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Medicine
Department of
Fall 2020
Inside Chairman’s Message OK – rant over. Now I’d like to spend
the rest of this message emphasizing
Chairman’s Message . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 how important it is that we all wear
masks and that we obey the rules of
New Faculty in Division
of Endocrinology. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 social distancing promoted by our
Departments of Health. As physicians,
Faculty Honored by
we are all bound by the Hippocratic
Rhode Island ACP . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
oath and its admonition Primum non
Brown Medicine and Faculty
nocere – First, do no harm. SARS-CoV2
Receive Providence Business
is an aggressive, highly contagious virus.
News Awards . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
While its morbidity and mortality are
Faculty Awards and Honors. . . . . . . . . . . 4
greater among those who are advanced
Kerns Returns to Brown As Faculty . . . . 4 in age and who suffer from chronic
Faculty Honored with illnesses, we now all know of younger
Beckwith Family Award Louis Rice, M.D. people with Covid-19 who have had
for Outstanding Teaching. . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 prolonged episodes on a ventilator or on
I have a confession to make - I do not
CVI Faculty News and Updates. . . . . . . . 5 dialysis, some of whom have succumbed
like wearing a surgical mask on my face.
New Fellows Join Addiction Moreover, I do not like that virtually all to the disease. We also know that it is
Medicine Program. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 possible to transmit the virus when we
interactions out of my home these days
Meet the Internal Medicine occur with other people wearing masks. are asymptomatic, and that the virus
Chief Residents. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 The masks are uncomfortable for my nose, can become aerosolized and spread
Miriam Hospital Division of my ears; they sometimes make it less throughout rooms that are crowded and
Hospital Medicine News. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 comfortable to breathe. Meetings with poorly ventilated. That means that those
New Hires in the Division of people I know and those that I do not younger people with milder disease
General Internal Medicine. . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 know are more difficult since a myriad can silently spread infection to more
News from the Cardiovascular of clues about peoples’ reactions are no vulnerable hosts. Finally, we know that
Institute — New hires at the CVI. . . . . . . 8 longer available to me, making it more economically and socially disadvantaged
difficult for me to gauge their reactions populations are at greater risk for
Awards and Research in
the Division of Geriatrics to my comments or the nuance in theirs. contracting and having serious courses
and Palliative Medicine. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 Perhaps most important, the masks of this disease, yet another consequence
have kept me from getting to know our of our society’s social and health care
Faculty and Residents
Honored with Excellence house staff better. I have had a practice disparities. Wearing masks protects the
in Teaching Award. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 since I arrived in Providence ten years people we encounter, especially the
ago of memorizing the faces, names people we care for in the hospital and in
Grants Awarded. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
and medical schools of all our incoming our offices. We must do everything in our
interns. This allowed me to greet them at power to avoid doing them harm.
our annual new intern reception knowing
We also have an obligation to protect
Visit our website at their name and medical school. I wanted
ourselves. We work in hospitals that
brownmedicine.org our new colleagues to know that they
are important. This year the Covid-19
care for a large percentage of our state’s
residents. A Covid-19 outbreak among
The Department of Medicine Newsletter pandemic precluded our ability to have
the medical staffs of our hospitals
is published three times per year. the reception, and memorizing faces has
could be devastating to the supply of
been pointless in a world where everyone
To submit an article or provide health care workers available to care
wears a mask! Consequently, I feel less
information contact: for the sick, especially in a time of a
connected to the house staff this year
Covid-19 surge in the population. The
Alex Mayer at 401 444-5127 than in year’s past. Since connection with
ability to protect ourselves was the
e-mail amayer@Lifespan.org our house staff is the most enjoyable part
of my job, that is a problem! continued on next page
Linda Mrozowski at 401-444-5315
e-mail Linda.Mrozowski@Lifespan.org
continued from page 1
subject of some important discussions of COVID-19 in one of two physically there have been 5,124 reported cases
last year, during a time when we faced separated military barracks. They quickly of Covid-19 in Hong Kong and 105 deaths.
the real possibility that we would run instituted the recommended measures In the U.S., by comparison, there have
out of PPE, such as N95 masks and even for control in both barracks, including been more than 7.4 million cases and
routine surgical masks. Our Department appropriate distancing between beds, nearly 210,000 deaths. Only 0.007%
of Health, our Infection Control experts required masks if 2 meters distance of Hong Kong’s population has been
and hospital administration had to make could not be maintained and twice daily infected, compared with 2.2% of the U.S.
