Henry Fessler, Stuart Ray and Stephen Sozio have been selected to participate in the Johns Hopkins medical students' Relay for Life Pie-in-the-Face fundraiser. This charity event supports the American Cancer Society, and takes place on Friday, April 15 from 5:30-6:30 p.m. in the Armstrong Medical Education Building. During the event, several faculty members will be pie-d in the face in exchange for donations. For every $25(...)
Pulmonary
Kliment Wins Baurenschmidt Fellowship
Posted by | Congratulations, ResearchCorrine Kliment, fellow in the Division of Pulmonary, was recently awarded the Baurenschmidt Postdoctoral Research Fellowship from the Johns Hopkins Eudowood Board. This one-year award will support her research working to find new pathways to treat COPD. Along with her colleagues in Doug Robinson's lab in the Department of Cell Biology, she has identified a new(...)
IEE Award Winners
Posted by | Congratulations, EducationThe Department of Medicine took home all but three of the Institute for Excellence in Education's (IEE) Awards for Outstanding Achievement at their ceremony last Friday. This is a testament to our department's incredible educators in all stages of their careers. Congratulations to all of the following faculty members: David Kern, professor in the Division of(...)
Garibaldi Awarded Barondess Fellowship
Posted by | CongratulationsBrian Garibaldi, assistant professor in the Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, was recently awarded the Jeremiah A. Barondess Fellowship by the New York Academy of Medicine. In 2003, Jeremiah A. Barondess, M.D., president of the New York Academy of Medicine, led a successful program on "Enhancing Education for the Clinical Transaction." To honor(...)
Faculty Promotions
Posted by | CongratulationsCongratulations to all of the below faculty members who have been promoted since October. A special congratulations goes out to Seva Polotsky (pictured) who will be honored at the School of Medicine’s annual professorial dinner in December 2016. Promoted to Professor: Vsevolod “Seva” Y. Polotsky, Division of Pulmonary & Critical Care Medicine Promoted to Associate(...)
Sponsored Staff Recognition Awards
Posted by | CongratulationsIndividual Staff Member award We are very happy to award the inaugural Staff Recognition Award to Laura Noffke (right), research service manager in the Division of Pulmonary & Critical Care Medicine. Laura has exceeded in every one of the criteria for this award: leadership, teamwork, can-do attitude, resourcefulness and dedication. Pulmonary has pioneered the pre-(...)
Professor Promotions
Posted by | CongratulationsFY15 saw the promotions of 14 well-deserving members of our department across many divisions and specialties. The below individuals demonstrate the diversity and proficiency that spans the Department of Medicine and succeeded in surpassing an extremely competitive process in order to earn the title of Professor of Medicine. Congratulations to: Theodore Abraham, Division of Cardiology(...)
Congrats to the Graduates of the Leadership Program for Women Faculty
Posted by | CongratulationsThe Department of Medicine had 11 graduates among the Office of Women in Science and Medicine Leadership Program for Women Faculty’s sixth cohort of talented faculty. The program’s goal is to provide leadership development for high potential women faculty, and it has already succeeded in fostering new research collaborations amongst the participants. Congratulations! Alicia Arbaje,(...)
Third Annual Percutaneous Tracheostomy and Advanced Airway Cadaver Course
Posted by | CMEFor the full details and registration form, click here: https://medicine-matters.blogs.hopkinsmedicine.org/files/2015/09/Tracheostomy.pdf
Solbert Permutt Memorial Lecture
Posted by | CMEThe inaugural Solbert Permutt Memorial Lecture will be given on Tuesday, September 8 at 4 p.m. in Phipps 340. The visiting lecturer will be James C. Hogg, MD, PhD, professor emeritus at the University of British Columbia. Dr. Hogg's lecture will be entitled, "Linking Changes in Lung Structure to Gene Expression Profiles in COPD." A(...)