[domweek] DOM Week, June 9-13, 2025

[Department of Medicine weekly newsletter via domweek]

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DOM Week
June 6, 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
Evans Awards
[Sophia Chahine, Jorie Wittig and Sarina Sandhu]Congratulations to the 2025 Evans Award recipients: Medical students Sophia Chahine and Jorie Wittig and resident Sarina Sandhu.

The Robert S. Evans Awards<https://bit.ly/4aOgBhL> are presented each year to the second-year medicine resident(s) and the graduating student(s) in medicine who most clearly reflect the qualities of warmth, understanding, and concern for the needs of others exemplified by and expressed through the life of Dr. Robert Evans, who was chief of medicine at Seattle VA Medical Center for many years.

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Fialkow Scholar Award
[Jennifer Ross]Congratulations to Dr. Jennifer Ross, assistant professor (Allergy and Infectious Diseases), who is the 2025 recipient of the Fialkow Award.

The Fialkow Scholar Award honors the late UW Dean of Medicine and Chair of Medicine Dr. Philip Fialkow and his wife, the late Helen Fialkow, and recognizes the outstanding achievements of junior faculty in medicine in research, teaching, clinical work, and academic citizenship.

Dr. Ross is an infectious diseases physician scientist. Her research uses applied epidemiology, modeling, and implementation science to inform policies for HIV and TB prevention in high-burden countries. She will formally receive the award and present at Medicine Grand Rounds in the fall. Learn more about her on our news site<https://bit.ly/43XTNvD>.


DEI news
LGBTQ+ Council Spotlight: Amy Baernstein
[Amy Baernstein]Our latest LGBTQ+ Council spotlight is on Dr. Amy Baernstein, professor (General Internal Medicine).

Learn more about her on our news site<https://bit.ly/43lZCl1>.

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Please complete the UW Medicine climate survey
The UW Medicine Inclusive Climate Survey<https://bit.ly/43ZfPhA> is your opportunity to share your experiences to help identify areas for improvement and prioritize actions to foster a more inclusive environment for all. The results of the 2025 survey will guide our efforts moving forward, and we hope to increase the response rate from 39% to 60%. The survey takes approximately 10-15 minutes to complete. Thank you for participating!


Education news
Excellence in Editorial Writing
[Justin Bullock]Dr. Justin Bullock, clinician researcher (Nephrology) has received the Journal of Medical Regulation (JMR) Award For Excellence in Editorial Writing for his piece titled, "When Patient is Provider: How a Deeper Understanding of Patienthood and Disability can Improve Medical Regulation<https://bit.ly/4h4MYg6>."

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Clinical Informatics Fellowship Teaching Award
[Paul Sutton]Dr. Paul Sutton, clinical professor (General Internal Medicine) is the 2024-25 recipient of the Clinical Informatics Fellowship Teaching Award. Chosen by the fellows, this award honors outstanding teaching in the field of clinical informatics. Dr. Sutton serves as a core faculty member in the Clinical Informatics Fellowship program<https://bit.ly/3FDMz6S> within the UW Department of Biomedical Informatics and Medical Education.


Research news
American Society of Clinical Oncology Young Investigator Awards
[cid:image013.jpg at 01DBD6FB.6AEE9E80]Congratulations to the following Hematology and Oncology members who received 2025 Young Investigator awards from the American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO). First awarded in 1984, the Young Investigator Award provides research funding to promising young physicians during the final years of training to support the transition to a faculty appointment and to encourage quality research in clinical oncology.

2025 Awardees:


  *   Jennifer Huang, fellow
  *   Thomas Kuczmarski, fellow
  *   Vivian Liu, fellow
  *   Ruben Raychaudhuri, assistant professor
  *   Lauren Shih, assistant professor

"It's a great honor to have five of our recent hematology-oncology fellows recognized by ASCO," said Dr. Sara Hurvitz, professor and head (Hematology and Oncology). "The Young Investigator Award recognizes our fellows' excellence and promise as future senior researchers, as well as the strength of our faculty mentors. We look forward to supporting the award recipients as they progress in their careers."

Read the full story from Hutch News<https://bit.ly/3HGokp2>.

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Healthcare Research All Stars
Congratulations to the 100+ faculty named to the elite list of Avant-Garde Health's Healthcare Research All-Stars for 2025. Inclusion in this list indicates that the physician is among the top authors of publishing leading-edge research.

Read the full list on our news site<https://bit.ly/3ZKJhoX>.


Recent publications
Dr. Hannah Abrams, fellow, is lead author and Dr. Kleber Fertrin, associate professor (Hematology and Oncology) is senior author of "Alloimmunization as a barrier to gene therapy in sickle cell disease<https://bit.ly/4kNy4w2>" in Transfusion. DOM co-author is Sandhya Panch.

Dr. Syeda Behjat Ahmad, clinical associate professor, is lead author and Dr. J. Ashley Jefferson, professor (Nephrology) is senior author of "Targeting B Cells and Plasma Cells in Glomerular Disease<https://bit.ly/43whg7d>" in the Journal of the American Society of Nephrology.

