Department of Medicine 2020 Annual Report
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DEPARTMENT OF MEDICINE Annual Report 2020 musc.edu/dom Acknowledgments: The Department of Medicine would like to thank the many individuals, especially our leadership, including our division directors and division administrators, for their collective efforts in helping to complete this year’s annual progress report. Additionally, we would like to thank those who are featured within these pages for their continued service to MUSC and contributions to this publication. Editor, Creative and Production Manager: Natalie Wilson Photographers: Elizabeth Anne Thompson, Sarah Pack, Natalie Wilson 2 DEPARTMENT OF MEDICINE TABLE OF CONTENTS 04 From the Interim Chair 05 By the Numbers 06 Awards & Distinctions 10 New Faculty 12 Response to COVID-19 18 Global Health 20 Clinical Highlights 22 Research Highlights 24 Research Funding Highlights 28 Medical Education 30 Internal Medicine Housestaff 32 Philanthropy News 36 Selected Publications 40 Departmental Leadership 41 Medicine Faculty COVER: Left Image: Harsha Karanchi, M.D., assistant professor, Division of Endocrinology. Middle Image: Chief Resident Laurel Branch, M.D., and medical student. Right Image: Betty Tsao, Ph.D., SmartState and Richard M. Silver Endowed Chair for Inflammation Research, Division of Rheumatology & Immunology. 20202017 ANNUALANNUAL REPORTREPORT 33 As I write this letter we are in the midst of unprecedented times, a global pandemic due to COVID-19. Since taking on the role of interim department chair in March 2020, I have been inspired daily by my team’s ingenuity, creativity, and commitment to excellence in the face of this pandemic, as they continue to find innovative solutions to care for our patients, conduct research, and educate our residents. MESSAGE During this crisis, the Department of Medicine has continued to flourish over the past year. In fact, in spite of the many challenges COVID-19 has presented in academic medicine, we FROM THE have continued to provide health care services using best-practices to protect the health of our patients and care teams. The clinical care team rapidly transitioned from in-clinic visits to telehealth visits, with our providers now seeing over 750 patients a day via virtual visits. Our INTERIM faculty members with extensive expertise in public and global health assisted leadership with disaster management, infectious disease policies, and operationalizing the many aspects of the CHAIR new COVID-19 world in the operating rooms, ICUs, and clinics. The current times stretch us, but the achievements presented in this report underscore our strength and commitment to meet the challenges of the pandemic in our mission to provide exceptional care for all. Some particularly noteworthy departmental highlights from this past year include: • Clinical growth prior to COVID-19 was up significantly. However, the pandemic rapidly disrupted the way we practiced ambulatory internal medicine leading to declines in outpatient visits. By implementing new, safe and innovative care models, the department quickly rebounded to meet the needs of patients as you will see in the pages that follow. • We completed funding for one new endowed chair: Richard M. Silver, M.D., Endowed Chair in Rheumatology and Immunology – James Oates, M.D.; and one new endowed professorship: Jay Brzezinski, M.D., Clinician Educator Endowed Professorship – Andrew Schreiner, M.D., MSCR. • The creation of a new Division of Hospital Medicine led by Interim Division Director Marc Heincelman, M.D., MPH. • Three Department of Medicine specialty programs placed among the top 10% in the country by U.S. News & World Report: gastroenterology, nephrology, and rheumatology. • The MUSC Susan Pearlstine Sarcoidosis Center of Excellence was formally recognized by the World Association for Sarcoidosis and Other Granulomatous Diseases (WASOG) as a Sarcoidosis Center of Excellence. • MUSC became the only institution in the country to house both a Digestive Disease Research Core Center, which supports the research of established scholars, and a Center for Biomedical Research Excellence in Digestive and Liver Disease, which mentors early-career investigators to become independent scholars. Benjamin Clyburn, M.D. • Researchers in the Department of Medicine have been leading efforts, including a variety of Professor and Interim Chair clinical trials, to identify effective therapeutics and vaccines to treat and mitigate COVID-19. Department of Medicine • On the educational front, our newly appointed internal medicine residency program Medical University of South Carolina director, Ashley Duckett, M.D., led the successful deployment of our residents to meet the challenges of caring for COVID patients, and oversaw the transition of our didactic curriculum into an online format. I have never been prouder of our work or our department. I am in awe of what we have achieved and extend my deepest appreciation to the dedicated faculty, fellows, residents, and staff who have contributed to our success. 