News & Updates
Installation of the inaugural David J. Salant, MD, Professor of Nephrology
You are cordially invited to join us for the installation of Laurence H. Beck, MD, PhD as the David J. Salant, MD, Professor of Nephrology Program: Installation Ceremony and Celebratory Reception Date: Wednesday, June 15, 2022 Time: 6 p.m. EST Place: Hiebert Lounge, BUSM, 14th Floor, 72 E. Concord Street, Boston, MA Register at trusted.bu.edu/Salant The professorship installation... More
Laurence Beck, Jr. Named Inaugural Incumbent, David J. Salant Professor of Nephrology
We are delighted to announce that Laurence H. Beck, Jr., MD, PhD, Associate Professor of Medicine and Nephrology, has been selected as the inaugural incumbent of the David J. Salant Professor of Nephrology. A hybrid installation ceremony and reception will be held on June 15 at 6 p.m. Register here. Dr. More
DoM Faculty Promotion – May 2022
Congratulations to Dr. Larochelle on his promotion to Associate Professor! Marc Larochelle, MD, BUSM, Medicine/GIM, is a clinician investigator with nationally recognized expertise in the use of large secondary data sources to study outcomes of individuals prescribed opioid analgesics for chronic pain and the identification and treatment of individuals with opioid use... More
DoM Faculty Promotions – February 2022
Congratulations to the following faculty on their recent appointment or promotion! Professor Sondra Crosby, MD, BUSM, Medicine/GIM and SPH, Health Law, Ethics and Human Rights, specializes in human rights, medical ethics, torture and refugee health. She has worked as a medical expert on torture for the Military Commissions Defense Organization (MCDO)... More
The Center for Cross Organ Vascular Pathology (COVP)
The Department of Medicine and Section of Nephrology are delighted to announce the creation of the Center for Cross Organ Vascular Pathology (COVP), directed by Dr. Vipul Chitalia. The COVP will focus on unlocking the underpinnings of vascular pathophysiology in different organs (peripheral vasculature, heart, kidneys, lungs, brain, and eye, More
Jai Marathe, MBBS, MS Recipient of the 2022 Sexual Medicine Research Award
Congratulations to Assistant Professor of Medicine/Infectious Diseases Jai Marathe, MBBS, MS for being one of four recepiets of the 2022 Sexual Medicine Research Award. Jai Marathe, MBBS, MS and her team develop products that prevent both pregnancy and sexually transmitted infections (STI), including HIV-1. The monoclonal antibody (mAb), Human Contraception... More
Omar Siddiqi, MD named Educator of the Year
Congratulations to Dr. Omar Siddiqi, Assistant Professor of Medicine in Cardiovascular Medicine, to be one of four people to be named Educator of the Year. To read more about Dr. Siddiqi outstanding work, click here.
Robert Dawson Evans Distinguished Professors of Medicine Named
Congratulations to this year's Robert Dawson Evans Distinguished Professors of Medicine! The goal of this honorific designation is to acknowledge faculty at the Professorial rank whose academic achievements have had an exceptional impact on their field in research, education, or clinical care. The 2021 professors are:
View Evans Day Content On-Demand!
The 36th Annual Department of Medicine Evans Days celebrated and showcased the research activities of the department's faculty, trainees and researchers. This year's event featured 170 posters and 12 oral presentations. The poster session features 170 unique posters, a record high for the event and included virtual poster displays on the... More
Congratulations Evans Day Award Winners!!!!
Please take a moment to recognize and congratulate these trainees who won awards at this year's Department of Medicine Virtual Evans Days!!! Basic Oral Presentation Winners: 1st Place: Anukul Shenoy 2nd Place: Khaliun Enkhbayar 3rd Place: Rhiannon Werder Clinical Oral Presentation Winners: 1ST Place: Eduardo Nunez 2nd Place: Yusuke Koga 3rd Place: Brooke Rice Basic Poster Winners 1st Place: Neelou... More