The year 2020 is coming to an end. We have battled historic wildfires, racial injustice, murder hornets, and a global pandemic that shook the world. At a time when it would be easy to brush off a tough year as we face the dawn of a new one, I find myself more grateful than ever. […]
COVID-19
Everything You Need to Know About COVID mRNA Vaccines
Posted by | Patient Care, ResearchIn light of the landmark FDA approval of the Pfizer vaccine for COVID-19, the Johns Hopkins Center for Innovative Medicine (CIM) will host a special seminar via Zoom entitled: Everything you need to know about COVID mRNA vaccines Tuesday, December 22, 4-5 p.m. Presented by: Dr. Anna Durbin Professor of International Medicine The Center for […]
Rodriquez Receives International Writing Award
Posted by | Congratulations, EducationDr. Maddie Rodriguez, resident in the Johns Hopkins Bayview Internal Medicine Residency Program, was awarded the Overall International Writing Award and the North American Writing Award at the International Awards for Medical Writing from the Fellowship of Postgraduate Medicine for her article in CLOSLER, “Flattening the Curve.” The FPM, along with its journals Health Policy […]
Survivorship after COVID-19 ICU stay
Posted by | Article of the WeekARTICLE: Survivorship after COVID-19 ICU stay AUTHORS: Megan M. Hosey and Dale M. Needham JOURNAL: Nat Rev Dis Primers. 2020; 6(1): 60. Abstract Our understanding of the epidemiology of the severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS) coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) infection and associated COVID-19 illness continues to evolve. Statistics from early in the pandemic indicate that ~1 in 5 […]
Thomas to Step Down as Division Director
Posted by | LeadershipWe are in search of a new director of the Division of Infectious Diseases. Dr. David Thomas has decided to step down after 15 years in the role. Dr. Thomas came to Hopkins to complete a fellowship in Infectious Diseases in 1990, and has been a star among our ranks ever since. He is a […]
Borio and Gounder Appointed to Biden COVID-19 Advisory Board
Posted by | Congratulations, Patient CareDrs. Luciana Borio, assistant professor in the Division of Infectious Diseases, and Celine Gounder, former fellow in the Division of Infectious Diseases, were recently appointed to President-Elect Biden's COVID-19 Advisory Board. They are two of the five women on the 13-member board made up of a diverse and experienced group of doctors and scientists. The […]
Top Doctors in the DOM
Posted by | Congratulations, Patient CareBaltimore magazine recognized close to 200 Johns Hopkins physicians as “Top Doctors” of 2020. This acknowledgement comes from an annual peer survey in which the metro area’s roughly 14,000 physicians vote on which doctor they would send a member of their family or friend to. The survey includes 135 specialties, and only approximately 6 percent of […]
Parenting and Caregiving During COVID Discussion Series
Posted by | Administration, LeadershipThe Office of Well-Being is hosting a Discussion Series on Parenting and Caregiving during COVID-19 for School of Medicine faculty and staff members. This series, which follows the symposium on the same topic from earlier this month, will focus on the challenges of parenting, caregiving and virtual learning during the pandemic. We invite you to […]
Rapid real-time tracking of non-pharmaceutical interventions and their association with SARS-CoV-2 positivity: The COVID-19 Pandemic Pulse Study
Posted by | Article of the WeekARTICLE: Rapid real-time tracking of non-pharmaceutical interventions and their association with SARS-CoV-2 positivity: The COVID-19 Pandemic Pulse Study AUTHORS: Steven J Clipman, Amy P Wesolowski, Dustin G Gibson, Smisha Agarwal, Anastasia S Lambrou, Gregory D Kirk, Alain B Labrique, Shruti H Mehta, and Sunil S Solomon JOURNAL: Clin Infect Dis. 2020 Sep 2 : ciaa1313. Published online 2020 Sep 2. doi: 10.1093/cid/ciaa1313 Abstract Background: Current […]
State of the Department Recap
Posted by | Education, LeadershipThank you to everyone who viewed Dr. Anderson's State of the Department address and the opening of Medical Grand Rounds this morning. 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. Thank you and congratulations to the […]