[domweek] DOM Week, June 16-20, 2025

[Department of Medicine weekly newsletter via domweek]

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DOM Week
June 13, 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
Distinguished Clinical Service Award
[Daniel Lam]Dr. Daniel Lam, clinical professor (Nephrology) has received the Distinguished Clinical Service Award from the American Society of Nephrology. This midcareer award recognizes individuals who exemplify leadership and excellence in the practice of nephrology and combine the art of medicine with the skills demanded by the scientific body of knowledge in service to patients.


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Distinguished Faculty Award
[Mazyar Shadman]Dr. Mazyar Shadman, associate professor (Hematology and Oncology) is the 2025 recipient of the Binaytara Distinguished Faculty Award for improving cancer care access and education. Binaytara's mission is to improve healthcare in resource-poor communities and enhance cancer care worldwide by educating healthcare providers and community members, advocating for better access to care, and conducting research to develop innovative program models and services that promote equitable access to healthcare.

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Fellow Impact Award
[Alison Bays]Congratulations to Dr. Alison Bays, assistant professor (Rheumatology) who is the 2025 recipient of the Fellow Impact Award. Selected by the graduating rheumatology fellows, this award honors individuals who have made a meaningful and lasting impact by actively contributing to the fellowship training experience.


Faculty news
2025 promotions
Congratulations to the following Department of Medicine faculty whose promotions are effective July 1, 2025:

To associate professor
Andrea Christopher, Hongxia Fu, Suleyman Gulsuner, Evan Hall, Angela Hanson, Gentry King, Namrata Singh, Jehan Budak, Christine Chung, McKenna Eastment, Scott Hagan, Nicholas Meo, Eric Morrell, Coralynn Sack, Vyshak Alva Venur

To research associate professor
Mauricio Dorfman, Michelle Erickson

To professor
Rosemary Adamson, Elizabeth Blue, Yonatan Buber, Ryan Cassaday, Guang-Shing Cheng, John Choe, Stacey Cohen, Laura Connelly-Smith, Başak Çoruh, Jason Deen, Jeffrey Edelman, Laura Feemster, Heather Greenlee, David Horne, Andrew Hsieh, Peter Leary, Scott Lee, Babak Nazer, Tomas Mustelin (tenure granted), David Owens, Brian Palen, May Reed, Mazyar Shadman

To clinical associate professor
Jane Borkowski, Anita Chopra, Erin Currin, Eric Dean, Kirandeep Gill, Nina Lamble, Daniel Moore, Elizabeth Paesch, Jenny Roraback-Carson, Laura Spence

To clinical assistant professor
Rebecca Abay, Frances Adelaja, Brian Benjamin, Kim-Toan Bui, Ifunanya Das, Sonja Ellingson, Joe Huang, Duncan Hussey, Si-Nae Kim, Erich Koerner, Natalie Kress, Cody Marchetti, Jesse Maupin, Elizabeth Mullins, Nguyen-Lan Nguyen, Adewunmi Nuga, John Osterkamp, Brook Pittenger, David Ramenofsky, Antony Raubitschek, Julie Reeds, Aysel Renard, Karen Robbins, Alex Tanabe, Margaret Tebbs, Amy Thomas, Nathaniel Tulloch, Adam Van Buskirk, Zachary York, Hong Zhou

To clinical professor
Bryan Balmadrid, Janelle Clauser, Lisa Inouye, Santiago Neme, Yue-Harn Ng, Ingeborg Sacksen, Edie Shen

We also had several volunteer clinical faculty promotions. View the full list on our news site. <https://bit.ly/4dRAPdw>

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Faculty Spotlight: Stephanie Kim
[Stephanie Kim]Our latest faculty spotlight is on Dr. Stephanie Kim, assistant professor of clinical practice (Metabolism, Endocrinology and Nutrition), fellowship site director and director of the Clinical Research Unit at the UW Medicine Diabetes Institute.

Learn more about her on our news site<https://bit.ly/3FvINwp>.

