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Colleagues,

As we pass the half-way mark in the academic year, I am delighted to report that the metrics of departmental performance are quite positive: our clinical volume (wRVU’s, visits, discharges, clinical collections) are positive relative to AY 17 and to budget; research funding has increased substantially in AY 18 compared to AY 17; and although we have a slight operating deficit through December 31, 2017, our operating margin is $900,000 better than budget. The outstanding performance of the department is a tribute to the remarkable efforts of our faculty, staff, and trainees. We are well-positioned to help the Boston Accountable Care Organization succeed starting March 1, 2018. The ACO will require us to think differently about clinical volume and outcome measures, and how we fairly distribute revenue and expense in a capitated reimbursement model. The fundamental principles of evidence-based, patient-centered clinical decision-making and a commitment to value-based clinical care will continue to be critical for all of our patients, regardless of whether or not they are enrolled in the ACO. We have the privilege of being part of an exciting initiative to improve the care of the Medicaid patient population across Massachusetts and to do so under the constraints of a more sustainable cost structure. I look forward to learning more from each of you about how we can most effectively fulfill this important responsibility! I hope you enjoy this edition of the department’s electronic

newsletter!

David Coleman, M.D.

Message from the Chairman

Boston Medical Center/ Boston University School of Medicine

Department of Medicine

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Winter 2018 Department of Medicine Newsletter

Department of Medicine Newsletter

Department of Medicine Evans Research Days October 12-13, 2017

The Evans Department of Medicine would like to thank everyone who participated in the two-day Evans Department of Medicine Research Days. We are pleased by the amount of abstracts that were submitted and presented at the poster session. The two-day event featured Distinguished Clinical and Basic Lectures (Dr. Katrina Armstrong, MD Ingelfinger Visiting Professor and Dr. Nancy J. Cox, PhD, Wilkins Visiting Professor), which serve as touchstones of the excellence to which we all aspire. The poster and oral presentations of ongoing research demonstrate our vigorous present and promising future. There was a buzz in the Hiebert Lounge and the excitement and enthusiasm were contagious! A passion for research and individuals excited to share knowledge permeated the event.

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Congratulations to all award recipients!

The 2017 Awards Dinner was held at the Colonnade Hotel, where students and faculty were recognized for their achievements.

Evans Center IBR Research Collaborator of the Year Award

Belinda Borrelli, PhD & Daniel Segré, PhD

Department of Medicine Clinical Innovation Award Alexander Walley, MD, MSc and the Addiction Consult Team

Department of Medicine Clinical Excellence Award

Heidi P. Auerbach, MD

Department of Medicine Special Recognition Teaching Award Jennifer Siegel, MD & Lynn L. Moore, DSc

Department of Medicine Research Mentoring Award Joseph P. Mizgerd, ScD

Department of Medicine Junior Faculty Mentoring Award

Ryan Z. Chippendale, MD

Department of Medicine Citizenship Award Gretchen A. Gignac MD & Jude T. Deeney, PhD

Clinical Quality Improvement Team Award

Dong Wook Kim, MD— Team Lead, Lorrie Young, RD, MS, Laurie Kearns, RD, MS, Maryellen Lopez, RD, Sandra Lee, RD, Page

O’Leary, RD, MS, Bethany Gentile, RD, Rebecca Zinkowski, RD, MS, Kristen Monahan, RD, Haley Anderson, RD, Rena Whisler,

RD, MS, Joy Koga, RD MS



Congratulations to all award recipients!

