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Winter 2013 (Pdf) WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY ALUMNI NEWSLETTER JANUARY 2013 Cardiovascular Division Establishes Smith-Oliver Alumni Society n recognition of the 65th anniversary of the Cardiovascular Division, a new alumni Isociety has been established to foster a sense of family and community among fellows rhythm distur- who have completed their clinical and/or bances and sudden research training programs in our Division. cardiac death. The Smith-Oliver Cardiovascular Alumni Dr. Smith, who Society is named after John Smith, MD, the passed away on first chief of cardiology at Barnes Hospital January 5, 1976, (1947—1964) and G. Charles Oliver, MD, was considered the first chief of cardiology (1971—1981) at a preeminent The Jewish Hospital of St. Louis. cardiologist and “We believe the naming of this society hon- educator. A train Dr. John Smith Dr. Charles Oliver ors the rich traditions of cardiology that existed aficionado who at Barnes Hospital (1947–1997) and Jewish could distinguish the minute differences in “I’m thrilled that the division is recogniz- Hospital (1971–1997) prior to the unification train whistles heard near the medical center, ing my father and Dr. Oliver for their efforts of both programs in 1997,” says Douglas Mann, Dr. Smith also could hear subtle differences by creating this society,” O’Keefe adds. “I MD, Lewin Professor and current chief of the in heartbeats. “He could mimic the sound of hope everyone connected to the cardiology Cardiovascular Division. “Many of our alumni the heartbeat or, if something wasn’t right, he program takes pride in the rich history that are leaders in cardiology, medicine, research could make that sound, too,” says his daughter is here.” and education, both nationally and interna- Liz O’Keefe. “The students called him ‘Lub See the list of the inaugural inductees into tionally. It is our hope that through the Smith- Dub Smith’ because he could do that.” the Smith-Oliver Society on page 4. Oliver Society, we can remain connected and proud of the role that Washington University and this Division has had in defining careers in cardiology.” “It’s a wonderful idea to create this society,” says Dr. Oliver, who was a fellow in the pro- gram from 1965-1966 and on the faculty for 37 years. “Fellows drift away from institutions, yet at one time, we were all together and built strong relationships. This is a way to reinvigo- rate those relationships.” Dr. Oliver was among a group of pioneers at Washington University who studied heart The mission of the Washington University and Barnes-Jewish Heart & arrhythmias. By working in the biomedical Vascular Center is to achieve excellence in patient care, research and computer lab, the group created a new way to education through seamless integration of heart and vascular care. The Heart code data so that heart rhythms could be moni- and Vascular Center is committed to promoting heart and vascular health tored more accurately. It resulted in lifelong through education, prevention and treatment of heart and vascular disease. research delving into the connection between Washington University Cardiology Alumni newsletter | 1 The following new research awards MESSAGE FROM THE CHIEF were made to cardiology faculty during June –December 2012. 2012 was a remarkable year for the Cardiovascular Division. We took the opportunity to Amit Amin: KM1: Washington celebrate 65 years of cardiovascular research, practice and education here at Washington University Cer Mentored Career University School of Medicine. In December, we inducted the first members of the Smith- Development Award Oliver Society, an organization that we believe will bring faculty Abhinav Diwan: Alzheimer’s Association: and alumni together to continually forge friendships and research Enhancing Lysosome Biogenesis to Prevent ties. The induction was a wonderful celebration in the midst of Amyloid Plaque Pathogenesis our first Cardiovascular Research Day, an event that we hope to Alan Braverman: BJH Foundation Award: have regularly every few years. We were honored to have Eugene Marfan Syndrome Clinic Award Braunwald, MD, as our first plenary session speaker. As many Brian Lindman: Gilead: Galectin-3 as a of you know, Dr. Braunwald has had a long and illustrious career Mediator of Cardiac Fibrosis and Diastolic in cardiovascular research, notably in pioneering observations Dysfunction in The Pressure Overloaded Di that led to the identification of hypertrophic cardiomyopathy Christopher Holley: NIH K08: Snornas and treatment of acute coronary syndromes. As his presentation are Essential Mediators of Ros Signaling in focused on the latest advancements in key cardiovascular clinical areas, it was wonderful to Cardiovascular Cells realize the connection we have in our own