• Oct
  22
  Two Gates Foundation Grants Awarded to DOM Global Health Researchers
  The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation has awarded $100,000 grants to two Department of Medicine research teams for their innovative proposals i ...
• Oct
  22
  $1.23M Grant Will Fund Biomedical Research Informatics for Global Health Training
  The National Institutes of Health has awarded $1.23 million to a team of UC San Diego researchers led by Lucila Ohno-Machado, M.D., Ph.D., Profes ...
• Oct
  19
  2009 “San Diego’s Top Doctors” list includes 36 Department of Medicine physicians
  For their excellence in the opinion of their fellow physicians in San Diego County, 36 doctors from the Department of Medicine have been named to ...
• Jul
  27
  New Global Medicine Program at Work in Moçambique
    At Maputo Central Hospital in Moçambique, the patients suffer from diseases that a doctor might never see in the U.S.: malaria, cholera, or ...
• Jul
  21
  Dr. Lucila Ohno-Machado Is Chief of New Division of Biomedical Informatics
  The Department of Medicine has appointed Dr. Lucila Ohno-Machado, a leading medical information scientist and educator from Harvard Medical Schoo ...
• Jul
  20
  Four Internal Medicine Subspecialties Shine for UCSD Medical Center on 2009 “America’s Best Hospitals” List
  “Internal medicine subspecialties stood out again this year in the high rankings for UCSD Medical Center on the ‘America’s Best Hospitals’ list f ...
• Jul
  14
  Research Profile: Dr. Steven Chessler Awarded R01 Grant for Diabetes Research
  Steven D. Chessler, M.D., Ph.D., has received a 5-year, nearly $2 million R01 grant award from the National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive a ...
• Jun
  29
  Dr. Kim E. Barrett Honored with Tribute to Women & Industry Award
  Dr. Kim E. Barrett has been honored with a San Diego YWCA Tribute to Women & Industry (TWIN) Award for 2009. Kim E. Barrett, Ph.D., AGAF, i ...
• Jun
  26
  Research Profile: Dr. Timothy Morris, Clinical and Research Specialist in VTE
  Timothy Morris, M.D., has received a 5-year R01 grant from the National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute for his study, “Deep vein thrombosis and ...
• Jun
  11
  Dr. Pradipta Ghosh receives Burroughs Wellcome Fund Career Award
  Department of Medicine physician-scientist Dr. Pradipta Ghosh is one of only five researchers in the United States to receive a Burroughs Wel ...
• May
  26
  Internal Medicine Residents’ Research Highlighted in Symposiums
  On topics ranging from the genetics of cardiac conduction to the delivery of healthcare for Iraqi refugees, UC San Diego internal medicine reside ...
• May
  26
  ADA honors Dr. Steven Edelman as Outstanding Educator in Diabetes
  For his longtime devotion to education and advocacy in diabetes, Dr. Steven Edelman will receive the American Diabetes Association’s Outstanding ...
• May
  04
  High Rankings for UCSD in New “America’s Best Medical Schools” Survey
  The UCSD School of Medicine ranks 15th in the nation for research and 26th for primary care in the latest edition of “America’s Best Medical Scho ...
• May
  04
  Updates in Gastroenterology Conference to Be Held June 27
  The Division of Gastroenterology will present “Updates in Gastroenterology,” a conference for GI nurses and associates, on Saturday, June 27, at ...
• May
  04
  4th Annual Frontiers of Clinical Investigation Symposium – Metabolism 2009: From Bench to Bedside, October 8-10
  Hosted by the UC San Diego Clinical and Translational Research Institute (CTRI) and Nature Medicine, “Metabolism 2009: From Bench to Bedside” wil ...
• Apr
  17
  Drs. Daniel G. Blanchard and Barbara A. Parker: Profiles from “San Diego’s Top Doctors 2008”
  Drs. Daniel G. Blanchard and Barbara A. Parker are among 25 Department of Medicine physicians who were named to the 2008 “San Diego’s Top Doctors ...
• Apr
  16
  Study Confirms High Rate of TB Infection in Tijuana Injection Drug Users
  A new research report from the Division of Global Public Health is pointing up the need for tuberculosis screening and treatment programs for inj ...
• Apr
  01
  Dr. Mike Preziosi is named House Officer of the Year
  Dr. Mike Preziosi, Chief Resident in the Internal Medicine Residency Training Program, has received the House Officer of the Year award for 2009 ...
• Apr
  01
  Dr. Barbara Parker is named Physician of the Year
  For her outstanding commitment to patient care in the hospital setting and in the community, Dr. Barbara A. Parker has received the 2009 Attendin ...
• Mar
  25
  Dr. Patricia Finn receives Elizabeth A. Rich Award
  The American Thoracic Society has named Dr. Patricia W. Finn the 2009 recipient of the Elizabeth A. Rich, M.D., Award. Each year, the award is g ...