[domweek] DOM Week, December 4-8, 2023

[Department of Medicine weekly newsletter]

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DOM Week
December 1, 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>)


Faculty news
Faculty spotlight: Joyce Wipf
[cid:image003.jpg at 01DA246C.7CCC6990]Our latest faculty spotlight is on Dr. Joyce Wipf, professor (General Internal Medicine), who is retiring from the University of Washington at the end of December after 37 years of service. A retirement party will be held on Dec. 14, 4:30-6:30pm, VA Seattle campus, Bldg 101, rooms 80 and 90.

Read her spotlight on our news site<https://bit.ly/3N33pMH>.


Education news
Fellowship match
Please join us in congratulating this year's residents, current chief residents, former graduates, and our divisions on another successful fellowship match!

Current and chief residents who matched into fellowships:
Jonathan Avery

Cardiology, UW

Osayd Assad

Cardiology, Wisconsin

Andrea Diaz

Cardiology, UW

Matt Wu

Cardiology, U Arizona-Tucson

Anthony Lee

Critical Care Medicine, NIH

Arita Thatte

Endocrinology, Stanford

Maria Cassera

Gastroenterology, UW

Brian Ko

Gastroenterology, UW

Karen Rico

Gastroenterology, U Arizona-Tucson

Erica Storm

Gastroenterology, UCSF

Edwin Wang

Gastroenterology, Cook County Health

Reema Navalurkar

Geriatrics, UW

George Mo

Hematology-Oncology, U Penn

Olivia Lin

Hematology-Oncology, UCSF

Khushboo Pal

Hematology-Oncology, UTSW

Liem Nguyen

Hematology-Oncology, UW

Nick DesLauriers

Infectious Diseases, UCSF

Luke Brandenberger

Infectious Diseases, UW

Ayodale Braimah

Nephrology, UW

Lily Jeong

Nephrology, UW

Allan Fonseca Badilla

Pulmonary Critical Care, UW

Kristine Cueva

Pulmonary Critical Care, Harbor-UCLA

Ayesha Khader

Pulmonary Critical Care, OHSU



Recent graduates who matched into fellowships:
Teddy Curran ('21)

Cardiology, UCSD

Kellen Hirsch ('23)

Cardiology, U Utah

Benjamin Ross ('22)

Cardiology, VM Franciscan

Xaviera Ortiz ('13)

Infectious Diseases, UT San Antonio

Nic Baddour ('22)

Pulmonary Critical Care, UCLA

Katherine Fair ('22)

Pulmonary Critical Care, BU


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Rebecca Gold: Social Justice Frontliner
[cid:image005.jpg at 01DA246C.7CCC6990]The Society of General Internal Medicine (SGIM) is honoring members at the front lines of Social Justice with their member highlight series, "Frontliners: Social Justice." Dr. Rebecca Gold, R3, is highlighted this month. She recently presented a poster in collaboration with UW's Breast Health Equity group on the inequities of breast cancer care along racial lines, particularly for Somali and Ethiopian immigrants living in Seattle. Read the challenges<https://bit.ly/41i7x1D> in conducting her research and how she hopes this research will help address inequities in breast cancer care in the future.

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Call for interviewers
The Internal Medicine Residency Program is looking for volunteers to help interview this year's applicants for the 2024-25 intern year. If interested, please sign up to volunteer<https://www.signupgenius.com/go/9040D49AAAE29A2FE3-imresidency4>. Once signed up, you'll receive an Outlook invitation and information regarding the interview day. For questions or additional information, please contact Andréa Campbell<mailto:medres at uw.edu>.


Clinical news
Practitioner Leads in Quality & Safety
In recognition of their substantial contributions to local healthcare quality and safety, Drs. Gwen Bernacki, clinical assistant professor (Cardiology), Medhavi Bole, clinical assistant professor (Allergy and Infectious Diseases), Jurjen de Jong, chief resident, Soloman Graf, associate professor (Hematology and Oncology), and Sarah Sanghavi, clinical associate professor (Nephrology) have been awarded the title of Practitioner Lead in Quality & Safety (PLQS) within the Hospital & Specialty Medicine service line at the VA Puget Sound Health Care System. PLQS titles are based on contributions made over the previous year to achieving safer, higher quality care for our Veterans.

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Research news
Breathing highway air increases blood pressure
[cid:image008.jpg at 01DA246C.7CCC6990]For more than a century, American cities have been sliced and diced by high-traffic roadways. Interstate highways and wide arterials are now a defining feature of most metropolitan areas, their constant flow of cars spewing pollution into nearby neighborhoods.

Researchers have only just begun to understand the health risks posed by all that pollution. Long-term exposure to traffic-related air pollution - a complex mixture of exhaust from tailpipes, brake and tire wear, and road dust - has been linked to increased rates of cardiovascular disease, asthma, lung cancer and death.

New research from the University of Washington suggests those health risks are also seen in people traveling busy roads. A study published Nov. 28 in the Annals of Internal Medicine<https://bit.ly/3GhVlEa> found that unfiltered air from rush-hour traffic significantly increased passengers' blood pressure, both while in the car and up to 24 hours later. The study was led by Dr. Joel Kaufman, professor (General Internal Medicine).