division to advancements in cardiovascular care. Slava Epelman: ICTS: Prognostic At Washington University, we take our role as educators and researchers seriously. Microrna Analysis in Monocytes Toward that end, we hired six (see page 6) physician scientists within the past year to Following Acute Myocardial Infarction bolster our growing cardiovascular research program. At a time when other institutions are Scott Marrus: AHA Fellow to Faculty limiting the number of physician scientists, we actually see this strong melding of practice Award: Functional Characterization and Mo- and research as a wave of the future and vital to advancing diagnosis and treatments for lecular Dissection of Arrhymogenic Changes cardiovascular disease. Our commitment to research is even more apparent in our Center in the Cardiac Transient Outboard Current for Cardiovascular Outcomes Research. Our first hire, Amit Amin, MD, MSCR, is focused Daniel Ory: PATS ICTS: WU Institute on enhancing quality in our cardiac cath labs. of Clinical and Translational Sciences All of these activities signal that we are developing a robust center for cardiovascular Greg Ewald: Thoratec: Heart Failure research and practice. Our innovative clinical and research pathways for fellowship Fellowship training are attracting highly qualified candidates and we were delighted to see the Linda Peterson: BJH Foundation Award: caliber of new applicants, both for clinical training as well as for research opportunities Nutrition And Heart Failure Award here. As you can see by the list below, we again are bringing in cardiovascular trainees Sam Wickline: NIH R21: Quantifying from across the country. Kidney Injury and Inflammation with I encourage you to keep in touch with our division and let us know what is going on in Fluorine (19F) MRI your respective careers. We’re always interested in your favorite fellowship memories Gregory Lanza and Y. Andrew Wang to include in alumni profiles we have in every newsletter. If you have the time, send me (Contact PI) (Ocean Nano Tech): NIH an email to [email protected]. And while you’re on the computer, check out R42: Bismuth-Organometallic Nanopar- our website, http://cardiology.wustl.edu. We’ve updated the content and have a special ticles for Spectral CT Imaging of Coronary section for alumni reflections. Ruptured Placque Douglas L. Mann, MD Lewin Professor and Cardiovascular Division Washington University Chief, Cardiovascular Division School of Medicine Campus Box 8086 ATION 660 S. Euclid Ave. Newest Matches for Cardiovascular Division M St. Louis, MO 63110 On December 5, Name Current Residency Program Administration Office 2012, the following or Luigi Adamo BJH/Washington University 314-747-3031 physicians matched F Mirnela Byku Johns Hopkins Fellowship Office for our cardiovascular Rafael Garcia-Cortes BJH/Washington University in 314-362-1297 fellowship training Tracy Hagerty University of Arizona t Ava Ysaguirre, coordinator program: Gmerice Hammond Columbia University C [email protected] Paul Lavigne Tufts University On the web: Deana Mikhalkova Mayo cardiology.wustl.edu Michael Nassif BJH/Washington University Toll-Free Appointment Line: Praveen Rao BJH/Washington University ONTA 888-210-8375 Casey Wong Cornell University C 2 | Washington University Cardiology Alumni newsletter ALUMNI 2012 Fellows We welcome 10 new fellows into News & Awards the Cardiovascular Fellowship Training Program: Fellowship Alumni Update: Elizabeth O. Ofili, Program MD, MPH, FACC Update (Clinical Cardiology Fellow ’87-’89, Research Cardiology Fellow/Instructor ’89-’90) Currently: Professor of Medicine and Chief of Cardiology; Associate Dean for Clinical Research, Sahil Attawala Ed Coverstone and Director of the Clinical Research Center at Morehouse School of Medicine (MSM), Atlanta, GA. As Associate Dean, I provide strategic and administra- by Andy Kates, MD tive leadership for the growth and development of Fellowship Program Director clinical and translational research across the campus. I serve as Senior co-PI of the Atlanta Clinical and Trans- We were delighted to have a large lational Science Institute, leading MSM investigators pool of applicants for the next round Amir Durrani Justin Hartupee in this citywide effort that includes our university of fellows for our division. Of the 433 as well as Emory University and Georgia Institute of applications we received, we invited 82 Technology. As chief of cardiology, I lead clinical car- onsite for interviews last September. diovascular operations at Grady hospital and MSM’s As you can see in our December 2012 faculty practice plan. One area of significant innova- Match Day results, we have a group of tion was establishing a heart failure clinical service fellows with outstanding personalities and leading innovations
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