James Hudspeth, M.D. and Kristen Lee, M.D., honored and inducted into newly formed Clinical Excellence Society
Members of the BU Medical Group, formerly known as the Faculty Practice Foundation, honored the clinical contributions of BU faculty who exemplify the mission and values of the Group through leadership, patient care and innovative perspectives. James Hudspeth, MD, Section of General Internal Medicine and Kristen Lee, MD, Section of General Internal Medicine were among the 15 fifteen faculty inducted into the newly formed Clinical Excellence Society.
In addition, Dr. Hudspeth was presented the Excellence in Care Award, which is presented to an early or mid-career clinician that demonstrates clinical excellence and serves as an exceptional role model for the values in his clinical work.
Congratulations to Dr. Hudspeth and Dr. Lee!
Read more: http://www.bumc.bu.edu/busm/2017/10/19/bubmc-faculty-recognized-for-clinical-excellence/
October 17 Faculty Appointments/Promotions
Congratulations to the following DOM Faculty Members on their initial appointments at Boston University School of Medicine:
Initial Appointments
Patricia Dominique, M.S.N., NP – Instructor of Medicine, Section of General Internal Medicine
Lisa M. Mendelson, M.S.N., CNP – Instructor of Medicine, Section of Hematology & Medical Oncology
Alana Ngo, M.S.N., FNP-BC – Instructor of Medicine, Section of General Internal Medicine
2017 New Faculty Awards
The Department of Medicine would like to recognize and congratulate the following faculty members for new awards received:
September 2017: Boston Medical Center
Deepa Gopal, Cardiology, Cardiac Phenotyping to Identify Preclinical Heart Failure in Metabolic Syndrome, American Heart Association
Jeffrey Samet, General Internal Medicine, Linking Russian Narcology and HIV Care to Enhance Treatment, Retention and Outcomes Part II, NIH-NIDA
Jeffrey Samet, General Internal Medicine, ST. PETER HIV-Alcohol, Protein Biomarkers and Cardiovascular Disease Risk, NIH-NIAAA
Jeffrey Samet, General Internal Medicine, Pilot Study of Opioid-receptor Antagonist to Reduce Pain and Inflammation among HIV-Infected Persons, NIH-NIAAA
Ricardo Cruz, General Internal Medicine, Project Recover (Referral, Engagement, Case Management and Overdose Prevention Education in Recov…), DHHS
Ian Rifkin, Nephrology, The Role of Interferon Regulatory Factor 5 in the Pathogenesis of SLE, NIH-NIAID
July, August 2017: Boston University
Jessica Fetterman, Whitaker Cardiovascular Institute, Topmed Informatics Resource Center- Data and Working Group Support, University of Michigan
William Evan Johnson, Computational Biomedicine, An Interactive Analysis Toolkit for Single cell RNA-SEQ In Cancer Research, NIH/National Cancer Institute
Suzanne Sarfaty, GIM, Outreach Van Project, Mass Medical Society
Kenneth Walsh, Whitaker Cardiovascular Institute, Somatic TET2 Mutations in Cardiac Remodeling, NIH/National Heart, Lung and Blood Inst.
Francesca Seta, Vascular Biology, Boston Nutrition Obesity Research Center, Boston Medical Center Corporation
David Felson, Clinical Epidemiology Research and Training Unit, Fats, Fiber and Osteoarthritis, NIH/National Institute of Arthritis & Mu
Jason Rock, Center for Regenerative Medicine, Mechanisms of Adult Lung Alveologenesis, NIH/National Heart, Lung, and Blood Inst.
Hasmeena Kathuria, Pulmonary Center, Capitalizing on Hospitalization to Engage Low Ses Smokers in LDCT Screening, American Lung Association
Lee Quinton, Pulmonary Center, Inducible Epithelial Resilience During Pneumonia, NIH/National Heart, Lung and Blood Inst.
Traci Bethea, Slone Epidemiology Center, An Assessment of Whether Aspirin and/or Vitamin D Improves Breast Cancer Outcomes in Black Women and the Modifying Effect of Genetic Variants, NIH/National Cancer Institute
Naomi Hamburg, Whitaker Cardiovascular Institute, Novel Factors For Muscle Mass Strength In Adults, Hebrew Senior Life
Can an App Reduce Cardiac Risks?
