From CMU grad to global immunology leader 🦠 Congrats to @slg1717.bsky.social, winner of the 2025 @cmu.edu Alumni Achievement Award for her trailblazing research on IL-17 and immune defense! 🧫 Her groundbreaking IL-17 research has transformed the field of immunology and improved lives worldwide.

.@PittGIM faculty member @SonyaBorrero was recently named as one of three "Women Shaping the Future of Healthcare in Pittsburgh" by North Hills Monthly Magazine. Read the story: www.nhmmag.com/post/women-s...

Congratulations to Dr. Matt Steinhauser, who was recently promoted to Professor of Medicine with tenure in the Division of Cardiology and Aging Institute! 👏🎊👏

Don't forget to attend today's HS Ascending Star Award Lecture with one of this year's awardees, Dr. Alison Kohan from the Div. of Endocrinology and Metabolism! "No Guts, No Glory: Intestinal Lipid Absorption and Its Role in Disease" 🗓️Friday, Oct. 3 🕞3:30 p.m. 📍Alan Magee Scaife Hall, Room 3785

🐦 Good news for late birds: Early Bird pricing for Update in Internal Medicine 2025 has been extended to Oct. 6! ✔️ CME credit ✔️ Expert insights ✔️ 6 months on-demand Don’t let it fly by – register now 👉https://cce.upmc.com/update-internal-medicine-2025#group-tabs-node-course-default1

A big shoutout to Daria Van Tyne @dariavantyne.bsky.social , Distinguished Mentor Awardee 2025 for giving the coolest talk! #symposium #bgsa #mentoroftheyear

Congratulations to our amazing APPs who were nominated for the 2025 APP Preceptor of the Year Award! 👏 ⭐ Hannah Burkholder, DNP, CRNP ⭐ Austin Griffith, PA-C ⭐ Tyler Hays, PA-C ⭐ Tauna Price, DNP, CRNP

Renee Cloutier, PhD (@rcloutierphd.bsky.social) co-authored an article in @us.theconversation.com that highlights a new website Dr. Cloutier and colleagues built that publishes and tracks #opioid settlement fund spending data in Pennsylvania. Read it here: theconversation.com/new-website-...

🍂🩺The Fall 2025 edition of Code Blue & Gold is here! 🔬🍂 Catch the latest news, discoveries, and highlights from the Pitt DOM 👉 news.dom.pitt.edu

A reminder for the DOM Grand Rounds, TODAY, 09.30.25, at noon! 🩺 Today's MGR: "Pulmonary Nodules: A Multi-Disciplinary Approach for Early Diagnosis and Management," with presenters from @paccsm.bsky.social, Radiology, & Cardiothoracic Surgery. For the link, visit dom.pitt.edu/grandrounds/.

Congrats to Dr. Holly Thomas, who has been appointed Secretary of @menopausesociety.bsky.social! 👏

Mentorship matters. @pittpalcare.bsky.social Director Dr. Yael Schenker has been recognized with the Hillman Cancer Center's Outstanding Research Mentor Award for her exceptional support and guidance of the next generation of researchers. We are so proud to celebrate her leadership and impact! 👏

Congratulations to PMI and @pittdeptofmed.bsky.social professor @dariavantyne.bsky.social for receiving the 22nd annual Distinguished Mentor of the Year at the University Pittsburgh School of Medicine for her outstanding mentorship of PhD students & junior scientists!

Join us at noon on Tuesday, 09.30.25, for the next DOM Grand Rounds! Tuesday's MGR, "Pulmonary Nodules: A Multi-Disciplinary Approach for Early Diagnosis and Management," with presenters from @paccsm.bsky.social, Radiology, and Cardiothoracic Surgery. For the link, visit dom.pitt.edu/grandrounds/.

🎉 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