Gastroenterology
Faculty Promotions and Additions
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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,(...)
Nimgaonkar Wins QuickFire Challenge Grant
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Ashish Nimgaonkar, assistant professor in Gastroenterology and co-founder and CEO of Glyscend, Inc., was recently awarded a $500,000 grant from Johnson & Johnson LLC and Janssen Research & Development, LLC as part of the World Without Disease QuickFire Challenge at the 2016 Partnering for Cures conference. Glyscend aims to revolutionize the treatment for metabolic diseases such as type 2(...)
Faculty Promotions and Additions
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Congratulations to all of the below faculty members who were recently promoted. Promoted to Adjunct Professor: Promoted to Associate Professor: Promoted to Assistant Professor: Brendan Antiochos, Division of Rheumatology Muhammad Athar, Division of Hospital Medicine Marcella Ferlito, Division of Cardiology Promoted to Instructor: Ning Feng, Division of Cardiology We would also like to welcome our(...)
Donowitz Receives Program Project Grant Funding
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Mark Donowitz, professor in the Division of Gastroenterology, is one of three principle investigators on a newly funded National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID) Program Project Grant (PPG) to use normal human enteroids to understand pathophysiology of some of the major causes of diarrhea and diarrheal death world wide. Mark, along with James Nataro,(...)
U.S. News & World Report Rankings
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On a daily basis we give thanks to the faculty and staff of the Department of Medicine for their contributions to discovery, education and the care of our patients. Today, the publication of hospital and medical specialty rankings by U.S. News & World Report reminds the world of what you and all of us together(...)
Congrats to the Graduates of the Leadership Program for Women Faculty
Posted by | Congratulations, Leadership
The Department of Medicine had four graduates of the seventh class of the Leadership Program for Women Faculty sponsored by the Office of Women in Science and Medicine, the SOM Office of Faculty Development and JHU Talent Management and Organization Development. This intensive 10-month program aims to provide leadership development for high potential women faculty. Congratulations to: Namandje(...)
Faculty Promotions and Additions
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Congratulations to all of the below faculty members who were recently promoted. Promoted to Professor: Promoted to Associate Professor: Scott Berkowitz, Division of Cardiology Christopher Hoffmann, Division of Infectious Diseases Howard Levy, Division of General Internal Medicine Promoted to Assistant Professor: Jemima Albayda, Division of Rheumatology Evelyn Gathecha, Division of Hospital Medicine Allison Lamber,(...)
Lee Featured in #TimeForBaltimore
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Linda Lee, associate professor in the Division of Gastroenterology was recently featured as part of #TimeForBaltimore, a video series highlighting work that members of Hopkins do in the community. Linda was featured for her work founding the Baltimore Kids Chess League, where children from kindergarten to high school have competed in an annual chess tournament(...)
Osler Housestaff Awards
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Congratulations to the following members of the DOM who were honored at last month's ceremony of the Osler Medical Training Program: Part Time Faculty Member: Eric Seifter, associate professor in the Division of General Internal Medicine In recognition of outstanding contributions to housestaff teaching by a member of the part-time faculty of the Department of Medicine of the Johns(...)