Sharing successes, challenges and daily happenings in the Department of Medicine
Henry Fessler, professor and fellowship director in the Division of Pulmonary, was recently named the 2017 recipient of the Outstanding Educator Award from the American Thoracic Society (ATS). This award recognizes lifetime contributions in education and mentoring in the fields of pulmonary, critical care or sleep medicine. He will be presented the award at the ATS annual(...)
David Feller-Kopman, associate professor in the Division of Pulmonary, and Sophie Lanzkron, associate professor in the Division of Hematology, were recently selected to become members of the ninth cohort of the Miller-Coulson Academy of Clinical Excellence by nationally recognized professors from both within and outside of Hopkins. The academy aims to recognize and promote excellence in patient care.(...)
*pictured above: Rich Johns, Bob Johns, Mark Anderson, John Flynn, Jim Johns, Landon King, Sanjay Desai and seated, Dick Johns December was a busy month, and we are pleased to share that we have received $13,561,085 in gifts and pledges from donors toward our goal of $20,250,000. Top commitments included: Dr. Richard Johns, $1,150,000 pledge for(...)
Congratulations to all of the below faculty members who were recently promoted. Promoted to Professor: Promoted to Associate Professor: Peter Abadir, Division of Geriatrics Maria Roselle Abraham, Division of Cardiology Alicia Arbaje, Division of Geriatrics Rashmi Aurora, Division of Pulmonary Wendy Bennett, Division of General Internal Medicine Jenell Coleman, Division of Clinical Pharmacology Lois Eldred,(...)
Panagis Galiatsatos, fellow in the Division of Pulmonary, was named one of eight employees to receive a Martin Luther King, Jr. Community Service Award at the 35th annual commemoration on Friday, Jan. 13. Panagis is being recognized due to his involvement with Medicine for the Greater Good, a program he co-founded with colleagues from Bayview that aims(...)
Recently, several DOM faculty members have been recognized for their contributions to diabetes research. Landon King, professor in the Division of Pulmonary and executive vice dean for Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, represented Johns Hopkins Medicine at the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation (JDRF) Greater Chesapeake and Potomac Chapter Hope Gala on Saturday, November 12. The(...)
Brian Garibaldi, assistant professor in the Division of Pulmonary, was recently inducted as a fellow in the New York Academy of Medicine. Academy fellows are distinguished professionals in medical and health professions and other disciplines affecting health, who embody the highest levels of achievement and leadership in urban health, elected by their peers. For more information,(...)
It was a great week for funding in the Department of Medicine. On Monday, it was announced that William Checkley, associate professor in the Division of Pulmonary, would share a five-year, $30 million grant from the National Institutes of Health in collaboration with teh Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation for a field study on the impact(...)
The Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine invites members of the Department of Medicine to the 2nd annual Solbert Permutt Memorial Lecture on Tuesday, September 13 at 4 p.m. in the Tilghman Room, Turner Auditorium. The lecture will be given by Luciano Gattinoni, M.D., F.R.C.P., guest professor of Anesthesiology and Intensive Care, University of Goettingen,(...)
ARTICLE: Age and Small Airway Imaging Abnormalities in Subjects With and Without Airflow Obstruction in SPIROMICS AUTHORS: Carlos H. Martinez, Alejandro A Diaz, Catherine Meldrum, Jeffrey L. Curtis, Christopher B. Cooper, Cheryl Pirozzi, Richard E. Kanner, Robert Paine, III, Prescott G Woodruff, Eugene R Bleecker, Nadia N Hansel, R. Graham Barr, Nathaniel Marchetti, Gerard J Criner, Ella A Kazerooni, Eric A. Hoffman, Brian D Ross, Craig J Galban, Christine T Cigolle, Fernando J Martinez, MeiLan K Han and for the SPIROMICS Investigators JOURNAL: Am J Respir(...)