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<b>Rajnish Mehrotra</b>, professor and head (Nephrology) is the 2023 recipient of the

<i>J. Michael Lazarus Distinguished Award</i> from the National Kidney Foundation. He is being honored for his work advancing the understanding of the barriers to a greater use of home dialysis, biologic determinants of peritoneal dialysis, and clinical trials

 to test interventions for managing symptoms experienced by patients undergoing long-term dialysis.<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>

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 clinical science and care of dialysis patients, and to recognize individuals whose research has yielded novel insights related to renal replacement therapy.<b><u><span style="color:#39275B"><o:p></o:p></span></u></b></span></span></span></p>

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 spotlight: </span></b></span></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk99118098"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk35011064"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Başak Çoruh<o:p></o:p></span></b></span></span></p>

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<b>Başak Çoruh</b>, associate professor (Pulmonary, Critical Care and Sleep Medicine) and director of the Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine fellowship program.<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>

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 affects a significant fraction of the aging population.The University of Washington Computational Neuroscience Center is hosting a conversation between Dr.

Barak Gaster, professor (General Internal Medicine) and philosopher of science Noga Arikha to discuss the experience of living with dementia and practical steps one can take to prepare for this contingency.

Oct. 14, 7pm, Foege Auditorium (and streaming). Reception to follow in the Vista Café.

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<a href="https://bit.ly/3dIPBZE"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk99118098"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk35011064"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#39275B">news site<span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk99118098"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk35011064"></a><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk99118098"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk35011064"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">.

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<b>Ashok Reddy</b>, associate professor (General Internal Medicine) joined </a></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk111800847"></span></span></span><a href="https://bit.ly/3SnPbGr"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk99118098"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk35011064"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk111800847"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#39275B">Collective

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 to discuss the VA’s Primary Care Innovation Lab (PCIL).</span></span></span></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk99118098"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk35011064"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk111800847"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">

 Collective Conversations is a series of discussions aimed at highlighting people and groups working to improve health through better health care systems.</span></span></span></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk99118098"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk35011064"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>

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 Leah Haseley</b>, clinical professor (Nephrology) is the new section head of Nephrology at Harborview Medical Center. She has served as the interim section head for the past 7 months. Read more about Dr. Haseley on our

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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk99118098"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk35011064"><a name="_Hlk115279380"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">New senior director of clinical programs<o:p></o:p></span></b></a></span></span></p>

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 Williamson </span></b></span></span></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk99118098"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk35011064"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk115279380"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">has accepted the newly created

 position of senior director of clinical programs. In this role, she will work closely with Dr. Robb MacLellan on clinical priorities and long-term strategies, optimizing clinical activity, productivity and finances, and delivery of care.<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></span></p>

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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk99118098"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk35011064"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk115279380"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Alyssa joined us as administrator in the Division of

 Cardiology in 2021 with 17-years of experience in healthcare centered around process improvement and clinical operations, half of that at UW Medicine. She has a bachelor’s degree in Business Management from the University of Oregon, Eugene, and an MBA and

 Executive MHA from the University of Washington.  </span></span></span></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk99118098"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk35011064"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk115279380"><o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>

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 pocket-size wearable device known as a bionic pancreas, which uses next-generation technology to automatically deliver insulin, was more effective at maintaining blood glucose (sugar) levels within normal range than standard-of-care management among people

 with type 1 diabetes, a new multicenter clinical trial has found. Results were published this week in the

<a href="https://bit.ly/3rg53iR"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk99118098"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk35011064"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#39275B">New England Journal of Medicine<span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk99118098"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk35011064"></a><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk99118098"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk35011064"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">.

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 track a person’s blood glucose levels using a continuous glucose monitor; they automatically deliver the hormone insulin via pump as needed. These systems replace reliance on fingerstick tests of glucose levels, glucose monitoring that still requires multiple

 daily insulin injections, and non-automated pumps.<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>

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 trends of the continuous glucose monitor to give insulin that keeps blood glucose in the normal range — without patients having to count carbohydrates,” said Dr.

<b>Irl Hirsch</b>, professor (Metabolism, Endocrinology and Nutrition).<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>

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<b>Thomas Gallagher</b>, professor (General Internal Medicine), in partnership with colleagues at the Brigham and Women’s Hospital, received a 4-year, $3.8 million grant from the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) to create a Diagnostic Center

 of Excellence that seeks to proactively identify cases of delayed cancer diagnosis and respond to these cases with transparency, empathy, and learning. The project, which also involves collaborators at the Fred Hutch Cancer Center and Dana Farber Cancer Institute,

 will have a special emphasis on vulnerable patients. <o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>

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<b>Jonathan Himmelfarb</b>, professor (Nephrology), and Matthias Kretzler (University of Michigan) are co-Principal Investigators for two new awards totaling $30.8 million from NIH’s National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (NIDDK) for

 the Kidney Precision Medicine Project (KPMP). KPMP is an ambitious, multi-year collaboration of more than 40 leading research institutions across the United States to create a kidney tissue atlas that will help understand the mechanisms of acute kidney injury

 (AKI) and chronic kidney disease (CKD), define new disease subgroups, and identify cell states and pathways for new therapeutic targets.<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></span></p>

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<b>Judith Tsui</b>, professor (General Internal Medicine) </span></span></span></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk99118098"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk35011064"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">is site-PI for</span></span></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk99118098"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk35011064">

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 sponsored by the NIH/National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA) that will investigate the use of injectable buprenorphine compared to injectable placebo for the treatment of methamphetamine use disorder among individuals with mild co-use of opioids. Other DOM

 faculty involved in the study include Dr. Elenore Bhatraju as study physician and Dr. Rachel Bender Ignacio, who directs UW Positive Research.

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 results of the largest genomic study on stroke thus far were published online today in the journal

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 several international consortia and networks, and investigators from over 20 countries, including Dr.

<b>Bruce Psaty</b>, professor of medicine (General Internal Medicine) and epidemiology from the University of Washington.<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>

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 hearts from patients who experienced circulatory death were deemed less predictable in terms of their long-term viability. The game-changer was technology that keeps blood and nutrients pulsing through donor hearts after recovery and during transit. It enables

 doctors to closely monitor the organs’ health and ensure suitability for transplant.<br>

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 director, Dr. <b>Daniel Fishbein</b>, medical director of heart transplant services, and ARNP Lisa Guertin, associate director of heart transplant.<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>

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<b>Fred Appelbaum</b>, professor (Medical Oncology) is co-author of “</span></a></span></span><a href="https://bit.ly/3BXmVE4"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk99118098"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk35011064"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk114234236"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#39275B">Diagnosis

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