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(...)
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Garibaldi Named New York Academy of Medicine Fellow
Posted by | CongratulationsBrian 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,(...)
Aucott, Checkley and Schwartz Awarded Large Grants
Posted by | Congratulations, ResearchIt 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(...)
Solbert Permutt Memorial Lecture
Posted by | CMEThe 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,(...)
Age and Small Airway Imaging Abnormalities in Subjects With and Without Airflow Obstruction in SPIROMICS
Posted by | Article of the WeekARTICLE: 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(...)
U.S. News & World Report Rankings
Posted by | AdministrationOn a daily basis we give thanks to the faculty and staff of the Department of Medicine for their contributions to discovery, education and the care of our patients. Today, the publication of hospital and medical specialty rankings by U.S. News & World Report reminds the world of what you and all of us together(...)
Hansel and Diette to Lead Children’s Research Center
Posted by | Patient Care, ResearchThe National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS) and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency have funded five new Children's Centers to study the negative effects pollutants in the environment have on children. Nadia Hansel, associate professor in the Division of Pulmonary, and Greg Diette, professor in the Division of Pulmonary will lead the Johns Hopkins Center for the(...)
Eakin Receives President’s Award
Posted by | Congratulations, ResearchOn May 11, Michelle Eakin, assistant professor in the Division of Pulmonary, was honored at an awards dinner with President Daniels to celebrate her winning the 2016 President's Recognition Award for Research that Improves the Health and Well-Being of Baltimore for junior faculty. She received $5,000 to continue her collaborative work with Baltimore City Head Start,(...)
Hansel to Lead Research Center to Study Environmental Health Disparities
Posted by | ResearchNadia Hansel, associate professor in the Division of Pulmonary, was recently named the leader of one of five new research centers funded by the National Institutes of Health (NIH) and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to improve health in communities overwhelmed by pollution and other environmental factors that contribute to health disparities. The JHU project, funded by a $1.5 million(...)
10 Inducted into the Distinguished Teaching Society
Posted by | Congratulations, EducationEleven members of our department were elected by the medical student body to be inducted into the Distinguished Teaching Society, a selective new teaching honor society affiliated with the JHUSOM medical student government, JHUSOM Institute for Excellence in Education (IEE) and the JHUSOM Vice Dean for Education that recognizes excellence in clinical medical student teaching(...)