Dr. Cynthia Boyd, professor and director of the Division of Geriatric Medicine & Gerontology, Dr. Nadia Hansel, professor and director of the Division of Pulmonary & Critical Care Medicine, and Dr. Petros Karakousis, professor in the Division of Infectious Diseases, were recently named to the newest cohort of members of the American Society for Clinical […]
Geriatrics
Christmas Named Governor-Elect of the Maryland ACP
Posted by | Congratulations, Patient CareDr. Colleen Christmas, associate professor in the Division of Geriatrics, was elected by the Maryland Chapter of the American College of Physicians as the new Governor-Elect Designee. She will take office in April 2021 as Governor-Elect before assuming the office of Governor in April 2022. She was recognized for being a dedicated, hardworking and gracious member […]
Cudjoe Receives Veterans Day Achievers Award
Posted by | CongratulationsDr. Thomas Cudjoe, assistant professor in the Division of Geriatric Medicine & Gerontology, received the 2020 Veterans Day Achievers Award from the JHM Office of Diversity & Inclusion. The award, created in honor of Veterans Day, recognizes military veterans and active duty military who work at Hopkins and have demonstrated contributions to their communities and […]
Top Doctors in the DOM
Posted by | Congratulations, Patient CareBaltimore 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 […]
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 […]