistant professor, received 2nd place in the Junior Faculty Clinical Science category. (...)