Baltimore 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 […]
Geriatrics
Four New CIM Scholars Announced
Posted by | CongratulationsThis month, the International Advisory Board of the Center for Innovative Medicine (CIM) announced four new CIM Scholars. CIM Scholars are backed by extraordinarily generous donors of the Center for Innovative Medicine by supporting people who have the potential to make significant contributions to one or more of three areas: (1) training great physicians and […]
Exercise intolerance and rapid skeletal muscle energetic decline in human age-associated frailty
Posted by | Article of the WeekARTICLE: Exercise intolerance and rapid skeletal muscle energetic decline in human age-associated frailty AUTHORS: Sabra C. Lewsey, Kilian Weiss, Michael Schär, Yi Zhang, Paul A. Bottomley,3 T. Jake Samuel, Qian-Li Xue, Angela Steinberg, Jeremy Walston, Gary Gerstenblith, and Robert G. Weiss JOURNAL: JCI Insight. 2020 Sep 17;141246. doi: 10.1172/jci.insight.141246. Online ahead of print. Abstract Background: Physical frailty in older individuals is characterized by subjective […]
Arbaje Named Co-Chair of PCORI Advisory Panel
Posted by | Congratulations, ResearchDr. Alicia Arbaje, associate professor in the Division of Geriatrics, will co-chair the Advisory Panel on Healthcare Delivery and Disparities Research from the Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute (PCORI). The panel will advise and provide assistance in identifying national priorities and establish PCORI's patient-centered research agenda. PCORI’s advisory panels provide advice and recommendations to the Board […]
Boyd Named Interim Director of the Division of Geriatrics
Posted by | Congratulations, LeadershipDr. 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 […]
Thank You for All You Do: Clinical Pharmacology, Geriatrics and Occupational Medicine
Posted by | Education, Leadership, Patient Care, ResearchNo 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 […]
Berkowitz Named Chief Population Health Officer and VP of Population Health for JHM
Posted by | Congratulations, LeadershipScott Berkowitz, associate professor in the Divisions of Cardiology and Geriatrics, is the new chief population health officer and vice president of population health for Johns Hopkins Medicine. From Kevin Sowers: I am pleased to announce the appointment of Scott Berkowitz, M.D., M.B.A., as chief population health officer and vice president of population health for […]
Durso Named Director of DOM at JHBMC
Posted by | Administration, Congratulations, LeadershipI am pleased to announce that Dr. Samuel C. Durso, MD, MBA, will be our next Director of the Department of Medicine at Johns Hopkins Bayview Medical Center effective July 1, 2020. His new position will combine the roles of site leader at Bayview with his current responsibilities as executive vice chair. Dr. Durso’s stellar […]
Faculty Promotions and Additions
Posted by | CongratulationsCongratulations to the below faculty members who were recently promoted. Associate Professor Mahendra Damarla, Pulmonary Raquel Greer, General Internal Medicine James Hamilton, Gastroenterology Oliver Laeyendecker, Infectious Diseases Assistant Professor Eric Gapud, Rheumatology Emily Insetta, CIMS Gigi Liu, General Internal Medicine Michelle Sharp, Pulmonary Homa Timlin, Rheumatology Scott Vasher, CIMS We would also like to welcome […]
Mason F. Lord Lecture
Posted by | CMEYou are cordially invited to attend the 44th Annual Mason F. Lord Lecture on Tuesday, March 3, 2020 from noon-1 p.m. in the Johns Hopkins Asthma & Allergy Center, Richard A. Grossi Auditorium, Level 1. The lecture is co-sponsored with the Johns Hopkins Bayview Department of Medicine. Guest speaker: Annette Medina-Walpole, M.D., Paul H. Fine […]