difficult decisions on how to best use cleaning of the sanitary facilities, among population. On average, the density of
what could become scarce resources, others. The investigators continued to population in Hong Kong is 17,500 per
all while making an enormous effort to test soldiers after these measures, by square mile. The average density
expand our inventory. I am proud to say PCR amplification of nasal swabs and of the U.S. population is 86/square mile.
that we work with people in all these by antibody testing. They concluded The incidence rate of infection in Hong
capacities who made decisions based that while infections continued to occur Kong is 68.35/100,000 population. This
on the best evidence and upon solid after the measures were put into place, compares with incidence rates in the U.S.
recommendations from the Centers for there were no symptomatic Covid-19 of (per 100,000) 2388 (New York), 2108
Disease Control and Prevention. Due to illnesses after that point, in stark contrast (California), 3342 (Florida), Texas (2725),
the creativity of the hospital purchasing to infections prior to masks and social South Dakota (2760), Montana (1389)
division and the generosity of many, our distancing. The authors proposed that and Wyoming (1123). What could possibly
N95 supply was never depleted and those these data suggest that protective account for such a discrepancy between
involved in aerosolizing procedures had measures not only reduced transmission these two areas?
N95 masks and the appropriate face of SARS-CoV2, but the infections that
shields. While I have not seen any official did result were far less likely to be `It has been estimated that 97-99% of
numbers, we made it through the April symptomatic. This finding suggested Hong Kong citizens have worn face masks
surge with mercifully few health care the possibility that mask wearing and since the start of the Covid-19 epidemic.
workers infected with SARS-CoV2. social distancing may have reduced the In June, a Pew Research survey found
initial viral inoculum, or perhaps changed that only 65% of Americans said that
As we enter an Autumn where the the initial route of infection. Either way, in the past month they wore a mask or
possibility of a second surge looms, the data suggest that routine surgical face covering when in stores or other
we have much more scientific knowledge masks are an important measure to try businesses. A repeat of that survey in
about SARS-CoV2 and clinical experience to decrease the severity of disease in August 2020 indicated that number had
with Covid-19. The importance of masks the wearer of the mask. Historical data risen to 85%. Yet the outbreak continues
and social distancing is now clear beyond supporting the hypothesis that masks to rage throughout our country.
dispute. A recent study published in reduce inoculum and therefore severity
the journal Clinical Infectious Diseases What will it take to get us to 97%?
of viral disease has recently been
[Bielecki, et al (2020) Social distancing Physicians, for our part, must continue
reviewed by Gandhi, et al (J. Gen. Intern.
alters the clinical course of COVID-19 to set an example, holding ourselves
Med. DOI: 10:1007/s11606-020-06067-8).
in young adults: a comparative cohort accountable but also advocating for this
study - PMID: 32594121] reported A real-world comparison of the United simple, inexpensive, proven and yes,
intriguing results regarding masks and States with Hong Kong is instructive. somewhat inconvenient infection control
social distancing. In this Swiss study, the According to the Johns Hopkins Covid-19 measure, among others.
investigators reported on an outbreak monitoring site, as of October 5, 2020
New Faculty in Division of Endocrinology
The Division of Endocrinology is pleased to welcome
Russell Bratman, M.D.
Dr. Bratman received his M.D. degree at the University of Connecticut in 2015. After
completing his residency in Internal Medicine in 2018 and Endocrinology Fellowship in
2020 from the Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University, he joined the faculty
practice this fall.
Dr. Bratman will be seeing patients at Brown Medicine Physicians Building and the Adult
Endocrinology Clinic on Chapman Street. His clinical interests span the spectrum of
endocrine disorders and his academic interest is in medical education.
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Faculty Honored by Rhode Island ACP
Kate Elizabeth Cahill, Yul D. Ejnes, M.D. received the Sharon Rounds, M.D. received Sean Sanker, M.D., 2020
M.D. was named Woman Irving Addison Beck Laureate the Milton Hamolsky Lifetime Graduate of the Medicine-
Physician of the Year by the Award from the Rhode Island Achievement Award from Pediatrics Residency program,
Rhode Island chapter of chapter of the American the American College of received the Resident/
the American College of College of Physicians. The Physicians Rhode Island Fellow Recognition Award for
Physicians. This award honors recipient epitomizes the chapter. The award is given Leadership from the ACP’s
an outstanding woman attributes of the award’s in recognition of academic, Rode Island chapter. The
physician with a distinguished namesake, Dr. Irving clinical, research and award recognizes a resident
career in areas of exceptional Beck. The award is given in administrative excellence with qualities that exemplify
patient care, medical recognition of peer approval, to a physician who the College’s mission to
education and/or research. excellence in the specialty epitomizes the attributes of “enhance the quality and
Awardees are nominated by of internal medicine, and for the award’s namesake, Dr. effectiveness of health care
colleagues. Dr. Cahill’s letters distinguished service to the Milton Hamolsky. by fostering excellence and
of support were outstanding Chapter and to the Rhode professionalism in the practice
and highlighted her dedication Island community. of medicine.”
to students, her outstanding
communication skills, and her
moral and ethical approach
to all that she does.
