[domweek] DOM Week, April 24-28, 2023

[Department of Medicine weekly newsletter]

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DOM Week
April 21, 2023
News, information, and events of interest from the Department of Medicine <http://bit.ly/1TemKEY>

(If you have items for DOM week, please email amyf at uw.edu<mailto:amyf at uw.edu>)



Awards
Staff Spotlight Awards
[cid:image030.png at 01D97471.7F7F5CC0]The Department of Medicine is pleased to announce the inaugural Staff Spotlight Awards. These annual awards were created to recognize and celebrate exceptional staff members who are dedicated to supporting our organization's mission and demonstrate excellence in the areas of diversity and inclusion, learning, teamwork, and innovation.

Two staff members will be honored; one in the "people manager" category and the other in the "individual contributor" category.

Recipients will be put forward as nominees for the UW Distinguished Staff Awards, in addition to receiving $750 in professional development funds.

Nominations are now open until June 1. To learn more and nominate a staff member, please visit our website<https://bit.ly/40TQbXJ>.

Faculty news
[cid:image031.jpg at 01D97471.7F7F5CC0]Dr. Katherine Tuttle, clinical professor (Nephrology) presented the Lancet Lecture at the annual meeting of the Royal College of Physicians, London, "At the Limits - Cardiology, Diabetes, Nephrology" this week. Her lecture was titled "Why is the patient with kidney disease and type 2 diabetes so different?". She is the first woman and the first nephrologist to present this lectureship, as well as only the second American.

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[cid:image032.jpg at 01D97471.7F7F5CC0]The Puget Sound Business Journal spotlights 40 under 40 honorees Dr. Joshua Liao, associate professor (General Internal Medicine) and associate chair for health systems, and Dr. Andrew Stergachis, assistant professor (Medical Genetics). Spotlight articles for Liao<https://bit.ly/3LkQZ2x> and Stergachis<https://bit.ly/41NZ4SJ> can be found on our website.


Research news
New T32 awarded for Training in Equity and Structural Solutions in Addictions (TESSA)
The University of Washington has recently been awarded a new T32 training grant by the National Institute on Drug Abuse of the National Institutes of Health for the establishment of a research training program for Training in Equity and Structural Solutions in Addictions (TESSA).
[cid:image033.jpg at 01D97471.7F7F5CC0]The Multiple Principal Investigators for the grant are Emily Williams, Ph.D., MPH (Public Health) and Drs. Judith Tsui, professor and Geetanjali Chander, professor and head (General Internal Medicine).
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Researchers discover molecular fail-safe that keeps bladder tissues from turning cancerous
[cid:image034.jpg at 01D97471.7F7F5CC0]Dr. Andrew Hsieh, associate professor (Medical Oncology) and his lab have discovered a completely new "emergency brake" that bladder cells use to stave off tumors even when cancer-promoting genes are turned on.

"We think what we have defined is a new tumor-suppressive mechanism," said Hsieh, who studies bladder and prostate cancers and treats patients with these diseases. "We've also showed that (in preclinical models of bladder cancer) we can reinstall this emergency brake."

Read the full story from Hutch News<https://bit.ly/3L0WvWI>.
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[cid:image035.jpg at 01D97471.7F7F5CC0]Dr. Meghan Kiefer, associate professor (General Internal Medicine) has received a new grant from the American Medical Association for $50K over two years for coaching in competency-based medical education. The work will be in partnership with seven other medical to collectively develop innovations in this field.

Additional investigators include Molly Jackson, associate professor (General Internal Medicine), Heather McPhillips (Pediatrics), Maya Sardesai (ENT), and Kellie Engle.


Education news
New Chief Residents
Earlier this month, the service chiefs at our hospitals and clinics selected their chief residents for academic year 2024-2025.  "There were many incredibly well qualified applicants again this year," said Dr. Ken Steinberg, Program Director. "Please join me in congratulating the wonderful people who have been selected to be our future chief residents. I am very proud of them and I know they will all do a phenomenal job. I am looking forward to working closely with them. Their leadership will be essential for our program to continue to improve!"

UWMC

  *   Adrian Lazarevic-Fogelquist - Inpatient
  *   David Rink - Inpatient
  *   Gena Lenti - Outpatient (Roosevelt)

HMC

  *   Connor Fling - Inpatient
  *   Rini Kasinathan - Outpatient
  *   Jason Castaneda - Quality and Safety

NAIVASHA

  *   TBD

SEATTLE VA

  *   Sayuli Bhide - Inpatient
  *   Jessica Pinto - Inpatient
  *   Anna Feiss - Outpatient, Clinician-Teacher fellow
  *   Rebecca Gold - Outpatient, Clinician-Teacher fellow
  *   Jaspreet Bahia - Quality and Safety

BELLTOWN CLINIC

  *   Will Schifeling





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Genetic Counseling Graduate Program match results
The GCGP recently matched an incoming class of 18, many of whom were highly ranked by the program. The class is also extremely diverse compared to the national match. We have students who identify their families as being from Kenya, Philippines (2), Mumbai, Mexico (2), China, Hong Kong, Panama, Puerto Rico, Brazil, and Thailand. Nationally the match had 8% people identifying as male, we have 2 people identifying as male.


