Department of Medicine News & Events
Robert T. “Chip” Schooley, MD, Stepping Down as Division Chief of Infectious Diseases
August 14, 2017 An announcement from Wolfgang H. Dillmann, MD, Helen M. Ranney Distinguished Professor and Chair, Department of Medicine It is with mixed emotions that the Department of Medicine announces that Dr. Robert “Chip” Schooley has stepped down as Division...
read moreStool Microbes Predict Advanced Liver Disease
Proof-of-concept study suggests a noninvasive test for specific microbial population patterns could be used to detect advanced nonalcoholic fatty liver disease -- Nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) — a condition that can lead to liver cirrhosis and cancer —...
read moreNovel Phage Therapy Saves Patient with Multidrug-Resistant Bacterial Infection
Intravenous viruses are used to target deadly bacterium; dramatic case suggests potential alternative to failing antibiotics -- Scientists and physicians at University of California San Diego School of Medicine, working with colleagues at the U.S. Navy Medical...
read moreCollaborative Diabetes Clinic Lowers Health Care Costs
Already shown to improve patient outcomes, innovative diabetes clinic is also cost effective for the clinic, health system and payer -- Diabetes cost the U.S. an estimated $245 billion in 2012, in direct medical costs and reduced productivity. Health care providers...
read moreLuis R. Castellanos, MD, MPH, Appointed Director of Diversity in Medicine and Faculty Outreach for the Department of Medicine
February 27, 2017 An announcement from Wolfgang H. Dillmann, MD, Helen M. Ranney Distinguished Professor and Chair, Department of Medicine We are pleased to announce the appointment of Luis R. Castellanos, MD, MPH as Director of Diversity in Medicine and Faculty...
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