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Sharing successes, challenges and daily happenings in the Department of Medicine

Gupta, Amita

Gupta Named Director of the Division of Infectious Diseases

January 21, 2022

Dr. Amita Gupta will be our next director of the Division of Infectious Diseases effective immediately. Dr. Gupta is a Professor of Medicine with a joint appointment in International Health at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health. She is deputy director of the JHU Center for Clinical Global Health Education and a faculty […]

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McKenzie, Judith

McKenzie Named Director of the Division of Occupational and Environmental Medicine

November 1, 2021

We are delighted to announce that, effective Dec. 1, Judith Green McKenzie will become executive director for health, safety and environment for The Johns Hopkins University and the Johns Hopkins Health System. In addition, she will serve as director of the Division of Occupational and Environmental Medicine, joining the faculty in the Department of Medicine. […]

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2021 State of the Department Recap

September 10, 2021

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 […]

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Boyd, Cynthia

Boyd Named Director of the Division of Geriatric Medicine and Gerontology

August 6, 2021

We are excited to announce that Dr. Cynthia Boyd will assume the role of director of the Division of Geriatric Medicine and Gerontology. She has graciously served as interim director since July 2020 following Dr. Chris Durso’s move to director of the Department of Medicine at JHBMC. Dr. Boyd has led the division with distinction […]

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Shah, Ami

Shah Named Associate Division Director for Rheumatology

May 10, 2021

Dr. Ami Shah, associate professor in the Division of Rheumatology, was named the new associate division director for the Division of Rheumatology. She will focus on the academic leadership of the division, and will be increasingly responsible for day-to-day divisional operations and decisions. Dr. Shah earned her medical degree from Johns Hopkins University before pursuing […]

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Parikh, Chirag

Parikh Elected to Association of American Physicians

February 16, 2021

Dr. Chirag Parikh, professor and director of the Division of Nephrology, was recently elected to the Association of American Physicians (AAP)'s 2021 cohort. The AAP is a nonprofit, professional organization founded in 1885 for “the advancement of scientific and practical medicine.” He will be recognized at the virtual 2021 AAP/ASCI/APSA Annual Meeting in April.

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Center for Innovative Medicine

Everything You Need to Know About COVID mRNA Vaccines

December 16, 2020

In 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 […]

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Thomas, David

Thomas to Step Down as Division Director

November 13, 2020

We 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 […]

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Sharma Named Director of Heart Failure and Cardiac Transplantation

August 10, 2020

Dr. Kavita Sharma, assistant professor in the Division of Cardiology, has been selected to be the new Director of Heart Failure and Cardiac Transplantation. Dr. Sharma obtained her medical degree from the University of Virginia. She came to Hopkins to complete her residency and served as an Assistant Chief of Service before becoming a cardiology […]

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Boyd, Cynthia

Boyd Named Interim Director of the Division of Geriatrics

July 30, 2020

Dr. Cynthia Boyd was named interim director of the Division of Geriatric Medicine and Gerontology effective July 1. She has graciously agreed to serve as interim director following Dr. Chris Durso’s move to director of the Department of Medicine at JHBMC. Dr. Boyd is a professor of medicine with a joint appointment in health policy […]

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Mark Anderson, M.D., Ph.D - William Osler Professor of Medicine, director of the Department of Medicine in the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine

Mark Anderson, M.D., Ph.D is the William Osler Professor of Medicine, director of the Department of Medicine in the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine and physician-in-chief of The Johns Hopkins Hospital... read more »

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