Brown Medicine and Faculty Receive Providence Business News Awards
Congratulations to Dr. Abbas Rupawala “2020 Best Places to
of the Division of Gastroenterology Work” program. Brown
and Dr. Ross Hilliard, of the Division of Medicine was ranked
General Internal Medicine, for being 5th on the list of Large
named to the Providence Business Companies. Each of the
News “40 Under Forty” list for 2020. companies recognized
PBN’s “40 Under Forty” winners are are judged based
chosen based on career success on human resources
and community involvement. policies and confidential
Everyone named is committed surveys of employees
to making a difference locally, put together by Best
nationally, or internationally. Companies Group.
A virtual award ceremony
was hosted over the Brown Medicine is also
summer to recognize this among the companies
year’s recipients. being honored with PBN’s “Business Excellence Award” this fall,
in the category of Excellence as a Nonprofit – Large Company.
Providence Business News This award program recognizes leadership and excellence at
also announced its annual organizations in both the private and public sectors
list of 66 honorees for its
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Faculty Awards and Honors Kerns Returns to Brown
Akwi W. Asombang, M.D., from the Division of As Faculty
Gastroenterology, has been invited to serve on the “World
Endoscopy Organization Activities to Reach Africa (WEO- The Division of Kidney
ARA) Project Ad-Hoc Committee.” Diseases and Hypertension
is pleased to announce
Gaurav Choudhary, M.D., of the Providence VA Medical the return of Dr. Eric
Center, has been appointed as a member of the Nonprofit Kerns, Assistant Professor
Program Oversight Board, Office of Research and of Medicine, Clinician
Development, Veterans Health Administration, Department Educator track, to the
of Veterans Affairs and the Research Fellowship Awards Division and to the
Committee, American College of Cardiology. He is an Department of Medicine
Elected Member-Region 1, Field Research Advisory at Brown. Dr. Kerns is a
Committee of the Department of Veterans Affairs. Phi Beta Kappa graduate
of Williams College, where
Colleen Kelly, M.D., of the Women’s Medicine he majored in anthropology and art, and an AOA graduate
Collaborative, has been elected vice chair of the Basic of the Boston University Medical School. He completed
and Clinical Intestinal Disorders Section of the America an internship and residency at the Beth Israel Deaconess
Gastroenterological Association Institute Council for two program in Boston, and then completed a Nephrology
years, and will serve as Section Chair for the following two fellowship at Oregon Health Sciences University. He was on
years. When her chair term ends, she will serve as chair of the faculty in our Division from 2013 to 2018, then moved to
the BCID Nominating committee. the Lahey Clinic, but he missed the academic atmosphere,
the warm camaraderie, and the commitment to social justice
John Murphy, M.D. was honored with the 2020 Dennis
and to the abolition of health inequity that characterizes the
W. Jahnigen Memorial Award by the American Geriatric
Department of Medicine at Brown.
Society. This award celebrates Murphy’s nearly four decades
of dedication to advancing geriatrics and gerontology Dr. Kerns will care for patients and teach residents and
by working to embed geriatrics education in the fabric of fellows on the wards of Rhode Island and the Miriam
medical curricula and clinical operations. Hospitals and the Providence VA Hospital and will have
an outpatient practice in clinical nephrology at the Brown
Samir Shah, M.D. (Gastroenterology) was selected to serve
Medicine Patient Center. His main clinical and research
as president of the Digestive Disease National Coalition
interest is in methods and complications of peritoneal
(DDNC). The DDNC is an advocacy organization comprising
dialysis. He has also had a long clinical and research interest
the major national voluntary and professional societies
in Mesoamerican nephropathy; this is a recently reported
concerned with digestive diseases. He also serves as co-chair
syndrome characterized by progressive and irreversible
of the IBD-Circle, an online community sponsored by the
kidney disease, seen primarily in otherwise healthy
Crohn’s and Colitis Foundation and the American College of
impoverished male farmworkers in the countries of Central
Gastroenterology (ACG). He is on the faculty of ACG’s IBD
America. Potentially linked to abusive work conditions and
school and gave three lectures at the ACG Best Practices
volume depletion in high heat environments, Mesoamerican
course in Las Vegas in January.
nephropathy may be one of the first chronic diseases
The Gold Humanism Honor Society (GHHS) chapter at The potentially caused by climate change.
