The Department of Medicine Task Force on Women’s Academic Careers held its virtual 2021 Annual Meeting on Wednesday, June 23, featuring keynote speaker Dr. Amy S. Gottlieb, MD, FACP. Dr. Gottlieb is Professor of Medicine and Obstetrics & Gynecology and the inaugural Associate Dean for Faculty Affairs at University of Massachusetts Medical School’s regional campus […]
Infectious Diseases
Members of the DOM Receive Alumni Awards
Posted by | Congratulations2021 Reunion and Alumni Weekend Virtual Award and Portrait Ceremony Distinguished Alumni Awards Presented by the Johns Hopkins University Alumni Association Brian T. Garibaldi, M.D., Med ’04, Ed ’18 Dr. Brian Garibaldi is associate professor of medicine, physiology and health sciences informatics in the Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, where he attends in […]
Piggott Named Director of the Vivien Thomas Scholars Initiative & Associate Vice Provost for Graduate Diversity and Partnerships
Posted by | Congratulations, LeadershipDr. Damani Piggott, Assistant Dean for Graduate Biomedical Education and Graduate Student Diversity, will become the inaugural director of the Vivien Thomas Scholars Initiative and Associate Vice Provost for Graduate Diversity and Partnerships effective July 1, 2021. Dr. Piggott graduated from Morehouse College summa cum laude as the class valedictorian. He received his M.D. and […]
Four from the DOM Receive COVID-19 Research Response Program Grants
Posted by | Miscellaneous, ResearchThe COVID-19 Research Response Program Therapeutics Team, under the leadership of Drs. Paul Auwaerter and Mark Sulkowski, was provided philanthropic funds targeted for research in two critical topics related to the pandemic. Addressing clinical or translational research related to SARS-CoV-2 vaccines Gain an understanding of post-acute COVID-19 syndrome. Solicitation, review and awarding of grants are […]
Chaisson Receives Lifetime Achievement Award
Posted by | CongratulationsDr. Richard Chaisson, professor in the Division of Infectious Diseases, received the Lifetime Achievement Award from the North American Region of the International Union Against TB and Lung Disease. This is the highest award of the region and is given to an individual who has made outstanding contributions to the field of TB over a […]
2021 Institute for Excellence in Education Awards
Posted by | Congratulations, EducationThe Institute for Excellence in Education Outstanding Educator Awards are designed to recognize and celebrate outstanding educators and acknowledge great achievements in education. Congratulations to the following award recipients from the DOM: The Martin D. Abeloff Award for Lifetime Achievement in Medical and Biomedical Education John G. Bartlett, MD, Division of Infectious Diseases The Lisa J. Heiser […]
Faculty Promotions and Additions
Posted by | CongratulationsCongratulations to the below faculty members who were recently promoted. Drs. Duvuru Geetha and Rosalyn Stewart are the first in the Department of Medicine to be promoted through the new Clinical Excellence Promotions Track. Professor Geetanjali Chander, General Internal Medicine Deidra Crews, Nephrology Duvuru Geetha, Nephrology Joseph Marine, Cardiology Rasika Mathias, Allergy and Clinical Immunology […]
Four-Week Direct-Acting Antiviral Prophylaxis for Kidney Transplantation From Hepatitis C-Viremic Donors to Hepatitis C-Negative Recipients: An Open-Label Nonrandomized Study
Posted by | Article of the WeekARTICLE: Four-Week Direct-Acting Antiviral Prophylaxis for Kidney Transplantation From Hepatitis C-Viremic Donors to Hepatitis C-Negative Recipients: An Open-Label Nonrandomized Study AUTHORS: Christine M Durand, Brittany Barnaba, Sile Yu, Diane M Brown, Michael A Chattergoon, Nichole Bair, Fizza F Naqvi, Mark Sulkowski, Dorry L Segev, Niraj M Desai JOURNAL: Ann Intern Med. 2021 Jan;174(1):137-138. doi: 10.7326/M20-1468. Epub 2020 Sep 8. Abstract Background: Kidneys from deceased donors with hepatitis C […]
Irvin Named Associate Vice Chair for Diversity and Inclusion
Posted by | Congratulations, LeadershipDr. Risha Irvin will become the next Associate Vice Chair for Diversity and Inclusion and Director of the DOM Diversity Council on March 1, 2021. Born and raised in the South, Dr. Irvin and her family were no strangers to the unjust Jim Crow laws and discrimination that still exists in our society today. Her […]
Randomized Trial of a Vaccine Regimen to Prevent Chronic HCV Infection
Posted by | Article of the WeekARTICLE: Randomized Trial of a Vaccine Regimen to Prevent Chronic HCV Infection AUTHORS: Kimberly Page, Michael T. Melia, Rebecca T. Veenhuis, Matthew Winter, Kimberly E. Rousseau, Guido Massaccesi, William O. Osburn, Michael Forman, Elaine Thomas, Karla Thornton, Katherine Wagner, Ventzislav Vassilev, Lan Lin, Paula J. Lum, Linda C. Giudice, Ellen Stein, Alice Asher, Soju Chang, […]