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MAY 5, 2025
What you will learn in this week's Bulletin:
- Emory FIRST Spring Cleaning
- Digestive Diseases Leadership Announcement
- DOM Kudos - Awards and Honors
- AAIM Week 2025 Recap
- Save the Date - POCUS 2025
- SOM Staff Appreciation Week
- SOM P4 - Pivot, Proposal, and Planning Program
- Medicine Grand Rounds Updates
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DOM UPDATES
Emory FIRST Faculty Profile Spring Cleaning
Attention, all faculty members:
It's time for spring cleaning of your Emory FIRST Profile!
When was the last time you dusted off your Faculty profile, updated your headshot, or added new research or publications to your Emory First faculty profile? This spring, take a moment to update and add to your profile. Remember, it is the public-facing representation for all that you do here at Emory, and both the DOM and SOM communications teams link to your profile whenever you are mentioned in any of our communications.
The headshots, bio, and other information in your faculty profile are used in our articles and also feed throughout the SOM, DOM, and division webpages. To ensure we are sharing the most up-to-date information, we recommend routine updates to your profile. We have created the following website to answer any questions and provide you with detailed instructions. Please ensure that any data on your profile page is appropriate to share publicly (please don’t include personal cell phone numbers).
Updating your profile is as easy as counting to five and only takes a few minutes:
- Upload a professional headshot: Upload your most recent high-quality headshot by clicking on your empty or old profile photo.
- Check Information on your education credentials, such as your college, medical school, etc.
- Update your Academic appointments or your true academic title (Instructor, Assistant Professor of Medicine, Professor of Medicine, etc.) Be sure to include your department, division, and any Clinical Distinction titles in this section.
- ACCEPT or REJECT Publications curated by the University library.
- Don't forget to connect your ORCID ID for easier publication updates!
Raymond Kim, MD, named Division of Digestive Diseases Clinical Director
Raymond Kim, MD, has been named the Clinical Director at Emory University School of Medicine’s nationally accredited Division of Digestive Diseases. He will officially start with the Department of Medicine this August. Dr. Kim is a board-certified gastroenterologist and accomplished endoscopist, widely recognized for his expertise in complex therapeutic procedures and his commitment to clinical innovation.
Before joining Emory, Dr. Kim served as an Associate Professor of Medicine at the University of Maryland School of Medicine and as Head of the Division of Gastroenterology & Hepatology at the University of Maryland Midtown Campus.
Dr. Kim is also a dedicated educator, having received multiple “Faculty Teacher of the Year” awards for his outstanding mentorship of fellows and residents. At the national level, he advises the American Gastroenterological Association (AGA) through his involvement with both the CPT Editorial Panel and the RUC meetings, advocating for accurate coding and reimbursement structures in gastroenterology and hepatology.
Please join us in welcoming him to the Department of Medicine!
Division of Rheumatology Walks for Lupus Awareness
On Saturday, April 26, the Division of Rheumatology and Emory community members participated in the 2025 Walk to End Lupus Now as the Emory Team. Our team raised an incredible $10,560 for the Lupus Foundation Association GA Chapter, which provides resources for people with lupus here in Georgia.
"A heartfelt thank you to all who supported our Emory Lupus LFA Walk Team in person and virtually! Our Lupus community gave us incredible attention and regard. A lively spirit, energy, and connectedness dominated this event! Members of our team were moved to help lead the dance exercise event start! And to our delightful surprise, we discovered the talented Emory Lupus Dance Squad among us," shares Charmayne M. Dunlop-Thomas, MS, MPH, Director of Research Projects.
Outstanding job, all, on supporting and giving back to your community!
"Take Steps Walk" with the Division of Digestive Diseases
Outstanding job to the Division of Digestive Diseases on their recent participation in the Crohn’s & Colitis Foundation - Atlanta Takes Step Walk on Saturday, April 26. Our faculty, trainees, and staff showed up to give back to the community.
This walk is the foundation's largest, most impactful fundraising event to raise funds to accelerate research, advance treatments, and provide programs and support to improve the quality of life for those living with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD).
DOM KUDOS
Jeff Sands, MD | Division of Renal Medicine
Outstanding job to Jeff Sands, MD, Juha P. Kokko Professor Emeritus in the Division of Renal Medicine, on receiving the Robert W. Berliner Award from the American Physiological Society Renal Section. The award recognizes distinguished lifetime achievement in renal physiological research by a living scientist.
APS shared the following on Dr. Sands' profound impact on renal medicine, and why he was selected for their highest honor.
"Dr. Sands is one of the world’s experts on defining the physiology of urea transporters, aquaporins, and the urine concentrating mechanisms. He has contributed to over 261 publications. Building from his research endeavors he is a Founder and Chief Medical Officer of NephroDI Therapeutics. NephroDI Therapeutics is developing a small molecule therapeutic for congenital nephrogenic diabetes insipidus, which is a pediatric orphan disease. He is a highly respected researcher, clinician, educator, and leader."