Warren Alpert Medical School has received an “Outstanding”
ranking based on the triennial GHHS Chapter Check-in
submitted by GHHS Advisor Fred Schiffman, Medicine.
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Faculty Honored with New Fellows Join
Beckwith Family Award Addiction Medicine
for Outstanding Teaching Program
The Beckwith Family Research and Education Fund has been established at The The David C. Lewis Fellowship in Addiction
Alpert Medical School through generous gifts to the endowment from the Beck Medicine, housed within the Division
with Family Foundation. The endowment Fund is used to support the education of General Internal Medicine at Rhode
and research mission of the Department of Medicine, with an emphasis on the Island Hospital, was founded in 2015
education and training of medical residents. and received ACGME accreditation in
2018. As the only fellowship program
Each year the Fund supports the presentation of the Annual Brown Medical School that trains physicians in the treatment of
Department of Medicine Beckwith Family Award for Outstanding Teaching. This substance use disorders in Rhode Island,
award is to recognize superb teaching by its faculty. This year’s recipients were the fellowship is providing training that is
honored in a virtual ceremony that featured guest lecturer Yul Ejnes, M.D. much needed in our state and beyond. The
fellowship operates under the leadership
The recipients are nominated and chosen by students, residents, physicians,
of Director Laura Levine, M.D. and Director
program and course directors in the Brown Medical School Department of
of Research Susan E. Ramsey, PhD. Beverly
Medicine. Each winner is presented with a plaque and a cash prize.
Mason is the Fellowship Coordinator.
Stephanie Catanese, M.D. Erica Hardy, M.D.
Cecilia Fix, M.D.
Assistant Professor of Medicine, Assistant Professor Medicine,
received her medical
Clinician Educator Clinician Educator
degree from Columbia
Assistant Professor of Obstetrics/
Cheston Cunha, M.D. University College
Gynecology, Clinician Educator
Assistant Professor of Medicine of Physicians and
Shafiq Mamdani, M.D. Surgeons and
Katherine Faricy-Anderson, M.D. Clinical Assistant Professor completed Internal
Assistant Professor of Medicine of Medicine, Clinical Educator Medicine Residency
training at Columbia University Medical
Joseph Garland, M.D. Center. Prior to joining the fellowship
Associate Professor of Medicine, program, Dr. Fix was an attending physician
Clinician Educator at the Cooper Medical School of Rowan
University’s Early Intervention Program,
a Ryan White funded clinic, where she
managed HIV and provided primary care.
CVI Faculty News and Updates She was also a core faculty member for
Foundations of Medical Practice.
J.Dawn Abbott, M.D., FACC, FSCAI Karen Aspry, M.D. with Lifespan
will serve as Program Director & Cardiovascular Institute is president- Wei Sum Li, M.D.
Atherectomy Track Co-Director for elect of the Northeast Lipid received her
the Women as One CLIMB Program Association Chapter. medical degree
from September 2020 – February from the University
2021, as well as a member of the Herbert Aronow, M.D., of the
of Massachusetts
Annual ScientificSession/World Lifespan Cardiovascular Institute,
Medical School and
Congress of Cardiology Program is president-elect, Society for
completed Internal
Committee – 2020, and a member Vascular Medicine 2020 and chair
Medicine Residency
of the Finance Committee for the of the Society of Cardiovascular
at the Warren Alpert Medical School of
Society of Coronary Angiography Angiography and Interventions Fall
Brown University, where she also served as
and Interventions 2020. She is also Fellows Course.
a Chief Medical Resident. During medical
serving as chair of the Women school, Wei Sum served as a member of
in Innovations Committee for the University of Massachusetts Medical
the Society of Cardiovascular School (UMMS) Opioid Conscious
Angiography and Interventions Curriculum Advisory Committee to
develop the Opioid Safe Prescribing and
Training Immersion (OSTI) Program, an
interprofessional experiential learning
brownmedicine.org program for nursing and medical students
regarding safe opioid prescribing practices.
The Department of Medicine Newsletter is published three times per year.
