Dr. Ami Shah, associate professor in the Division of Rheumatology, was named a 2020 recipient of the Henry Kunkel Young Investigator Award from the American College of Rheumatology (ACR). This award honors an early career physician scientist, who is 12 years post rheumatology certifying examination eligibility, who has made outstanding and promising independent contributions to […]
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Top Doctors in the DOM
Posted by kbennett | Congratulations, Patient CareBaltimore magazine recognized close to 200 Johns Hopkins physicians as “Top Doctors” of 2020. This acknowledgement comes from an annual peer survey in which the metro area’s roughly 14,000 physicians vote on which doctor they would send a member of their family or friend to. The survey includes 135 specialties, and only approximately 6 percent of […]
Oct 30, 2020 No comments

Fava Receives Distinguished Fellow Award
Posted by kbennett | Congratulations, EducationDr. Andrea Fava, fellow in the Division of Rheumatology, has received the 2020 Distinguished Fellow Award from the American College of Rheumatology. The Distinguished Fellow Award recognizes up to ten clinical and research fellows who are in a rheumatology fellowship training program and who have performed meritoriously. Dr. Fava is the fifth consecutive recipient of this […]
Sep 29, 2020

Shah Receives Early Career Investigator Award
Posted by kbennett | Congratulations, ResearchAmi Shah, associate professor in the Division of Rheumatology, was named a 2020 recipient of the Henry Kunkel Early Career Investigator Award from the American College of Rheumatology (ACR). This award honors an early career physician scientist, who is 12 years post rheumatology certifying examination eligibility, who has made outstanding and promising independent contributions to […]
Sep 10, 2020

Hellmann to Step Down as Chairman of the DOM at JHBMC
Posted by Mark Anderson | LeadershipAfter 20 years, David B. Hellmann, MD, MACP, will step down as chairman of the Department of Medicine at Johns Hopkins Bayview Medical Center. Two decades later, it is hard to imagine Bayview without the pillar that is David Hellmann. Alongside his role as chairman, he has served as vice dean and vice president for […]
Jun 19, 2020

Thank You For All You Do: Molecular Medicine and Rheumatology
Posted by kbennett | Patient Care, ResearchNo one is untouched by the COVID-19 pandemic. Although all departments in the School of Medicine and Johns Hopkins Health System have come together in remarkable ways to meet this challenge, no group has given more than the Department of Medicine. COVID-19 is fundamentally a medical illness, and our department is at the forefront in […]
Jun 15, 2020

2020 SOM Convocation Awards
Posted by kbennett | Congratulations, EducationThe Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine Convocation Ceremony took place virtually on Wednesday, May 20. Many of the awards for faculty were given to members of the Department of Medicine. George J. Stuart Award Khalil Ghanem, associate professor in the Division of Infectious Diseases The Stuart Award was established in 1969 following the bequest […]
May 21, 2020

Faculty Promotions and Additions
Posted by kbennett | CongratulationsCongratulations to the below faculty members who were recently promoted. Associate Professor Mahendra Damarla, Pulmonary Raquel Greer, General Internal Medicine James Hamilton, Gastroenterology Oliver Laeyendecker, Infectious Diseases Assistant Professor Eric Gapud, Rheumatology Emily Insetta, CIMS Gigi Liu, General Internal Medicine Michelle Sharp, Pulmonary Homa Timlin, Rheumatology Scott Vasher, CIMS We would also like to welcome […]
Apr 10, 2020

26 From the DOM Named Top Doctors
Posted by kbennett | 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 […]
Nov 15, 2019

Baig Appointed to American College of Rheumatology Committee
Posted by kbennett | CongratulationsSara Baig, fellow in the Division of Rheumatology, was appointed by the American College of Rheumatology to the Standing Committee on Quality of Care. This committee directs the development of classification and response criteria, outcome measures, practice guidelines and activities related to the safety of rheumatologic therapeutics. The committee is comprised of 12 leading rheumatologists […]
Sep 23, 2019