The Department of Medicine is tremendously proud of the five philanthropic endowments that were recently established by the UA Board of Trustees:
- J. Edwin Blalock, PhD (Pulmonary, Allergy, and Critical Care Medicine) now holds the Nancy E. Dunlap, MD, Endowed Chair in Pulmonary Disease.
- Mark Dransfield, MD (Pulmonary, Allergy, and Critical Care Medicine) now holds the William C. Bailey, MD, Endowed Chair in Pulmonary Disease.
- Jeanne Marrazzo, MD, MPH (Director, Infectious Diseases) now holds the C. Glenn Cobbs, MD, Endowed Professorship in Infectious Diseases.
- Jasvinder Singh, MD, MPH (Clinical Immunology and Rheumatology) now holds the Endowed Professorship in Musculoskeletal Outcomes Research.
- Ashita Tolwani, MD (Nephrology) now holds the DCI/Edwin A. Rutsky, MD, Endowed Professorship in Nephrology.
Patient Care Kudos to the outstanding caregivers in the Division of Gerontology, Geriatrics and Palliative Care who took care of an elderly patient during her recent shoulder replacement surgery. Her son reports their compassion and competence made a profound difference in her recovery: Marianthe Grammas, MD; Katrina Booth, MD; Stephanie McSweeney, CRNP; Caroline Harada, MD; and Chaeli Lawson, CRNP.
Sarah Morgan, MD (Clinical Immunology and Rheumatology) led the International Society for Clinical Densitometry Fracture Prevention Coalition’s lobby effort for better DXA reimbursements from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services. Instead of the proposed 37 percent cut, there will be a 12 percent increase in payments for 2017.
Brittany Payne, MD (Primary Care) was recently published in the Journal of General Internal Medicine: “Lessons Learned from a Middle-Aged Man with Testicular Pain: Exercises in Clinical Reasoning.”
Pankaj Arora, MD (Cardiovascular Disease) was recently interviewed by ABC 33/40 for expert opinion on the recent study linking calcium supplements to coronary artery calcification. He cautioned that more research is warranted to prove causation.
Nicholas Van Wagoner, MD, PhD (Infectious Diseases) has taken on the role of ID Fellowship Director, with Meredith Welch, MD, serving as Associate Fellowship Director. They succeed Victoria Johnson, MD, who is stepping down after many years of exemplary service.
The Dr. Navin C. Nanda Institute of Echocardiography, Emergency Medicine and Paramedic Training in Jaipur, Rajasthan, India, has been named in honor of esteemed cardiologist Navin Nanda, MD (Cardiovascular Disease). An institute in cardiovascular ultrasound is also being established in his name in Nashik, Maharashtra State, India.
The Division of Infectious Diseases STD Lab Team hand-folded over 1,000 origami cranes to decorate a tree for the Children’s of Alabama Illumination Fundraiser. Based on the Japanese legend that folding 1,000 origami cranes earns a wish from the gods, the team was inspired to wish for children’s health. See it on display at 7th Avenue atrium until December 1.
The Strategic Priority Workgroups have posted their FY17 goals. These ambitious ideas were framed by the participants at the strategic priority retreat in August with input from across the Department gathered in an online survey. These will be discussed in more detail next week during the annual State of the Department of Medicine address.
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