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Meet the Internal Medicine Chief Residents
Rachel Darling, M.D. Aditya Eturi, M.D. Robert Matera, M.D.
Hometown: Westford, MA Hometown: Hackettstown, NJ Hometown: Trumbull, CT
Undergrad: Wake Forest University, (home of M&M Mars!) Undergrad: Tufts University, Medford, MA
Winston-Salem, NC Undergrad: University of Rochester, Medical School: Tufts University School of
Medical School: University of Rochester, NY Medicine, Boston, MA
Massachusetts Medical School, Medical School: Geisinger Commonwealth
Worcester, MA School of Medicine, Scranton, PA Why I came to Brown: I came to Brown
for the people. The Brown community is
Why I came to Brown: Before I even Why I came to Brown: I was really struck a unique group of caring physicians that
started the interview trail, I knew Brown by how fun and friendly residents were are equally dedicated to excellent patient
would be at the top of the list because of around each other, how they interacted and resident learning.On my interview
how much I love Rhode Island. Living in with the PDs and how they supported day, I remember having the distinct and
Providence allows you to have the culture, each other. I was so glad to find that first recurring feeling that I was “with my
nightlife, restaurants of a big city, but impression to be overwhelmingly true. people” and this held true throughout my
in Rhode Island you can escape to the My co-residents became my family, the time in residency. This is a place where
outdoors so easily. For someone like me PDs and faculty are so invested in us and people do great things but are humble
who loves to hike, ski, kayak, ride bikes, be so approachable. Ultimately, I’ve found and don’t take themselves too seriously.
at the beach, I couldn’t imagine a better this to be the main reason I’ve been able It’s not uncommon to for a department
place to live. When I got the chance to to thrive and grow as a physician. I’ve chair or international expert to know
come to Brown for my interview and meet legitimately been happy to go to work you by name or even buy your coffee
the amazing, approachable, down-to- because it’s a chance to hang out with my in cafeteria. At Brown, I felt it was easy
earth yet brilliant faculty and residents friends and while things can get stressful to succeed because I was constantly
I knew that Brown was my first choice. clinically – I know I have the support to surrounded by people I wanted to become.
Once I saw that this was a place where I work through everything with people I
could grow into a skilled physician while trust. Brown has been such a special place Professional Interest: Hematology
being surrounded by colleagues I could to train, where I’ve met some of my best and Oncology, Malignant Hematology,
call my friends, my decision to come to friends who are now family. Medical Education
Brown was very easy.
Professional Interest: Medical Education, Fun fact most people don’t know
Professional Interest: Pulmonary- flipped-classroom curricula, clinical decision about me: Despite a pretty crippling
Critical Care Medicine, End of life Care making in early learners, heme/onc fear of heights, I was acompetitivediver
for Advanced Pulmonary Disease, in college.
Medical Education Fun fact most people don’t know
about me: I was born in Switzerland
Fun fact most people don’t know and I write poetry from time to time
about me: In residency, I discovered a
love of home renovation. My husband
and I have redone our house from
top to bottom by ourselves so I now
consider myself an amateur plumber
and electrician.
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Miriam Hospital
Division of
Sarah Rhoads, M.D. Angie Seo, M.D.
Hometown: Bethesda, M.D. Hometown: Paramus, NJ
Hospital Medicine
Undergrad: University of Richmond, VA Undergrad: Wellesley College, News
Medical School: Warren Alpert Medical Wellesley, MA
School of Brown University, Providence, RI Medical School: Boston University Drs Jennifer O’Brien, Anneliese
School of Medicine, Boston, MA Beaubrun, Fatma Hammad and
Why I came to Brown: I went to Brown Karl Herman have elected as
for medical school, and originally thought Why I came to Brown: I sensed a Fellows of the American College
I was going to go somewhere new for camaraderie among residents and of Physicians
Med-Peds training. After interviewing all program leadership on interview day.
over the country, I realized that Brown has They all seemed to be happy to be on this Dr. Brad Collins has been elected
an amazing combination of robust training, journey together, both inside and outside as a Senior Fellow of the Society of
supportive faculty, openness to new ideas of work. I was also drawn to the medical Hospital Medicine.
from residents, diverse patient populations, education and global health opportunities
Dr. Arkadiy Finn has been
and people I just really liked. After that, it offered by the program. I felt like I would
appointed the Associate director of
was an easy choice! I have loved living in be well-supported through my personal
the Division of Hospital Medicine
Providence and think it’s an awesome place and professional growth.
