Events Calendar
Grand Rounds
October 16
"My Husband Is a Lettuce: The Clinical Management of Hypoglycemia Unawareness"
Stephanie Amiel, MD
Professor of Diabetic Medicine, King's College, London
Jonathan Himmelfarb heads new Kidney Research Institute
The Division of Nephrology and Northwest Kidney Centers have established a new clinical and translational research partnership to address the growing prevalence of chronic kidney disease around the world. The Kidney Research Institute is dedicated to developing new tools for prevention, early diagnosis, and treatment of kidney disease. Dr. Jonathan Himmelfarb is its first scientific director.
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DOM faculty appointed to new endowed positions
Eight faculty members recently were appointed to new endowed chairs and professorships in the Deaprtment: Dr. Itamar B. Abrass, Gerontology and Geriatric Medicine; Dr. Teresa A. Brentnall, Gastroenterology, Dr. Virginia C. Broudy, Hematology; Dr. Roy M. Colven, Dermatology; Dr. Keith B. Elkon, Rheumatology; Dr. Gregory C. Gardner, Rheumatology; Dr. Jonathan Himmelfarb, Nephrology; and Dr. Robert H. Knopp, Metabolism, Endocrinology and Nutrition.
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Seymour Klebanoff honored
Dr. Seymour J. Klebanoff, Professor Emeritus of Medicine, received the AAMC Award for Distinguished Research in the Biomedical Sciences.
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UW again rated first in primary care
U.S. News and World Report has again ranked UW first among
U.S. medical schools in primary care education. Internal medicine was
rated sixth in the nation.
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Ken Steinberg is new residency director
Dr. Kenneth P. Steinberg, Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, is the new director of the Medicine Residency Program, succeeding Dr. James F. Wallace, who directed the program for 30 years.