Read the full story from UW News<https://bit.ly/3T6OwNy>.
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New pacemaker recharges its battery with energy from natural heartbeats
[cid:image010.jpg at 01DA246C.7CCC6990]While batteries for typical "transvenous" pacemakers last 6-15 years before they must be replaced, newer "leadless" pacemakers (which fully reside within the right lower chamber of the heart) do not have replaceable batteries. New proof-of-principle research shows that an experimental pacemaker housing is able to partially-recharge its battery using power generated from natural heartbeats.

The study was recently presented at the American Heart Association's Scientific Sessions 2023 in Philadelphia by lead study author Dr. Babak Nazer, associate professor, Cardiology.

Learn more on our news site<https://bit.ly/3N8TntG>.
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Spotlight on resident scholarship: Kristine Cueva
[cid:image012.jpg at 01DA246C.7CCC6990]There is evidence that Black patients nearing the end of life have greater symptom burden, worse quality of life, and receive more intense clinical care.  The methods historically used to elucidate drivers apply the assumption that mistrust is an inherent personal quality rather than result of lived experiences.

In the latest resident scholarship spotlight, "Medical Mistrust Among Black Patients with Serious Illness," Dr. Kristine Cueva designed and led a mixed methods study to better understand patient perspectives. With collaborators, she enrolled a prospective cohort of Black patients with a 2-year or less predicted life expectancy. The average numeric survey-based measures of mistrust were higher in this study sample than other published populations.

View spotlight<https://bit.ly/3GqFsvj>
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[cid:image014.jpg at 01DA246C.7CCC6990]Triple I research mentor award
Congratulations to Dr. Helen Jack, assistant professor (General Internal Medicine) who received a Triple I Research Mentor Award for her contributions guiding UW medical students with research projects.



Recent publications
Yu-Hua Chow, research scientist, is lead author, and Dr. Chi Hung, assistant professor (Pulmonary, Critical Care and Sleep Medicine) is senior author of "Toll-interacting protein inhibits transforming growth factor beta signaling in mouse lung fibroblasts<https://bit.ly/3N9qy05>" in FASEB Bio Advances. DOM co-authors are W. Conrad Liles, William Altemeier and Sina Gharib.

Dr. Andrew Cowan, associate professor, is lead author, and Dr. Damian Green, associate professor (Hematology and Oncology) is senior author of "Unveiling the link between genetic alterations in gamma secretase and BCMA surface density in multiple myeloma<https://bit.ly/3R3fzqk>" in the British Journal of Haematology.

Dr. William Grady, professor (Gastroenterology) is co-author of "Patients with Esophageal Adenocarcinoma with prior GERD symptoms are similar to those without GERD: A Cross-sectional Study<https://bit.ly/3Gjjbzt>" in the American Journal of Gastroenterology.

Dr. Jay Heinecke, professor (Metabolism, Endocrinology and Nutrition) is senior author of "Flipped C-Terminal Ends of apoA1 Promote ABCA1-Dependent Cholesterol Efflux by Small HDLs<https://bit.ly/3t6Wv2e>" in Circulation. DOM co-authors are Chongren Tang, Tomas Vaisar and Karin Bornfeldt.

Kerry Laing, research scientist, and Dr. Emily Ford, assistant professor (Allergy and Infectious Diseases) are co-lead authors of "Recruitment of naive CD4+ T cells by the recombinant zoster vaccine correlates with persistent immunity<https://bit.ly/3Q0kF7j>" in the Journal of Clinical Investigation. DOM co-author is David Koelle.


In the news
Dr. Heather Cheng, associate professor (Hematology and Oncology) is quoted in "Mistrust of medical research may discourage genetic testing in prostate cancer<https://bit.ly/3GkPzBM>" in Urology Times.

Dr. Keith Eaton, professor (Hematology and Oncology) is quoted in "Research shows higher rates of younger women diagnosed with lung cancer than younger men<https://bit.ly/47Qzhfx>" from KING 5 News.

Dr. Mayumi Endo, clinical associate professor (Metabolism, Endocrinology and Nutrition) is quoted in "How Do Hypothyroidism and Hyperthyroidism Differ?<https://bit.ly/3T3dVaK>" in Right as Rain.

Dr. Scott Hagan, assistant professor (General Internal Medicine) is quoted in "A new hope to fight menopausal weight gain: Ozempic<https://bit.ly/49Y0v5X>" in the Seattle Times.

Dr. Farah Naz Khan, clinical associate professor (Metabolism, Endocrinology and Nutrition) is quoted in "Ozempic Comes to Thanksgiving Dinner<https://on.wsj.com/46DIK8V>" in the Wall Street Journal.

Dr. Jenny Tong, associate professor (Metabolism, Endocrinology and Nutrition) is quoted in "Zepbound: How Does the Latest FDA-Approved Weight Loss Injection Compare to Similar Drugs?<https://bit.ly/3sUpWoi>" in Health.


Weekly Calendar, December 4-8, 2023
Our events calendar is posted on our website<https://medicine.uw.edu/news/trumba-calendar>.




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