at Miriam Hospital (TMH). Dr. Finn
for training – it’s affordable (especially for
After three years of residency, I can say who is an Associate Professor of
New England), there’s great food, nearby
that my experience at Brown exceeded my Medicine at Alpert Medical School
beaches and plenty of things to do. It’s
expectations overall – I have constantly of Brown University, has been a
also easy to travel to/from and it’s an easy
been challenged and inspired by residents member of the division for about 10
place to live, so you can really enjoy time
and faculty who go above and beyond years. He presently also serves at
off. Since match day, my time at Brown
to learn, teach, and advocate for our the Clerkship director at TMH.
has only solidified that I made the right
choice in staying. I was able to take classes patients! I look forward to spending
Dr. Jill O’Brien was appointed
at the School of Public Health, develop another year with the Brown IM family as
to the new system role of Senior
my research interests, engage with strong a chief resident.
Medical Director of Utilization
mentors, and make incredible friendships. Management for Lifespan on
Professional Interest: Clinician educator
Plus, I met my husband at intern orientation August 30, 2020. Dr. O’Brien will
in Cardiology – possibly with a focus
and we adopted a puppy during second work as part of the physician/nurse
in heart failure, geriatric cardiology,
year from one of the Med-Peds clinic dyad with Lauren Pond, RN System
palliative care, and health disparities
managers – this past year, Medicine PD Dom Director of Utilization Management,
Tammaro officiated our pandemic wedding Fun fact most people don’t know to provide oversight and strategic
on the Providence Pedestrian Bridge! about me: I have played the piano, direction to utilization management
trumpet, violin, tenor saxophone, and functions to improve delivery of
Professional Interest: Pulmonary &
euphonium in various middle school and efficient, high-value care for our
Critical Care, Cystic Fibrosis, End of Life,
high school bands. I also learned how patients. For the last 10 years, Dr.
Medical Education, Physician Wellness
to play the flute at one point, but never O’Brien has worked as a Hospitalist
& Advocacy
mastered the basic chords on a guitar. for The Miriam Hospital and
Fun fact most people don’t know served as the Medical Director for
about me: I once bought a horse for a Case Management.
dollar – since then, I’ve gotten 3 pets for
free (2 dogs and a cat) and have high
hopes of owning a menagerie one day
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New Hires in the Division of General Internal Medicine
Dr. Xaiolei Chen completed her Fellowship in will serve as an inpatient Teaching Attending and will be precepting
Obstetric and Consultative Medicine at Women the residents at the Center for Primary Care.
& Infants Hospital/Brown University. Dr. Chen
graduated cum laude from Tulane University. Dr. Kyla Dewar comes to Brown from Illinois
She completed her Residency in the Primary where she worked with HSHS Medical Group
Care Track at Temple University. Dr. Chen will Family and Internal Medicine. While there,
be working at the Brown Medicine Academic she led the development of a Skilled Nursing
Practice. She will also be precepting residents Program, enhancing the care provided to
in the Center for Primary Care and serve as an inpatient Teaching assisted living and memory care patients.
Faculty Member. Dr. Dewar received her undergraduate
degree from McGill University. She received
Dr. Rebecca Cangemi completed her her medical degree from Saba University
Categorical Residency Training here at Brown School of Medicine in the Netherlands Antilles. She completed her
where she was an outstanding resident. Dr. residency and Chief Residency at St. Mary’s Health Center Internal
Cangemi completed her undergraduate work Medicine Residency Program, St Louis, Missouri. Dr. Dewar will be
the The University of Scranton in Pen nsylvania. working at the Brown Medicine Academic Practice. She will also
She went on to Geisinger Commonwealth be precepting residents in the Center for Primary Care and serve
School of Medicine in Scranton, PA, where she as an inpatient Teaching Faculty Member. In her free time, Dr.
graduated AOA. In her new role, Dr. Cangemi Dewar enjoys hiking and traveling.
