🎉 The Department of Medicine is delighted to announce the 2025 Samuel and Emma Winters Foundation awardees! These awards support junior faculty pushing the boundaries of biomedical research in Pittsburgh. 🧵 Meet this year’s awardees:

📢 Don't forget: the DOM State of the Department is TODAY! 🗓️Wednesday, September 17 🕟4:30 p.m. - 6:00pm 📍Scaife Hall 5795 Join us to hear about the department's many accomplishments over the past year.

Join us at noon TODAY, 09.16.25, for the 1st DOM Grand Rounds of the academic year! Today's MGR: "Improving Healthcare Value: from the Choosing Wisely Campaign to the Latest Evidence-Based Approaches to Reduce Low-Value Care," presented by Dr. Tom Radomski. For the link: dom.pitt.edu/grandrounds/.

Congratulations to Dr. Richard Steinman, who was recently promoted to Professor of Medicine with tenure in the Division of Malignant Hematology and Medical Oncology! 👏🎊👏

Congratulations to Dr. René Claxton, who was recently promoted to Professor of Medicine in the Division of General Internal Medicine! 👏🎊👏 @pittgim.bsky.social

Congratulations to Dr. Aditi Gurkar, who was recently promoted to Associate Professor of Medicine with tenure in the Division of Geriatric Medicine and the Aging Institute! 👏🎊👏

Don't forget to attend today's HS Ascending Star Award Lecture with one of this year's awardees, Dr. Shari Rogal! "Why Good Research Isn't Enough: Using Data-Driven Implementation Strategies to Transform Health Care" 🗓️Thursday, Aug. 28 🕞3:30 p.m. 📍Alan Magee Scaife Hall, room 3785

Editor's Picks Spotlight Frailty and Associated Outcomes in Patients With Vasculitis, featuring Dr. Sebastian E. Sattui and patient partner John Stadler @pittdeptofmed.bsky.social 📽️ Watch now: https//youtu.be/Uw... #ANCAvasculitis #patientengagement #vasculitis

📢 Announcing our new Adolescent and Young Adult Addiction Medicine Fellowship, funded by HSRA! We're currently recruiting 2 fellows for AYs 2025-2026 and 2026-2027. Learn more about the AYA #AddictionMedicine Fellowship at dom.pitt.edu/dgim/trainin...

Research Article Frailty and Associated Outcomes in Patients With Vasculitis 📖 www.jrheum.org/cgi/content/... @pittdeptofmed.bsky.social #ANCAvasculitis #frailty #qualityoflife #vasculitis

Deadline extension-All biomedical researchers, scientists, trainees & mentors from all disciplines invited to participate! Submit your abstract to www.lungconf.pitt.edu before Fri Aug 15 noon EST! #medresearch #science @pittdeptofmed.bsky.social @upmcphysicianed.bsky.social

📢 Registration is now open for Update in Internal Medicine 2025: Practice Changing Advances! 🩺 Join us for a CME-approved course packed with evidence-based insights, trending topics, and innovative care strategies. 🗓️ Early Bird pricing ends 9/30/25, so register today! cce.upmc.com/update-inter...

So exciting to see WNK bodies making the cover of JCI! @pittdeptofmed.bsky.social @arohans.bsky.social @news.upmc.com

Happy to be sharing our work on airway cell transportation at the 2025 GRC Lung Development, Injury, and Repair Conference! @bupulmonary.bsky.social @mjherriges.bsky.social @kottond.bsky.social @pittdeptofmed.bsky.social #pulmsky #sciencesky

Don't forget to make your way down to the BST lobby for the VUE Student Poster Session today, July 24, from 9 to 11:30am! 🔬 #ResearchMatters #H2P #TrainingtheNextGeneration

Registration and housing for the premier global event in hematology is now open for ASH members! Will we see you at #ASH25 in Orlando? Register here: https://bit.ly/46VqNXj#ASH25#Hemesky #Medsky

Check out the career workshops on the agenda of the upcoming Science of Medicine conference! www.lungconf.pitt.edu Join other Phys-Scientists, mentors and trainees by registering today. Be sure to submit an abstract too! @atscommunity.bsky.social @upmc.com #meded #PittMed

Today is National Women Touched by Addiction Day. At CP3, we’re committed to safer opioid prescribing and better access to medications for opioid use disorder. Explore our research on these efforts: www.cp3.pitt.edu/publications...