First Place Basic Poster Winner Allen Yen, Vascular Biology

Second Place Basic Poster Winner

Melissa Ghulam-Smith, Infectious Disease

Third Place Basic Poster Winner Tyler Faits, Computational Biomedicine

Fourth Place Basic Poster Winner

Erika Minetti, Vascular Biology

First Place Clinical Poster Winner Ji-Yao Zhang, Vascular Biology

Second Place Clinical Poster Winner

Dylan Thomas, Endocrinology

Third Place Clinical Poster Winner Mary-Catherine Stockman, Endocrinology

Fourth Place Clinical Poster Winner

Claire Avillach, Nephrology

Most Abstracts Submitted Cardiology



Department of Medicine Evans Research Days

We have been fortunate to capture the essence of this wonderful event. Please select the link below to view the

photographs from the 2017 Poster Session and Awards Dinner. PHOTOS (click here)

If you were not able to participate, we look forward to seeing you next year! If you have suggestions for improvements for next year, please send them to Denise Mahoney, [email protected].


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DOM Administrator Spotlight: Robina Bhasin


Name: Robina M. Bhasin

Job title: Director, Faculty Development & Diversity, DOM; Director, Faculty Development, BUMC

Location: Evans 116

How many years have you been in at BU/BUMC? 5

What do you do at BU/BUMC? Our office strives to foster an inclusive and collaborative environment that supports the faculty in advancing their careers in ways that are personally meaningful, and that contribute to public health through excellence in education, research, and clinical care. In collaboration with my fabulous faculty development colleagues, I develop, implement, and evaluate longitudinal career development and leadership programs for early career, mid-career, women, and under-represented in medicine faculty members. We also offer a seminar series and individual career consultations for all faculty, and seek to improve faculty diversity and career flexibility policies and resources across the BU Medical Campus. In addition, specifically in the DOM, I oversee faculty development grants and faculty networking dinners. If you haven’t participated in at least one of these offerings, you should!


DOM Administrator Spotlight: Robina Bhasin


What do you like best about your job? In a nutshell, the people. I really love the amazing faculty members I collaborate closely with and get to know through our longitudinal programs. I am inspired by the social justice and public health missions that drive so much of their work. I never had any capacity whatsoever to be a physician or scientist myself, but I find great meaning in being able to support the careers of people that I think are doing very important work in the world. I also have to say that I feel incredibly lucky to have Emelia Benajmin as my boss. I deeply admire her passion to make academic medicine a better place than she found it and I have learned an incredible amount by being able to work so closely with her over the past five years. What do you like least about your job? Scheduling meetings :-)

What do you wish more people knew about your job? That the programs and resources we offer exist. We try really hard to get the word out but there are always faculty members who say they have never heard about what we do. I’d love to have an even wider spectrum of faculty take advantage of our faculty development programs.

Favorite lunch spot? Recently I have become obsessed with Anoush’ella – delicious Lebanese/Middle Eastern food on the corner of E. Newton and Washington Streets. On the rare occasion that I go out for lunch, I love going there.

Favorite thing to do outside of work? I have a 2.5 year old and a six-month old, so in addition to spending time with them, I love finding time to connect with friends, ideally with a glass of wine too!

Fun Fact: I am the child of immigrants from two different countries and have always had a passion for all things that bring people of different backgrounds together. I have also long enjoyed learning new languages and traveling internationally, though the latter has become less fun at the moment since it involves bringing little kiddos with me! ;)


DOM Happenings


Vasa vasorum image obtained with Dr. Kirber, DOM Imaging Core; On the Cover of Science Translational Medicine

Members of the Thrombosis and Hemostasis ARC headed by Drs. Vipul Chitalia, Jean Francis and Katay Ravid collaboratively published a study in Science Translational Medicine reporting a discovery of new pathways to thrombosis in chronic kidney disease (https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29167396). The study, co-supported by the ARC, was selected for the cover of the Journal and for commentary in the Journal Nature. The corresponding author Dr. Chitalia and co-senior investigator Dr. Ravid emphasize “Diverse expertise and a collaborative spirit of trainees and Junior faculty, such as Drs. Shashar, Belghasem, Kolachalama and Matsuura were key to this study.”


CONGRATULATIONS!

