A. Mark Fendrick, MD, Professor of Internal Medicine and Health Management and Policy Departments, and Director of the U-M Center for Value-Based Insurance Design, testified before the U.S. House Committee on Ways and Means, Subcommittee on Health, describing the need for new policies that would make Medicare Advantage plans more flexible.
As more biomarker-based studies open, such testing will increase opportunities to match patients with clinical trials. Erin Cobain, MD, Clinical Lecturer, Department of Internal Medicine, Hematology and Oncology Division, will present findings at the American Society of Clinical Oncology annual meeting.
MICHR has named Eric White, MD, MS, Professor, Department of Internal Medicine, Pulmonary & Critical Care Medicine Division, as Medical Director for the Michigan Clinical Research Unit (MCRU).
Thousands of Critical Care and Pulmonology specialists from across the world gathered last week for the annual ATS International Conference, to share research, medical developments, and best practices for patient care.
Lona Mody, MD, MSc, Professor of Internal Medicine, Geriatric and Palliative Medicine Division, and Professor of Epidemiology, School of Public Health, is first author of a study showing that catheter-associated UTIs can be dramatically reduced with a collaborative approach that includes education, training, coaching, and local empowerment.
Daniel Hayes, MD, Professor, Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Hematology and Oncology, and Clinical Director of Breast Oncology at the U-M Comprehensive Cancer Center, comments on recent studies relating to post-colon cancer diet on CBS News.
Missy Tuck, Clinical Research Project Manager, Department of Internal Medicine, Hematology and Oncology Division, receives the Research Technical Staff Recognition Award from the U-M Office of Research .
John M. Carethers, MD, Chair of the Department of Internal Medicine and Professor of Internal Medicine and of Human Genetics, receives one of the University of Michigan's top honors as a Distinguished University Professor.
Maria Papaleontiou, MD, Assistant Professor, Department of Internal Medicine, Metabolism, Endocrinology & Metabolism (MEND) Division, is the lead author of a large population-based study that identifies three groups most at risk of postoperative complications.
Valerie Vaughn, MD, MSc, Clinical Lecturer, Department of Internal Medicine, General Medicine Division, is the lead author of a study that found patients who get food by mouth or feeding tube early in their illness may get out of the hospital quicker, without added risk or problems.
Joel Rubenstein, MD, Associate Professor, Department of Internal Medicine, Gastroenterology Division, is the lead author of a study that suggests some Americans are more susceptible to esophageal cancer, and it may be linked to where they live.
High blood pressure in the lungs, a condition known as pulmonary hypertension, was a life-threatening scare for one woman. Her Michigan Medicine cardiac team offered comprehensive care.
During National Nurses Week — and throughout the year — Michigan Medicine is proud to celebrate nurses and their vital role in delivering the highest quality of care to patients and families.
Richard Auchus, MD, PhD (Metabolism, Endocrinology & Diabetes), Michele Heisler, MD, MPA (General Medicine), and Sanjay Saint, MD, MPH (General Medicine) elected to the Association of American Physicians (AAP).
Congratulations to those who were honored for a milestone anniversary award and those who received a staff award for excellence!
The Society of General Internal Medicine (SGIM) presents Adam Markovitz, MD/PhD Student in Internal Medicine, with the Mack Lipkin Sr. Associate Member Scientific Presentation Award and Melissa Wei, MD, MPH, Clinical Lecturer in Internal Medicine, and Renu Tipirneni, MD, MSc, Clinical Lecturer in Internal Medicine, with the Milton W. Hamolsky
Bishr Omary, MD, PhD, H. Marvin Pollard Professor of Gastroenterology, Professor of Internal Medicine, and Professor and Chair of the Molecular and Integrative Physiology Department, is appointed as the university’s new chief scientific officer and executive vice dean for research.
Palak Choksi, MD, Assistant Professor of Internal Medicine, is the lead author of the largest-known study on bone metastases in thyroid cancer. The study found that patients with follicular and medullary thyroid cancer had the highest rate of cancer-related bone lesions and fractures and an increased risk of death. One of the co-authors
Akbar Waljee, MD, Assistant Professor of Internal Medicine, is the lead author of a new study that suggests doctors might want to pay more attention to potential risks of the short-term use of steroids.
Michigan Medicine has ranked in the 90th percentile of the AMGA Foundation’s Diabetes: Together 2 Goal campaign for its diabetes performance related to lipid management.
