Sharing successes, challenges and daily happenings in the Department of Medicine
Congratulations to the below faculty members who were recently promoted. Professor *announced in the State of the Department Namandje Bumpus, Clinical Pharmacology Sanjay Desai, Pulmonary Khalil Ghanem, ID Morgan Grams, Nephrology Allen Kachalia, GIM Sophie Lanzkron, Hematology Brent Petty, Clinical Pharmacology Grant Tao, Occupational Medicine Assistant Professor Sean Agbor-Enoh (adjunct), Pulmonary Kunchok Dorjee, ID Sarath […]
Dr. Thomas Smith, professor in the Division of General Internal Medicine, was named a recipient of the Ellen L. Stovall Award for Innovation in Patient-Centered Cancer Care from the National Coalition for Cancer Survivorship. The award recognizes pioneers who are transforming the cancer care system. The Stovall Award is given annually to two individuals, organizations […]
Casey Overby Taylor, Ph.D., assistant professor in the Division of General Internal Medicine, received a 2020 Genomic Innovator Awards from the National Human Genome Research Institute (NHGRI) of the NIH. She is one of 12 early career investigators to receive a total of up to $27 million over five years. With this, she will study […]
This course will introduce students to the rapidly evolving field of precision medicine and the role of big data analytics in improving patient care, clinical decision making, and population health management. Students will be provided access to the Johns Hopkins Precision Medicine Analytics Platform (PMAP) and learn how the infrastructure is built to support clinical […]
Congratulations to the below faculty members who were recently promoted. Associate Professor Monica Mukherjee, Cardiology Nazareno Paolocci, Cardiology Clare Rock, Infectious Diseases Assistant Professor Frederick Anokye-Danso, Endocrinology Melanie Dispenza, Allergy and Clinical Immunology Julia Lynn Drewes, Infectious Diseases Rupert Hung, Hospital Medicine at JHBMC Mahaa Umapathi, Cardiology Instructor Caroline Kensler, General Internal Medicine We would […]
COVID-19 Preclinical Discovery Awards Paul Auwaerter and Mark Sulkowski, both professors in the Division of Infectious Diseases, are the therapeutics team leaders for the university’s COVID-19 Research Response Program. In response to the COVID-19 pandemic, Johns Hopkins University has funded the COVID-19 Pre-clinical Research Discovery Fund (C19PcRDF), which has awarded four grants of up to […]
I am excited to announce the Division of Hospital Medicine at JHH. This represents an important event in the evolution of the JHH Hospital Medicine program that initially found a home in the Division of General Internal Medicine. Today we find ourselves at a crossroads, due to the pressing expansion of the hospitalist roles in […]
We want to call your attention to the position statement recently released by the Society of General Internal Medicine (SGIM) on the internist’s role in addressing social determinants of health. The statement calls on internists and community practitioners to expand their reach beyond the medical office and hospital bedside to partner with others in addressing […]
No one is untouched by the COVID-19 pandemic. Although all departments in the School of Medicine and Johns Hopkins Health System have come together in remarkable ways to meet this challenge, no group has given more than the Department of Medicine. COVID-19 is fundamentally a medical illness, and our department is at the forefront in […]
S. Michelle Ogunwole, fellow in the Division of General Internal Medicine, was selected to be a 2020 Health Disparities Research Institute Scholar by the National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities (NIMHD). The program features lectures on minority health and health disparities research, small group discussions, mock grant review and seminars. Institute participants will […]