4 DEPARTMENT OF MEDICINE BY THE NUMBERS Our achievements in education, research, and clinical care are far-reaching as we deliver the university's mission: changing what's possible. 51 PI's with Active Corporate OVER Clinical Research 78 $43 52 NEW MILLION PI's with Active Federal Awards AWARDS in Research Awards and Clinical Research FY20 Research ActivityFY20 Research 112 Research Staff 96 Management & 219 Support Staff Trainees 106 Residents 67 APPs 262 95 Fellows Faculty 18 Post Docs & Trainees Faculty, Staff, and Staff, Trainees Faculty, 26,984 815,963 281,421 NEW wRVU OUTPATIENT PATIENTS GENERATION ENCOUNTERS FY20 Clinical Activity 2020 ANNUAL REPORT 5 AWARDS & DISTINCTIONS The 2020 Department of Medicine Awards Ceremony honors outstanding achievements by medicine faculty, staff and trainees during the past year. In the COVID-19 era, we held our first virtual awards ceremony on June 4, 2020. Brad Keith, M.D., and Samuel Schumann, M.D. 2020 Department of Medicine Awards: Excellence in Medical Student Teaching: Kathryn Anderson, M.D., Winner FELLOW AWARDS Andrew Goodwin, M.D., Winner William Shelley, M.D., 1st Runner Up Fellow of the Year: Samuel Schumann, M.D., 1st Runner Up George Carter, M.D. Roger Kyle, M.D., 2nd Runner Up Travis Ferguson, M.D. Maggie Thomas, M.D., 2nd Runner Up DIVISION AWARDS Excellence in Patient Satisfaction: Division of the Year: Ellen Baldino, PA-C Division of Infectious Diseases Elisha Brownfield, M.D. Amanda Friedlander Fowler, NP FACULTY AWARDS - CLINICAL CARE AND Faye Hant, D.O. EDUCATION Daniel Judge, M.D. Chris Nielsen, M.D. Attending of the Year (Dr. Michael Assey Award): Lauren Pearce, FNP Jennifer Bracey, M.D. Eric Powers, M.D. Ambulatory Teacher of the Year: Richard Rissmiller, M.D. Brad Keith, M.D. Andrew Schreiner, M.D. Carol Sherman, M.D. Consult Teacher of the Year: Blaithin McMahon, MB BCh BAO, Ph.D. The Doctor’s Doctor Award: Ben Clyburn, M.D. Education Mentoring Award: Val Fernandes, M.D. Professionalism Award: Richard Silver, M.D. Outstanding Junior Faculty Clinician Educator of the Year Award: Hidden Gem Award: Samuel Schumann, M.D. Aundrea Loftley, M.D. Outstanding Mid-Career Clinician Educator DOM Lifetime Clinician Educator Achievement Award: of the Year Award: Patrick Flume, M.D. Ashley Duckett, M.D. FACULTY AWARDS – RESEARCH Outstanding Established Faculty Clinician Educator of the Year Award: Research Faculty Mentoring Award: Cassandra Salgado, M.D., MS Gerard Silvestri, M.D. 6 DEPARTMENT OF MEDICINE 2020 Department of Medicine Awards: Active K Awards: Bryan Garcia, M.D. Elizabeth Kirkland, M.D. Outstanding Scientific Publication Award: Daniel Judge, M.D. Outstanding Research Program: Pulmonary Clinical Trials Program Awards Day virtual celebration. Best Mentored Paper Award: Carol Feghali-Bostwick, Ph.D. (mentor) General Internal Medicine Ambulatory Paula Ramos, Ph.D. (mentee) Intern of the Year: Meg Scott, M.D. MilliPub Club Award: Diane Kamen, M.D. General Internal Medicine Hospitalist Xian-Kui Zhang, Ph.D. Resident of the Year: John Gnann, M.D. Nishant Trivedi, M.D. Michael Gold, M.D., Ph.D. General Internal Medicine Hospitalist Michael Zile, M.D. Intern of the Year: Catalin Baicu, Ph.D. Dena Blanding, M.D. Top Ten Publishers Club Award (CY19): Resident Research Award: Michael Zile, M.D. Brett Tomashitis, M.D. Diane Kamen, M.D. Carol Feghali-Bostwick, Ph.D. Teaching and Education Award: Don Rockey, M.D. Isaac Jaben, M.D. Charlie Strange, M.D. Leadership Award: Michael Gold, M.D., Ph.D. Jessica English, M.D. Gregory Cote, M.D. Sheldon Litwin, M.D. Triple Threat Award: Joseph Elmunzer, M.D. Milad El Hajj, M.D. J. Terrill Huggins, M.D. Doctor’s Doctor Award: Outstanding Achievement in Early Career Ricky Lueking, M.D. Research Award: Professionalism Award: John Wrangle, M.D. William Harvey, M.D. RESEARCH STAFF AWARDS Intern of the Year: Meg Scott, M.D. Outstanding Research Staff Member Award: Kate Taylor Resident of the Year: Ashley Warden Megan Veglia, M.D. RESIDENT AWARDS FACULTY AND TRAINEE AWARDS General Internal Medicine Ambulatory Community Service Award: Resident of the Year: Ashley Waring, M.D. Ricky Lueking, M.D. Todd Gandy, M.D. 2020 ANNUAL REPORT 7 AWARDS & DISTINCTIONS MUSC 2020 Annual Faculty Awards Dee Ford, M.D., MSCR, received the Population Health Award for her outstanding contributions that impact the health of the population by means other than direct patient care. Brian Houston, M.D., received the Developing Teacher Award in the Teaching Excellence category for his outstanding contributions to the university's teaching mission.