Congratulations to Dr. Jami Saloman, who was recently promoted to Associate Professor of Medicine with tenure in the Division of Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition! 👏🎊👏

Congrats to CP3 Associate Director Dr. Katie Suda on being selected as the next Director of the VA Pittsburgh site of the Center for Healthcare Evaluation, Research, & Promotion (CHERP)! She's a phenomenal clinician-scientist, & we can't wait to see how CHERP will grow under her leadership!

If you are an early career physician-scientist, mentor, MD/PhD student/trainee-we have the conference for you! Topics on precision medicine, AI, changing patient outcomes, plus career networking, workshops and more! Submit your abstract to lungconf.pitt.edu and register today!

Congratulations to Dr. Sadeesh Ramakrishnan, who was recently promoted to Associate Professor of Medicine in the Division of Endocrinology and Metabolism! 👏🎊👏

Join the DOM for the 2nd Annual Population Health Management Seminar! 🗓️ Tuesday, September 9 🕔 5-8:30pm 📍 University Club Connect with experts across specialties to advance care for cardio-kidney-metabolic syndrome. Register today! 👉 registration.ajmc.com/ajmcs-ivbm-a...

Congratulations to Dr. Megan Hamm, who was recently promoted to Associate Professor of Medicine in the Division of General Internal Medicine! 👏🎊👏 @pittgim.bsky.social

Carla Spagnoletti, MD, MS has been appointed to the @aamctoday.bsky.social Group on Faculty Affairs Research & Scholarship Committee! 🥳 The Research and Scholarship Committee supports faculty by advancing research, scholarship, and initiatives that center around professional development.

Congratulations to Dr. Jennifer Berliner, who was recently promoted to Associate Professor of Medicine in the Division of Cardiology! 👏🎊👏

It's seem like arginine is emerging as a major host cue. So we wrote an IAI minireview on how arginine levels vary between host tissues and affect microbial behavior. The review is online today! journals.asm.org/doi/epdf/10.... @brookeeryan3.bsky.social #microsky

Congratulations to Gavin Arteel, PhD, who has been appointed as the new Associate Vice Chair for Faculty Advancement in the Department of Medicine! 🎉 Read more about Dr. Arteel and this new position 👇 dom.pitt.edu/gavin-arteel...

Congratulations to Dr. Scott Biggins, who was recently appointed as the UPMC Endowed Chair for Patient-Centered Care in the Division of Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition! 👏🎊👏

Our paper reporting a highly conserved mechanism by which arginine positively regulates hypervirulent K. pneumoniae mucoid phenotype is now fully online. rdcu.be/euiWG Summary picture is below, but details in the 🧵

Congrats to Kathryn Leyens, MD, MS for being presented the UPMC Med-Peds Residency Med-Peds Champion Award for Internal Medicine! 🎉 We commend her outstanding clinical work as a hospitalist working with the residents, as well as her quality improvement & MedEd leadership.

@jessicamerlinmd.bsky.social joined @thecurbsiders.bsky.social to bust common myths and explore strategies to support patients with #ChronicPain and #OpioidUseDisorder. Listen to the episode and access resources: thecurbsiders.com/curbsiders-p...

🔬On #WorldSickleCellDay, we're spotlighting groundbreaking research from the Div. of Classical Hematology and the VMI that's transforming care and offering new hope for those living with sickle cell disease across the globe. ➡️ news.dom.pitt.edu/scd-pitt-to-... #SickleCellAwareness #ResearchMatters

🎇The summer edition of Code Blue and Gold, the University of Pittsburgh Department of Medicine's quarterly newsletter, has arrived!🎇 👀Check out all the recent happenings across the DOM in our latest issue 👉https://news.dom.pitt.edu

