- Mark Williams, MD, Chief of the Division of Hospital Medicine earned the Master in Hospital Medicine designation.
- Nita Kulkarni, MD, of the Division of Hospital Medicine, was named a 2012 ACP Top Hospitalist.
- In the recently released US News & World Report’s 2012-2013 “Best Hospitals” in America rankings, Northwestern Memorial is #12 on the Honor Roll, the list of the top hospitals in the nation.
- David Baker, MD, MPH, Chief of the Division of General Internal Medicine and Geriatrics, is the 2013 Alvan R. Feinstein Award recipient.
- Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine has increased its position in the National Institutes of Health (NIH) rankings to 21st among all medical schools for awards received directly from NIH.
- Rashmi Sharma, MD, of the Division of Palliative Care/Hospital Medicine received the 2012 Paper Award and the 2012 Young Investigator Award from the American Academy of Hospice and Palliative Medicine. She also won the awards in 2011.
- Michael Williams, MD, of the Division of Hospital Medicine, received the 2012 Compassionate Care Award.
- Dr. Jonathan Licht was elected as councillor of The American Society of Hematology, Executive Committee, for a term beginning in January 2013.
- Division of Cardiology faculty and fellows had 77 presentations at the American Heart Association's Annual Scientific Sessions. Senior fellow Daniel Schimmel, MD was a finalist for the Laennec Young Clinician Award.
- Dr. Vinky Chadha was named Joost Teacher of the Year by Feinberg Class of 2012. This is his fifth time winning the award, and a faculty member from the Department of Medicine has won for 16 consecutive years.
- Heather Heiman, MD and Allison Lyons, MD both received awards for at the Midwest Society of General Internal Medicine annual meeting.
- The Department of Medicine is collaborating with leaders of the Northwestern University Master’s Program in Healthcare Quality and Patient Safety and the Northwestern Memorial Hospital Process Improvement Program to create a unique professional development opportunity.
- John Wilkins, MD explains why he particpates in the American Heart Association's Heart Walk.
- Jeffrey H Barsuk, MD, Division of Hospital Medicine, on his newly awarded R18 from AHRQ entitled, “Use of Simulation-Based Mastery Learning for Thoracentesis to Improve Outcomes.”
- Steven T. Rosen, MD, FACP, named Chair of The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society's Medical and Scientific Advisory Board.
- The Department of Medicine Diversity and Cultural Affairs Council recently hosted Dr. David S. Wilkes from Indiana University for Medical Grand Rounds and a special noon conference.
- Dr. Peter Kahrilas appointed to the Clinical, Integrative and Molecular Gastroenterology Study Section at the Center for Scientific Review, National Institutes of Health.
- New study from Drs. Junghwa Lee and Bing Chang from the Division of Rheumatology finds that more than 40% of adults with RA are inactive despite known benefits of exercise.
- Thank you to our dedicated GI faculty members for their mentorship to help send five medicine residents to Digestive Diseases Week.
- New NIH-funded study by Dorothy Dunlop, PhD, of the Division of Rheumatology, demonstrates the importance of intervening in the arthritis disease process through physical activity.
- The Division of Allergy-Immunology won several awards at the American Academy of Allergy, Asthma & Immunology annual meeting.
- Samuel I Stupp, PhD, Professor of Materials Science, Chemistry, and Medicine, elected to National Academy of Engineering.
- Dr. Jeffrey Barsuk wins Excellence in Teaching Award from the Society of Hospital Medicine. He won for central line and other simulation training, which has improved patient care at NMH and is now in use at many other hospitals.
- Dr. Al B Benson III, Professor and Associate Director for Clinical Investigations, has recently received the National Comprehensive Cancer Network (NCCN) Rodger J. Winn MD Award, the Association of Community Cancer Centers (ACCC) Outstanding Achievement in Clinical Research Award, the IMOS Recognition of Service to the Association of Community Cancer Centers and in Advancing Clinical Research in the Community Setting, and the American Joint Commission on Cancer Recognition of Outstanding and Dedicated Service as Representative of the American College of Physicians (ACP) to the AJCC.
- In memory of the beloved educator and researcher Andy Blei, MD, the second annual Andres T. Blei, MD Memorial Lecure was held May 8th. Jean-Michel Pawlotsky, MD, PhD, was our guest speaker at Medical Grand Rounds for the lecture.
- Dr. Shubha Ahya selected as 2012 German Marshall Memorial Fellow.
- Dr. Eugene Braunwald was our honorary speaker for this year's annual David P. Earle Memorial Lecture at Medical Grand Rounds.
- Faculty and fellows from the Division of Rheumatology, Shawn Rose, MD, PhD, Thomas Schnitzer, MD, PhD, and Richard Pope, MD, won awards at the American College of Rheumatology scientific sessions.