News from the Cardiovascular Institute — New hires at the CVI
Yash Patel, M.D. Is a board-certified
cardiologist with expertise in multimodality
Tasnim Imran, M.D. Is a board-certified imaging at the Lifespan Cardiovascular Daniel Philbin, M.D. Is the Director of
cardiologist with focus on prevention and Institute. He earned his medical degree Clinical Cardiac Electrophysiology at the
imaging at the Lifespan Cardiovascular at C.U. Shah Medical College, Saurashtra Lifespan Cardiovascular Institute. He is a
Institute and at the VA Medical Center. She University, Gujarat, India, followed board-certified cardiologist with expertise
earned her medical degree at University by a Master of Public Health degree in complex ablations, device implants
of Miami Miller School of Medicine, (epidemiology) at Indiana University-Purdue including Watchman. He graduated summa
Florida, followed by a Master of Public University in Indianapolis. He completed an cum laude with a Bachelor of Arts degree
Health degree in clinical effectiveness internal medicine residency at St. Joseph in English Literature from Yale University
from Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Mercy Hospital in Ann Arbor, Michigan, and went on to earn his Doctor of Medicine
Health in Boston. She completed an followed by a fellowship in preventive from Yale University School of Medicine,
internal medicine residency at Rutgers, cardiology at Brigham & Women’s Hospital/ where he was elected to Alpha Omega
New Jersey Medical School, followed by a Harvard Medical School and Boston VA Alpha Honor Medical Society. He also
preventive cardiology fellowship at Brigham Healthcare System in Boston, MA. He completed his internship, residency and
and Women’s Hospital and VA Boston continued his training in clinical cardiology fellowships in Cardiovascular Medicine and
Healthcare System/Harvard Medical School, at Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Clinical Cardiac Electrophysiology
and a Cardiovascular Medicine fellowship at Sinai St. Luke’s/Mount Sinai West in New at Yale University.
Boston Medical Center/Boston University York City, and completed an advanced
School of Medicine. imaging fellowship with level III training
in echocardiography, cardiac MRI and
cardiac CT at Morristown Medical Center,
Morristown, New Jersey.
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Faculty and Residents
Honored with Excellence
in Teaching Award
The Dean’s Excellence in Teaching Awards
are awarded each June to recognize the
dedicated Warren Alpert Medical School
faculty and residents who are exceptional
teachers and mentors
Eirini Apostolidou, M.D., M.S. Eric John Gartman, M.D.
Debasree Banerjee, M.D., M.S. Humera Khurshid, M.D.
George Bayliss, M.A., M.D. Jasmin Lebastchi, M.D.
Harikrashna Bhatt, M.D. Taro Minami, M.D.
Awards and Research in Cheston Cunha, M.D. Srilakshmi Mitta, M.D.
Kwame Dapaah-Afriyie, M.D. Christopher Mullin, M.D., MHS
the Division of Geriatrics Andre DeSouza, M.D. Lisa Noyes-Duguay, M.D.
and Palliative Medicine Joseph Diaz, M.D., MPH Kittichai Promrat, M.D.
Pamela Egan, M.D. Katherine Richman, M.D., MSW
Sevdenur Cizginer, M.D., MPH was named the 2020
Amanda Fernandes, MBBS Jael Rodriguez, M.D.
Charles C. J. Carpenter Outstanding Physician of the Year
by The Miriam Hospital Medical Staff Association. She was Sean Fine, M.D., M.S. Fred Schiffman, M.D.
honored at their annual meeting on June 25, 2020. She is Melissa Gaitanis, M.D. Ankur Shah, M.D.
an Assistant Professor of Medicine, Clinician Educator at Joseph M. Garland, M.D. Douglas Shemin, M.D.
the Alpert Medical School and Clinical Assistant Professor Jeanette Giedrimas Victor Shin, M.D.
of Health Services, Policy & Practice at the School of (Smith), M.D. Peter Soukas, M.D.
Public Health.
Colin Harrington, M.D. Jensy Stafford, M.D.
Lydia Vognar, M.D. received a Geriatric Academic Career Susie Hu, M.D. Rahul Vanjani, M.D., MSc
Award from Health Resources and Services Administration Sadia Iftikhar, M.D. Sarita S.Warrier, M.D.
for “Introducing an Age Friendly 4Ms curriculum Using
Matthew Isaac Edward Wittels, M.D.
the Hospital at Home Care Model.” The GACA program
Quesenberry, M.D.
supports the career development of individual junior Joe Wyllie, D.O.
faculty in geriatrics at accredited schools of allopathic
medicine, osteopathic medicine, nursing, social work,
psychology, dentistry, pharmacy, or allied health as Resident Honorees
academic geriatrics specialists. It provides clinical training
in geriatrics, including the training of interprofessional Maen Assali, M.D. - Internal Medicine (Kent)
teams of health care professionals. Chelsea Boyd, M.D. - Medicine-Pediatrics (Lifespan)
Stefan Gravenstein, M.D. has been awarded three NIH Kenzie Daniels, M.D. - Medicine-Pediatrics (Lifespan)
grant supplements (one with David Canaday on their
Mengyang Di, M.D. - Internal Medicine (Lifespan)
combined influenza and immunity grant in nursing home
residents; two with Vincent Mor on Alzheimers in long- Robert Matera, M.D. - Internal Medicine (Lifespan)
term care), two VA awards with James Rudolph, and PI
Amy Mathew, M.D. - Internal Medicine (Lifespan)
on grants with industry for post-exposure prophylaxis.
