[domweek] DOM Week, January 5-9, 2026

[Department of Medicine weekly newsletter via domweek]

DOM Week
January 2, 2026
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>)


2025 Year in Review
Most viewed Department of Medicine news
We are sharing our top 10 most viewed stories from our News Site<https://bit.ly/3ZQVdoG>:


  1.  In Memoriam: James Kirkpatrick<https://mednews.uw.edu/news/in-memoriam/james-kirkpatrick>
  2.  David Koelle receives grant to support herpes simplex virus vaccine development<https://mednews.uw.edu/news/koelle-wrf-grant>
  3.  Department of Medicine AI symposium<https://mednews.uw.edu/news/AI-symposium>
  4.  In memoriam: King Holmes<https://mednews.uw.edu/news/in-memoriam/holmes-king> (this was also in the top ten most viewed UW Medicine Newsroom stories<https://newsroom.uw.edu/news-releases/newsrooms-most-viewed-items-and-videos-in-2025>)
  5.  In memoriam: Stephen Njau<https://mednews.uw.edu/news/in-memoriam-njau>
  6.  Over 250 million people worldwide unaware they have diabetes<https://mednews.uw.edu/news/2025-IDF-diabetes-atlas>
  7.  In memoriam: Thomas Martin<https://mednews.uw.edu/news/in-memoriam/thomas-martin>
  8.  We speak your language<https://mednews.uw.edu/news/we-speak-your-language>
  9.  2025 Top Doctors, Physician Assistants and Nurses<https://mednews.uw.edu/news/2025/seattle-met-top-docs>
  10. Chief Residents announced<https://mednews.uw.edu/news/2026-27-chief-residents>

Most read Hutch News articles
Department of Medicine faculty were featured in 3 of the top 5 most read articles in 2025 from Fred Hutch News:


  1.  Multiple myeloma is treatable, not curable. Is that set to change?<https://www.fredhutch.org/en/news/center-news/2025/04/multiple-myeloma-is-treatable-not-curable-is-that-set-to-change.html>
  2.  50 years of doing hard things<https://www.fredhutch.org/en/news/center-news/2025/01/fred-hutch-50th-anniversary.html>
  3.  Two lifetimes' worth of bone marrow transplant breakthroughs<https://www.fredhutch.org/en/news/center-news/2025/08/rainer-storb-retirement.html>

See also: Fred Hutch 2025 Year in Pictures<https://www.fredhutch.org/en/news/center-news/2025/12/2025-year-in-pictures.html>

The article "Cuffless Blood Pressure Measurement Devices-International Perspectives on Accuracy and Clinical Use: A Narrative Review<https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jamacardiology/fullarticle/2832857>" was one of the most viewed articles in JAMA Cardiology in 2025. Dr. Eugene Yang, professor of clinical practice (Cardiology) is lead author.

See more readership statistics, and our top-ten most viewed publications from DOM Week on our News Site<https://bit.ly/4jfVwTe>.


Research news
Clinical Research Intensive Summer Program
Applications are now being accepted for the CRISP (Clinical Research Intensive Summer Program) held July 6-24, 2026, on the Fred Hutch Campus. The goal of this 3-week, full-time program is to help jump start your clinical research career. Topics include biostatistics and epidemiology with electives in quality improvement, clinical trials, R programming and mining the EMR. Enrichment lectures address grant writing, giving talks, time management and leadership. Learn more and apply on the ITHS website. <https://bit.ly/3uyOHHr>


Recent publications
Drs. Thomas Austin, research scientist, Joshua Bis, research scientist, and Bruce Psaty, professor emeritus (General Internal Medicine) are co-authors of "Human plasma proteomic profile of clonal hematopoiesis<https://bit.ly/44Uy3RA>" in Nature Communications.

Dr. Katherine Bennett, associate professor, is lead author and Dr. Elizabeth Phelan, professor (Gerontology and Geriatric Medicine) is senior author of "Primary Care Trainees Learn to Support Aging in Place Through a Virtual Area Agency on Aging Practicum<https://bit.ly/4soAPZs>" in the Journal of the American Geriatrics Society. DOM co-author is Aimee Verrall.

Drs. Chase Cannon, assistant professor, Tara Babu, assistant professor, Matthew Golden, professor, and David Koelle, professor (Allergy and Infectious Diseases) are co-authors of "Differentiating mpox infection and vaccination using a validated multiplex orthopoxvirus IgG serology assay<https://bit.ly/4plj62l>" in the Journal of Clinical Microbiology.


In the news
Dr. Rotonya Carr, associate professor (Gastroenterology) is quoted in "Thinking About Dry January? 6 Science-Backed Reasons Your Whole Body Will Thank You<https://bit.ly/4ph9hlM>" in Oprah Daily.

Dr. Gena Lenti, clinical assistant professor (General Internal Medicine) is quoted in "Energy Drinks Have Gotten a Glow Up. Are They Healthier?<https://bit.ly/4ph1Zi6>" in Right as Rain.

Dr. Reena Mehra, professor and head (Pulmonary, Critical Care and Sleep Medicine) is quoted in "AASM Issues Its First Guidance in Area of Growing Concern<https://bit.ly/4aHH4RQ>" in Sleep Review Magazine.

Dr. Leo Morales, professor (General Internal Medicine) is quoted in "Researchers find more long COVID than expected in WA Hispanics<https://bit.ly/45wbxyu>" in Tri-City Herald.

Dr. Andrew Portuguese, assistant professor (Hematology and Oncology) provided an expert commentary video on "Multiple Myeloma: Real-World Outcomes With Elranatamab<https://bit.ly/4q4makC>" for the ASCO Post.


Weekly Calendar, January 5-9, 2026
Our events calendar is posted on our website<https://medicine.uw.edu/news/trumba-calendar>.


Coming up
Upcoming Grand Rounds
Dr. Dorrie Rhoads (Univ. of Oklahoma) will present "Building Academic-Tribal Partnerships to Advance Implementation Research and Improve Cancer Outcomes" at Medicine Grand Rounds on Jan. 16, 12-1pm, Turner Conference room and via zoom<https://washington.zoom.us/j/812197730>



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