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[Laura Feemster]Dr. Laura Feemster, associate professor (Pulmonary, Critical Care and Sleep Medicine) has been elected Chair of the American Thoracic Society's Behavioral Science and Health Services Research Assembly (2026-2029). In this role, she will advise the ATS Board of Directors and lead the Assembly's efforts to advance behavioral health research, education, mentorship, and clinical care for patients with pulmonary, critical care, and sleep disorders.


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[Vishesh Kapur]
Dr. Vishesh Kapur, professor (Pulmonary, Critical Care and Sleep Medicine) has been elected secretary treasurer of the American Association of Sleep Medicine, the largest professional organization representing sleep medicine specialists.


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[Radhika Narla]Dr. Radhika Narla, associate professor (Metabolism, Endocrinology and Nutrition) has been appointed to serve on the American Society for Bone and Mineral Research (ASBMR) Professional Practice Committee. Acknowledging the urgent need to close the gap between current knowledge on the prevention, diagnosis, and treatment of bone diseases and its application in clinical practice, this committee is tasked with identifying the needs of ASBMR members working in academic or community clinical settings.


Research news
Transforming systems of care to address HIV, HIV risk, and substance use disorders in prisons
[Helen Jack]Dr. Helen Jack, assistant professor (General Internal Medicine) is PI of an NIH Director's New Innovator Award, "Transforming systems of care to address HIV, HIV risk, and substance use disorders in prisons." The four-year, $2.3 million NIDA Avenir grant supports early career researchers conducting high-risk, high-reward research on HIV and substance use.

This initiative will pave the way for research aimed at enhancing care quality and generating knowledge on patient experiences to improve prison healthcare nationwide.

Read more on our news site<https://bit.ly/3FOjBRI>.


Clinical news
Purging of CDC Vaccine Advisory Committee
[Helen Chu]On Thursday, U.S. Senator Patty Murray (D-WA), Vice Chair of the Senate Appropriations Committee, held a virtual press conference on U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s unprecedented decision on Monday to fire every single member of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)'s Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP).

Dr. Helen Chu, professor (Allergy and Infectious Diseases) joined Senator Murray for the press conference. Chu was a member of ACIP until Monday-when she was fired by Secretary Kennedy alongside the entire panel of experts. Senator Murray and Dr. Chu laid out just how unprecedented and unthinkably dangerous this move is, and what it means for the future of vaccine policy and public health.

Read more on our news site<https://bit.ly/3SPq4ik>.


Education news
QI and Patient Safety education programs
The Center for Scholarship in Patient Care Quality & Safety is currently accepting applications for two educational programs:

The QI Scholars Program<https://bit.ly/42J1iCJ> is an advanced, year-long course focuses on completing and publishing a rigorous QI research project. Participants receive mentorship, data support, and attend 12 hands-on seminars. The Certificate Program in Patient Safety<https://bit.ly/3N8s3Ll> is an 8-month training course for healthcare professionals of all backgrounds and from any organization who are beginner to intermediate in their QI knowledge and skills.


Recent publications
Dr. Petter Bjornstad, professor (Metabolism, Endocrinology and Nutrition) is co-author of "Adjunct-to-insulin therapy using SGLT2 inhibitors in youth with type 1 diabetes: a randomized controlled trial<https://go.nature.com/4l4Ihoa>" in Nature Medicine.

Dr. Jeffrey Chamberlain, professor (Medical Genetics) is senior author of "Expression of full-length dystrophin reverses muscular dystrophy defects in young and old mdx4cv mice<https://bit.ly/3SOljp5>" in the Journal of Clinical Investigation.

Drs. Heather Cheng, professor, Evan Yu, professor, Robert Montgomery, professor, Jessica Hawley, affiliate assistant professor, Michael Schweizer, associate professor, and Peter Nelson, professor (Hematology and Oncology) are co-authors of "Patterns of intra- and inter-tumor phenotypic heterogeneity in lethal prostate cancer<https://bit.ly/4mUUTA1>" in the Journal of Clinical Investigation.