Also, won one award relating to cardio-protection by Breton Roussel, M.D.- Internal Medicine (Lifespan)
pneumococcal vaccination.
Firrah Saeed, M.D.- Internal Medicine (Lifespan)
James Rudolph, M.D. has received funding for 2 COVID
related grants (VA and NIA) and 1 Pilot studies section
through VA
9
Grants Awarded
Curt Beckwith and Amy Nunn, co- Joseph Garland, (Infectious Diseases), Jennifer Jeremiah (General Internal
investigators, (Infectious Diseases), received $120,910 for “Ryan White Medicine ) and co-investigators Kate
received $1,520,691 for the renewal of the HIV/AIDS Program Part C EIS COVID19 Cahill and Jessica Murphy received a
Lifespan/Brown Criminal Justice Research Response” from the Health Resources and Department of Medicine Chair’s Research
Program on Substance Use and HIV from Services Administration. and Education Grant, for “Can a brief
the National Institute on Drug Abuse rater training improve the quality of direct
(NIDA). Meghan Geary (General Internal Medicine) observation and diminish rater error”
received $12,500 from the Department
Philip Chan, (Infectious Diseases), of Medicine Chair’s Research program Elena Salmoirago-Blotcher, (Centers for
received $612,780 for “Brief Acceptance- for “Training LIC faculty to foster learning Behavioral Medicine), received $2,850,434
based Retention Intervention for Newly in clinic (LIC2)” Department of Medicine for “Heterogeneity and Predictors of
Diagnosed HIV Patients” from the National Chair’s Research Program. Stress Reactivity in Takotsubo Syndrome”
Institute on Mental Health (NIMH). from NHLBI.
Stefan Gravenstein, (Gerontology),
Bum-Rak Choi, Cardiology, received received $543,864 for “Pneumococcal Katherine Sharkey, (Pulmonary), RIH,
$240,000 for “Novel Mechanisms of Vaccination Status and Incident received $5,107,700 for “Personalized
Regulation of SK Channels: Implications Cardiovascular Disease in U.S. Nursing Integrated Chronotherapy for Perinatal
for Cardiac Arrhythmia.” The grant is Homes: Epidemiologic Study and Health Depression,” an R01 award from NIMH.
a subaward via Ohio State University Professional Survey” from Pfizer, Inc
through the National Heart, Blood and Dominick Tammaro (General Internal
Lung Institute (NHLBI). Elizabeth Harrington, associate dean Medicine) received $20,000 from Lifespan
for graduate and postdoctoral studies, Risk Services for “Internal Medicine
Erika D’Agata, (Infectious Diseases), Katherine M Sharkey, assistant dean for Residency Bedside Acute Assessment and
received $2,220,926 for “Optimizing women in medicine, and Allan Tunkel, Procedure Training at Lifespan Simulation
Antimicrobial Use in Maintenance Dialysis senior associate dean for medical Center”. He also received $12,500 from
Units (OPTIMUS)” from the Agency for education, received a grant of $358,670 Brown Physicians Faculty Development for
Healthcare Research and Quality. from the National Heart, Lung and Blood “Development of a Curriculum in Point-of-
Institute (NHLBI) for “Alpert Medical Care Ultrasound.
Sebhat Erqou, (Cardiovascular Institute) School Summer Research Program.”
received CFAR Developmental Award: Jun Tao, (Infectious Diseases), received
Epigenic Markers of Aging in HIV Euy-Myoung Jeong, (Hematology/ $54,750 for “Using Big Data to Determine
Associated Cardiac Dysfunction, grant Oncology), received $25,000 for Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis Uptake and
period 1/1/2020 - 12/31/2020, and “SOX17/Runx1 axis regulates endothelial Persistence in Southern New England.”
VISN 1 Career Development Award: progenitor cell fate in pulmonary The grant is a subaward through Advance-
Improving Quality of Cardiovascular hypertension” from the Rhode CTR at Brown University.
Care in Veterans Living with Human Island Foundation.
Immunodeficiency Virus Infection, grant
period 10/1/20- 9/30/22.
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