The Department of Medicine congratulates Eric Alper, MD, Melissa Fischer, MD, MEd, Marianna Almpani, MD, Anna Gubala, MD, William Morrison, MD, and Ellen Murchie, MD, who were inducted into the Alpha Omega Alpha Honor Medical Society last Wednesday!

We would like to thank Drs. Barker, Boatman-Dray, and Zimmons for presenting "Understanding the Discharge Site of Care as a Prerequisite for Coordinating Discharge Planning for Geriatric Patients" at today's Medical Grand Rounds. Music created and provided by Dr. Karen Salomon-Escoto.

We invite members of the UMass community to join us today at noon, both in person and via Zoom, for Medical Grand Rounds titled, "Understanding the Discharge Site of Care as a Prerequisite for Coordinating Discharge Planning for Geriatric Patients." We hope to see you there!

A Diabetes Awareness Month checklist to help you take charge of your health with simple, actionable tips for nutrition, daily #diabetes management, and emotional well-being. 💙 Check out this @umassmedicine.bsky.social blog 👉 bit.ly/49UTZPA

This Veterans Day, the Department of Medicine proudly recognizes and honors all who have served our country. We extend our deepest gratitude for your service and sacrifice. Thank you!

In this month’s Resident Spotlight, we feature Jorge Dabdoub, MD, a third-year Internal Medicine Resident. Learn more about Dr. Dabdoub by reading the full spotlight below! www.umassmed.edu/medicine/edu...

In this month’s Fellow Spotlight, we feature Nawal Aamir, MD, a Renal Medicine fellow at UMass Chan. Learn more about Dr. Aamir by reading the full spotlight on our website below! www.umassmed.edu/medicine/edu...

In this month’s Chair’s Spotlight, we feature Emily Senarian, MHA, our new AVP Chief Administrative Officer in the Department of Medicine! Learn more about Emily by reading the spotlight on our website below! www.umassmed.edu/medicine/abo...

The Department of Medicine would like to thank Dr. Tung Phan for presenting "Hidden Meanings in Psychiatric Diagnosis and Prescribing" at today's Medical Grand Rounds! We hope to see everyone next week! Music created and provided by Dr. Karen Salomon-Escoto using Suno.

The Department of Medicine and the Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences invite you to join us today at noon, in person and via Zoom, for Medical Grand Rounds titled "Hidden Meanings in Psychiatric Diagnosis and Prescribing." We hope to see you there!

November is #DiabetesAwarenessMonth and we all share a mission for a world free of insulin-dependent diabetes! Our #T1DResearch @umasschan.bsky.social is centered around a cell-replacement therapy to eliminate the need for #insulin in people with #type1diabetes. tinyurl.com/4m5exajt

We are thrilled to announce our Fall 2025 Physician/Faculty, APP, and Staff Citizen Award recipients. Citizenship is a core value of the Department of Medicine, and we congratulate our team members for their exceptional service! Well done!

The Department of Medicine wishes those celebrating a very happy Halloween! 🎃

The Department of Medicine would like to thank Dr. Tracy A. Battaglia for presenting "Innovative Persistence: Patient Navigation and Access to Cancer Care" at today's Medical Grand Rounds! We hope to see everyone next week. Music created and provided by Dr. Karen Salomon-Escoto.

The Department of Medicine invites you to join us today at noon, both in person and via Zoom, for our Medical Grand Rounds presentation titled "Innovative Persistence: Patient Navigation and Access to Cancer Care," featuring Tracy A. Battaglia, MD, MPH. We hope to see you there!

Thanks @umasschan.bsky.social for writing about postdoc @nikitab.bsky.social in the lab and her recent Rising Star Award from the National Pancreas Foundation and fellowship award from the Pancreatic Cancer Alliance. Excited to go to the NPF awards gala in Boston! www.umassmed.edu/news/news-ar...