Joanne Murabito, MD, ScM, Associate Professor of Medicine, and Emelia Benjamin, MD, ScM, Professor of Medicine, are leading a study to explore different approaches to capturing health data using mobile devices such as smartphones. Read more: https://www.bumc.bu.edu/busm/2017/10/11/can-an-app-reduce-cardiac-risks/
Detecting Mental Health Conditions in Women Veterans Helps To Identify Their Risk for Cardiovascular Disease
A research team from BUSM and the VA Boston Healthcare System, which included corresponding author Megan Gerber, MD, MPH, Associate Professor of Medicine, conducted a study that found Women Veterans that exhibit a high degree of mental health issues are associated with an increased risk for coronary artery disease (CAD). The study also found that with each additional mental health condition (depression, anxiety and psychotic disorders), the odds of CAD increased by at least 40%. Read more: http://www.bumc.bu.edu/busm/2017/10/11/detecting-mental-health-conditions-in-women-veterans-helps-identify-risk-for-cardiovascular-disease/
Sarah Bagley, MD, named one of Greater Boston’s Chamber of Commerce’s 2017 Ten Outstanding Young Leaders
Sarah Bagley, MD, Assistant Professor in the Section of General Internal Medicine, was named one of the Greater Boston Chamber of Commerce’s 2017 Ten Outstanding Young Leaders (TOYL). As founder and director of BMC’s CATALYST clinic, Dr. Bagley and her team focus on treating young adults and teens struggling with substance use disorder.
The TOYL awards celebrate the contributions of current and emerging young leaders like Bagley who have demonstrated professional, personal and civic commitment to improving the quality of life within the Greater Boston region. She will be honored on November 8 at Laugh Boston.
Read more: http://internal.bmc.org/newsdetail.asp?news_id={A641514C-02DC-4B0D-95A4-9AB18FBC1CA1}#
BMC Provider Recognition Campaign
Congratulations to the following providers that have met the 75th percentile bar for provider communication on the BMC survey.
| Dr. Soukaina Adolphe
Dr. Rhoda Alani Dr. Marilyn Augustyn Dr. Eric Awtry Dr. Richard Babayan Dr. Gary Balady Dr. Thomas Barber Dr. Tracy Battaglia Dr. Shannon Bell Dr. John Berk Dr. Jasvinder Bhatia Dr. Rita Blanchard Dr. Renee Boynton-Jarrett Dr. Lewis Braverman Dr. Christopher Brook Dr. Chava Chapman Dr. Sheila Chapman Dr. Daniel Chen Dr. Eileen Costello Dr. Sarah Crane Dr. Ravin Davidoff Dr. Julien Dedier Dr. Robert Eberhardt Dr. Frank Farraye Dr. Alan Farwell Cleopatra Ferrao, NP
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Dr. Katherine Gergen-Barnett
Dr. Gretchen Gignac Dr. Praveen Govender Dr. Shirin Haddady Dr. Andrea Havasi Dr. Warren Hershman Dr. Donald Hess Dr. Michael Holick Dr. Helen Hollingsworth Faye Huang, NP Dr. Alice Jacobs Dr. Karl Karlson Dr. Sarah Kimball Dr. Michael Klein Dr. Ilona Koptis Jessica Koval, NP Dr. Marc Larochelle Tracey Lavey, NP Dr. Stephanie Lee Dr. Adam Lerner Dr. Jessica Levy Dr. Sandra Looby-Gordon Dr. Robert Lowe Eunice Macallister, NP Dr. Christopher Manasseh Dr. Paul Monach
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Dr. Georgia Montouris
Dr. Andreea Negroiu Dr. Matthew Nuhn Mariusz Olesiak, PA Kenya Palmer, NP Dr. Ashvin Pande Dr. Cassandra Pierre Dr. David Pimentel Dr. Genevieve Preer Dr. Janice Quan Dr. Ambili Ramachandran Dr. Catherine Rich Dr. Aileen Roman Dr. Joshua Safer Dr. Marie Saint-Hilaire Dr. Vaishali Sanchorawala Dr. Omar Siddiqi Dr. Jennifer Siegel Dr. Robert Simms Dr. Mark Sloan Dr. Devin Steenkamp Dr. Lauren Stern Dr. Elizabeth Stier Dr. Neelam Vashi Dr. Jason Worcester |
CReM Honored for Sharing Stem Cell Lines
The Center for Regenerative Medicine, founded by Drs. Darrell Kotton, Gustavo Mostoslavsky, and George Murphy in 2008, has received the 2017 Sharing Research Resources Award from the Association of American Medical Colleges (AAMC), which was established “to recognize successful models for sharing biomedical research resources.” Read more: http://www.bumc.bu.edu/busm/2017/09/08/crem-honored-for-sharing-stem-cell-lines/
September 17 Appointments/Promotions
Promotions
Vipul Chitalia, MBBS - Associate Professor of Medicine, Section of Nephrology
Allan J. Walkey, M.D. - Associate Professor of Medicine, Section of Pulmonary, Allergy, Sleep & Critical Care
Vijaya Kolachalama Receives AHA Grant to Improve Cardiovascular Treatments
Vijaya Kolachalama, PhD, Assistant Professor of Cardiology, has received a Scientist Development grant from the American Heart Association (AHA). The award will fund his three-year study,“Mechanisms of Drug-Coated Balloon Therapy.” The project focuses on developing models for smarter artery care, including improving drug coated angioplasty balloons that could benefit patients with clogged arteries. Read more: http://www.bumc.bu.edu/busm/2017/08/16/vijaya-kolachalama-receives-aha-grant-to-improve-cardiovascular-treatments/