[domweek] DOM Week, July 14-18, 2025

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DOM Week
July 11, 2025
News, information, and events of interest from the Department of Medicine

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


Awards
Joyce Wipf Rising Star Awards
[Sarah Leyde and Liz Schackmann]Congratulations to the 2025 recipients of the Joyce Wipf Rising Star Awards, Drs. Sarah Leyde, assistant professor, and Elizabeth Schackmann, assistant professor (General Internal Medicine).

The Rising Star Awards were established in recognition of Dr. Joyce Wipf's legacy as a clinician educator scholar with trail-blazing innovations in medical education and training programs. As a changemaker, she led the creation of resident as teacher curricula, studies of burnout in medical residents, and interprofessional learning established in the VA Center of Excellence in Primary Care Education.

Learn more on our news site<https://bit.ly/4lImsuJ>.

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Call for nominations: Marvin Turck Award
Nominations are currently open for the Department of Medicine Marvin Turck Outstanding Teaching Award. This is a career achievement award to honor individuals whose long-term contributions have defined departmental standards for patient care and teaching.

This award celebrates Dr. Marvin Turck, whose energy, enthusiastic teaching, remarkable clinical knowledge, humor, and support for students, housestaff, fellows, and faculty inspired learners and faculty for over 50 years.

Nominations are due Sept. 15. For more information, please visit our website<https://bit.ly/3NSdqwP>.


Faculty news
Shireesha Dhanireddy named Associate Chief Medical Officer
[Shireesha Dhanireddy]Dr. Shireesha Dhanireddy, professor (Allergy and Infectious Diseases) has been named UW Medicine’s Associate Chief Medical Officer, effective July 1, 2025. In this role, she will provide physician leadership in the development and integration of UW Medicine system-wide programs with an emphasis on clinical care and quality in the ambulatory setting. “Dr. Dhanireddy brings a deep commitment to exceptional patient care and mitigation of barriers that result in healthcare inequities,” said Chief Medical Officer Dr. Anneliese Schleyer.

Learn more from Vitals<https://bit.ly/44NHh29>.

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Lily Li new Allergy Section Head
Dr. Lily Li, assistant professor (Allergy and Infectious Diseases) has accepted the role of Interim Allergy Section Head effective Oct. 1. Dr. Li came to UW from [Lily Li] Harvard/Brigham and Women’s Hospital in 2023 as a physician-scientist and has since demonstrated exceptional leadership within the Allergy Section. She was named Top Doctor by Seattle Met in 2024. In addition to her clinical work and research related to drug allergies, she actively contributes to several committees at the national level, including the World Allergy Organization Task Force on Classification and Diagnosis of NSAID Hypersensitivity Reactions and AAAAI Mentorship Program committees.

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Top Doctors 2025
[A red apple and a stethoscope  AI-generated content may be incorrect.]Over 100 Department of Medicine faculty are recognized in the July/August 2025 issue of Seattle Magazine's Top Doctors.<https://bit.ly/40h2Ndg> Several volunteer clinical faculty also made the list. Top doctors are nominated by their colleagues for providing exceptional patient care.

View the list on our news site<https://bit.ly/44kM779>.


Staff news
Outstanding Staff Awards
[A purple background with white text  AI-generated content may be incorrect.]Nominations are currently open for our Outstanding Staff Awards. These annual awards were created to recognize and celebrate exceptional staff members who are dedicated to supporting our organization’s missions and demonstrate excellence in the areas of diversity and inclusion, learning, teamwork, and innovation.

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

Nominations will be accepted until Aug 1. To learn more and nominate a staff member, please visit our website<https://bit.ly/40TQbXJ>.

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Staff mentorship program
The School of Medicine Staff Mentorship program<https://bit.ly/4nEvKtL> is now accepting applications for the academic year 2025-26. The program pairs experienced School of Medicine managers with staff who are interested in learning more about management and leadership. Apply to be a mentee<https://bit.ly/3GiGInW> (apply by July 25). Apply to be a mentor<https://bit.ly/4loSdcL>.


Research news
2026 Parker B. Francis Fellowship Program: Call for pre-proposals
The Parker B. Francis Fellowship Program<https://bit.ly/4eClj5w> will start accepting proposals on Oct. 10. Two applicants from the Department of Medicine will be selected from pre-proposals to submit a full application to the foundation. Pre-proposals are due Aug. 15. Vice Chair for Research Dr. Conrad Liles will select the two proposals and notify applicants. Please submit (1-2 pgs. max): Title of research project, advisor, introduction, hypotheses, specific aims, methos, significance and innovation, and references. Also provide a copy of your current NIH biosketch. Send pre-proposals to Conrad Liles<mailto:wcliles at uw.edu>, cc to Isabel Goncalves<mailto:igon14 at uw.edu>.

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Bladder Cancer Research Innovation Award
[Andrew Hsieh]Dr. Andrew Hsieh, professor (Hematology and Oncology) has received a 2025 Bladder Cancer Research Innovation Award<https://bit.ly/4lip02V> from the Bladder Cancer Advocacy Network (BCAN). These awards support high risk, high reward projects with great potential to produce breakthroughs in our understanding of bladder cancer. Dr. Hsieh’s research aims to uncover how mutations in other commonly altered genes contribute to diversity in bladder cancer.


Education news
2025 Teacher of the Year
[Fionnuala Cormack]Dr. Fionnuala Cormack, clinical associate professor (Nephrology) was selected as the Nephrology Teacher of the Year by the nephrology fellows. This is the second time she has received this honor (she also received it in 2020). Dr. Cormack is nephrology section head at UWMC-Northwest and associate director of the Nephrology Fellowship program.