Faculty Recognition & Awards


Allergy and Immunology Helen M. Hollingsworth

Cardiovascular Disease Eric H. Awtry

Gary J. Balady

Sheilah A. Bernard

Robert T. Eberhardt

Endocrinology, Diabetes

and Metabolism Sonia Ananthakrishnan

Alan P. Farwell

Michael F. Holick

Stephanie L. Lee

Elizabeth N. Pearce

Joshua D. Safer

Gastroenterology Francis A. Farraye

David R. Lichtenstein

Robert C. Lowe

David P. Nunes

Paul C. Schroy III

Geriatric Medicine Heidi P. Auerbach

Lisa B. Caruso

Hollis D. Day

Eric J. Hardt

Sharon A. Levine

Hematology

Vaishali H. Sanchorawala

Interventional

Cardiology Alice K. Jacobs

Ashvin N. Pande

Medical Oncology Timothy Cooley

Gretchen Gignac

Kevan L. Hartshorn

Adam Lerner

Nephrology

Jasvinder S. Bhatia

David J. Salant

Pulmonary Disease John L. Berk

Jeffrey S. Berman

John Bernardo

Harrison W. Farber

Frederic F. Little

George T. O'Connor, Jr.

Arthur C. Theodore

Rheumatology

David T. Felson

Eugene Y. Kissin

Paul A. Monach

Robert W. Simms

Internal Medicine

Thomas W. Barber

Melissa D. DiPetrillo

Warren H. Hershman

Angela H. Jackson

Susan L. Philips

Jeffrey H. Samet

Charles P. Tifft

Boston Magazine's annual Top Docs issue has hit the newsstands, and 109 BUSM

faculty are listed as "tops" in their respective fields. Below are the representatives

from the Department of Medicine:


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CONGRATULATIONS! Faculty Recognition & Awards


Grant: “A path to thrombosis of Myelofibrosis” with $1,905,995 funded, PI: Dr. Katya Ravid

Dina Desai won the DOM Administrator Award


CONGRATULATIONS! AY 17 Promotions


Professor of Medicine Tuhina Neogi, MD,MPH, Epidemiology

Daniel Alford, MD, MPH, GIM Michael Paasche-Orlow, MD, MPH, GIM

Robin Ingalls, MD, Infectious Disease

Associate Professor of Medicine Monica Bharel, MD, MPH, GIM

Alexander Walley, MD, MSc, GIM J. Mark Sloan, MD, Hematology/Oncology

Benjamin Linas, MD, MPH, Infectious Disease Renda Wiener, MD, MPH, Pulmonary

Clinical Associate Professor of Medicine

Gretchen Gignac, MD, Hematology/Oncology

Assistant Professor of Medicine Ivan Luptak, MD, MPH, Cardiology

Jose Ortuno, PhD, Cardiology Rachel Casas, MD, GIM

Karsten Lunze, MD, MPH, DrPH, GIM Zoe Weinstein, MD, GIM

Andrea Negroiu, MD, Hematology/Oncology Hanni Menn-Josephy, MD, Nephrology Naomi Amudala, MSN, Rheumatology

Melissa Farb, PhS, Vascular Biology Jessica Fetterman, PhD, Vascular Biology

Clinical Assistant Professor of Medicine

Peter Everett, MD, Hematology/Oncology Priya Joshi, MD, GIM


Boston University Department of Medicine Announcements


Writing from the Front Lines of Clinical Care, Education, and Research

1 Thursday per month. January-June 2018. 4:00-6:00 pm. A new program open to all DOM faculty. Develop narrative skills and competencies through writing, reading, listening, and peer mentoring. Craft a piece of writing to submit for publication by June. Numbers will be limited due to workshop format. Applications open soon. For inquiries and more information, please contact: Emelia Benjamin, MD, ([email protected]) or Christy Di Frances, PhD, ([email protected]).