Congratulations to Dr. Ronald Buckanovich, who was recently appointed as an endowed Chair of Immunotherapy in the Division of Malignant Hematology and Medical Oncology! 👏🎊👏

Join us at noon TODAY, 06.13.25, for the DOM Grand Rounds! Today's MGR, the Robert M. Rogers, MD Memorial Lectureship, will feature Dr. David Wilkes presenting "A Career in Academic Medicine: Lessons Learned for Success." For the link, visit dom.pitt.edu/grandrounds/. @paccsm.bsky.social

A single question about how bothersome pain feels can predict depression, social satisfaction, & life impact in #ChronicPain. A study led by Dr. Karlyn Edwards validates this approach. Read the full study in @thejournalofpain.bsky.social‬: www.jpain.org/article/S152...

Congratulations to Dr. Jenny Lo-Ciganic, who was recently promoted to Professor of Medicine with tenure in the Division of General Internal Medicine! 👏🎊👏

Congratulations to Dr. Michael Elnicki for receiving the @springernature.com Editorial Contribution Award! 👏 This award recognizes Dr. Elnicki's assessment of submissions and management of the peer review process, safeguarding the scientific accuracy of @journalgim.bsky.social publications.

Don't forget: the DOM quarterly faculty meeting will be held TODAY, June 11, at 4:30 pm in Scaife 5795. Be there or be 🟨! @pittgim.bsky.social @paccsm.bsky.social

@convergepitt.bsky.social's Sonya Borrero was quoted in a recent 90.5 WESA article on new #IUD pain management guidelines. The new guidance "really affirms what patients have been saying for a long time, that these procedures can be painful." More on the new guidelines: www.wesa.fm/health-scien...

Join us at noon on Friday, 06.13.25, for the next DOM Grand Rounds! Friday's MGR, the Robert M. Rogers, MD Memorial Lectureship, will feature Dr. David Wilkes from @UVA presenting "A Career in Academic Medicine: Lessons Learned for Success." For the link, visit dom.pitt.edu/grandrounds/.

Drs. Rene Claxton and Robert Arnold share their expertise on enhancing communication skills in #MedEd in a new episode of The Curbsiders Teach podcast. Listen or watch here: thecurbsiders.com/teach-podcas...

Congratulations to Dr. Partha Dutta, who was recently promoted to Professor of Medicine with tenure in the Division of Cardiology and Vascular Medicine Institute! 👏🎊👏

#ClinicalTrial funding available: AI Validation trials open in any disease based anywhere, Meniere’s disease closing soon. Read more plus our researcher spotlight & success story Dr. Sawa Ito of @pittdeptofmed.bsky.social in our June enewsletter: bit.ly/3FF29yW #Repurposing #ImpactPhilanthropy

Join us at noon TODAY, 05.27.25, for the DOM Grand Rounds! Today's MGR will feature presentations from Drs. Ghady Haidar, Linda-Marie Lavenburg, and Madison Stellfox – recent career development awardees – as part of our Special K Research Series. For the link, visit dom.pitt.edu/grandrounds/.

At the 30th Annual Curriculum Colloquium, @PittMed faculty gathered to celebrate innovation in medical education, highlight AI’s role in curriculum design, and honor outstanding educators. Here's how @PittGIM made its mark. ⬇️ #MedEd #AcademicMedicine

Congratulations to Dr. Kristen Veraldi, who was recently promoted to Associate Professor of Medicine in the Division of Pulmonary, Allergy, Critical Care, and Sleep Medicine! 👏🎊👏 @paccsm.bsky.social

Join us at noon on Tuesday, 05.27.25, for the next DOM Grand Rounds! Tuesday's MGR will feature recent career development awardees as part of our Special K Research Series. This week's presenters will include Drs. Haidar, Lavenburg, and Stellfox. For the link, visit dom.pitt.edu/grandrounds/.

Join us at noon on Tuesday, 05.20.25, for the next DOM Grand Rounds! Tuesday's MGR, the Renal Fraley Lecture, will feature Dr. Katherine Tuttle presenting "Transforming Chronic Kidney Disease Care to Maintain Kidney Health." For the link, visit dom.pitt.edu/grandrounds/.