Clinical news
Virtual Bedside Concerts bring joy to UWMC patients
[cid:image036.jpg at 01D97471.7F7F5CC0]The Virtual Bedside Concerts program was created by UW School of Medicine students Jorie Wittig and Nevin Kalaf and Urology resident Dr. Maheetha Bharadwaj in August 2022, with Matthew Smith, PA-C, teaching associate (Pulmonary, Critical Care and Sleep Medicine) joining as faculty advisor in September 2022.

The student group brings together volunteer musicians to provide personally curated or group concerts for hospitalized patients over Zoom.

"Through the leadership of Jorie, Nevin and Maheetha, Virtual Bedside Concerts has helped ease the heaviness of feeling isolated in the hospital," Smith says. "It has brought joy and peace to patients, loved ones and healthcare team members."

The program is continuing to expand, with the hopes of expanding to more volunteers, increasing availability and offering more concerts by request.

Read More from The Huddle<https://bit.ly/41NdHpd>.


Recent publications
Wynn Burke, research consultant and Dr. William Grady, professor (Gastroenterology) are co-authors of "Enhanced detection of neoplasia in esophageal biopsies via non-destructive 3D pathology with deep-learning triage<https://bit.ly/3N0d1c4>" in SPIE.

Dr. Jeffrey Chamberlain, professor (Medical Genetics) is co-author of "Enveloped viruses pseudotyped with mammalian myogenic cell fusogens target skeletal muscle for gene delivery<https://bit.ly/41KWe0M>" in Cell.

Dr. Petros Grivas, professor (Medical Oncology) is senior author of "Avelumab First-Line Maintenance for Advanced Urothelial Carcinoma: Results From the JAVELIN Bladder 100 Trial After ≥2 Years of Follow-Up<https://bit.ly/3LlnPjC>" in Journal of Clinical Oncology, and co-author of "Immune Checkpoint Inhibitors and Long-term Survival of Patients With Metastatic Urothelial Cancer<https://bit.ly/3UUkdZf>" in JAMA Network Open.

Dr. Andrew Hsieh, associate professor (Medical Oncology) is senior author of "Transcriptional-translational conflict is a barrier to cellular transformation and cancer progression<https://bit.ly/3KQ88zq>" in Cancer Cell. DOM co-authors are Steven Blinka, Robert Montgomery, John Lee and Petros Grivas.

Dr. Gary Lyman, professor (Medical Oncology) is co-author of "Venous Thromboembolism Prophylaxis and Treatment in Patients With Cancer: ASCO Guideline Update<https://bit.ly/3mShvXu>" in Journal of Clinical Oncology.

Dr. Adelaide McClintock, assistant professor (General Internal Medicine) is co-author of "Position Paper: SGIM Sex- and Gender-Based Women's Health Core Competencies<https://bit.ly/3N0tZXT>" in Journal of General Internal Medicine.

Dr. Amanda Paulovich, professor (Medical Oncology) is senior author of "A multiplexed assay for quantifying immunomodulatory proteins supports correlative studies in immunotherapy clinical trials<https://bit.ly/3AnAe0l>" in Frontiers in Oncology. DOM co-authors are Jacquelin Vandermeer, Stephen Smith and Ajay Gopal.

Dr. Veena Shankaran, professor (Medical Oncology) is senior author of "Financial Toxicity in Cancer Care: Implications for Clinical Care and Potential Practice Solutions<https://bit.ly/40r9fvj>" in Journal of Clinical Oncology.


In the news
Dr. Matthew Golden, professor (Allergy and Infectious Diseases) is quoted in "Syphilis skyrockets among heterosexual women in Seattle<https://bit.ly/41K6qqV>" from Axios Seattle.

Dr. Rachel Issaka, assistant professor (Gastroenterology) is quoted in "It Takes an Average of 17 Years for Evidence to Change Practice-the Burgeoning Field of Implementation Science Seeks to Speed Things Up<https://bit.ly/41vKfUX>" from JAMA Medical News.

Dr. Wayne McCormick, professor (Gerontology and Geriatric Medicine) is quoted in "Is Arthritis Avoidable?"<https://bit.ly/3H35zJr> from the New York Times.

