Wishing you and your loved ones a happy and healthy Thanksgiving from all of us at the Department of Medicine.

Exciting article featuring the Department of Medicine's own Dr. David Fidock on the importance of developing new drugs to combat malaria. https://www.wsj.com/health/pharma/first-new-malaria-drug-in-years-performs-strongly-in-late-stage-testing-658c220f

Congratulations to the Department of Medicine Awardees for the Highly Cited Researcher Awards Class of 2025. Learn more here: clarivate.com/highly-cited...

Thank you to our Nurse Practitioners! This week and every week, we honor and appreciate the work of nurse practitioners in the Department of Medicine!

THIS WEEK: 'Multiple Myeloma & AL Amyloidosis: Biomarkers, Complications & Emerging Therapies’ - a virtual program on Friday, November 14, 2025 offering 6.50 ACCME Credits. https://www.eventleaf.com/e/amyloidosis2025 #Hematology #Oncology #HemOnc #Nephrology

Today, we honor the courage, dedication, and sacrifice of our nation's veterans. At the Department of Medicine, we're proud to serve those who served us. Thank you to all veterans and their families. #VeteransDay #ThankYouVeterans #ColumbiaVP

Need CME credits? Join us for a virtual conference: Infectious Disease 2025 - Current Topics. To learn more and register: https://www.eventleaf.com/Attendee/Attendee/EventPage?eId=DqeNIIrmydi%2Bn%2BY%2FeYetvA%3D%3D

Join us for our virtual ‘Current Topics in #InfectiousDisease Symposium’ on 11/7/25. A must for #Hospitalists and other practitioners. We will cover the latest in MDR infections and best practices for prevention and treatment! Check it out: www.eventleaf.com/e/ID2025 @cuimcmedicinedept.bsky.social

Immune Altering Drug Hits Cancer in the Stomach: www.cancer.columbia.edu/news/immune-...

Another great publication from Dr. Tabas' team in Nature Metabolism: "A non-apoptotic caspase-8–meteorin pathway in hepatocytes promotes MASH fibrosis." Read more here: www.nature.com/articles/s42...

Kelley Yan, MD, PhD from our Division of Digestive & Liver Diseases received the Terry Ann Krulwich Physician-Scientist Award. This award is given to an outstanding Mount Sinai-trained alumni physician scientist. Dr. Yan will receive this award at the NY Academy of Medicine in October.

More than 81 million individuals in the United States currently have one or more type of cardiovascular disease. CBCH's mission is to understand the role of behavioral, psychological, genetic and lifestyle factors in cardiovascular disease. Learn more: www.columbiacardiology.org/research/res...

The Department's own Dr. Timothy C. Wang discovered a distinct pattern of cancer–nerve interactions between the peripheral nervous system and gastric cancer. Read more here: www.nature.com/articles/s41...

Do you need Continuing Medical Education credits? Our conferences include presentations of the latest research in Internal Medicine from top researchers and clinicians. Learn more here: www.eventleaf.com/c/MedicineCME

Alvaro Curiel-Garcia, in the Department of Medicine, received the 40 Under 40 in Cancer Research award from the Association for Value-Based Cancer Care. It recognizes the contributions made across the field of cancer by rising stars & emerging leaders under the age of 40. avbcc.org/40-under-40-...

A Wake-Up Call for Women’s Heart Health: The team designed an all-female study, in part because women have historically been excluded from cardiovascular studies & because women are at higher risk for poor sleep. Read about this great study here: www.vagelos.columbia.edu/about-us/col...

Congratulations to Dr. Saunders, Dr. Cullaro, and Dr. Gabre on their phenomenal work- it deserved to be recognized! www.cuimc.columbia.edu/news/four-vp...

Join us in-person or virtually for LUPUS: Current & Future Breakthroughs. September 12, 8:30 AM - 5:00 PM (ET). Register here: www.eventleaf.com/e/LUPUS2025

The Most Vicious Cycle of All: Cardiac PTSD. Donald Edmondson, PhD, MPH of our Executive Director, Center for Behavioral Cardiovascular Health (CBCH) is featured in this great article: www.medscape.com/viewarticle/...

Computational biologist extraordinaire Dr. Elana Fertig ‪@fertiglab.bsky.social‬ asks "what's your QUESTION?" Please be nice to your friendly neighborhood computational scientist!

Featured in @npr.org the Department's own @m-pst-ongephd.bsky.social and 5 eating habits that can help you sleep better at night. Read more here: www.npr.org/2025/05/19/n...

Studying for the boards? Need credits? Need MOC? Our virtual Internal Medicine conference from June 9-13, 2025 offers 52.00 ACCME, ANCC, AAPA & International EACCME Credits and covers all the major subspecialties. Learn more here: www.eventleaf.com/e/InternalMe...

In a new publication, Drs. Steers, Gharavi and colleagues performed genetic and immunological studies of IgA nephropathy and demonstrated a new role of aberrant O-glycosylation in the pathogenesis of IgA Nephropathy. Read more here: www.jci.org/articles/vie...

"..one of the biggest challenges right now for evoCAST, and other large DNA editing tools under development, is delivery. 'How do we actually get these tools and their payloads into the cells or tissues of interest?'” www.cuimc.columbia.edu/news/sternbe...

CCME director Dr. Lydia S. Dugdale published an article in the NY Times on the Medical Aid in Dying Act awaiting action in the NY State Senate: "There Are Ways to Die With Dignity, but Not Like This." Read more here: www.nytimes.com/2025/05/11/o...

To all of our nurses, thank you for all that you do. We appreciate you not just this week, but every week of the year.

Please join us Tuesday, May 6, 12-1 PM EDT, for @cuimcmedicinedept.bsky.social Sleep & Circadian Research Seminar. Dr. Sara Aton, from the University of Michigan will speak on "Network and cellular mechanisms linking sleep to memory processing" PM me for link medicine.umich.edu/dept/mni/sar...

THIS WEEK: (CKM) Cardiovascular Kidney Metabolic Syndrome - Friday, May 2, 2025 - Virtual Conference - 4.50 ACCME Credits. Registration open: www.eventleaf.com/Attendee/Att... #Nephrology #Cardiology

NEXT WEEK: Don’t miss ‘Osteoporosis, Thyroid & Parathyroid Disorders 2025’– a virtual and in-person conference on April 24-25th with state-of-the-art lectures, led by John P. Bilezikian MD and James A. Lee MD, both world-renowned experts in the field. Info & registration: www.ColumbiaMedicineCME.org

In light of this week, here's our study on the Impact of Celiac Disease on Dating. When seeking a romantic partner, people with celiac disease (CD) must navigate challenging social situations. We investigated dating-related behaviors in adults with CD. Read here: pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC...

Congratulations to the following faculty members on their promotions: Dr. Fay Kastrinos, Dr. Benjamin Izar, and Dr. Elizabeth Verna!

In honor of Black History Month, we celebrate the contributions of Dr. Charles R. Drew, M.D. (Physicians & Surgeons, ’40) who became the first African American to not only earn a Medical Science doctorate (MSD) from Columbia, but also the first African-American to do so in the United States.

Did you know that February is National Cancer Prevention month? There are many lifestyle changes you can make (balanced diet, no smoking, minimal drinking), but one important way to prevent colon cancer is through regular screenings. To learn more, click here: www.columbiadoctors.org/specialties/...