Recent publications
Dr. Dominique Feterman, clinical assistant professor, is lead author and Dr. Alison Bays, assistant professor (Rheumatology) is senior author of “Delays in Tocilizumab Therapy for Patients With Giant Cell Arteritis in the United States<https://bit.ly/4eEepwH>” in the Journal of Rheumatology. DOM co-authors are Jenna Thomason and Grant Hughes.

Drs. Susan Graham, professor, and R. Scott McClelland, professor (Allergy and Infectious Diseases) are co-authors of “Single-cell transcriptomics reveals depletion and dysregulation of Mycobacterium tuberculosis-specific Th1 and Th17 cells early after acquisition of HIV<https://bit.ly/3U2tsXs>” in the Journal of Infectious Diseases.

Dr. Rachel Issaka, associate professor (Gastroenterology) is senior author of “A Video Decision Aid Decreases Fear of Colonoscopy After an Abnormal Fecal Immunochemical Test Result: A Pilot Study<https://bit.ly/4kz3rKa>” in the Journal of Cancer Education, and co-author of “Gut microbial community and host intestinal gene expression with combined fish oil and soluble corn fiber compared with corn oil and maltodextrin: A randomized crossover trial in healthy older individuals<https://bit.ly/465ZlWt>” in the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition.

Dr. Catherine Liu, professor (Allergy and Infectious Diseases) is co-author of “Clinical and Genomic Characterization of Recalcitrant Enterococcal Bacteremia: A Multicenter Prospective Cohort Study (VENOUS)<https://bit.ly/44okw4Y>” in the Journal of Infectious Diseases.

Dr. Neha Naidoo, fellow, is lead author and Dr. Rachel Issaka, associate professor (Gastroenterology) is senior author of “Fecal Immunochemical Test (FIT) Completion by Instruction Type: A Randomized Clinical Trial Comparing QR-Code linked Video to Pictorial Instructions<https://bit.ly/4nI6m62>” in the American Journal of Gastroenterology. DOM co-author is Victoria Fang.

Dr. Johnnie Orozco, associate professor, is lead author and Dr. Ajay Gopal, professor (Hematology and Oncology) is senior author of “Pretargeted Anti-CD20 Radioimmunotherapy with scFv Fusion Protein Safely Combines with BEAM and ASCT in patients with High-Risk B-cell Lymphomas<https://bit.ly/3IiXSSX>” in Molecular Cancer Therapeutics. DOM co-authors are Brenda Sandmaier and Paul Martin.

Dr. Andrew Portuguese, assistant professor (Hematology and Oncology) is co-lead author of “Real-World Experience with Teclistamab for Relapsed/ Refractory Multiple Myeloma from the U.S. Myeloma Immunotherapy Consortium<https://bit.ly/44TLS30>” in Blood Cancer Discovery. DOM co-authors are Danai Dima, Rahul Banerjee, and Andrew Cowan.

Dr. Jennifer Specht, professor (Hematology and Oncology) is co-author of “Overall survival in patients with hormone receptor-positive, HER2-negative advanced breast cancer treated in a phase 1b trial evaluating gedatolisib in combination with palbociclib and endocrine therapy<https://bit.ly/3U66hLY>” in The Lancet Oncology.


In the news
Dr. Kristina Utzschneider, associate professor (Metabolism, Endocrinology and Nutrition) is quoted in “Lean Diabetes: A Diagnosis of Exclusion<https://bit.ly/4eUuBtV>” from Medscape.


Weekly Calendar, July 14-18, 2025
Our events calendar is posted on our website<https://medicine.uw.edu/news/trumba-calendar>.


Coming up
DOM Summer Potluck
Come socialize outside of the office and enjoy the summer sun at the Department of Medicine Summer Potluck, Aug 1, 3-6pm at Gas Works Park. All DOM employees, their families, and significant others are welcome. Non-alcoholic beverages will be provided by the department (alcohol is not allowed at the park). You may choose to bring a dish to share, but this is not required or expected.

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Research Fellows Orientation Course
Registration is open for the annual Department of Medicine Workshop: “Surviving and Thriving During the Research Years<https://urldefense.com/v3/__https:/bit.ly/3S3jx3D__;!!K-Hz7m0Vt54!lZWile_eD8i2hniJr2ZIipFr4LmoN5sYhAp1SywYbaNZKAPUMs8ncwEV1ZGvXFEf_QFUJlFOYGOFc7Glr0AjCQ$>” on Aug. 6 at South Lake Union. This one-day in-person workshop provides practical guidance on career development, mentorship, manuscript writing and funding strategies (including a live mock study section) led by experts across the Department of Medicine.

Designed for physician and PhD research trainees and early-stage faculty spanning from those who are just starting in research to those preparing to submit a career development award, this workshop is also great networking opportunity to meet other early career and senior researchers. There is no charge to attend this course and breakfast and lunch are provided. Please register for this course<https://urldefense.com/v3/__https:/bit.ly/4j5ELsa__;!!K-Hz7m0Vt54!lZWile_eD8i2hniJr2ZIipFr4LmoN5sYhAp1SywYbaNZKAPUMs8ncwEV1ZGvXFEf_QFUJlFOYGOFc7GNo31hsQ$>.

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Amy Fields, Editor
amyf at uw.edu<mailto:amyf at uw.edu>


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