Dr. Rajnish Mehrotra, professor and head (Nephrology) is quoted in "Anemia, uremic symptoms, poor dialysis may trigger depression in patients with ESKD<https://bit.ly/3oyasDX>" from Healio.

Dr. Joseph Merrill, associate professor (General Internal Medicine) is quoted in "'They saved my life': Everett man credits Harborview addiction program with helping him get sober<https://bit.ly/43Rxh5D>" from KIRO News.

Dr. Ryan Murphy, acting instructor (Pulmonary, Critical Care and Sleep Medicine) is quoted in "Manufacturing shutdown causing shortage in liquid albuterol to treat asthma nationwide<https://bit.ly/3LkT26u>" from KEPR.

Dr. Salpy Pamboukian, attending physician (Cardiology) is quoted in "Painkillers linked with heart failure In people with type 2 diabetes<https://bit.ly/41uoZz4>" from Everyday Health.

Dr. Paul Pottinger, professor (Allergy and Infectious Diseases) is quoted in "Can COVID-19 Cause Itchy Eyes or Pink Eye?<https://bit.ly/41v2lGC>" from Everyday Health.

Dr. Danniel Zamora, acting assistant professor (Allergy and Infectious Diseases) is profiled in "Science Spotlight: CMV breakthrough and resistance to antiviral drug after blood stem cell transplants<https://bit.ly/3AhcnPU>" from Hutch News.


Weekly Calendar, April 24-28, 2023
Our events calendar is posted on our website<https://medicine.uw.edu/news/trumba-calendar>.


Coming up
Molecular Medicine & Mechanisms of Disease Seminar Series
This seminar series is open to all interested individuals. This year the topic will be "Challenges in Cancer Immunotherapy", with lectures by Drs. Aude Chapuis, Nora Disis, Tina Albertson, Stan Riddell, and Damian Green. Seminars will take place April 5-May 3 on Wednesdays at FHCC. For the complete schedule and more information please visit our website<https://medicine.uw.edu/education/m3d-phd-program#seminar-series>. Any questions, please contact Faith Wall<mailto:fwall at fredhutch.org>.

[cid:image037.jpg at 01D97471.7F7F5CC0]Annual Symposium from the Diabetes and Metabolism Seminar Series
The 2023 Annual Symposium from the Diabetes and Metabolism Seminar Series will focus this year on Diabetic Complications: A Kidney to Heart Talk. This day-long event, on May 4th, will be held at the UW Arboretum (Wisteria Hall) and will feature several outstanding visiting and local speakers across the basic, translational and clinical research spectrum. Please visit the website<https://bit.ly/3oyjTmS> for more information and to register.

Faculty Development Series
All DOM faculty are invited to join the GIM Faculty Development seminar series, 1-2pm, via zoom<https://washington.zoom.us/j/96022648263>.

  *   May 5 - "How to make an effective ask," with Lauge Sokol-Hessner
  *   June 2 - "Using goals and values to find professional satisfaction," with Lauren Beste"

NED conference
The ITHS Research Coordinator Networking to Enhance Development (NED) Conference will be held on May 18. This is an annual professional development conference for research coordinators. Participants expand their knowledge and skills and get a chance to develop contacts, share ideas, and learn from peers. The NED Conference is organized by the Institute of Translational Health Sciences and is a collaboration between the University of Washington, Fred Hutch, and Seattle Children's and offered at no cost to participants. To learn more and register, please visit the ITHS website<https://bit.ly/3KMHUPB>.

Eli Estey symposium on the pathogenesis and therapy of AML
A scientific symposium honoring Dr. Eli Estey's many contributions to leukemia research and care will be held at the Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center on May 19, 9am to 5:30pm with state-of-the-art talks by esteemed AML colleagues. For more information and to register, please visit the Hematology website<https://hematology.uw.edu/news/aml-pathogenesis-and-therapy-scientific-symposium-honor-dr-eli-estey>.

[cid:image038.png at 01D97471.7F7F5CC0]Gender Equity Lunch Series: Shared mental model for family support
The next Gender Equity Lunch Series is on May 25, 12-1pm. The Family Support Committee of the DOM Gender Equity Council is charged with identifying department needs and seeking solutions related to supporting employees with families.

In early 2022 they conducted five focus group interviews consisting of staff, faculty, and APPs to understand the barriers to supporting employees with families and to explore what an ideal model of support for DOM faculty, staff, and trainees with families might look like.

At the upcoming lunch series, they will discuss this study's results and continue a dialogue about how we might enhance the support of people with families within DOM.
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Amy Fields, Editor
amyf at uw.edu<mailto:amyf at uw.edu>


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