The Department of Medicine thanks John W. Miller, Jr., MD, Susan Stempek, MBA, MMSc, PA-C, Nancy Skehan, MD, FACP, Andres Solorza, MD, FACP, and Nitin Trivedi, MD, for presenting "Putting the CARE First in Healthcare" at today's Grander Rounds!

We invite members of the UMass community to join us today at noon, via Zoom, for our Grander Rounds presentation titled, "Putting the CARE First in Healthcare." We hope to see you there!

The Department of Medicine wishes those celebrating a very happy Diwali full of joy, love, and light!

The Department of Medicine thanks Drs. Melissa Anderson and Alexander Wilkins for presenting "'Vital Signs' Film Premiere and Panel: Advocating for Deaf Health Access" at today's Medical Grand Rounds! We hope to see everyone next week! Music created by Dr. Karen Salomon-Escoto using Suno.

Hear from our own Fernando Martinez, MD, as he helps lead a nationwide clinical study funded by the Department of Defense (DOD) targeting idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis. Read the full article in UMass Chan News below! ⬇️

We invite members of the UMass community to join us today at noon, in-person and via Zoom, for our Medical Grand Rounds presentation titled, "'Vital Signs' Film Premiere and Panel: Advocating for Deaf Health Access." We hope to see you there!

This Indigenous Peoples' Day, the Department of Medicine recognizes the contributions, strength, and resilience of Indigenous communities. We invite you to join us as we reflect on this important day in history.

We thank everyone who joined us today for our special Medical Grand Rounds, the inaugural Alexander Szeto Lecture, featuring our guest speaker Winfred W. Williams, MD. We hope to see everyone next week! Music created by Dr. Karen Salomon-Escoto using Suno.

Join us today at noon, both in person and via Zoom, for a Special Medical Grand Rounds presentation titled "A Xenotransplantation Milestone: The World’s First Gene-edited Pig Kidney-to-Human Xenotransplant", featuring Winfred W. Williams, MD. We hope to see you there!

In this month’s Resident Spotlight, we feature Sahil Chaudhuri, MD, a second-year, categorical Internal Medicine Resident. Learn more about Dr. Chaudhuri by reading the full spotlight on our website below! www.umassmed.edu/medicine/edu...

In this month’s Fellow Spotlight, we feature Omar Mourad, MD, a Rheumatology fellow at UMass Chan. Learn more about Dr. Mourad by reading the full spotlight on our website below! www.umassmed.edu/medicine/edu...

In this month’s Chair’s Spotlight, we feature Amin Sabet, MD, assistant professor of medicine in the Division of Endocrinology, Diabetes, and Metabolism. Learn more about Dr. Sabet and his role as the program director of the Obesity Medicine Fellowship below! www.umassmed.edu/medicine/abo...

The Department of Medicine wishes those celebrating a meaningful fast and a blessed Yom Kippur!

The Department of Medicine congratulates our own Melissa Fischer, MD, MEd, who was recently named one of four recipients of the 2025 Alpha Omega Alpha (AΩA) Robert J. Glaser Distinguished Teacher Awards, presented by the Association of American Medical Colleges! Learn more below!

New study in The Lancet confirms Rabishield, developed by UMass Chan in partnership with the Serum Institute of India, is a safe, effective alternative to older rabies treatments: direc.to/nLSh In India, two people die of rabies every hour. #rabies @thelancet.com @umassmedicine.bsky.social

We thank our speaker, Dr. Nina Rosano, for presenting "GLP-1 Receptor Agonist Therapy: Beyond Weight Loss" at today's Medical Grand Rounds! A friendly reminder that there is no Medical Grand Rounds next week. Music created by Dr. Karen Salomon-Escoto using Suno

Join us today at noon, both in person and via Zoom, for our Medical Grand Rounds presentation titled "GLP-1 Receptor Agonist Therapy: Beyond Weight Loss," featuring our own Nina Rosano, MD. We hope to see you there!