CIIS Are you interested in pursuing a quality improvement project or conducting implementation/improvement research? If so, Evans Center for Implementation and Improvement Sciences (CIIS) can help with theoretical framing, study design, analytic methods, identifying collaborators, or general brainstorming. Email us at [email protected]




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DOM Dim Sum

On Saturday, March 3, 2018, the Department of Medicine will host its annual “Celebration of Diversity!”

The Dim Sum event provides an opportunity to celebrate all the richness and

benefits we get from being a diverse community.

The event will be held in Boston’s Chinatown-Leather District at the China Pearl Restaurant, where guests will enjoy a sampling of traditional Dim Sum. Drs. David

Coleman and David Salant will welcome faculty, staff and their families.

Mid-Year Education Marketplace Tuesday, February 27, 1-5pm

Wilkins Board Room The Marketplace will provide an opportunity for all educators in the DOM to briefly present their research ideas and/or ongoing research project(s) to colleagues and receive feedback.

Flora Sam, MD, Professor of Medicine has been appointed interim director of the Whitaker Cardiovascular Institute effective February 1. Dr. Sam replaced

Kenneth Walsh, PhD, who has accepted a position at the University of Virginia.




Osteoarthritis and Pain Symposium On December 20, 2017 Dr. Tuhina Neogi hosted the Osteoarthritis and Pain Symposium. Supported by funds from Pfizer and Lilly, experts presented information on the pathophysiology of osteoarthritis, pain mechanisms, disease management and treatments, and a patient panel. Speakers from Boston University School of Medicine and Sargent College included Dr. Tuhina Neogi, MD, PhD, David T. Felson, MD, MPH, Devyani Misra, MD, Eugene Kissin MD, Ali Guermazi, MD, PhD and Deepak Kumar, PT, PhD.




Early Career: Academy For Faculty Advancement

Program Objective •Develop skills to effectively navigate a successful career in academic medicine

Target Audience

•BUMC Instructors & Assistant Professors

Number of Faculty

•Up to 30 per year

Program Structure

•Meets 2 ½ hours for 14 sessions from September to May

Program Elements

•Professional advancement experiential seminars

•Individual academic project with content mentor

•Peer mentorship across BUMC schools

•Career mentorship provided by program core faculty

Applications accepted February 5th - March 12th, 2018




Mid-Career Faculty Leadership Program

Program Objective •Develop strategic leadership skills to foster innovations in education, clinical care, research & public health

Target Audience

•Late Assistant Professors (7+ yrs.) & all Associate Professors, selected through a competitive admissions process

Number of Faculty

•Up to 14 BUMG + 6 non-clinical BUSM, BUSPH & BUGSDM

Program Structure

•July – June; Meets off campus for 6 two-day modules

Program Elements

•Professional advancement experiential seminars

•Team leadership projects to address institutional needs

•Meetings with inspirational leaders in health sciences •Experiential seminars focused on developing leadership skills

Applications accepted February 5th – March 9th, 2018




Minority Faculty Development

Target Audience

•BUMC under-represented minority in medicine* faculty

Number of Faculty


Program Structure

•Meetings monthly for 1.5 hours from October - June

Program Elements

•Experiential seminars focused on career and leadership development skills, and the experiences of URM faculty

•Participant-led forums on navigating a career in academic medicine as a URM faculty member

•Individual career coaching to identify resources and mentors, successfully negotiate challenges, and achieve identified goals

Applications accepted April 2nd – 30th, 2018 *NIH defines URM: Blacks or African Americans, Hispanics or Latinos,

American Indians/Alaska Natives, Native Hawaiians and other Pacific Islanders




Women’s Leadership Program

Target Audience

•BUMC women faculty in leadership roles

Number of Faculty


Program Structure

•Meets for 15 two-hour sessions from September to June

Program Elements

•Experiential seminars on leadership skills and fostering change as a woman leader •Peer mentoring & coaching to successfully negotiate challenges, foster resiliency, and achieve goals •Conversation Cafes with inspirational leaders

Applications accepted March 19th – April 16th, 2018


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