Drs. Maralyssa Bann, associate professor (General Internal Medicine) and James Kirkpatrick, professor (Cardiology) co-authored "Structures of Safety in Hospital Disposition: Five Ethical Responsibilities<https://bit.ly/45g5sqZ>" in the American Journal of Bioethics.

Dr. Barak Gaster, professor (General Internal Medicine) is lead author of "A Large Health System Quality Improvement Intervention Providing Training and Tools to Improve Detection of Cognitive Impairment in Primary Care<https://bit.ly/43Js9Bf>" in the Journal of the American Geriatrics Society.

Dr. Jason Dominitz, professor (Gastroenterology) is lead author of "Blood-Based Colorectal Cancer Screening: The Illusion of Simplicity and the Cancer Prevention Paradox<https://bit.ly/4kXmwqh>" in JAMA.

Dr. William Grady, professor (Gastroenterology) is co-author of "Clinical Validation of a Circulating Tumor DNA-Based Blood Test to Screen for Colorectal Cancer<https://bit.ly/3ZOdrI0>" in JAMA.

Dr. Mehraneh Khalighi, clinical associate professor (General Internal Medicine) is lead author, and Dr. Katherine Ritchey, associate professor of clinical practice (Gerontology and Geriatric Medicine) is senior author of "Feasibility of Expedited Home Sleep Testing Before Surgery for Detection of High-Risk Sleep-Related Breathing Disorders<https://bit.ly/4kTAoBM>" in Respiratory Care. DOM co-authors are Lucas Donovan and Ken He.

Dr. Peter Nelson, professor (Hematology and Oncology) is co-author of "PROX1 is an early driver of lineage plasticity in prostate cancer<https://bit.ly/43OhoxA>" in the Journal of Clinical Investigation.

Dr. Meredith Pearson, clinical assistant professor (Gastroenterology) is co-author of "Primary Biliary Cholangitis in 2025: A New Frontier<https://bit.ly/3FrYNPX>" in the American Journal of Gastroenterology.

Dr. Michael Schweizer, associate professor (Hematology and Oncology) is co-author of "Pasritamig, a First-in-Class, Bispecific T-Cell Engager Targeting Human Kallikrein 2, in Metastatic Castration-Resistant Prostate Cancer: A Phase 1 Study<https://bit.ly/4jAxnFu>" in the Journal of Clinical Oncology.

Dr. Mazyar Shadman, associate professor (Hematology and Oncology) is lead author of "Zanubrutinib and Venetoclax for Patients With Treatment-Naïve Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia/Small Lymphocytic Lymphoma With and Without Del(17p)/ TP53 Mutation: SEQUOIA Arm D Results<https://bit.ly/43LxkAO>" in the Journal of Clinical Oncology.


In the news
Dr. Mary (Nora) Disis, professor (Hematology and Oncology) is quoted in "Drug-Defying Breast Cancers Spotted Early in Blood Test Study<https://nyti.ms/3T60C86>" in the New York Times.

Dr. Keith Elkon, professor emeritus (Rheumatology) is quoted in "Lupus Disproportionately Affects Black Women: Experts Urge Awareness And Early Diagnosis<https://bit.ly/4dPl5aV>" in the Seattle Medium.

Dr. Matthew Keifer, professor emeritus (General Internal Medicine) is quoted in "Trump cuts threaten safety training for America's most dangerous jobs<https://reut.rs/453vEVz>" from Reuters.

Dr. Nina Kim, professor (Allergy and Infectious Disease) is quoted in "Don't Forget These Infectious, Risk-Based Disease Screenings in Primary Care<https://wb.md/4kXdQ3g>" in Medscape.

Dr. Nicolae Leca, professor (Nephrology) is quoted in "50 years later, Bellingham woman celebrates milestone kidney transplant anniversary<https://bit.ly/4dVRInA>" from KING 5 News.

Dr. Coralynn Sack, assistant professor (General Internal Medicine) is quoted in "How to prepare for wildfire season in WA<https://bit.ly/4mM1axC>" in the Seattle Times.



Weekly Calendar, June 9-13, 2025
Our events calendar is posted on our website<https://medicine.uw.edu/news/trumba-calendar>.


Coming up
Commemorating Dr. King Holmes
A celebration of the life of King Holmes will be held on the UW campus in Kane Hall (Roethke Auditorium, Room 130), on June 16, from 4:00 pm to 5:30 pm (reception to follow). If attending in person, please RSVP<https://urldefense.com/v3/__https:/app.smartsheet.com/b/form/02da8caeeb994bcdb0698b7eabc8cb64__;!!K-Hz7m0Vt54!m8ftyV-zAp85o2M6wkaCFH-cv6CaV6bK2G8XSsKYV3-NH3N3PmmmzL7SxVvEVXxLoNQ2VdinsDEfQrPo1d_3Yw$>.

For those who cannot attend in person, a livestream<http://bit.ly/45kpcJK> is available and scheduled to start 5 minutes before the event start time and end 15 minutes after. If you try to access the link prior to the event, you will see a page saying, "This video isn't available." If you are attending virtually, please access via livestream<http://bit.ly/45kpcJK>.

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Federal Policy Town Hall
The next Federal Policy Town Hall<https://bit.ly/3ZPA12U> will be on Friday, June 20 at 4 p.m.

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


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