Frances Eun-Hyung Lee, MD | Pulmonary, Allergy, Critical Care, and Sleep Medicine
Congratulations to Frances Eun-Hyung Lee, MD (Pulmonary, Allergy, Critical Care, and Sleep Medicine), who was officially inducted into the Association of American Physicians (AAP) on Saturday, April 26.
Election to the AAP is an honor extended to physicians with outstanding credentials in basic or translational biomedical research and is limited to 70 people per year. Membership is an indication of the preeminence and the highest caliber of physician‐led science accomplishments and scientific leadership.
(Left photo: Dr. Lee on left with husband, Ignacio Sanz, MD, right; Right photo: Dr. Lee on left with sponsor Patty Lee, MD)
Share your kudos with the DOM!
Do you have a colleague who has recently been honored, recognized, or is celebrating a career milestone or anniversary? Please share that information with us to include in this new DOM Kudos section of the Bulletin. Email DOM Communications with any photos and details.
DOM CONFERENCE RECAPS
Academic Internal Medicine Week | April 6–9, 2025
Sponsored by the Alliance for Academic Internal Medicine (AAIM), Academic Internal Medicine Week is the premier conference for faculty and staff in departments of internal medicine at medical schools and teaching hospitals. AIMW25 was held April 6–9, 2025, in New Orleans with great representation from Emory DOM divisions General Internal Medicine (GIM), Hospital Medicine (HM), and Infectious Diseases (ID).
Emory DOM faculty, staff, chief residents (CR), and trainees presented workshops and posters, and spoke at plenary sessions and round tables. Academic Internal Medicine Weeks offers a full range of session types and topics for seasoned professionals, mid-careerists, and those new in their roles.
Excellent job to the following Emory DOM presenters:
- Shub Agrawal, MD (GIM)
- Kylie Anthony, MD (CR)
- Daniel Barboto, MD (CR)
- Reema Dbouk, MD (GIM)
- Alex Galloway, MD (GIM)
- Mackenzie Garcia, MD (CR)
- Reena Hemrajani, MD (HM)
- Audrey Jernigan, MD (HM)
- Malavika Kapuria, MD (HM)
- Meghan Lane, M.Ed. (GIM)
- James Pennoyer, MD (CR)
- Eva Rimler, MD (GIM)
- Mary Solis, MD (GIM)
- Jennifer Spicer, MD (ID)
- Colin Washington, MD (GIM)
- Suyu Zhang, MD (CR)
Emory Digestive Disease Initiative Symposium | April 10
Emory Digestive Disease Initiative (EDDI) hosted its annual Shanthi V. Sitaraman EDDI Lecture on Thursday, April 10. It was an excellent event with participation across the Division of Digestive Diseases and our partners at Georgia Tech, Georgia State, and Morehouse School of Medicine, bringing together GI-focused clinicians and scientists in Atlanta.
It was a day of networking and learning with a special keynote presentation from Ophir Klein, MD, PhD, Professor of Pediatrics at Cedars-Sinai. He presented a lecture titled "Development and Repair in Gastrointestinal Epithelia."
Interested in learning more about EDDI? Click the button below to visit the website.
DOM EVENT SPOTLIGHT
Save the Date: Point of Care Ultrasound Course 2025
Atlanta POCUS 2025
Thursday, November 6– Friday, November 7 | Miller Ward Alumni House
Save the Date for POCUS 2025! This conference is supported by Emory's Division of Hospital Medicine and is one of only seven courses approved by the Society of Hospital Medicine and American College of Chest Physicians, nationally as a course for their certificate of completion program for POCUS.
The course provides attendees with hands-on training in a 2:1 learner-to-faculty ratio, didactics on POCUS for various organ systems, and clinical integration of POCUS into practice.
Registration and hotel accommodation information are coming soon! Stay tuned!
RESEARCH CORNER
Fast Track Request for Applications:
SOM P4 - Pivot, Proposal, and Planning Program
Deadline: Rolling | Proposals accepted by the last business day of each month at 5 p.m.
This new pivot program provides seed funding to Principal Investigators (PIs) in the School of Medicine who are looking to reshape their research to better align with new funding priorities at federal agencies. This RFA is only for proposals from PIs whose funding was terminated due to changes in federal funding priorities and who need to pivot to new research areas.
Questions? Email Greeshma Kombara, Research Program Associate for the Emory School of Medicine.
May K-Club: Engaging with Research Leadership
K-Club: Engaging with Research Leadership
Monday, May 12 | noon–1 p.m. | Zoom
Join for a facilitated panel discussion with Kristy Murray, DVM, PhD (Children's Healthcare of Atlanta), W. Robert Taylor, MD, PhD (Cardiology), and DOM Vice Chair of Research, Vibha Lama, MD, MS. This event will be facilitated by Stacy Heilman, MD (Pediatrics). Attendees can look forward to gaining valuable insight from this distinguished panel on the topic of engaging with research leadership.
