Sharing successes, challenges and daily happenings in the Department of Medicine
Gary Wand, professor in the Division of Endocrinology, received two new five-year grant awards from the National Institutes of Health. The first project is a U01 where he will be studying glucocorticoid exposure on measures of functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) connectivity in the central nervous system. The second project is a R01 entitled PET(...)
Gordon Tomaselli, professor and chief of the Division of Cardiology, was named the next editor-in-chief of the Journal of Clinical Investigation at the ASCI/AAP Joint Meeting in Chicago last week. Gordon will serve a five-year term with an editorial board of peer scientists based here at Hopkins. Stay tuned to the blog for information about Gordon's vision(...)
Congratulations to all of the below faculty members who were recently promoted. Associate Professor: Nada Alachkar, Nephrology Rashmi Nisha Aurora (not pictured), Pulmonary Ashwin Balagopal, Infectious Diseases Zackary Berger, General Internal Medicine Jenell Coleman, Clinical Pharmacology Mihaela Pertea (not pictured), Genetic Medicine Tariq Shafi, Nephrology Ami Shah, Rheumatology Zack Wang, Hematology Assistant Professor: Michael Goldman, Clinical Immunology(...)
Rita Kalyani, associate professor in the Division of Endocrinology, was recently deemed one of Maryland's Top 100 Women for 2017 by The Daily Record. The popular news source began honoring outstanding women leaders who have not only made contributions through their professional careers, but through community service and mentoring in 1996. This year, a record(...)
Sherita Golden, professor in the Division of Endocrinology, was recently selected to become a member of the American Clinical and Climatological Association (ACCA) on the basis of her leadership, excellence in her field, high level of integrity and spirit of diversity. The association was created in 1884 by physicians and scientists with the desire to improve medical(...)
Ronald L. Sherman, DPM, MBA, FAPWCA, has joined Johns Hopkins Medicine as a full-time faculty member in the Department of Surgery as a diabetic podiatric surgeon focusing on treating the needs of diabetic patients in The Diabetes Center and the Multidisciplinary Diabetic Foot and Wound Center at the Johns Hopkins Outpatient Center. Dr. Sherman received(...)
Sherita Golden, professor of Endocrinology and executive vice chair of the DOM, was recently named the co-recipient of the prestigious Walter Reed Distinguished Achievement Award from the University of Virginia recognizing her professional accomplishments, outstanding innovation and exemplary leadership in the field of Medicine. She will be presented with the award by the dean of the(...)
*pictured above: Rich Johns, Bob Johns, Mark Anderson, John Flynn, Jim Johns, Landon King, Sanjay Desai and seated, Dick Johns December was a busy month, and we are pleased to share that we have received $13,561,085 in gifts and pledges from donors toward our goal of $20,250,000. Top commitments included: Dr. Richard Johns, $1,150,000 pledge for(...)
Congratulations to all of the below faculty members who were recently promoted. Promoted to Professor: Promoted to Associate Professor: Peter Abadir, Division of Geriatrics Maria Roselle Abraham, Division of Cardiology Alicia Arbaje, Division of Geriatrics Rashmi Aurora, Division of Pulmonary Wendy Bennett, Division of General Internal Medicine Jenell Coleman, Division of Clinical Pharmacology Lois Eldred,(...)
Recently, several DOM faculty members have been recognized for their contributions to diabetes research. Landon King, professor in the Division of Pulmonary and executive vice dean for Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, represented Johns Hopkins Medicine at the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation (JDRF) Greater Chesapeake and Potomac Chapter Hope Gala on Saturday, November 12. The(...)