Drs. Eric Chow, clinical assistant professor, and Helen Chu, professor (Allergy and Infectious Diseases) are co-authors of "Scenario Projections of Respiratory Syncytial Virus Hospitalizations Averted Due to New Immunizations<https://bit.ly/4mZ4Hc0>" in JAMA Network Open.

Dr. Jill Johnsen, professor (Hematology and Oncology) is co-senior author of "Multiplex and multimodal mapping of variant effects in secreted proteins via MultiSTEP<https://go.nature.com/4dWQkAQ>" in Nature Structural & Molecular Biology. DOM co-authors are Kristen Holmes, Kathryn Sheldon, and Kerry Lannert.

Dr. Francesco Mazziotta, acting instructor, is lead author and Dr. Aude Chapuis, associate professor (Hematology and Oncology) is senior author of "A phase I/II trial of WT1-specific TCR gene therapy for patients with acute myeloid leukemia and active disease post-allogeneic hematopoietic cell transplantation: skewing towards NK-like phenotype impairs T cell function and persistence<https://bit.ly/3HUPw3q>" in Nature Communications. DOM co-authors are Filippo Milano and Philip Greenberg.

Drs. Monica Pagano, adjunct professor, and Moritz Stolla, associate professor (Hematology and Oncology) are co-authors of "Platelet Transfusion: 2025 AABB and ICTMG International Clinical Practice Guidelines<https://bit.ly/43ZWVGm>" in JAMA.

Dr. Sarah Sanghavi, associate professor (Nephrology) is lead author of "Targeted Clinician E-mails to Promote Reinitiation of Sodium-Glucose Co-transporter 2 Inhibitors after Discontinuation for Remediable Side Effects<https://bit.ly/45fByTE>" in the Clinical Journal of the American Society of Nephrology.


In the news
Dr. Helen Chu, professor (Allergy and Infectious Diseases) is quoted in "How Kennedy's Purge of Advisers Could Disrupt U.S. Vaccinations<https://bit.ly/4e2Qy9O>" in the New York Times and talked with STAT in "Ousted CDC vaccine adviser says RFK Jr.'s message is clear: 'Scientific expertise is no longer of use.'<https://bit.ly/3HvManF>"

Dr. John Lynch, professor (Allergy and Infectious Diseases) is quoted in "New federal Covid-19 vaccine policies are already keeping some people from getting shots<https://bit.ly/4kApktz>" from CNN Health, "Who can get a COVID-19 vaccine this fall? Here's what we know<https://bit.ly/3SNW9qQ>" in Oregon Live, and "RFK Jr. just fired the government's vaccine experts. What do you do now?<https://bit.ly/3ZsaKMa>" in Vox.

Dr. Rajnish Mehrotra, professor and head (Nephrology) is quoted in "AI and Home Dialysis: From Prediction to Personalization<https://wb.md/3HDGGqM>" in Medscape.

Dr. Bart Scott, professor (Hematology and Oncology) is quoted in "For Patients With Rare Blood Cancer, New Drug Offers Relief<https://bit.ly/45f8YSk>" in the Wall Street Journal.



Events of interest
Building successful academic-industry research partnerships
Please join us for this special panel on June 17, 4-5pm, via zoom<https://washington.zoom.us/j/94417395216>
with Department of Medicine faculty:


  *   Dr. Kelley Branch, professor (Cardiology)
  *   Dr. Chris Goss, professor (Pulmonary, Critical Care and Sleep Medicine)
  *   Dr. W. Conrad Liles, professor (Allergy and Infectious Diseases) and vice chair for research
  *   Dr. Tomas Mustelin, professor and head (Rheumatology)

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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.

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Medicine Grand Rounds
Dr. Adrian Lazarevic-Fogelquist, chief resident, will present "Dr. Chatbot or: how I learned to worry a little less and warily accept the AI revolution" at Medicine Grand Rounds on June 20, 12-1pm, via zoom<https://washington.zoom.us/j/812197730>.
The Beeson Award will also be presented.


Weekly Calendar, June 16-20, 2025
Our events calendar is posted on our website<https://medicine.uw.edu/news/trumba-calendar>.



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


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