The Department of Medicine wishes everyone celebrating a very happy Rosh Hashanah! May the year ahead be filled with health, happiness, and joy!

Hear from Jessica Peura, a PhD candidate in the lab of Jason Pitarresi, PhD, as she discusses her NIH-funded research and her goal to prevent families like her own from experiencing cancer-related loss. Learn more in the article below.

A friendly reminder that there is no Medical Grand Rounds today, Thursday, September 18, 2025. We hope to see everyone next week for a presentation featuring Nina Rosano, MD!

UMass Chan Medical School licenses Lyme prevention shot to Tonix Pharmaceuticals for clinical trial: direc.to/nrmN Currently, the only way to prevent Lyme disease is to use insect repellent and remove ticks promptly. Administered once, TNX-4800 provides immediate protection. #lyme #LymeDisease

Please join us in congratulating Dr. Howard Sachs, of the Division of General Internal Medicine, who received the Chancellor’s Medal for Distinguished Teaching at the annual Convocation and Investiture ceremony on Thursday!

The recipients of the Chancellor’s Medals for Teaching, Scholarship, Clinical Excellence and Service have just been announced: Howard Sachs, MD (teaching); Guangping Gao, PhD (scholarship); Ellen Delpapa, MD (clinical excellence); and Gregory Volturo, MD (service). @umassmedicine.bsky.social

Today, the Department of Medicine honors those who lost their lives on September 11, 2001. We invite our colleagues to join us in reflecting on this day of remembrance and unity.

In this month’s Resident Spotlight, we feature Ami Patel, DO, a third-year Internal Medicine Resident on the research track. Learn more about Dr. Patel by reading the full spotlight on our website below! www.umassmed.edu/medicine/edu...

In this month’s Fellow Spotlight, we feature Prakash Paudel, MD, MPH, a Clinical Informatics fellow at UMass Chan. Learn more about Dr. Paudel by reading the full spotlight on our website below! www.umassmed.edu/medicine/edu...

In this month’s Chair’s Spotlight, we feature Bruce Weinstein, MD, associate professor of medicine in the Division of General Internal Medicine. Learn more about Dr. Weinstein by reading the full spotlight on our website below! www.umassmed.edu/medicine/abo...

We thank our speaker, Dr. Anastasia Khvorova, for presenting "Developing siRNA Drugs at UMass Chan: One Target At a Time" at yesterday's Medical Grand Rounds! Please note that there are no Medical Grand Rounds next week. Music created by Karen Salomon-Escoto, MD, using Suno.

Join us as we kick off the 2025-2026 Medical Grand Rounds season today at noon, both in-person and via Zoom, with a presentation from Anastasia Khvorova, PhD, titled "Developing siRNA Drugs at UMass Chan: One Target at a Time." We hope to see you there!

This Labor Day, the Department of Medicine recognizes all our physicians, faculty, and staff for their hard work and dedication. Thank you for all you do! #LaborDay2025

Convocation Week 2025 kicks off on Friday, Sept. 5; faculty will be honored on Thursday, Sept. 11. View the full list of events: direc.to/nvVb @dr-scl.bsky.social @petersonlab.bsky.social

Our own Apurv Soni, MD, PhD, is one of five faculty members assisting digital health care platform startups in developing and advancing technology aimed at addressing health issues impacting underserved communities. Learn more in the article below!

In this month’s Researcher Spotlight, we feature the work of Sudipta Tripathi, PhD, assistant professor of medicine in the Division of Renal Medicine. Learn more about Dr. Tripathi and her work by reading the full spotlight on our website below! www.umassmed.edu/medicine/res...

Eleven grants will support projects led by UMass Chan Medical School faculty, residents, staff and students addressing social determinants of health and equitable access to care: direc.to/nymb #community #Worcester @umassmedicine.bsky.social @rti-umasschan.bsky.social @uofmass.bsky.social