Congratulations to all of the below faculty members who were recently promoted. Professor: Petros Karakousis, Infectious Diseases Sean Leng, Geriatrics John Murphy, Infectious Diseases Timothy Osborne (not pictured), Endocrinology Sarbjit Saini, Clinical Immunology Associate Professor: Justin Bailey, Infectious Diseases Lee Daugherty-Biddison, Pulmonary Seth Martin, Cardiology Stephen Sozio, Nephrology Jeffrey Trost, Cardiology Assistant Professor: Keira Cohen,(...)
Hematology
Smith-Resar Selected for NIH Study Section
Posted by | Congratulations, ResearchLinda Smith-Resar, professor in the Division of Hematology, was selected to serve as a member of the Molecular Oncogenesis Study Section, Center for Scientific Review for the Department of Health and Human Services of the National Institutes of Health (NIH) beginning July 1, 2018. Members of the study section are selected on the basis of(...)
Faculty Promotions and Additions
Posted by | CongratulationsCongratulations to all of the below faculty members who were recently promoted. Professor: Associate Professor: Rachel Damico, Pulmonary Amy DeZern, Hematology Allison Hays, Cardiology Elizabeth Ratchford, Cardiology Assistant Professor: Ashwini Davison, Geriatrics Ivonne Pena, Hospital Medicine We would also like to welcome our new faculty members who joined the department last quarter. Abdul Amir, adjunct assistant(...)
Brodsky Fights for Sickle Cell Disease Research Funding
Posted by | Patient Care, ResearchRobert Brodsky, professor and director of the Division of Hematology, spoke at a roundtable discussion hosted by Senator Cory Booker to discuss a bill that would give money to the Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) to give out grants to track sickle cell disease patients and assess how far they are from treatment centers. Sickle(...)
Faculty Promotions and Additions
Posted by | CongratulationsCongratulations to all of the below faculty members who were recently promoted. Professor: Associate Professor: Assistant Professor: Jennifer Foulke-Abel, Division of Gastroenterology We would also like to welcome our new faculty members who joined the department last quarter. Melissa Blakeman, instructor, GIM Lonnie Fuller, instructor, GIM Dean Grove, instructor, Occupational Medicine Kelly Koay, instructor, GIM Kimiyoshi Kobayashhi,(...)
Faculty Promotions and Additions
Posted by | CongratulationsCongratulations to all of the below faculty members who were recently promoted. Associate Professor: Assistant Professor: Ann Marie Parker, Pulmonary Jennifer Townsend, Infectious Diseases Swaytha Yalamanchi, Endocrinology Instructor: Lingling Xian, Hematology We would also like to welcome our new faculty members who joined the department last quarter. Wael AlJaroudi, adjunct assistant professor in Cardiology Katherine Allen,(...)
Spivak Named Master in the American College of Physicians
Posted by | CongratulationsJerry Spivak, professor in the Division of Hematology, was recently elevated to master in the American College of Physicians. Jerry joins only two other Masters in the entire state of Maryland in recognition of of his worldwide impact as a scientist and expert in hematology, his superlative work as a clinician-educator and his contributions to the American College of Physicians.
July Report from the Development Office
Posted by | AdministrationWith your help we had a fabulous year, raising $28,014,385 in gifts and pledges for FY17! Thank you to our many partners across the faculty and staff of the Department of Medicine. A few highlights from the 4th quarter include: A $200K bequest intention from Jim Melton for the John Bartlett Specialty Practice in ID(...)
Brodsky Receives Service Star Award
Posted by | Congratulations, Patient CareRobert Brodsky, professor in the Division of Hematology, was recently selected to receive a Service Star Award from Johns Hopkins Medicine Service Excellence based on a glowing recommendation from the family of one of his patients. See below for a passage from the letter. He will be honored in a ceremony in July. "As I am sure you know,(...)
Intestinal Stem Cell Growth Encouraged by Single Gene
Posted by | ResearchA research group led by Linda Resar, professor in the Division of Hematology, recently discovered a gene protein called HMGA1 that is critically important for maintaining stem cells in the gut. Watch the video below or see the public release to find out more. For the full article published in Nature Communications, visit: http://rdcu.be/rFKh
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