Mike Saag, MD (Professor, Infectious Diseases) recently first-authored a CPC diagnosis on an unusual presentation of AIDS. Find the discussion of Case #36 in the November 26 issue in the New England Journal of Medicine.
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More Good News for December 4, 2019
Christina Muzny, MD, MSPH (Associate Professor, Infectious Diseases) has been appointed as Vice-Chair of the UAB Institutional Review Board. In this role, Dr. Muzny will review Emergency Use requests, triage and refer problem reports to the convened IRB for review, and perform other duties of the chair in his absence. This appointment is effective immediately.
After heart attack injury, bioactive molecules play an essential signaling role to clear inflammation and help repair heart muscle, but how this resolution occurs has been not been well understood. Dr. Ganesh Halade (Associate Professor, Cardiovascular Disease) and colleagues have reported the results of their investigation of this process which describe an integrative role of the immune receptor ALX/FPR2 as a primary target to manage cardiometabolic health, the inflammation-resolution processes and cardiorenal syndrome in aging. Congrats on this exciting science!
We are delighted to report that Ronit Elk, PhD (Professor, Gerontology, Geriatrics, and Palliative Care) has been asked to serve as Global Associate Editor for the Journal of Pain and Symptom Management. In this role, Dr. Elk will oversee the content selection and assist with the peer review process for research that encompasses a broad range of topics that intersect with palliative and end-of-life care. Three cheers to you, Dr. Elk!
The Department salutes Dr. Rich Godby (PGY-3) for his completion of the American Society for Hematology's Advocacy Leadership Institute. The symposium delivers this annual training to a select cohort of ASH members to provide opportunities to learn more about advocacy, health policy, and the legislative process.
The Clinical Problem Solvers is a podcast that teaches the tenets of diagnostic reasoning. Two of our internal medicine residents, Drs. Lindsey Shipley and Salmaan Kamal, have joined the cast of CPSolvers and will contribute their knowledge to future episodes. Find your favorite social or streaming channel to follow them here.
If you want to know just how far we've come in cancer treatment at UAB, look no further than our own Pathology Department. Dr. Adam Wende was diagnosed with CML five years ago. That's when he met Dr. Ravi Bhatia (Professor and Director, Hematology and Oncology) who has helped him beat his cancer into remission with a surprisingly simple daily oral medication. Now, Dr. Wende is expressing his gratitude with his goal to raise $20,000 for blood cancer research. He is a member of a Leukemia & Lymphoma Society fundraising running team for the 2020 London Marathon next spring!
Stephanie Call, MD, MSPH, Professor and Program Director in the Department of Internal Medicine at Virginia Commonwealth University will present the annual Alex G. Litz, MD, Memorial Lecture, "Finding It...Through Stories" at noon on Wednesday, December 11, in Margaret Cameron Spain Auditorium.