The 2020 Department of Medicine & Whiting School of Engineering Research Retreat will take place on Friday, February 28. The theme is Nanomedicine: Treating Diseases at the Molecular Level and will feature keynote speaker Dr. Steven Chu of Stanford University, Nobel Laureate in Physics and the 12th United States Secretary of Energy. The keynote address […]
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Faculty Promotions and Additions
Posted by | CongratulationsCongratulations to the below faculty members who were recently promoted. Professor Jonathan Golub, Infectious Diseases Associate Professor Mark Lazarev, Gastroenterology We would also like to welcome our new faculty members who joined the department last quarter. James Clyne, instructor, GIM Paul Coen, adjunct associate professor, Endocrinology James DeLany, adjunct professor, Endocrinology Bupesh Dogra, instructor, GIM Stephen Gardell, […]
Checkley Awarded Two NIH Grants for Chronic Disease Research
Posted by | Congratulations, ResearchChronic diseases are currently responsible for over 70 percent of deaths worldwide, with over 80 percent occurring in low- and middle-income countries. The Center for Global Non-Communicable Disease Research and Training at Johns Hopkins University led by William Checkley, associate professor in the Division of Pulmonary, was awarded two five-year training grants starting September 2019 […]
Clinical Awards for Physicians and Care Teams
Posted by | Congratulations, Patient CareThe fifth annual ceremony for the Johns Hopkins Medicine Clinical Awards for Physicians and Care Teams on Tuesday, December 3 marked another stellar year for members of the DOM. The Office of Johns Hopkins Physicians received almost 400 nominations for awards in six categories across six hospitals. The below clinicians and care teams from the […]
Ten From the DOM Named Highly Cited Researchers
Posted by | Congratulations, ResearchTen members of the DOM were named to the Web of Science Group's list of 2019 Highly Cited Researchers. The list represents the select few who have been most frequently cited by their peers over the last decade. In 2019, fewer than 6,300, or 0.1 percent, of the world's researchers, across 21 research fields, have […]
American Heart Association Scientific Sessions Awards
Posted by | CongratulationsThe DOM was well represented at the American Heart Association Scientific Sessions earlier this month in Philadelphia. Virginia Hahn, fellow in the Division of Cardiology, won the Basic Cardiovascular Abstract Travel Grant which provides a travel grant to attend the AHA’s Scientific Sessions. .@VirginiaSHahn says her findings give insights into the mechanisms behind each kind of […]
Cystic Fibrosis Center Recognized by the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation
Posted by | CongratulationsThe Johns Hopkins Cystic Fibrosis Center received the Outstanding Partnership Award for both the adult and pediatric program from the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation (CFF). The awards were presented at the North American Cystic Fibrosis Conference (NACFC) in Phoenix, Arizona. Christian Merlo, associate professor in the Division of Pulmonary, accepted the award for the adult program. […]
26 From the DOM Named Top Doctors
Posted by | Congratulations, Patient CareBaltimore magazine recently released its 2019 Top Doctors list and 26 of the physicians are from the DOM. This annual listing is one resource that people across Maryland use to determine where to seek care. More than 20,000 physicians in 100 specialties were nominated for this recognition through an online survey. Only about 700 physicians […]
Faculty Promotions and Additions
Posted by | CongratulationsCongratulations to all of the below faculty members who were recently promoted. Professor: David Valle, Genetic Medicine Associate Professor: Maurizio Colognesi-Capogrossi, Cardiology Flora Kisuule, Hospital Medicine Mariana Lazo, GIM Sammy Zakaria, Cardiology Assistant Professor: Panagis Galiatsatos, Pulmonary Mark Ranek, Cardiology Sarina Sahetya, Pulmonary Instructor: Peter Anderson, Cardiology We would also like to welcome our new […]
SOM Faculty Senate
Posted by | LeadershipThe School of Medicine’s Faculty Senate resumed for the year in September. They have focused on the new Clinical Excellence Track and Gold Book revisions as well as learner mistreatment, ethical guidelines for physicians involved in grateful patient fundraising and the SOM's policy on disclosure and professional commitments. The faculty representatives for the DOM are: […]