by Matthew Vanderbilt | Aug 23, 2018 | Pulmonary, Critical Care, & Sleep Medicine
The Department of Medicine is very pleased to announce that Dr. Jess Mandel has been appointed as Chief of the Division of Pulmonary, Critical Care, and Sleep Medicine effective September 1, 2018. Dr. Mandel will work closely with the Chair of Medicine and the CEO of...
by Joshua Miller | Oct 26, 2016 | Academic, Biomedical Informatics, Blood and Marrow Transplantation, Cardiology, Clinical, Dermatology, Emergency Medicine, Endocrinology & Metabolism, Gastroenterology/Hepatology, General Internal Medicine, Geriatrics, Hematology-Oncology, Hospital Medicine, Infectious Diseases & Global Public Health, Medical Genetics, Nephrology-Hypertension, Owen Clinic, Physiology, Pulmonary, Critical Care, & Sleep Medicine, Research, Residency Program, Rheumatology, Allergy, & Immunology
There is a critical shortage of practicing doctors and medical educators in Mozambique, where the life expectancy is less than 42 years and the rate of HIV infection in adults is 16%. UC San Diego is teaming with the nation’s flagship medical school to create a...
by Joshua Miller | Apr 4, 2016 | In Memoriam, Pulmonary, Critical Care, & Sleep Medicine
An announcement from Wolfgang H. Dillmann, MD, Helen M. Ranney Distinguished Professor and Chair of the Department of Medicine It is with great sadness that we announce that Dr. Timothy D. Bigby passed away the morning of April 4, 2016, following a long illness. Dr....
by Joshua Miller | Mar 31, 2016 | Cardiology, Endocrinology & Metabolism, Gastroenterology/Hepatology, Hematology-Oncology, Nephrology-Hypertension, Physiology, Pulmonary, Critical Care, & Sleep Medicine, Research, Rheumatology, Allergy, & Immunology
Researchers suggest increasing duration of nightly fasting may improve prognosis — In patients with breast cancer, a short overnight fast of less than 13 hours was associated with a statistically significant, 36 percent higher risk of breast cancer recurrence...
by Joshua Miller | Mar 31, 2016 | Cardiology, Endocrinology & Metabolism, Gastroenterology/Hepatology, General Internal Medicine, Geriatrics, Hematology-Oncology, Infectious Diseases & Global Public Health, Medical Genetics, Nephrology-Hypertension, Physiology, Pulmonary, Critical Care, & Sleep Medicine, Research, Rheumatology, Allergy, & Immunology
Researchers will examine 300 Italian residents, all over 100 years old — The average life expectancy in the United States is approximately 78 years old. Americans live longer, with better diets and improved health care, than ever before, but only 0.02 percent...
by Joshua Miller | Mar 31, 2016 | Academic, Clinical, Pulmonary, Critical Care, & Sleep Medicine
Dr. Kim Kerr, Clinical Professor of Medicine in the Division of Pulmonary, Critical Care and Sleep Medicine and Medical Director of the Thornton Intensive Care Unit, has been selected as the Attending Physician of the Year for 2015-2016 at UC San Diego Health. On...