Thank you to all who attended last Friday's Ease of Research Town Hall on "Insight" with Colleen Kraft, MD!
We hope you found the session informative and a good use of your time. The Ease of Research Town Hall series will take a break for summer and begin again in the fall.
Missed this or another Town Hall?
The May recording is available by clicking the video below. You can watch this recording and all past sessions on our Ease of Research Town Hall YouTube playlist.
STAFF NEWS
Celebrating SOM Staff
Join us as we recognize and celebrate the incredible contributions of our School of Medicine staff during our upcoming Staff Appreciation Week. From May 12–16, the SOM is hosting a series of virtual events just for you!
Ways to engage throughout the week:
- Show your spirit: Use a themed Zoom background during your meetings.
- Share your smiles: Post a selfie or team photo that aligns with each day’s theme for a chance to win gift cards. Share your pictures by tagging #SOMMedStaff25 on social media or by emailing som-hr@emory.edu—whichever option you prefer.
- Send a note: Use the Celebrate Others platform to send an e-card to a colleague. Your message of appreciation also enters you into the gift card drawing.
- Feel the love: Select kudos, appreciation messages, and shout-outs will be featured on the Staff Appreciation Week website at the end of the week.
MEDICINE GRAND ROUNDS
Tomorrow's Medicine Grand Rounds is Canceled
NOTE: Next Tuesday's MGR (May 6) will be canceled due to a Leadership Retreat.
Save the date for the next Medicine Grand Rounds planned for next Tuesday, May 13.
#MedicineGrandRounds
Tuesday, May 13 | noon–1 p.m. | Zoom
Zoom Meeting ID: 993 2764 3552
Zoom Link: https://zoom.us/j/99327643552?pwd=K661e0EJILF4F6RkdA7Ww0heHvpylg.1
Passcode: MGR
Topic: Society of Hospital Medicine 2025 Updates
Speakers:
Joanna Bonsall, MD, PhD
Vice Chair of Grady Affairs and Associate Professor of Medicine, Division of Hospital Medicine
Dustin Smith, MD, SFHM
VA Associate Program Director for the J. Willis Hurst Internal Medicine Residency Program, and Associate Professor of Medicine, Division of Hospital Medicine
For more information about Medicine Grand Rounds, visit bitly.com/grandround.
In Case You Missed It: April 28 Medicine Grand Rounds
Did you miss last Tuesday's Medicine Grand Rounds? You can see this recording and our entire archive on our Department of Medicine YouTube Channel!
This past Tuesday's MGR:
Topic: Fertility Evaluation and Treatment Options
Speaker: Heather Hipp, MD
Associate Professor of Medicine
Department of Gynecology & Obstetrics
Emory University School of Medicine
IN THE NEWS
Recent Department of Medicine News
- Daily Mail | Marathon runners 'at risk of death' experts warn - alert after 13 deaths (Jonathan Kim quoted)
EVENTS
11th Annual Health Services Research Day
Tuesday, May 6 | 8 a.m.–3 p.m. | Claudia Nance Rollings (CNR) Building (Rollins Auditorium)
5th Annual Kenneth V. Leeper Memorial Lecture
Thursday, May 8 | 5:30–7:30 p.m. | Winship 5th floor North and South Conference
Southeastern Critical Care Summit
Friday, May 9 | Emory Conference Center Hotel
K-Club: Engaging with Research Leadership *New*
Monday, May 12 | noon–1 p.m. | Zoom
Emory Staff Fest
Friday, May 16 | 11:30 a.m.–2 p.m | Emory Quadrangle
RYSE Health Equity Day
Tuesday, May 20 | Hybrid: Grady Hospital Trauma Auditorium and Zoom
Atlanta Network for Training in Kidney, Urology, and Hematology (KUH) Scientific Research (ATLANTIS) Symposium
Tuesday, May 20, and Wednesday, May 24 | Wisteria Lanes at Emory Conference Center and Hotel
SOM Mock FCAP Review Session
Wednesday, May 21 | 5:30 p.m. | Zoom
You're Promoted, Now What? Tips to Stay Engaged and Productive Throughout Your Career
Friday, June 20 | noon–1 p.m. | Zoom
Emory Symposium on Coronary Atherosclerosis Prevention & Education
Friday, June 27–Sunday, June 29 | Omni Amelia Island Resort (Amelia Island, Florida)
Department of Medicine David S. Stephens Research Day
Thursday, October 30 | 7:30 a.m.–5 p.m | Location TBD
Atlanta POCUS 2025 *New*
Thursday, November 6– Friday, November 7 | Miller Ward Alumni House
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